Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-10-14

Sohtenueu tudI Ine drLlcleS were all
right and that the paper had right
to criticise public officials.
That made the attorney general an
CRY and in no uncertain terms he in
formed Joe that if full retraction of
the untrue and libelous articles was
not made he would be removed from
the office of district attorney. Joe
weakened and backed down and wrote
an article retracting and apologizing.
The article was submitted to President
Roosevelt and approved by him and
Joe, after pledging his life, property
and sacred honor" that it would appear
In the Tribune turned his back on
Washington and his face towards Sal
Lake.
When he arrived here Kearns was
in Los Angeles. Joe told Furious ].
Cannon what had occurred. Then the
the retraction being published in the
fun began. Cannon would not hear Of
Tribune. Damned Mormon and damned
Jew were used in the argument An
armistice was agreed upon by Cannon
offering to write a substitute for the
retraction the president had approved
Furious did write an article in his
windy, bombastic style, declaring that
the disturbance here was local affair
and the Gentiles couldn't live here,
and giving the Mormons all the hades
Furious Us vitriolic frothy pen was
capable of, and asserting that the Nor
mons had fixed up a scheme, that Com
missioner Richards was ignorant of. to
steal the Uintah reservation, and pre-
vent Gentiles from getting any of the
land.
Joe wisely concluded that Cannon's
effusion would do him more harm than
good at Washington, and it wasn't
published
In the meantime Kearns left Los
Angeles for Salt Lake over the Salt
Lake route, and here is where Cannon
stole a march on Joe. Cannon HE'D
himself down the road and met Kearns
before he reached this city. He per-
suaded Kearns that Joe's retraction
and apology should not go IN the Tri
bune, because it's publication would be
a terrible blow to the dignity of the
paper and also a blow at it's august
owner, ex-senator Kearns. Cannon
following his usual tactics with his
master, flattered his vanity AMI filed
him with so great a sense of his bril-
llancy w.t. cleverness and import lnce
that when Kearns met Joe the latter
had no chance. Kearns swore a swear
that no such retraction would ever ap
pear in his paper and consigned Presi-
dent Roosevelt to hell. Kearns de-
clared that he was contending for a
principle, but Joe laughed in his face,
and told him that kind of talk would
do very well for the public, but it
wouldn't go with him, he being fully
aware that Kearns' motive was re-
venge, hatred and pure 'cussedness."
That made the breach between
Kearns and Joe complete.
Joes resignation went in at once
and Kearns "pummeled" up the
$4,000 for Joe's one-eighth interest in
the paper and the $4,000 bonus, or
gave his notes for it.
Kearns wanted Joe to wait till the
first of next year for the settlement,
but that didn't suit joe He wanted
settlement right away, and he got it.
When Kearns lost Joe he lost his
most valuable man and his wisest
counselor. Joe's advice to Kearns was
generally good. Joe has judgment,
sense and much cunning, and If Kearns
had listened to him he would have
been better off than he is. Joe hadn't
the power over Kearns that Cannon
Yields, because Joe would not flatter
him and fawn on him neither would