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Show H The Plotters Trapped m At last It become tho duty of The Records In H theintorcst of honor, honesty, and good govern- H nient, to oxpose tho honorable (?) conduct of tho 1 aggregation of individuals that is attempting to H nianago tho sheet down tho street, bearing the H oognomon "Oborvor," but which could bo more H appropriately desingatcd, "The Organ of tho M Knockers." M In its issuo of Tuosday tho said "Observer" M cngagod in a wanton, malicious and absolutely un- H cnllcd-for attack on this paper, its officers ad M supporters. In beginning its vituperative eru'p- H tion, it otntcd that it "has and will continue to H refrain from 'saying things' that might justly and m truthfully be said" about Tho Record, and then m it proceeds, doubtless to tho surprise of no (inc. m to make its word good, and devoted two columns to m a conglomeration of falsehoods and misropresen- H tations, "rofraining entirely from 'saying things' M that might justly and truthfully bo said." H As an oxcusc for its suddon explosion of j venom, it reproduced an article from tho vile pen Hi of tho writer for a political campaign sheet, pub- m lished as ofton as political candidates provide m aufllclont funds to pay for its publication, and a few m dollars for its conscienceless editor (procured by H methodH that aro littlo short of blackmailing), at 1 Salt Lako City, and known as Tho Great Cam- B paign. It is a vagabond sheet that docs not de- H wervo to bo dignified by tho namo "nowspaper." M From u study of tho shcot itsolf it is impossible to M ascertain who tho individual is that so "ably" M edits it; in fact, so lacking in an "oxcuso for liv- B lag," so manifestly without any "useful purpose" is it, tho United States government will not admit E-..- Tnlum JSiirni ii " ff a n H as second class, or nowspaper, m: - - JBut, although tho editor of "Tho Great Cam- paign" Is not gonorally known to tho public, hois " Woll known to tho nowspaper fraternity, and a glowing, glittering, ctaling cxamplo of fossilized journalism ho it.! a typical "hasn't boon," an oyi- . dont "novcr wuzzer," a pitiful dorolict upon the sea of lifo, ono who is chiefly romombored by the H number of nowspapors ho has consigned to tho journalistic gravoyard through his "able" man-H man-H iigmont, and tho singular and natural ability ho has always manifested for distinguishing the . "morita" of "valley-tan," "puro rye," and old M bourbon." , . ., H Tho ''editor" of "Tho Great Campaign" was cnroful to seo to it that no copy o! tho sheet containing tho articlo roferred to (and which appears in anothor column of Tho Record) was H mailed to this paper, but a bundlo was mailed to H tho local sub-editor of tho Obsorver who has since H boon passing thorn around with much ovident M jjustoto himself. M am nf ,.-h;,.h ? nnito natural: rather a family H affair so to speak; for tho "editor" of The GrcatCampaign is a faithful crntributor to the " editorial" columns of thoObsover, doubtless for H tho pennies that ho recorves in tho way of com- H missions on logal work secured as a result of his H assinino mothods with tho atato oflicials. pme- M times thcao contributions partako of tho H nature of oifusivo compliments on tho "success and H tho appearance or tho Observer, and the bright, M breezy matter appearing in its columns," and B which boar tho writon's namo, and at other times H in tho form of "editorials" purporting to have M hnnn writton bv tho " ftgurohoad editors" of the 1 paper. ,.,.,. B It is an indisputablo fact, of which this M paper has an abundanco of evidence, that nearly, H if not all, articles appearing in tho so-called edi- M torial columns of tho Observer, am written in M ( Salt Lako City, a part of thorn by an attach.ee of the H Suprumo Court and a part of thorn by the anti- M .,..! ..ml "nhlti" editor (?) of tho Groat Cam- H paign. It might be intonating, if not almost H amusing, to tho public to know that tho entire H articlo which appoarod in the Observer ro- H spocting this paper was written by ono and the H samo individual tho article in the Great Campaign B and tho purported -comment by the 'Observer. B ItHisa case of "you scratch my back and I'll H scratch yours." , , . . Wm- " Tho two "wireless" edltqrsabovo mentioned HBHHj f are the Salt Lake representatives