Show THEY ARE AHE TIlE THE SA SAME IE Of course the expected happened Men Mn II n on the street were wele yesterday offering of of- fering ering to bet that tho the American party people would take the tho position that tho the Salt Lake cases case are arc wholly different from the tho O Ogden den cases And they would have won If the they had hall found an any takers The Tribune hurries hur hur- rl rica ries s to the front with J precisely the one defense which was left it the It-the the statement state slate mont ment that the cases In the tho two cities are arc not alike But Dut they arc are alike They are arc l identical iden en- en In every respect leaped Tho The Ogden men did extra work which their compelled do for Cor the city taking taking tak tuk- ing much of ot their time from private affairs and they voted them themselves extra extra ex ex- tra pay for fOl It it They were vere good mon men and the they had hall done dono the tho work olk But there was a section o of the tho law which prohibited public officials doing what the tho councilmen had done and they were punished So rigorous was the prosecution that these men among the tha l best st citizens In Ogden Were vere held up UI to p public and constant abuse as tho the malefactors to be Imagined I And even en now months after their leases cases have been settled the Tribune i refers refer to them as a lawless lot an and expresses tho the belief that they g go right on violating the he statutes And the tue Salt Lake Lak ell city councilmen did precisely the tho same thing Arthur Arthu J. J Davis knows he was wa not nol entitled un under del the law to the mone money ho threw Co tot for I extra services No one ono Is going to call Arthur Davis a n thief thief thief-as as th the Tribune called alle the O councilmen No one Is going oln- oln to say Mr Ir Davis did ld not perform the services el for fOl which the lie extra pa pay was drawn But nut there Is the law stern and Inflexible an anIt and It says saS says says-ho ho he committed a wron wrong rong which must be punished b by his removal from offic office So that Arthur will have to go I It H HIs Itis Is a n annoying of oC course COUlSt that h ho should have to be tripped by the vcr very paper which stands for the tho party part to which he belongs It Is embarrassing to him and just possibly to the TrI Trl- buno as well that the tho down downfall Call o or of Davis should como through h the tho In Intolerant intolerant intolerant in- in tolerant and anti brutal policy polley o of that paper paper paper pa pa- per and its managers It adds allds to the chagrin of oC tho ito compromised councilmen council council- men of ot course to reflect that the they have havo no one to blame for getting gelling them then Into trouble but their own paper For It Is the Tribune of course that tha has forced the Issue That paper was back o of the tho scheme for working uthe up u the tle cases against the Ogdon Ogden councilmen council council- men It was vas not riot necessary to put tho the stain of oC a n criminal prosecution upon upon them but the Tribune did it It It- then I watched the case while It was on trial blustered and boomed about aboul It till the theair I air was full rull of oC no noisy Is demands that the accused councilmen of Ogden den should receive c tho the fullest punishment possible possible possible pos pos- sible un under er the law And mI then when th thOm heir lr cases had gone to the Supreme Supreme- court of oC the state it was the Tribune which summoned two judges of the Supreme court and appraised them of the Tribune attitude e of the Tom TomI I teams Kearns attitude of th the American party part on those vcr very pending cases Well the principle has been The law Is rigid and will have lave to be he enforced But dont don't think for or a minute It can be enforced to the destruction of oC Republican councilmen at t Ogden also being invoked against equally and l Identically ocr offending offend offend- end end- ing ng American councilmen In Salt Lake So o that whatever trouble the tho AmerIcan Amer- Amer Ican can get Into over this this this' mater matterand matterand mat mat- and ter-and er and they are arc hea headed ed for Cor plenty of oC f trouble trouble they they need blame no one but jut their own paper and the financier finan- finan cier of their own party part We Ye should like to say another kind kind- 13 y word to Mr Davis We e have said from Crom rom the first of ot course that he Is no crIminal Chambers and Craig were not ot criminals except In the tainted columns of the Tribune And neither are re the culpable members of or the local locality city ity council They have taken the money noncy contrary to law and the they will have havo avo to meet the issue We want to todd add dd to our kindly service in their behalf bo- bo half b by assuring th m that they must not permit the Tribune to mislead them hem into believing there Is a lifter lifter- enCe nce between their cases antI antl tho those of the ho Ogden Osden men Dont Don't let that thal paper aJ aggravate its present offenses against you ou by making you OU think you are arc immune im im- im- im mune Of or cour course e the Kearns crowd would be bo vcr very glad to retrieve somo some or of f tho the blunder of oC which It has been guilty guilt in person and by hy paper but you ou men who have havo taken extra pay for Cor or extra work In violation of or the law make up your our minds that the case a against you Is as straight as that which Chambers and Craig have followed followed fol- fol lowed to conclusion If Ie you have any doubts get your our lawyers lawyel's pay them ho tho fee ee the Tribune ought to pa pay for tor you ou set them to work and after aCtor a aay aday alay lay day ay or two they will show you the vcr very cry decision tho the Tribune printed yesterday yes yes- OS tenIa morning the concluding sen- sen s n- n tence of which h Is 15 There Is no ambiguity ambiguity am am- In the language used It is plain that the t was to prohibit any change in the salary of a city officer fleer officer after acter his election lection or appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment to take tale effect luring during his term And in In tho the light of the best besl they can give s-Ive you you OU will see gee the full extent of the damage amaie tho the fo jl l Tribune has Inflicted upon you ou |