The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-18
Deserct News. November II.

The following communication from our
esteemed friend Mr. James II. NIoyle.
IS cheortully given this prominent space
Notwithstanding the criticism Of this
paper contained in IL. MIR. Moylc Is OF
The opinion that AN editorial in tho News
OF November referring 10 his address
in the sbeater on the previous saturday,
has placed him in a false position before
the readers OF this paper, representing
him as uujuaily attacking the News and
SiNiuS 10 the Tribune undue praise, and
as We have no other desire. no other aim.
than tu SiNc the truth. and tho whole
truth, To our readers, and 10 be faIr TO
everyone under all circumstances. VIC
gladly accord To our correspondent the
opportunity OF stating his position. No
one who knows Mr.. Moyle will believe
for minute that he is otherwise than
loyal and true To his party, as to his
friends and his church and there was
certainly no intention ON our part TO in
sinnatc. much less affirm, o-opcration
between him, as Tho chairman OF the
Democratic party. and the paper that
has slaudercd the party, yilllfod the
church leaders, and been detriment 10
the business Interests OF this city. We
certainly had no intention of aiding In
the creation OF such A false Impression,
but II this has been done through any
thing that has appeared in the News
an apology is hereby sincerely rendered.
Mr. Moylc did draw what to tho editor
OF this paper appeared 10 be an odious
comparison which We felt should not
pass unnoticcd, but in Offering word Of
defense for the News. we certainly did
not ntond TO place Mr.. Moyle In a false
light. The gentleHah's communication
follows:
"To the Editor Of the News: I Wish to
make another appeal TO YOUR sersc OF
Justice. and ask you to state my posi-
ton tsirly 10 YOUR readers.
Now that the campaign is over and
the Republican party has realized all
IL could from your attack upon me (snd
indirectly the Democratic party, for your
editorial was so treated by the Herald.
Republican, In your leading editorial Of
the evening preceding election I will ask
YOU TO print the following excerpt from
the stenocraphic report OF my talk In
the Salt Lake theater last Saturday night.
and which covers all I said about the
Deseret News and Tribune;
" call tho attention Of the Repub
nc5ns. who are here tonight, to the fact
that having no newspaper; nor even, By
the way, would the DescreL News pub
llsh my offer of reward for the answer
10 that telegram, and We had no otlIer
means OF reaching the people. Tr7'c. they
did publish 1t I'm part like they have
published in part practically everything
That wc have given them. Everything
That VIC had TO publish has been sent 10
publican, which SAYS that wc took the
Tribune only as our organ, which paper
Is entitled to the credit of having pub
lshcd what We gave them. The Herald
Republican has had tho same opportunity.
but IL didn't publish the lcttcrs in or
der that they might say that The rrio-
nue was our organ and thus lie about us.
II stated that Mr.. Roberts's letter was
first published In The Salt Lake Trb-
une. We offered 1t 20 them and we
would have been glad II they had pub
lished it: VIC would have paid them 20
publish II. AS q matter Of fact, it was
first published The day before II ap-
pearcd in The Tribune In the Daily Her
aid at Provo, 8. paper that we had 10
get TO help us out in this campaign In
southern Utah, and when they say to
the people of this stale that it was first
published in The Salt Lake Tribune 1t
is false The Tribune was the only great
paper in salt Lake that would publish
it; 10 its credit.
t'Therc was nothing in that or in any
thing ! said 10 Justify the following in
your editorial OF Monday.
Mr. James II. Moyle In a political
address on Saturday, took occasion to
say that the Dcscret News had refused
TO print matter sent 10 1t from Demo-
cratic hcadouartcrs; that it had mutt
lated copy and In general played havoc
with il. Al tic Same time lie lauded
tho so-calcd American party organ
for It's generosity in the matter OF
space
"To give The Tribune credit for an
act of fairness. and for printing signed
statements without mutfatIon is not
iaudation. II is a simple act OF justice
TO which any newspaper is entitled
when 1t treats political opponents. with
courtesy.
"To give tho devil his due lq moi an
approval OF what lie stands for. any
more than the refusal Of the News to
advocate state wide prohibition, when
there is opportunity OF getting IT. In
dIcates it's entire abandonment OF the
principle involved
But ] do wish TO call your atteu-
tion 10 tho fact that YOU gave unusual
prominence TO an unauthorized and un-
founded rumor. started as YOU now know,
by a Republican in public restaurant,
that a deal had been consummated be-
tween the Democrats and the American
dow a. 4 md Ian lg,.
scare head In your issue OF November .,
while my reward of thousand dollars
offered for an answer alleged 10 have
been sent by the Washington delegation
to prohibition Republicans in this city,
concerning a. public question before the
state Legislature. was Tcmodelcd and put
ON page OF advertising matter where
IL could he found only with difficulty.
And ] want 10 ask YOU, as a friend
and subscriber to your paper, how IT
happens that, although YOU conscicn-
tiously report prize hghts and horse
races, there was not q word about the
women's temperance meeting OF Satur-
day afternoon nor OF the magnificent
Democratic meeting both held In the
Salt Lake thcstcr on the Saturday after
noon and night preceding the elce-
tion?
In The editorial from which the fore
going excerpt is taken YOU say:
"'We have printed notices of meel-
inEs TO be held all over the state: ana
reports OF meetings
~ on bclnc INC po1cy OF tho News 10
be the giving or news impartially,' In
view of this declaration. please cX-
plain these matters to which | have
called your attention. Remember that
quite contrary 70 the 3ccus toned rule
OF journalism, YOU did not attempt TO
publish what / did say and what con-
siitutcd Your assumed GAUGE for crii-
cism. Please give this the publicity you
gave your attack on me.
Respectfully,
JAMES II. MOYLE"
We do not desire to enter upon q con-
troversy. but merely remark in conclu-
sion:
L. As regards that offer of reward. It
was printed in tho News. every point
nf any news intcrest being covered. Ill