Observer, , and to them is due-the credit for PaPr - , curing the publication of the Constifjial amena- , ments, which were given it '' solicitation." Oh, ye angels of P. how you must have shuddered when you MA tnat stale- mentl By what right did tho"orgari fe knockers demand tho publication of tho preyed Oonstitu-tional Oonstitu-tional amendments? For a paper that had been in existanctf less than four monthi to insist that it was entitled to the printing of them, in the face of the fact that The Record been established estab-lished nearly twenty years and has the support of a large majority pf,tbe businc .men of. the county RapuWican and otherwc-wa the most consummate exhibition of gall ever attempted by a paper making any pretense to honorable dealing. Through tho string in the. office of the clerk of the Supremo Court, and the deceitful representations of tho fossilized editor o the Great Campaign, the state officials were deceived and tho welfare of a majority .of tb Republicans of Iron county was for tho time ignored, but when tho FACTS were mado known to them they were willing and anxious to do what they would have done in the first instance had they not been deceived. . ,?bp Record, at the top of this page, carries tho announcement that it independent, and it te, and has been, following oift such a policy, giving ovory party and every j:' individual the same impartial consideration. The "organ of the knockers" carries the same caption; but is" it sincere? What consideration has the Democratic party received at its hands? Has it not studiously' rof rained from : saying or printing anything about that party thatjt could possibly avoid? Is not tho report of their county convention just about all the mention the Democrats have received? It has, on two different occasions, printed articles eulogizing the Hon. J. A. Mollville for district judge, but has it said ono word about Judgo Joshua Greenwood, Green-wood, tho Democratic nominee, Whom the people have twice before honored for the office of judge? It will, however, accept notices from the Democrats for insertion in its columns, provided pro-vided tho party will pay for them in United States gold coin or its equivalent Democrats, how do you like it? To protend to Republican -state oflicials that tho PAPER and its supporters are Republican, while maintaining to the people of Cedar City and Iron county that it is jndpnerutowt, "tqa.hypo-wifir.rtirnnftennt "tqa.hypo-wifir.rtirnnftennt edfTO"ino 'fW.pw-oiany party." i Tho facts are the factsl ProVo the position of tho Observor by referring to its columns! Wei invito a comparison of the Record with it on any proposition where fairness and impartiality are involved. . Tho statement of the associate editor of the Observor (also tho "able" editor of tho Great Campaign) that Tho Record is or has been pretending pre-tending to bo Republican Jn policy, is such an absurd falshood as to bo nothing less than silly, its own statement immediately preceding this one giving it tho Ho. Don't deceive yourselves, plotters, tho people aro not always as foolish as they appear to be. The statement by Abraham Lincoln Lin-coln that you can't fool the people all tho time, is more potent today than over before. If Tho Record had desired and could have had the opportunity to cause the publication in tho columns of tho Observer of an article designated des-ignated to redound to its own benefit, it could not have dono better than has that paperjn the publication of its iniquitous, thougn ridiculous, attack on Tho Record and its supporters. Judging from the number of expressions of indignation by tho leading businessmen of the city, tho "organ of the knockers" will be made to feel and know that such despicablo methods will not be toleiated in this community. ! And now, a word to tho author of tho articlo: Tho snows of many winters are whitening your locks; if you are to cleanse your mind and purify your soul, don't delay, begin now, for father timo waits for no man. Wbilo you read this in the confines of your room, reflect on tno past, briefly, but seriously. When you have finished reading, lay this paper aside and pick up your bible. Turn to tho NinthVCommandment, and road; then turn to the ninfy vors3. of the tenth chapter of Leviticus, and read again. Then ; Ueek your bed, and sleep tho sleep of tho just, j |