Show i JIo Alin nF FILE fUE MIGHTY FALLEN R i Ii I rf There was a n. time Ume when tho the Salt Lake Lale Tribune could arci o an m Influence In the affairs of or Utah That time has passed never nevel to return t k Four years year ago that paper started out to get the head heart of or a l States senator Toda Today it is unable to toV V m remote mp p a captain of police in Stilt Salt Lake City th though ugh Its own wn party part Is Js In power I i. i There is about tho the measure of or the descent of tho I V Tribune Both the arrogance and the thc impotence of th the I 11 V 1 V 1 papers paper's management ment are briefly arid and accurately expressed I I In that simple statement It did not riot get the head of oC the United States senator h because cause its campaign was not right because the campaign was based in a n desire for tor ven vengeance because e It was V carried forward with falsehood of pf the grossest and most 4 shameless s character and because in the process proc of prosecuting prosecuting prosecuting prose prose- that fight tight the Tribune Inflicted a tremendous InV inJury in- in V Jury juron on the people of the state of oC Utah an Utah an Injury which will require the united effort erfort of our people for tor years ears to toV I V V heal V There was a time when the Tribune selected elected the United d States senators for Utah Ulah It was a very err high and splendid pow power r. r That time has passed an and will vIll never nc return return I Ince that da clay the Tribune has arrayed Itself against V Its pa party and become the most roost virulent and implacable I V enem of the national administration It It has placed placed Itself in antagonism to tho the Republican party part 01 of the sta state te V V J It has opposed every move of or the Republican organ organ- In the county count and in the city V It It has has ll Ind Indulged d in unprecedented personal ab abuse lie V W of of ato citizens following them them even v beyond V lh the V gr grave e with hyena henA howlings that have hae desecrated th the place of or final rest and have fastened upon the Tribune the surprised and disapproving ing 11 attention of or tho the public Starting with ith that ambitious fight light against a United V States senat senator r. r the the- Tribune has started after twenty other offices and has not secured one of or them for an un uny V fl friend l. l It has bitterly and noisily opposed action In twenty twenty ty federal selections and has not succeeded In preventing pre pre- V venting appointment or the in one of oC them It has fought the election of or a n host of or candidates I ln state an anil county an and ever every man It has opposed has rg received I e the ballot indorsement of the public an and every even V w man n for whom it labored laborel has hag bean been defeated Beginning C with the time of The Republicans Republican's e establishment tab tab- I. I ment In n Salt Fait Lake the he Tribune has lo lost t every single h b Battle tUc In which It has bc been n engaged It has not won nn and ii has s riot not t prevented d the a advancement van ement of one enemy 4 V j has IlS prophesied In bl big type typo t three columns wide time p IntI again and ever every one of or Us Its prophecies ha IHl has Ir I Its simple selection of or Mr lr Halloran for tor mayor mayor was c enough n to defeat him excellent him excellent man as ho Is and com com- W y for Jor tho the place to which he wa was named J Its ts choice for chief of or police pollee Instantly destroyed theof tho the ancos of U that t mans man's selection It Its light fight on a police poUce captain seems to have havo perman- perman fixed him In hi his V Thero There Thoro was a time when men were afraid of th the Tribune Now ow they laugh la at its ravings S Thore There was a time when public o officials trembled a at th u. u denunciations of C tho the Tribune No Jow the they will viII no not notS S the Tribunes Tribune's representatives represent to enter theirS their thel I- I S office I V With Its falling In Influence has ha gone a decreasing Ing patS pat pat- S and anti today the Tribune prints and circulates fewer p papers pers than nn any other morning paper in Salt Lake And Anti Andey ey overy ry step In that downward course has been casU easily accounted accounted accounted ac ac- ac- ac counted for V The paper has not been honest It has has' n not been fair It has not been decent It has not been S r reasonable a And Anti a a. community which is fair and honest which Is decent antI and reasonable has dropped roppe awa away from S th tie the former Cormer C following of or the Tribune until there thero Is not notI I tho United Stales another paper with so man many enemies and aid so mall small a number of or friends as has the Salt Lake Tribute V I II 1 how O Othe the mighty have havo fallen |