The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-22
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---4e by the Weekly Messenger on
aAti5ti. SauPete county.
-i-sttpi heaIus Is back from the ma
--l 80 capital and as usual Is telling
e--at 4 accomplished during the session
Sil91l' By hls 'untiring efforts he
'S'ld nave passed this bin and that bin
= IL -i1L tne NmOOt Investigation prevent
~ ltypocriUe ana igu0Famus that he
- Aaa ne been a friend'tQ Utah and her
t1-.-trels ana possessed OF a. fraction of
s--- influence chat Inc processes, DE would
1000 oreil heard ll defense of Senator
siADol ana the people of bis state. Not
= wore mas lac spoken. While the seusa-
-.oliat pis0Js Of the country have been
gyms an manner of evil of the people
zane The senior senator has never
it-lel posed ana objection ur offered "a de-
.NH1e. lie hopes 20 profit by The SmOot
sa-isatloH- Tom wants 10 go back TO
interests OF the state and the honor OF
lier citizens iu order 10 help himself The
~ opDoItumty me people have they VIII
dispose of Hom for good
The messenger is a good paper pub
Haned Dy good man; and its editor uu-
GpuDtediy does not desire to 90 injustice
10 anyone. But he seems TO have been
atilt@led DF less imam his usual lutell-
gent fairness ia the foregoing comment
ca the senior senator from this state.
let us See. "EVpOCritc and ignOra-
mus. These are startling words to be
Appied 10y "a paper of Republican pro
eliNiles 10 q Republican senator, who
was elected by q Republican legislature
~ hen 10 had the fuu freedom OF choice
in party possessing many brilliant
members both intelligent and sincere
are these appellatiOus justiled2 Us
Thomas kearns, senior senator of the
nited States from Utah, hypocrite and
1gu0ramus?
The state Journal is politically opposed
10 AIr. INearus and expects 10 contend TO
the very last minute of election day next
November 10 prevent the selection OF "a
Republican legislature thus lusuriug the
retirement of Senator kedrus from his
present high office, this paper is not In
mis- confidence, and il has no desire 10
lau4 him or TO strengthen nm beyond
his real merit, with the voters OF the
state. But common every day Justice re-
qIires thar the people should lndlyZe this
criticism, which IF it be true, is an eter-
1}ai disgrace 90 the people OF Utah,
Hon. Thomas kearns. the senior sena-
tor from this state has been placed an "a
most difficult position by the SmO0t in
Ncstigation; and TO his credit IL must be
acknowledged that he has conducted
himself I'm that maJler-sO lar as me puD-
lie has been advised-Hitn discretion and
dignity. Previous 10 the eiecuOu or Apos-
Tie Em00L 70 the senate, Thomas kearns
presented In his own behalf and i'm be-
half of the president or the United states,
q most earnest TemOustrance against
what he deemed TO he prospective blum
der, costly to his party and much more
costly 20 the commonwealth OF Utah.
kearus had nothing 20 sam py tnus
placing himself i'm the breach, lie knew
that he would antagOnlze the most pow
erfuI single element in the state by show
fug his opposition TO Apostle SmooL cleo
zion. he would make a breach where
formerly there had been a strong align
1neut of friendship for him. he would
jeopardizc. if not destroy his own chance
for reelection
whatever else may be said Of Thomas
Eearus. let iJ be remembered that under
these circumstance he performed brave
and rfnseifiSh act for the people who
had h0nored him with high office. To
preserve them from the danger which
they refused TO see but which had be-
come apparent 60 him, he offered MS own
political expectations as a sacrltlce-
Ee4rnS did not elect Apostle emoOlt ne
did no. provoke nor invoke the inVestlsa-
tion, there IS not q seinlllit OF eFl4.z-5lE ,e
10 indicate that ne has added one hair S