Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-10-22
INJURIES THE CITY.

I INJURIES THE CITY.
| The so-caled American organ has
just made the, discovery that the pub
LEGATION of stun rejecting on the char
acter of the people here, causes an
injury to the City, and In It's agony 1t
calls upon the business men and prop
erty owners to do something to
"counteract the effect
AS our readers are aware. we do not
notice anything that appears in that
sheet, any more than we do. the bark
of dog, but we may be pardoned for
deviatlng from the rule merely to call
attention to Its apparently changed at
titude, in this respect.
For years and years 1t has slandered
everybody not in sympathy with its
bcastly policy. 1t has slurred the Re-
publIcans and Democrats alike. 1t has
denounced the officials It has lied
about the Church, and especially
about tho Church Leaders, and given
Utah and Salt Lake City black
character in the BLACKLIST type. Not
satisfied with It's own ingenuity In the
service of. the father of falsehood. 1t
has engaged others to join 1t. and to-.
gcther they have sung lupine chorus.
And now. all at once. it discovers
that, "it Injuries the city"
The News" has made this conten-
ton nll the time. We have proved
that the City has been injured by the
published ISLANDERS. And tho business
| inen OH the City nave Frequently had
their attention called to the conse-
| quences of Islander, by other papers.
The Retail Merchant, a couple of
years ago, said:
Tho most casual visitor must have
noticed that our fair city is under Il
cloud of dissension most deplorublc
and disgusting. Our newspapers are
almost entirely to blame, for no mat
ter how determined personal hatred
may be, 1t cannot keep n whole city
in a state of. disorder, without the aid
of the press. OF course peculiar con-
ditions obtain In this state: but with
ont perpetual aggravation they are not
of sufficient seriousness to warrant q
continued strife. The average man Is
so Indifferent to religious ups and
downs that he Is annoyed when few
insist ON Haunting the matter before
him every morning before breakfast.
This opinion Is absolutely unbiased for
have heard such expressions from
leading individuals on both sides. The
city is tired of It,"
Then the article proceeded to show
in cold figures what tho City pays for
Islander. We quote:
within the last six rranths one real
estate firm In this city mas refunded
100000 on one trade and has seen $780,
900 go elsewhere in another case, mere
ly on account of the discords con-.
stantly existing in our newspapers.
Ono man from Denver had closed a
deal ana requested a return of his
money merely because his little daugh-
ter was reading a certain daily and
had got the idea that this City was a
hellhole of immortality and crime.
Names could be given IL necessary.
salt Lake is one of the finest cities
In the world. not only In the matter OF
the beauty Of location, but also In re-
gard to opportunity for growth. Why
some should insist upon throwing the
wrong impression out to the people OF
distant cities. / cannot perceive, for
l care not a fig what the next man be-
leves or whom he chooses for his re-
| ligious leaders. Frankly, think that
| is none OF my business. Truly, 'nsinus
ad lyram'-the ass Is Mt the Tyre"
Tho facts stated speak for them
selves. But will there, now that even
1.-The organ OF SANDER has found 1t
necessary to admit that u city can be
injured by newspaper articles, be a
change of policy?
with tho wall OF distress ringing
from the den down tho street. 1t Is
interesting to notice just what, In the
opinion OF the almighty rulers OF tho
party, is Injurious to the City. Salt
Lake has for n long time been the
| trysting-place of more or less des-
perntc criminals. Realizing the utter
| impotency Of the police to cope with
| the situation the Governor issued q
letter asking the County to come to
| the aid OF the City, for the protec-
ton OF life and property. As q result
some dens have been raided and
closed, and numerous bad characters
have left for other parts. The re-
ports Of this raid upon nests OF vice
inc organ says ihJuEs'S i.iio S'Ns. - -
frightened to death, almost, at the
prospect OF tho report going forth
from hcre that criminals are not
wanted. Tt .Injures tho City" 1t is
afraid that the fallen women and their
associates many Of whom live on rob
berry and murder, shall be kept away.
1t "injures the city It Is interesting
to know lust what, in tho opinion of
the sheet referred to causes an In
jury to the citysIn giving this opinion
| 1t unfolds its moral standard to tho
breeze, ana displays the skulltand the
cross bones to Public view a \, II 4
Tho only Inference possible from the
attitude Of the 5paper&is that 1t Is
afraid Its party will lose "a consider
able number of9votes byi the departure
from the City Of the criminals But
that would not be an tinjuryTSt9 the
a. nv.