| Show 1 1 TIlEY IJO LOVE E TO LIE LIB I What hat a mean nean disposition that that must n It be which the Tribune has so o successfully success success- fully cultivated The Tho paper Is known as unreliable as reckless as ns a liar People all over o town believe what they sec see In the Tribune If tho they know It Is tr truc only true only it makes males them a little uny uncertain un- un y certain No matter how sure they kg were before the they 5 saw It In the pages pas of that paper their faith I Is shaken 4 t If H it is a new matter of oC which the thet i t s reader has hns no previous previous' knowledge I. I finding Its recital in the Tribune makes i v C It fairly clear cieRI that It never happened Th There rc are arc a few things about which J t j the reader does not take alarm things t in which tho the papers paper's owner o certainly I has no Interest either wa way vay But If I j y there thero Is a chance it is known that the thep p f If Tribune will vIiI lie J i They The like ikc to lie He That Is the genera gen gen- en- en era cral eral verdict of of men In commenting Ji on the Tribune 4 4 The They started out to make things unpleasant un- un t pleasant for fOl Postmaster Thomas Peo- Peo L t pie at once took alarm They knew J Tom Kearns owner of oC the Tribune I I was angry at Mr Thomas because re ho he would not hot om com comp 11 Into 0 the American camp which Tom had organized and financed And life was to be unbearable unbearable able for Cor him until he lie surrendered To that end the Tribune keeps Jeeps open house to those who think they have cause for complaint against the postoffice postoffice post- post office ser l service e of Salt Jt Lake That office of of- fice lice has been inspected time and again and the government who have ha no interest in the l who t I care no ito more for ri Mr Thomas rhomas than W M 11 fOrt Mr 1 K tiLe the Salt Lake is Js admirably conduct conduct- ed cd And yet ct the Tribune tells the j nation that It Is is' is the lie worst Of or course the world knows that Is untrue L One would think the Tribune would wold have been ashamed to publish charges f such as the latest two Ih lit both cases the he essential facts were withheld In both cases downright 1 lying was In In- In In both cases the attempt was made made to harm the postmaster to slander shinder a department of the public service E to embarrass and antl t t tO Injure J I But it failed in Its purpose The k people know better They know the is a great reat big establishment establishment 1 r r with thousands 8 or of letters handled bandied there daily dally The They know there Is m like like- c- c li f tV I of errors but they know lenow there V- V are arc fewer fever here than In other offices of like size And no 1 matter what the i story published by th the Tribune against f 1 r the postmaster the people dont don't belleve be- be l f Q j J a word of or It It So often orten they have 4 It seen teen tho charge e have read the alleged I 1 1 facts and later have seen the true ex exI explanation ex- ex I i. i and know that as usual I 7 the Tribune Tribuna has lied Nowadays s 's tho the fj Tribunes Tribune's reputation for veracity has f t go gone no entirely People do not believe i anything thc they see seo in the Tribune But it must be a very undesirable reflection For the the- Tribune people know where they arc are arc rated They know they are liars whenever It is to their interest Interest fancied fancied or real to real to lie He They accept It cheerfully They work busily every evely day to make the reputation reputation l tion more secure And they probably will continue to do so down to the end of the chapter I If only the people of or every other community knew the Tribune as the people of Salt Lake know lenow it If H only all the people knew its bad repute as the best informed Inform men of or the country know it ly I IThen Then thero would be bo no harm harm In Iii its publication no matter what it might say But have patience The world is learning rapidly I |
