The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-30

or his attempt TO divert attention
from them by an attack upon the
American. have just returned from
Mexico.
1T liz obvious 10 anyone. however.
that the mayors defense is false up.
on it's face.
His attack upon the American is
entirely disingenuous and wholly IN.
truthful
His only claim. when 1t Is analyzea
ia that the American failed 10 print
clearly the date on Photographic
-cslmiie of one OF the documents In
INC case against him. although the
American carried the same date OF
the same document clearly printed
in type In the text of the article.
What quibble for an important
man, or rather what quibolc for
petty man. who holds an Important
Qositlon-nnybody VINO knows the nign
character OF the gentlemen who edit
the American knows that no matter
how much they might despise Mayor
Gaynor they would never seek to taac
an unfair advantage of him
Some Pertinent Questions.
Answer, Mr.. Gaynor. as matter
OF duty as a matter OF decency aad
as matter OF public policy.
"Was not Chnlan the Intermediary
between you and Charley Murphy and
was he not largely instrumental In
getting you the Tammany hall ad.
ninistration 20
"Was not Chalan concerned in the
attempt 10 steal from you the nomina.
! ton OF the independence league which
Piece OF political porch climbing jus-
ticc Gerard, an honest judge, effect
ually stopped?
Did not Comptroller Prcndergast.
| after you had been seated as mayor,
call your attention to the warrant for
Chalans $4,000 which was In your
Officer
did not Comptroller Prendergast
| explain to YOU what it was and tell
you II you would send the warrant
back to him he would make a com
plete report on II and so TO tho bot.
tom OF the matter?
Did you not thank Comptroller
Frendergast and say il was true. these
lawyers in such cases were getting
|
| Indifferent TO Abuse
did sou not then fall TO send the
warrant back 10 the comptroller and
fail to ask for the report. hut did
you not on the contrary allow this
padded fee to go through unquestlon'
| ed on January 4, 1902
"Stop talking about the date that
did not print and say a few words
about the date that did print
ITO your blathersltite abuse. | am
Indifferent, for in all such matters
/ consider the source and the natural
irritation that Il public official feels
In being exposed
"a man or a newspaper that seeks
sincerely 10 serve the people and pro-
| toct their rights and their property
must always expect the antagonism
and abuse of the public official who
is exposed and pllloried.
a Few Examples.
when the San Francisco Examiner
first attacked and exposed Mayor
| Schmitz In San Francisco that indis-
nant individual denounced The
Examiner as public enemy and had
| his tame board of supervisors pass
resolutions condemning the paper and
assailing mc.
Still everybody knows what hap
poned to Scbmitz And everybody
would today rather have Schmitz's
abuse than his commcndation.
when the New York Journal frs.
attacked and exposed Attorney Jerome
that outraged prosecutor rushed into
print TO denounce the Journal and to
abuse and sue me Still everybody
knows what happened TO Jerome a1d
what happened to the libed suit and
most people today would rather oe
sued by Jerome than praised by him.
Now. l know perfectly well. what
IS going to happen to you. Mr.. Mayor
THE people are going eventually
to find you out and repudlate YOU
and tan both you and your thick
! Hyde
And even those newspapers that
are now trucking and llckspittlins
tt you in the hope of securing the city
advertising. will in the end sacrifice
these lucrative contracts for the price
less privilege of telling the truth about
you