| Show I THE PITIABLE SCOUNDREL The Thc following is from the Smoot organ of perfidy 0 and arni dishonor of today todar Wo Wa bave have a I few cis brief words to Far a tho non non-ap- of Governor Spry's messa message o In in the afternoon newspapers newspapers news news' papers of ot Tuesday THE TItE GRAll seems ms for sonic reason to regard it itself t J self elf as IS entitled to tho the o saco on that that day ar 1 It ab abuSes cs the governor a as if he ho had done criminal In m withhold withhold- it is cu customary tomary rn mg the copy com from that paper It Jt declares is for for- for es of governors to bo g given cn to the tho press before actual delivery and that the tho messages of half balf a 1 dozen ozen cov- cov coy coy- ov in distant states worn oro on tho desk of ot TilE TUE TEiEI L I I GUAM GRAM in tho morning mornin of Tuesday If Governor Go Spry had given riven given the tho copy cop of his message I to THE Tuesday mornin morning paper would i havo have had bad it printed and on the tho street before the governor V h had bad d read the tho document to the It would n havo been tho the joko of tho the season for THE TELEGRAM to hawk the message o before beloro it was uttered by tho the governor in in formal I joint session SeE of tho two houses howls That would havo havn been called enterprise o by hy THE TilE TELEGRAM and would havo o I been jubilantly referred to as superior work THE TH-E TELEGRAM has advance copy of other governors governors' messages ei because the tho Associated Press a I responsible and honorable concern guarantees tho the messages will not be published pub pub- lub l in advance of being delivered Xo So pledge of THE TELEGRAM would be guarantee Get that I Without at nt all nIl committing the governor wo we may say I tho ho message was not to THE TIlE TELEGRAM before I it its reading and md that was ouo one of tho ho most sensible thin things s in connection with tho the executive execute e office of oC the state I Let us add in conclusion that tho tim habit of tho the Kearns papers pers generally the generally tho habit of disregarding arding the usual code of ot honor observed ed in n newspaper offices offices offices-is is perfectly well ell I known to every ono one in in Salt Lako Lake And at times s it has its I anta disadvantages c I Governor Spry refused THE TELEGRAM I i a copY of his message on the day daJ of its delivery we thought it il was because he be had bad a grouch against pape papers papers pa- pa pe pers that opposed his election Since seeing the message mes nies- s sage ge we are satisfied that it was simply because he is is-a is a provincial and does docs not know noW how to extend cx es- courtesies Then t too o we now give his bis excellency credit for thinking that if the people lied had to wait one day dar longer for the message the they would not lose Jose much When the liar jar blackmailer and felon whose contract contract contract con con- tract is to defend an any cause no matter how infamous and to fo assail decency and truth whenever found says s 's THE TELEGRAM ever betra betrayed cd any confidence reposed in it or could be induced tomake such betrayal betrayal be be- of or course se it simply advertises his own rotten and his entire ignorance of personal or professional proCessional courtesies or the decencies which gentlemen gentle gentle- men never forget When Then he lie says that THE TELEGRAM ever broke a n pledge or ever betrayed a confidence he merely merel advances advances ad nd- yan vances cs his bis own claim for the presidency of th the Ananias Anias An An- anias ii s club And nd the thc last charge is so recklessly and meanly meanly- false that it t never neer could hav ha 9 been thought o of by any man save one who is a criminal by nature a character charac ter fer assassin by profession and an all round disgrace to any cause which he advocates yes advocates yes to any town the streets of which he walks in One feels pity for him when he thinks how the despicable wretch knowing himself must hate bate him him- self |
