The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-03-01
THE WHEEZY ORGAN.

We note that the Smoot organ, ap.
parently blinded with its own venom
aud rage. renews its accusation that
The Tribune is supporting the commits
sion because of concessions made TO
The Tribune or by way of patronage or
political revenges. That organ init
mated something of the kind some time
ago. and The Tribune challenged 1t to
produce even one instance where The
Tribune has asked any appointment
whatever or had received any appoint
meot made at its suggestion, or at the
suggestion Of any one prominently con-
nected with The Tribune. The organ
failed 10 come TO time. Just al IS must
necessarily fail TO come TO time now,
because it's charges and iutimations are
altogether false: so that its frothings
about The Tribune being bought v
and ''staying bought are merely the
wild rawlings of political lunatic. The
Tribune says emphatically and posi-
tlvclv that there is not the shadow of
foundation for the Smoot organ S
charges. nor the slightest reason for its
ratings In this respect,
That organ iutimatcs a belief that
The Tribune was pledged TO the cam
paien "shortlv before that body or
ganizcd for business on January LIST,
and it says that "prcVious TO that time
there had been several attacks upon its
individual members, but they suddenly
ceased. all OF which is mere raviug
without even the scmblaDce of truth III
it, The Tribune openly and publicly
announced on the morning after the
election OF November last, that II would
give the commission fair and loyal
treatment. aud would show an example
of decent journalism in that respect III
sharp contrast with the rascally treat
meut which the American adminlstra-
tion had received from the opposition
press That is the only pledge that
The Tribune has ever made 10 anybody,
and il made that pledge openly, pub
liely. and Instantly upon the result OF
the election being known. Ii has not
asked any appointments from the com
mission, has not received any, aud does
not expect any.
But the organ whines about some ad-
Vertisinc. SO far as that is concerned,
The Tribune bias hot received any ad-
vertising from the commission; aud II
the advertising which IL has given TO
another paper has not brought results,
that is no fault OF The Tribune. II
the commi ssion should invite bids for
advertising, it might be that The Trib-
une would bid; there would certainly
be no reason why il should rot But If
it did, II would bid openly, aboveboard,
and every body would know just what il
was doing and the result of it, The
trouble with the Smoot organ is that
IL expects the public avcrtisinc 10 go
according TO political prejudice as part
Of 1.-The spoils. The Tribune cousid-
err advertising 10 be simply business,
and II does not either expect any IA
vors nor ask anv advantage ges, neither
will il tolerate any effort 10 bar il out
from The ordinary privilege that any
newspaper has TO bid for public work
IN its line.
Finally. however. the organ comes 10
what i evidently its real grievance:
that IL, that the Federal bunch gang
docs not coutrol. II SAYS on this point.
1.-The appointment of The Tribune 5
man 10 good city Office was made,
and no member of the regular Rcpub-
licsn organization has been placed on
the city 5 payroll. The irst part OF
that sentence is abs solutcly false: no
Tribune man has been put IN ANY eli.
Office. either good. bad, or Indifferent