| Show A MANLY disclaimer the th 0 editor of the received sims ame two weeks ago the following manly letter SALT LAKE CITY UTAH march 2 1895 my dear sir I 1 have been much an annoyed by suggestion and insinuations to the effect that I 1 either wrote orin or in ome csome way aided in the recent publication in the now new york timm limes reflecting upon mr goo geo Q cannoni seldom deny of anis kind and in fact in the present instance opportunity for denial lias has not been presented I 1 wish if the opportunity arises that you will convey to mr cannon the statement in ant that I 1 make that thai I 1 had nothing to do ado with the publication and kne knew w nothing about the same until it appeared I 1 1 am trying to oily mind my own business I 1 make no anonymous ala aita what I 1 say I 1 say publicly What whatever everl J writs write appears over my own signature very truly yours 0 W in replying to this thia letter which wa confidential abb editor of the NEWS asked that any injunction against its if publication be removed 4 the desire was expressed that the corn com rauni cation might koo be printed in a second letter of recent date this re bet quest in complied compiled with judge powers buying in v vew bow of recent publications in the new yolk if aik oik times and continued suggestions that I 1 um im lor fit some aaril way responsible you may act your pleasure in regard to printing my letter our pleasure plea eure ture is to give the letter the publicity possible bot indeed lecause in the minds of those most interested there was any bus it dicion lalun tuat the gentleman was tle the author of the anonym anonymous us slanders but because others have perhaps duve done him lb injustice Justice by such suspicion and arit ci pally because be asserts the courage that every man who assails another in print ought to possess the manhood to 0 o accept public responsibility for his bis attack it is our further pleasure to tete that whatever the M editor of the NEWS or any one gin way may have hare bad with judge powers powen we have never neer deemed him and have never heard board it said bald of him that he was waa either a coward or a sneak we believe it will be generally conceded that thai tile fiig methods as aa an antagonist are not those ot of tae masked midnight or the skulking traitor trat tor but rather ibe known avowed enemy who tights hard but ope and as such to la always deserving dea erving of respect ree His second letter concludes with a sentiment senti that je ie pretty well recognized as sound and sensible aen seD sible one tuat ma may y explain to a good many ah allow and suspicious intellects why those most moet affected by the new york 77 iness falsehoods are content to contempt after withdrawing the injunction of confidential from the letter fetter which we have above quoted in full judge powers powen pays ye at the ammo time I 1 feel that it rarely on one to attempt to meet all that is in said aid against him in any other way to let hla his life speak for the truth which in the end prevails we approve and applaud this most moat bordi cordially lly and commend it 14 and the whole correspondence as aa quoted to two or three groveling haga that crawl and mouths around among decent people without so ao much decency and courage as belong to an aim earth earthworm worm |
