Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-26
Editors Throughout Utah and
Idaho Handle the Subject With
out Much Reservation
PRETTY CHEAP LOT OF GUYS F"
Is What the Dixie Advocate Calls the
Dlsgrnutled Salt Lake Politicians
Who Are HOwllug

the editorial columns Of the press Of |
Utah and Idaho. The following INSTALL |
ment clipped this morning from the
various exchanges. viii undoubtedly be |
read with interest;
Dixie Advocate. ST. George, Those
defeated Salt Lake politicians who are
nov making such a howl about Church
influence are pretty cheap lot OF
guys, They have been trying to run
everything and everybody, aud now,
when they fnd themselves SAT down
upon they squim aud howl and try to
drag the Mormon church into the
muddle IN order to have someone to
blame Tor their defeat. Since Senator
Kearns has tasted Of the flesh pot he
IS determined to either gorge himself
with political power or disrupt the par
" that elected him to Office. And while
he has unlimited means mt his COM
mand the prospects are that he will DO
neither.
Richheld Sun; The question that ls
now agtatIng the politicians Is how
many votes viii be cast by the Ameri.
can party. Estimates range from 500
to more than 5000 The Sun Is IN.
clned 10 think that as election day
draws near the un-Amercan, fanatlcal,
sorehead American party will grow
weaker, There Is nothing except sore-
ness and malice to hold II together, ana
the exhibition OF sores Is not thns
on which party can grow and thrive,
The new American party was ush-
cred into existence in Salt Lake city
on Wednesday night Of last week, II
proposes TO fight the Mormon Church
for its alleged interference In politics,
and to resort to any sort OF question.
able methods TO defeat Smoot and
Smootism The new party viii be but
small factor IN the campaign, The tick
ct II proposes placing IN the field win
attract little attention. Voters are not
going TO be duped into deserving their
party ship during campaign so mo-
mentous as the one now on In Utah.
Goodwins Weekly: Had Senator
Kearns any objection 10 any Republic
can Mormon legislators four years
ago? Per contra was he not 50 fond Of
presents to several OF them,
Provo ENQUIRER. There has been more
cry Of Church influence during the past
term Of Senator Kearns. according to
the anti Mormon press. than at pres.
emit, but not having the promise or
prospect Of reelection, Senator
Kearns at once begins an anti-Church
party. II Is so plain that said party
is but for personal purposes, that the
loyal Liberals OF the past do not feel
inclined now TO follow the Kearns lead
ership,
Pocatello Advocate The Democratic
party Of Idaho at the present time Is
lust in the position Of the negro boy
IN the following story
A certain man I'm c. Is noted Tor
a pair of the worst crossed crosseyes IN
the country. Not long ago he decided
10 XIII a calf belonging TO him for the
purpose Of putting Il on the market lie
called negro hoy to hold the cali
while he knocked Il In the head with
an axe. The boy seized the calf and
the man got his axe.
suddenly sambo dropped his hold on
the bovine and exclaimed
"Hor on dar, Mossa Tom: | wants
ter ak you a question:
well, Sambo what Is it?'
rs you gwlno 10 hit whar yous look
in'?'
Yes. right where I'm looking,
"Den. Massa Tom, fer De Lawds sake
Git somebody els TO hot dis calf
Until senator Dubois II cured OF his
terrible bad case OF political crosseyes'
the Democrats OF the state VIII let go
OF his church influence bovine and
ask him FER de Lawd's sake Git some
body else TO hol' dis calf
Pocatello Tribune: And now the
Democrats OF oneida county nave ABOUT
decided 10 hold no county convention
and 90 Il without q ticket iet ohelua
county was the birthplace OF the orig
mol anti Mormon" party with Sena-
tor Dubois as foster parent Verlly,
the way Of the reformer GU Is hard ana
full Of rocks
Fremont County News: Just how
senator Dubois could go TO Utah ana
assist IN launching the American party
an that state. as against the Democratic
marry and then return to Idaho, and
almost insist that the Democrats OF
this state Loyalty support the Demo-
cratic ticket We arc unable to compre'
bend.
pocatello Tilbune Rev Benjamin
Clay the Dubois Heitteldt nominee Tor
Congress. I'm an interview a few days
ago IN Bolse. stated that he expected
M make tho Mormon Issue the prin-
clnal tonic Of his speeches IN this cam
naien throughout Idaho This state
ment IL I'm thorough accord with Sena-
inr Dubois remarks IN his opening
sncech al the Columbia theater IN Boise,
which no devoted entirely 10 the Nor
mon" question and bitter assault NE
on its leaders.
candidate Heitfeldt az pocatello on
Wednesday night attempted To adopt
more conservative procurement but
chairman jackson, who IL travelling
with MIR. Heltfeldt, didn't fail TO set
him right with his audience ana 10
make his address as radically antl-
mormon" ms even Dubois could desire
Idaho Falls Times; our own Fred
Dubois has been lnfusing Utah politics
with anti -"Mormonisn," and Is doing |
ali ne can to make II stick The new
party In Salt Lake viii give ear to incl
Idaho senator, even though his own
state refuses TO do 40.
Montpelier Examiner: Strange, isn't
H. that Mr. Hetfeld never conceived
this plan OF reform earlier In his pollti- |
cal career We wonder why he even |
permitted Mormon" to vote for him |
for United states senator or why he |
aid not refuse TO accept the SenatorshlD |
until that legislature which elected |
him, had fully performed lis duty by |
passing an Observation-Disclosures |
reference law. The condition OF the |
Mormon" people then was much the |
same as now. except that there were |
more polygamlsts, yet the ex-senator
never thought about such campaign |
issue. Did II take Mr. Heitfeld eight |
years 10 become aware OF the awful |
condition In at least six OF the n coun-