The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-13

ing the stale engincer-was named. but
only after the Maclsay people had been
accorded the privilege of. naming one
Of said committee "a privilege which tho
governor Indignantly spurned at nrstl
and this committee not only verified the
hiIppincott report, but made clearer to
danger attending tho construction Of
tbese works as thus far progressed.
MT Dillingham;. I'm Difference 10 hIs
family and TO his business took ali ac-
tive part in the manouvcrs leading up to
a correct solution Of tho problems per-
tanning 70 the proper construction OF the
DAM His work was open and above
board-out under tho clear rays OF tho
MONDAY sun
Mr. Dillingham; happened to be a Re-
publican. lie had been designated by
Ills associate Republicans because of hIs
consistent Republican views as the
county chairman Of Custer county. When
the campaign opened he was confronted
with proposition to defend politically
candidate for governor who had neg
lccted sacred official trust In a man
ncr most embarrassing TO the Ttepubli-
cans OF Mackay and Custer county
Dillingham; gave The chairman OF the
state Republican committee the status
or affairs as they confronted him and
closed by stating that he would accept
the situation and make as good head
way as was possible under the conditions.
asking that two thirds OF the sum for
campaign purposes allotted to Custer
county be sent in 10 him for use TO this
end, Of course In all entirely legitimate
way.
Tho money was not forthcoming The
governor made certain promises. person
ally and through agents. which were not
kept relating to the immediate work on
the dam. These failures discouraged
the county chairman No funds were
sent In TO be used by him In conduct
ing legitimate campaign.
There was Dillingham;. In q little town
OF 12o votes, but twelve OF which were
for Brady. no funds. n dam three miles
up the canyon standing a. monument
10 the Ipcompetency OF the Republican
candidates for governor and attorney
general.
What could Dillingham; do? Only what
bc did do, and that was TO come out
llatly with an explanation OF the facts
that confronted tho people. with the ar
dent hope that by such action he could
minister to the bettcrment of his adopted
states government. This he did.
Flood Gates of Abuse.
Immediately the hoodgates Of abuse
we're thrown open. Private letters
tusually regarded as sacred0 were pub
the weight OF It's influence In the balances
against this young man;
lie must be discreditcd, oyc, destroyed.
We will hit him jolt with the state
Organization and on his rebound we have
the governors office TO smash him on
the other side. These are potent aEcn-
cjes, and they VIII stun Dillingham;; these
Will destroy him. Then we Will have our
presses, our several presses, our multi
plicity of papers, such as the Rcyburg
News Of Fremont county. and the Lewis
ton Teller OF Lewiston, and the Even
INK Capital News OF Boise. make violent
attacks on the character Of Dillingham;
They must print the stuff and aid In
his destruction. Bring on the mud bat
tories. We have the money. Wo hayo
the papers. We will poison tho minds
OF tho people and make a sad OBJECT les
son of Dillingham;. And here are some
OF tho cpithets applied TO this man,
7iuOi IN o 'nnSaVOry
Lester Il. Dillingham; asserted his
fighting blood. lie quickly measured
the force OF the conspiracy against him.
He struck out boldly and with effective
ness. True, lie was obliged TO have his
explanation printed by some papers in
Idaho, under the distinguished headlines.
his co-co conspirators had not overlooked
this In their contracts with these pur-
chasabe organs. they would have inhio-
tied him from even this privilege:
attack Men OF broad parts do not use
the force OF political organizations or Of
high executive office 10 besmirch the
characters OF pure men.
Lester r. Dillingham; is man Of So
briefly, OF character and OF probity. He
IS the peer OF any of the men In the
Republican party or In the governors
office who caused his name TO be banded
graft" There Is no man connected
with this conspiracy-desperat in char
acter-who enjoys the confidence, the eS-
TEEN and the respect or his nelghbors
and townspeople 10 greater degree
than does Lester T.. Dillingham; OF
Macgay and the people OF Mackay are
as good judges OF good citizenship as
the people OF any other community In the
state OF Idaho.
Character assassins are dangerous ami
mails 10 run at large.
The further you extend their influence.
the greater becomes the danger of their
operations, not TO those who know the
men, but to the unnformed who eXalt
them in that they are in positions Of pre-
sumed dignity,