Show I Chief Pratt has occasion to exclaim Save me from my pretended friends If It had not been for the Tribune in publishing the scandalous story which brought him into troible he would not have had ito go before the grand jury i and of course he would not have had Ito go to the penitentiary for contempt Now that it ds desirable to let the matter mat-ter rest and if possible die a natural i j death the Tribune keeps it alive in the public mind And while pretending j praise the Chief actually exposes him Ito I-to public comment and that of an unfavorable un-favorable character That paper is responsible for the whole public scandal I I and its consequences and has done = more harm to Chief Pratt than it will I I ever be able to do him good |