Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-02-04 | Page 3 | Gladstone Case Seen as Lesson

GlA GLADSTONE CASE ASE ASES ASE'S S 'S AS Muckrakers Will Go t rEaS Easy y Now Lo London don 1 Press Believes a L LONDON DOX Feb 4 AP or of the character of oC Williamn E. E tS Gladstone was was' regarded by the Londoff Lone Lon Lon- e 1 don doff papers today as a lesson 10 o p muckrakers Some editorials however how how- ever raised the question whether x the charges were worth at aI all apt whether It would not l Vf Ie been rl better etter to treat tr at the m matteer t I ij Lent contempt t if Times sal said that but or trial f Captain Peter Wrights Wright's suit for l el against Viscount Gladstone Ji f w would have known of oC book or remembered the remarks if r tJ tf by y read it while nobody would would wJ f readily forget the trial Viscount Gladstone feels that Ui t fI he he world now must be convinced ab- ab ly or of the moral Integrity o of i father the Victorian premier F because because of oC the words or of the jurys jury's i n in pronouncing the verdict 1 We e wish to add that It Is our r r unanimous opinion that fife evly evl- evl evidence y dence placed before s h hits s completely corn com vindicated the high moral character of oC the late Mr 11 W. W Et E. E t Gladstone M t Y f. f Wright accused the the famous t t statesman of being a moral hypo crite c After publication of Wrights Frights 1 0 the year old 73 old ear viscount nt re reS referred re- re S to Wright as a liar coward and foul fellow words which which- J formed the basis pf pC the authors author's c libel suit v