The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
Mayor and Marshal of Murray
Favored Permitting Turf
Exchange to Open.
KNEW THAT 1T WAS
GAMBLING in WORST FORM
Both Officials Called Upon Bust
ness Men in Behalf of Turf
Exchange Gamblers.

Down at Murray there is printed
newspaper called the American Eagle
In its last issue it raves and rants and
foams at the mouth because The Trib-
une called attention to the fact that
the people of Murray did not want
turf exchange, the worst form of gam
bling knowns in that city, and because
it was due TO tho fact that Tho Trib-
une printed the facts about the turf
exchange opening an Murray that caused
the people to rise up in their might and
compel tho mayor and marshal and city
council to take quick action and the
turf gambling crowd had TO move. Here
is what the Eagle says:
How the Eagle Screams.
That The Salt I.aleo Tribune is vile.
lying, slandcrous sheet. unworthy OF the
name newspaper and respect OF decent
articles and assertions set forth dur
Ing the past week pertaining to the turf
exchange which recently located at
how does The Tribune find justification
to connect the church with the open
handed reception OF the gambling bunch
lie believe that Bishop Mauss and other
church authorities welcomed the turf
exchange gambling bunch with open
arms. when the truth of tho matter is
(and no one knows this better than does
The Trlbune) that Bishop Mauss and
all other Mormon people are opposed TO
designate Mayor BcntZ as church dig
nitary or official is bare. open fraud.
and The Tribune editor knew 1t when
he wrote IT. or allowed 1t to pass under
his approval 1t is an injustice TO
Mayor Bentz to bo termed church Of
ncial; when he Is not. and has no In
clination in that direction. and II Is
slanderins and besmearlng the people
OF Murray when they hold them up to
The world as being predominated by a
set of unscrupulous officials, who would
welcome gambling and It's necessary at
tendant vices to their midst with open
arms.
The facts in the matter are that Muir
ray has no ordinance prohibiting this
form OF gambling. and could not pre-
vent the exchange from operating. but
at the first meeting OF the city council
the attorney was ordered to draft an
ordinance TO cover that phase immedi-
ately e.; k,,. and It wont be long before ihe
gam noling thieves and touts Will be
ousted from Murray
Both Mayor Bentz and Bishop Mauss
are men OF high moral character. and
are keenly injured By the disrespect cast
upon them by the sandalous, lying Trib-
une
We know that has been the character
of The Tribune during It's whole exist
ence, but what gets us is the fact that
a person posing n man could be so
sterile and void OF the sense of truth and
decency as to continue 10 tear down and
dcilc the good character OF respectable
people without becoming nauseated with
the filth.
you have one spark OF decency left IN
you. or havo Inherited an inlslIng Of
truth In your own. makeup. you VIII deny
the article rejecting upon the people OF
Murray and will tell the world that
Mayor Bcntz is not a Mormon.
Tribune Stands Pat
The Tribune stands pat upon it's
statement When the turf exchange
gamblers concluded to open up in
Murray, Mayor Bentz and Marshal
Mauss, the latter bishop Of I'm ec
clesiastical ward in Murray, called upon
several business men there to see if
they would back up the two officials in
permitting the gamblers TO open up
their turf exchange. If these two Off
Gals did not welcome the turf exchange
gambling bunch. why did they call
upon the business men. 1t was not
Mayor Bentz nor Bishop Mauss that
caused the turf exchange gamblers TO
leave Murray, but it was an outraged
people who demanded of the Murray
Gil gave notice of intention to pass All
ordinance prohibiting turf exchange
gambling, and the gamblers moved.
Neither Mayor BentZ nor Bishop Mauss
had anything TO do with the matter.
1t WIS the people who compelled the
council tG act.
Ecclesiasts and Gambling,
In so far as the statement that &C.
clcsiasts welcome gambling, The Trib.
une has only TO cite the City Of Salt
Lake, when, under church adminisrra-
ton, notably the last administration Of
Mayor Morris; TO the more recent case
at Nephi, and to the case at issue at
Murray,
The Tribune was Informed that
Mayor Bentz was a Mormon. Acting
on that information the statement was
printed. There was no reflection upon
marshal were the shining lights, and
The Tribune singled these two officials
out They cannot get from under.
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