Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-22

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him you wanted TO fight the fool adult
teratlOns he next time The first words
NE uttered were Good Would not
he give up q retainer right aWay2 II
so We could use SOME of II In the cnm-
| Ing campaign his illl You know what
such talk means II you want to con
troll the situation out here / can hold II
and no one else can without an enorm-
GUS outlay hut / must De put on the
payroll / can't do business and spend
money without resources Two Of your
/ senatorial friends were IN 10 see me
yesterday and took dinner with me at a
cost OF $3.50. J Ike YOU You are %
good fellow Jolly good fellow and
! have been kind 10 me and mine social
~ and otherwise, but business s BUSH
ness and must ne awarded 10 those
who control the situation. and ! con-
troll H. ! control both and can make
! them work for me without change and
/ work like the devil Otherwise | could
and would ruin them They dance TO
my music and hive told me that they
| were subject 20 my orders.
81 have been true and faithful day
ana night and have taken am the abuse.
1 need $50 every month to take care
OF the situation with and no more The
| advertising you give is en- outside mat
| ter and does moi count, ! am not
kicking on bowling aim only reply
ing to that ha! ha! ho! letter Of yours
tSigncd -. A. L."
March H. 1902 Friend Kelley. n
You have lost interest IN matters out
here and are Indifferent would like
90 know your attitude and conclusion
at once, so that / can 20 TO the oppo-
sition and make oyorturea to them
Even II y0u should desire 20 withdraw
an advertising for paper ana eliminate
an expenses ! could easily go to the OPP
position and make up for IT, II you
are golng to desert me- ! want 10 be 80
Informed and be given q chance to re-
intorce my petition or make honorable
terms Of capitulation 70 the enemy.
Yours truly JOHN a. LEE"
March Il. 1902 Dear Friend: ] am
confident an effort viii be made at re-
peal legislation next time / want 70
do a tot of work Get 81 600 from state
and $500 from merchants association.
These fellows are going to put up q
great light, Two alum men Just In
to see me, There are twenty OF them
IN combination. shall say no more.
! am not a beggnr or pauper, but If
you don't do anything there are
ways OF getting money mat ] know Of
There ave other opportunities that can
be seized but | am grateful to you for
courteses extended, Yours truly.
JOHN A, LEE"
March TO- 1902 Dear Friend Stone
Is working for Orchard, Farrls & Nor
ton and they are going TO heip him,
want TO see them defeated II they are
defeated II will save me embarrassment
In placing them In committees. Please
don't use long envelopes They are rot
ten. Get some small ones, 10 you burn
my letters2 / do yours as soon as
read them +. A. L."
"St. Louis, March a. l9O2-Dear Sir
and Friend; Your letter Is az hand II
appears you are better posted about
matters out here than am ! am not
afraid Of spies nor courts. ] make
courts and prosecuting attorneys and
they all love me, Let's be good friends
and have no business relations. The
game is too small and don't pay You
cay what you can do and what 1t will
cost and then you VIII play-wthout |
my cooperation, You call the game of |
as soon as you can, please | am tired |
Of IT. ] am too busy to talk to cheap
people.
IL must get my campaign iund to-
gether for the race In 1904 | will have
TO have .Q00 and | VIII have TO get in
to Il game where the limit is higher
Stone, Dockory and Cook have formed |
a combination against me and | have |
got to whip It. The deal is Stone for |
senator IN 1902, Dockery for senator in !
1904, Cook for governor II is no use |
in your attempting any work out here,
except you intend to remain In the game |
after next January. Nothing viii go |
except with my approval.
"A word from me will turn things |
either way, Don't get offended my |
friend, al my talk / like you, but busl- |
ness Is business, and plain talk is best.
Yours, (slgned) j. A, h.
Aug. TO- 1902. Friend Kelley do
not intend 10 do anything rash this ses-
sion, Nothing in sky rocket or comic or
DER but 1 intend to personally control
tings and not let Dockery boss te job
- A. To-
How could a man so puerlle so ludi-
orously foolish 80 toad-llke, be elected
lieutenant governor Of Missouri
But It's simply true. Kelley, at pres
ont staying beyond Folks reach at nj.
agara-on- the-iake, Ontario Canada
was the agent Of the baking powder
trust in getting legislation TO prevent
the sale of alum baking powders. IL
published Journal IN New York called
the American Queen" devoted to the
interests Of pure foods He had a
National Health association to back
the scheme of freezing out the alum |
baking powders
The game In Missouri consisted Of in
PRODUCING pure food bin. supposed
10 b. backed by the Missouri Health as
ISOLATION a fulsomely faxed society.
for which Senator W. l. Stone was at
iorney
The game worked The pure food law
was passed The bust up" came IN the
attempt TO repeal II in The next session.
Thereby Kelley got laid on his back
md, now. In his Canadian retreat, gives
lut the former lieutenant governors
etters which, being a wise lobbyist he
I'D not burn,
But how on earth could a man Of Lees
hamcter become lieutenant governor OF
Missouri
Ny idea Of Il Is this;
lee the politician. was the same as :
he cashier who steals money to cut a
lash. 4 young man Is a hail fellow we'll
net. he Is bright he rises steadily IN
n The bank--and he becomes cashier.
'ctheps 10 Is only $500 a year. e
This man is all right oxcept for HE {
eethlng secret passion 10 b. great q
'ersonage. His vanity Is 80 gigantic a.
hat &c is contemplate. But he hides IL
being wise even In his contemplate N
anity. 81
lie dreams Of being president Of the ~
1nk; ot being "a Neapoleon Of finance az
Is q matter Of fact he Is simply an m
veraga bright man. He Is No genius m
'ot drop ~ the Napoleon in him al
Tie Joins clubs. lie lives In "A fine
ouse. lie wrIthes with folly-born am. "a
iion, which his associates do not sus. cd
ect he is cool mailman hiding his 50
lalness ei
he steals aud plays he markets and
mother cashier goes wrong. IS
Lees letters show q man OF ordinary DO
blhty with a mad ambition So h'
lought be- could become governor OF VI
lssourl. when he WAS merely "a homo | M