The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-29
Makes Bitter Attack.

bitterness on William r. Hearst, who ran
against MIN for mayor and who has since
criticised his administration sharply, he
applied eplthets seldom heard In public
speaking.
Then followed the scene described.
In the course OF his address, Mayor
Gaynor said:
You have given me the subject, THE
Press In It's Relation to Public Officials, 3"
ana told me 10 speak plainly and freely
That Is what you want. You have told
10 improve the press.
Those having power should exercise
II justly; kindly and moderately. That
makes their acts all the more effective
power for good is immense. Your pow
cr lor evil is not as great as some may
think, That is especially so when any
falsehood and mere scandal
The public official who tries his best
TO do right, and who knows how To do
right Gor both these essential things
do not always exist in the same public
ot1ciaD, cannot be hurt by you. Some
may abuse him, even lie and forge about
nm but they are powerIess 10 hurt him,
You can neither make nor unlnakc ar
honest and competent official.
THE press as "A whole is Just TO pub
lie officials When the election Is over.
its wholesome wish Is to see the one
help him do so. In that Just frame OF
mind you often forbcar much. This is
rue Of all honest and unscllsh pub
fishers and editors. But If a publisher
or editor be himself IA perennial ofnce
seeker lie may desire To assassInatc
everyone he thinks in his way: and then.
alas. what disgrace he brings upon
journalism. II is painful TO mention
such exceptions. and to speak OF their
acts, but we should not shrink from do
ing ii in kindly spirit and for the sake
Of good. You expect me to be plain
and not abate a jot or a little, A news
paper proprietor or editor who Is sim
ply bent on cutting tmoats Is an awful
spectacle In no nook or corner of his
head or his heart Is there the slightest
sense 81 truth or Justice. We may pity
him, but cannot In tho interests OF pub
lie morality and dcccncy remain silent
about him.
Gets Down to Names.
Let me illustrate by mentioning one
Of this month w. Il. Hearst printed IN
his principal newspaper here The fac
fsimiie OF u draft on the treasury OF this
city for si& 00O. with headlines and an
article attrlbuling such draft as the OK
penditurc Of the present mayor. The
| headlines and article assert 7 fixed tho
| award and amount and paid IT, and the
| draft OF the treasury is printed 10 prove
| 1t. But when you look at the draft
as given in the article (but how few peo-
| pie scruLinized # that closcy) YOU per-
| ccive the date OF II Is left blank. / have
! brought II here as printed in this news
! paper, 10 show II to you, and here IL is
| When you look at the original draft
| which I have also brought here for YOU
| To- sec, you the date OF it, at the tor
| In large letters and figures. as Dec. 81
1909 which is before tho present city
! government came in. When YOU exam
Inc the said original further you see II
also bears plainly the date audited and
vouched which established the claim
! as legal liability of the city was re-
| corded In the Comptrollcr's office on De-
| Ccinber %, 1909. This date is also omit
| ted in the newspaper copies, as YOU per
| Ceiyc. In plain words. two state prison
| fclonies. namely. forgery and classification
OF Il public document, were committed In
the eagerness OF this publisher TO wronl
| the mayor OF the city of New York.
Will Not Accept Excuse.
IA day or two afterward, when he had
heard rumors that members OF the grand
jury were taking notice of the matter
he published as an excuse that the da ties
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