Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-04-08 | Page 4 | That $2.50 Story

That 25 Story tP T HE ME New e York Sun and Herald which was responsible L ble for the story that the V Wood managers were out outto tor to cf get et the thc nomination at any cost cot arid and that in Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis Indian Indian- apolis they were paying to to au any man or woman who would give gi a Wood testimonial that the postal service was swamped with Wood oDd publicity matter that Republican Re Re- publican newspapers had asked the junk man to call ench each week to cart away the Wood boiler plate etc has now mule male the amende honorable retracted the story and nd apologized It puts puis the blamo upon its correspondent correspond tnt ent nt whoso whose whole story it says was says was such it as as to discredit it its concrete asser Tile The p purpose of the story of course was to discredit the Wood campaign and while the Sun and Herald is is- to tho the nomination pf of General V Wood find and trong strong in ill its denunciation of tho the improper u us use of money in nominating or election campaigns it admits the Ind Indianapolis In In- d yarn nm put too much of a train strain on the credulity credit credit- lit lity of th the unimpassioned as the Wood V managers are not demented B It is possible the wide circulation of the yellow statement from Indianapolis may have e worked somo some in injury in in- I jury to the campaign of General Wood as many persons are arc prone to swallow sensational stories and although gf f the credulous sort they Ow have c a vote ote just the same as ns those who are capable of some discernment yet the Now York paper has lias done one all it could to undo the wron wrong and andin andin andin in the end it ma may prove pro an advantage to his candidacy as s 8 the American people are arc always alwo's disposed to see fair Play Mrs s. rs Jackson Barnett wife of tb the richest Indian in inthe the he world is willing to restore her husband to his guardian guardian guar guar- dian if she hc i is given e maintenance C and made heir to his pro property Meanwhile Jackson can reflect on the approximate approximate ap ap- ap- ap proximate weight of the white mans man's burden I I ITh Th The 5 showing owin made maie by Senator Hiram I am W W. Johnson in primaries will nIl be a distinct shock tole advocates dv who insisted that the qu question stion go before the Pt pl to ti a t