The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-30
Thousands Hold Him Response
BILE for Policy of Newspaper
They Suppose He Controls.
HIS FRIENDS SAY HE Is
VICTIM OF CONSPIRACY
Is Sutherland Trying to EIimi-
nate JackIing From Public
Favor?
BY MAC,

The conduct Of the Herald Repub.
ican during the past two weeks is one
OF The livelicst subjects Of discussion
in the city. II is conceded that n
newspaper was never known 10 do more
dsrcpu,ablc work in so short time
or to put IFS supporters so completely
ON the defensive,
Hardly a move has been made by the
socalcd daily lIcmorrhagc that has
moi injured that institution as n news
paper, injured the party that 1T speaks
been absolutely conscicncclcss, disrcp-
utablc and vile IN the supcrlativc dc
gree.
Several months ago, ono p. II. Ian
nan. is said 10 have sought 10 increase
his influence with the Mormon church,
which he fought with prodigaI Vigor
for quarter Of century In order
10 place himself in a position where
he could WELD influence, he is believed
10 have persuaded u. G. lacking TO ne
gotiatr for the control of the Herald
with The understanding that he, Lam
nan. would not only tell Mr.. ,jacIling
how TO run q newspaper. but how To
ran il 80 as 10 give =. Pat Il club TO
WELD over tie ''powcrs that be- in
The dominant church.
Now. there is no man IN Utah who
understands the tIickcry aud false pre-
tcnscs of the ''prophcts. sccrs and rev
( claiors y better than does T. II. l.annan.
And there is no set OF men who so
thoroughly understand bannan S pur-
poses IN trying 10 get in with thcm
AS do these same prophets, sccrS and
rcycIa;ors.H They know that l.annan.
in his heart, dcSpiscs them But he
,s,.1.. t,,, tl,. +.
lean party even more
When Lanuan made tho move towards
the Herald, by inducing the generous
young mining man to put up his coin
FOR the purchase OF that newspaper.
he had smooth sailing until his purposes
were discovered. then his plans were
'coppercd. - Then ;t was that he got
mad, and in the beat of his fever of
disappointment, he lcit Salt Lake City
IN 81 hun
Unfortunately for MIR. Jacklirg. Ian.
nau left his friend in 4 very uucnNiablc
pubic situation II had bccu pub
lished and admitted that Mr. ,Iacklmg
was the prime mover i'm jhc purchase
OF the Herald. and in changing it from
Dem"cra'ic paper 10 Republican
paper Friends Of Mr.. JackIing were
given 20 understand that the new deal
carried with it the assurance that an
upto date clean newspaper would bc
published Mr.. .Ilckliug was sbowcrcd
with congratulations because Of what
n was understood 10 be ! clever coup IN
\ rendering tho Democrats without an
organ. and strengthening thereby The
local Republican organization.
lmagluc The disappointment and cha
ern of .lIckling = friends when they
read the daily vllencss aud demoniacal
mvlngs of tho hyphenatrd newspaper
that became the Herald : successor.
Il lhc entire city is talking about It's
dlNrcpuiahlr editorials aud It's equally
d'Slrnu;ahic business methods, as is
\ Witnessed hv the dolly DimpIcs - Id.
4 NrrtiSug fake.
Man do not believe that Mir, Jack
ing has had ANYTHING 30 DO with The
career of the Herald Republican, But
Il even his friends Gnd il difficult to cN-
II PLAIN why such outrageous work is
4 permitted without Mr.. lacking pro-
n testing. Naturally. the question of bad
4 laiih is raised: and whether Just or
4 not, 1t is probably true that; with the
81 exception of the apostle senator. no
II MIN ~ suffering more from The effect
4 OF public opinion than is the man who
81 was ton'cd and praised for his clever
h'ss In securing the control Of he only
a nocracy
q of course. thc hyphcnatod sheet has
n u'Stroycd every possibility Of local Re
n lnhllcan Success But rs SmooC aud
a !aDnaD have run lwav from the city
u ~ order TO wash their bands Of the
al1Tcpn'ablc work OF the well named
, hrmorrbagc, leaving Mr.. JaclSIug
a 10 face his friends and the public
soIne are SIying hat the outrageous
II Iohcy Of the newspaper is cunniu2ly
: uiected by Sutherland and others.
through Hiram II. Booth, Sutherland Is
: apP9lnt'e, IN cmbaTass lacking aud
a. Nnu"ap him IN any political ambi-
n '9nS which he may have.
IL Wouldn Z be surprising if Jackling
91"SId vasIo reallz" very soou the uucn-
naolc position in which his conncc-
hon with the 'HYpheu'' has placed
:, I.m; and rePn1iaic the entire affair
,u lact bis friends almost expect him
'pf w. u'lNc public statomon! disclaimiug
~ ,ny control over that paper : policy
,unu Somr Of these will be greatly dis
arPolnt"d If he docs not do 80 within
NJ ''r mex, few days
sssl friend of .Tackliug's -rnmurlcd
ut1 ,eS'erday that, for some uraccouutablc
ol 4 anhh, JaeEllug has been "'hog.tied
ID L,, lnn gagged, and that. being "A very
a NJ &c mhh and naturally meeting but
,s " wv persons, he has no idea how Sc.
tfe1 ia Ne ~ beng criticised for stand
b ls paek and allowing the conscience
ljpI ss punch IN immediate control Of tbc
DiS u hhEWspapcr 10 wreck that rapor aud mi
! N wha III pad with thousands of Uta6ns
c IcI;onaH IIG naH about persuaded themselves to
le ma" tGat he Is Que of tho coming
IgN ".n OF The state.
|. nan Ian has plenty of courage TO do
,e opsh9 %hng when he believes iha; thing
man no =" Ge done. lie is really a big
Cp1 how @ mut he doeSn 70 quite understand
lfMhim H9me m persons are trying 10 uso
% ma,i mmi But when he docs tumble you
~ "a afr fr;cnJf my words, the fur will Hy. said
,ct
luSIi Ii,v so. Would be almost de- great n caIam-
~o"a 4Wollnro 'a,t .4ke city's future to elect
ns 0u'and.out reactionary d''" and Il Go6,. an