The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-29
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were so faint in The original draft the
photograph did not produce them
Now Just look at this original draft
again, The date at the top, as YOU see.
ters and figures than any other part Of
the draft, ! had the draft photographed
as n test and here is tho photograph.
You see that shows the date as plainly
IT were true. Mr.. Hearsts Photographic
apparatus would not reproduce the
dates, why should he print the draft
without dates? Why did he not put them
In in some way? The truth is. am
| assured that the dates were actually cut
out Of the plate with routing machine.
An inspection of the draft as falsely
printed also shows that to be the case,
as YOU see In respect Of the date OF De-
cember IS
"Now, ! do not call your attention to
this low crime because II annoyed cm
bIttered me in any way. The newspa-
pers OF this man had done as bad or
worse to me and others. but II was borne
In silence, except that | spoke on the
criminal aspect OF such things before the
bench and bar at the dinner they gave
me I'm December last, because / thought
some one should do so. for the sake of
society and the decent and honest news
papers.
II need not say to YOU that the in
debtcdncss for which this draft was
the present members OF the city gov
ernment were elected and WAS audited
and made fixed and legal obligation OF
the city before We took office. instead of
any Of us fixing the award as this ar
tlcle says.
Plain Charge of Crime,
Probably I never would have seen the
publication OF this draft had not an offi-
cial brought II to me last Friday and
pointed out the crime to me. / mention
the matter to you because right here Is
where IL should be mentioned. And let
me add that it concerns you. the pub
fishers and editors OF decent newspapers
far more than Il concerns me. Tf you
can stand such things In your great pro-
iession. the rest OF us can stand IT or
will try to stand II, until the hour ar
rIves when we shall make UP our minds
to utterly destroy It and take effective
| measures to that end.
TT is high time these foreers and
libellers were in the states prison and
Of them will be there, And Just think
OF a man who is capable OF doing things
like this. being possessed OF the notion
he is Ut TO hold any office from mayor
ally speaking, his mind must be a howl
Ing wildncss, Never will the voters any
where put such man in office,
Now, | feel l am entirely right in
mentioning this matter TO YOU and that
1t will promote a proper understanding
and do good, We have stood this in the
respectable editors and publishers want
| Of all things TO get rid OF IT, They know
| the perpetuity OF oIr institutions de-
pends more on a free and honest press
than on all else combined.
| The relation OF public officials and
| the press should be one Of good will on
| both sides. Public officials can attest
that. the. press of the country is in the
hands OF gentlemen OF education and
discretion OF the highest order.
AS to Colored News.
II feel averse to entering upon any
suggestion for advice,
'I might say. nevertheless. some OF us
| think journalism has gone much astray
respects. Instead OF combining them
selves TO mere statements of facts. those
| who write the news color the narrative
with their conclusions and expressions OF
| opinion. Would il not be better that the
! expressions Of opioniou and conclusions
| be left TO the editorial columns | feel
certain a return 10 A lean statement OF
| the facts in the news columns. without
| adjectives or statements of conclusions.
would be gratifying TO all intelligent
readers.
| ''Of some looseness and exaggeration
which has grown up in recent years fol-
| lowing "A pernlclous example. no one
needs to speak. for, unless all signs fail.
IL has reached its limit. The day now
| seems to be right ahead and in sight
when the we'll written and truthful and
| sprightly newspaper will be the one In
demand
81 am sure we all welcome Mr.. Stone
OF the Associated Press back from Asia,
| reminding lis in wise words that they
have their civilization more than thou
sand years older than our own and that
| II we want peace with them. the times
civilized. We have already stopped doing
that In the case of Japan, but only after
she had recourse TO cannon as large and
gunpowder as strong as our own. Let
China, but be Just to the matter of
| Christian principle and good will"