The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-05

Myton served day and, as already
written, was relieved Saturday morn
ing
Everyone Liable to Suspicion.
Every clerk in the office had access
to the figures. There are eight or ten
of these clerks, and Mr.. McMillin feels
that suspicion is cast upon each and
every one of them by the outrageous
breach of faith of the Herald Repub
lican. 1t is absurd, said Mr.. McMillin,
to think for an instant that Director
Durand or anyone in his bureau would
give out any unofficial fgures-what-
ever comes from them will be official,
naturally.
At any rate, there has been leak
In the office Of the census supervisor
for Utah, which that official denounces
as low-down, dog trick, a breaking Of
faith that will be scorned by every
newspaper man. for to Il newspaper man
faith and confidence rcposed are the
things held most sacred.
The act Of the Herald Republican,
however, In this instance, was no more
reprehenslble than the acts of that al
legged newspaper have been ever since
the present regime came into being No
body expects anything from the Herald.
Republican that savors even remotely
truth or honesty, and consequently are
not surprised at anything that disgrace
full publication may do or say.
Every person who accepted employ.
ment IN the census work took an iron
clad oath of secrecy. The man or wo.
man who divulged the figures stolen
from the records Of the census super.
visor's Office is guilty Of perjury The
man who accepted them and made use
Of them i'll the office of the Herald
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perjury. It is far from likely, how
ever. that either Will ever be brought
to trial for the crime, in view of the
fact that the federal bunch, which Owls
the Herald Republican and which also
owns the district attorney s Office and
the United States marshal IS office, will
take precious good care to shield the
guilty.
Blackmail Made Easy.
1nasmuch as it has been so very easy
| to filch data regarding population from
the census Office for publication in the
| federal bunch s sheet, does IL not fol.
low, as matter Of course, that other
and more vital statistics may be pro.
cured through the same channels
Where, then, will be the boosted,
Wanted and much -heralGed secrecy Of
the operation Of the census7 Was not
every one given the pledge of the great
government Of the United States that
whatsoever of information was en-
trusted to the census enumerators would
be held an inyiolate secret? Who
knows that the census data will not
now be used by the federal bunch for
the benefit OF its rascally personnel
1t would be handy knowledge, this
knowing The value of every farm, the
amount of production of every agricul'
turist, the volume OF business done by
every manufacturer.
The domestic status of every person
who submitted to enumeration. believ'
ing It his or her duty, and relying upon
the assurance Of the government that
no part or parcel OF such enumeration
statistics should become known-thC
domestic status of each and every one
will be handy reference in the office OF
the Herald Republican and club ii
the hands of the unscrupulous mer
who run tho paper.
No Man or Woman Safe
No man or woman is safe now, Should
the owners or editors of the Herald
Republican decide upon some person tc
blackmail, an indexed catalogue or di
rectory is always at the EDITORS com
mand, containing all tho information
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