The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-22
Outraged Public is Hurting
Back Shamefaced SIanders
Against Salt Lake.
SM00T MACHTNISTS ARE
LOOKING FOR A GOAT"
Deseret News Once Regarded
Such Methods i'm Scnsi-
bic Light.
BY MAC.

BY MAC.
'Hurry bomel You've scuttlcd the
ship."
That is the message which is speeding
to Salt Lake City chief slandcrcr.
The governor is somewhere hiding in
the sagebrush along the line of ono of
the state land board s big irrigation
swindleS. He threw IL brick at The bust
ness and property interests of the city
last Sunday, and perhaps, fearing the
storm that his ill-advised political play
would arouse, he hurried from town.
Now. the .sgang" realizing that it is
IN terrible straits, has sent for tho gov
ernor to come home. Maybe hc can DC
persuaded 10 stand AS the ''goat' and
be induced to issue another statement
one that may be telegraphcd To the
country admitting that he has unius.
tiliahly outraged the capital city of the
state.
Anyway he may do something. And
something must be done,
Even the Deserct News has grown
nervous, It's own record OF the past
few months adds To the irritation of the
gang and it, too, may be rcpudiated
Seven years ago the News came tn
the defense of the city police depart
ment when Parson Simpkin, b. f. Grant.
j. b. Stephens and others were resolut
ing against tho prevalence of crime.
These resoluters had been appointed as
a committee of large number of indi9.N
nant citizens TO whose attention was
called Il number Of murders and almost Z!
one hundred other criminal outbreaks
within q brief period. The American
party had not been dreamed of ut that
time and things were in bad shape.
The News exclaimed against the NOM
of the citizens. 1t declared tbes~ sllttREs
publicity would hurt the city. The
News WAS kept in hot water defending Z
the police force for months, and on De
ccmbcr 10 1909. the organ of 's.Iusticc
and Truth - made q very healthy dee
fcnsc of the police. 1t reads SO unlike
at the change of heart. Now il is all
right TO SANDER the city and hold the
police responsible for every crime. Now
II regards the force ample to protect
the people but it bewaiIcd the fnct that
the force was small-at that time. 1t
pleaded fair play for the police in those
days.
Here is the way the News regarded
the situation little less thau seven
years ago:
''It IS conceded that THERE is 4
GREAT DEAL OF CRIME AND VICE
IN SALT LAKE CITY. THERE HAVE
BEEN SEVERAL CASES OF YIO
LENCE AND HOMICIDE, OF BUR
and of THOSE UNSAVORY DEEDS
THAT ARE CLASSED AMONG THE
SOCIAL EVILS OF THE AGM Are
the police officers Of the city Tcspon
siblo for them' Are they negligent, in
different and culpable rs is mado TO
appear in this connectlons We think
not. Aud we do not believe it is in
tut tn
wrongs. or UNFAIRLY ACCUSE PUB
Lie SERVANTS If THEY ARE EN-
DEAVORING DILIGENTLY TO DIS
CHARGE THEIR DUTY.
GIN the instances that have occa-
stoned the most unfavorable comment
have not arrests been madef Has not
the law taken its course concerning the
culprits7 ARE THE POLICE TO Re
BLAMED FOR THE DEATH OF THE
MINER IN VICTORIA ALLEYs Have
they not traced up the causes aud cap
turcd the harpies who appear to be
guilty of the crimel WHY. THEN,
PURSUE THEM WITH JIBES AND
SIONS? If some persons accused Of
violating the law escape with compara'
lively small penalties, is that 10 be
blamed on the policcl 1t should he .
understood by persons who demand cx-
tremc measures against certain places
LllaG lDO pOllc0 nave W bc poNCiuCu "
tho law in their proceedings just the
same as other people. They cannot
break in where they choose nor step
beyond tho bounds of their office. There
is legal way to suppress what may be
deemed nuisance before 1T can be
punished VILE HOUSES CANNOT
BE RAZED TO THE GROUND NOR
CAN THEIR OCCUPANTS BE
TREATED IN ANY OTHER THAN-A
LAWFUL MANNER.
'FAs to the protection demanded Tor
miners and trausients who visit our
CITY. and who choose to go into ITS
worst quarters and drain the cup Of
vice aud folly, WHOSE FAULT is III
if they reap the fruit of their own SOW,
ing and FALL INTO THE GRASP OF
THE CRIMINAL ELEMENTSf They
take chances whenever they plunge into
The piddv whirl of the. underworld, and
have themselves to, blame for the con
sequences. is IT TO BE EXPECTED
that strangers who come To town AXE
no BE FOLLOWED AROUND BY
THE POLICE and CAUTIONED BY
THEM AS TO PLACES AND PEOPLE
UNDER SUSPICION, or guidcd when
they may be comparatively safe IN
their diversons2 ~
"It is ull right to stir ,up public Of
fcials in the discharge al! their duties
md 70 noint ont any actual dereliction
thereof A little shaking'up does gooa,
mo doubt. BUT THE. LURlD PIC
TIJRES DRAWN OF CONDITIONS IN
THIS CITY, aud the CHARGES MADE
AGAINST THE SMALL. FORCE WE
HAVE FOR POLICE SERVICE AXE
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