| Show I 1 communicated I 1 falsification CONCLUDED As if to emphasize observations made a few days ago in regard to the general it if not chronic tendency toward exaggeration ge ration and misrepresentation an editorial reluctantly points out a late case which under the circumstances might be called infamous and in the news columns of same date there are statements and denials almost in the same paragraph all given with as much nonchalance as if they were the truth to call attention to modern or daily lapses may not correct such cases from the far away but the tact fact is not to be overlooked that a professedly christian nation and people are under moral and special obligation to listen to the accepted teacher who with unstinted language denounced prevarication and deception and expressly commanded moderation and simplicity in language urging upon his followers to let their yea be yea and nay nay with the supreme warning that whatsoever is more than this cometh of evil among scriptural denunciations none are more suggestive than are those in regard to liars and lying and even in the beginning of the polity among the commands was this one thou not bear false witness against thy neighbor the intricacies and selfishness of modern life have so eaten into the heart of honor that good men unconsciously ly lend themselves to tricks of trade to the manipulation of markets and stocks to speculate on rumors mors on probabilities or possibilities anticipating for personal ends changes of so varied a nature as almost to deceive the very elect of course excuse is always ready when action is profitable and there axe are times when the truth or the fact in the case is quite long in leaking out or correction is made but the end sough thas been sub served the profit made and the complaisant man of affairs of business then boasts of his shrewdness his smartness his ability to foresee or to circumvent some other man or men A false rumor is just as efficacious for the moment in the market as an assured fact it un settles disturbs leads to depreciation to values and not infrequently to demoralization and panic any flimsy excuse almost affects the market of even the great staples of life telegraphic reports are doctored conditions are exaggerated failures are predicted at home and abroad and instability based on fiction is in the key to profit by the cool calculations of desi desiring ging men rum rumors or of international contention or war ar are given out for purposes of gain gaan prominent men are ostensibly interviewed and misrepresented oftentimes these are corrected or denied altogether but if a sensation to is needed it to is made to order if a thing is desired it Is announced as having occurred the utterances te rances of public men are anticipated perverted distorted and then denied public and press comment are made to i party interests and political schemers there is scarcely an election contest national state or local but misrepresentation runs riot in the party of opposition and if the onlooker or listener were unfamiliar with the white heat of controversy it could easily be concluded that every aspirant for office had been specially called 1 from the class and that just juat deserts would simply secure permanent lodging for all such pretenders N hind prison walls then there Is in the still further reflection that the parties presenting or electing such candidates must be of simil similar ar call caliber ber themselves or election would be impossible all public events are subject t to this ultra coloring germany and china I 1 russia and turkey england and africa spain and cuba america and the sandwich islands are in point and no general reader can tell what the truth Is in regard to any of these controversies trover sies stes unless he can have access to disinterested authority which perchance is nowhere to be found possibly when excitement dies out a glimmering of the facts will overthrow all opinions based upon the daily presentation by correspondents and through the press or if the fair honorable recital is left to after years there is that ultimate dis discrepancy cerepa n cy which is now a matter of dispute between the northern and the southern states as to the validity of history in the text books of the public schools on a small scale the late election of a school board in this city furnishes an illustration the opposition that was declared to exist against the high school was the myth the feature of discontent has never been voiced by the press as yet or by individuals vi some of our dailies have been so vociferous and persistent as to the effect that any query might have in regard to the increase of population in this city that taxpayers have asked are asking Is it true that people are encouraged or deterred in locating here purely by the existence or the absence of a high school in this city if that is the great inducement du it looks like a reflection on the character of public schools elsewhere and the fact stat utah is so far in advance should be considered from a standpoint outside that of simple sentiment even as to enlarged education many ordinary taxpayers also ask the question whether the parents of all the high school pupils are bona fide taxpayers it if not then they ought to pay for that t tuition five dollars per year say some and pay for their books besides as all should do then without being captious this class of critics note as aa a correspond ent did the evidences of ability to pay for higher education as evinced a trifling thing by the number t f bicycles gathered there every day and by the ostentatious balls or gatherings of these pupils from time tim to time this is given as the real cause of the not in any sense a reflection against education but only against what appears to the uninformed as a possible injustice linked with the men hat while there are so many graduates in utah so few of these real bona fide persons of that class obtain positions position a and so many transients should find favor to their exclusa m so much for a local question which is said to need clearing cle axing by those who can do it pro bono publico every true american to is in full sympathy with the struggles of mankind for enlarged liberty everywhere this nation rose from the original status of rebellion to that of its present glory but how few realize how short the step Is between patriotism and treason A wise man remarked that success made all the difference between the two how far the cubans will achieve success the future alone will determine but it was noted lately in the letter of a famous correspondent that nearly all the officers of the so called insurgents were americans americana contraband of war from our friendly shores has been the chief support of the so called rebels and the cuban junta in new york have under the shelter of a sympathizing country carried on unmolested their plans and schemes tor for the overthrow of a friendly power without any let or hindrance whatever then a naturally favor able press has magnified mag the successes of the insurgents white but little has haa come to us from spanish so sources arces and that as a consequence there has been exaggeration and misleading state ments will be everywhere conceded we are no advocates for spain in the international sene any more than for the overthrow of our educational system including the high scho school oLl both are used to show how in harm harmony ny with and commercial matters inflated exaggerated untrue and even wicked falsehoods permeate all classes of modern society and from this standpoint the question to Is asked will this restless nation ever be so toned down to honor honesty and fairness that every man shall speak the truth to his neighbor or if lying lips are an abomination to the lord from a moral religious and social standpoint can the blessing avs and approbation of heaven be fairly expected or will the old query stand good shall not my soul be avenged aven gedL on such a nation as an this |
