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Show KICK II IM (II r. A professional mercenary, bankrupt in all things save the gift of gab; an irresponsible ir-responsible adventurer stranded in Michigan and picked up in Utah; a cheap prostitute of holy thius, made bold hy want; a contraband fellow known hereabouts as Charles F'.ll is, vents his views on The Times in a long screed in this morning's Herald. He is personal, this hirelin g is, in his ref-ercuco ref-ercuco to the owners of Tim Timks, the majority of whom has lived hero when the dirty scribbler was still in tho toils of the laws back east, and each one of whom is a respocted ami honored hon-ored citi.en of this community, towards tho upliuilding of which no men have contributed more.. TiirTimhi has no need of defending defend-ing its policy. It speaks fur itself every day of the year, and it speaks for Salt Lake and Utah every hour of the day. To say that it is guided by other thau motives mo-tives of public interest and the common good; to insinuate that revenge or greed are its guiding principles, was reserved for the vilo Hessian who periodically periodical-ly infests this city. It is enough to know that 'Thk Times, Liberal in homo politics, republican in national issues, but bigolted and intolerant in-tolerant in neither, is appreciated as no other journal inUtah ever was. Its strong fealty to party never warps its judgment judg-ment In extraneous affairs and in preparing pre-paring the way for prosperity it knows no division except that drawn by the minions of hate aud slander. All the world knows this; all the world including includ-ing the vagabond who denies it. if tho men who hire Ellis know their business they will give him au iudetinite leave and a chance to work for an honest living or starve We are aware that tho mention of this human pest is nectar for his vanity and we shall not again assent to a condescension of this kind. He need not Hatter himself either that his employers em-ployers will think he is earning bis wages. It is because the Herald lends itself to the publication of his tirades, first directed against one and then another an-other of the reputable men of this city, that we stoop to notice his mouthings. Otherwise nothing better than a contemptuous con-temptuous kick, such as any tramp might get, would be his lot. |