Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-11-01

Utah. They are not like Mr.. Weir, who
is ashamed of Salt Lake City and pre-
fers to register from 'Ingratitude" or
Traitor City," or some other city that
suits his nature better The Salt Lake
Tribune is being circulated in many
eastern railroad offices and by real
estate agents who are selling lands in
the southern states. The Tribune is
certainly big hammer in the hands of
southern real estate agent to knock
Utah. Anyone here who reads the
Tribune and believes 1t could not be
induced to live in Utah If he were
given the best farm in the Mormon
state" Many people in this section of
| the country who are looking towards
| Utah with view of settling there are
much interested in the coming cleo
ton. According to statements in the
Tribune and those of the reverend
and other knockers, If Ezra Thomp-
son is elected, Salt Lake City will be
| the only redeemed city or place in
| Utah. To elect Ezra Thompson for
mayor of Salt Lake City would be to
acknowledge the statements in the
Tribune that polygamy is increasing in
Utah. That no one can commence
business in Utah without first getting
the consent of the Mormon hierarchy;
that Gentiles are starved out and
driven from the state; that the major
| ity of Mormon homes in Utah are
harems; that young Mormon men and
women are immoral and disloyal; that
no one can get job in any public ca
Dacity without giving 10 per cent of
his wages to the Mormon church; that
our public schools are Mormon
church schools, etc. To elect Ezra
Thompson for mayor would be to &C.
knowledge to the whole world that
Thomas Kearns is the political leader,
dictator and the great silver king of
Utah and the little tin god of the
American" party of knockers. Are
the people of Salt Lake City going to
| acknowledge before the whole world
Ezra Thompson, who was mayor
of Salt Lake City for four years, who
spent hundreds of thousands of pub
lie money without giving one public
improvement in return, who has main
| tanned and derived revenue from sa-
| looms and dives in one-story tumble
downs on Second South street as mon
unments to his progressive spirit? Are
the people of Salt Lake City going to
reward this Brutus as her mayor while
the wounds of the dagger thrusts OF
his previous administration are still
fresh in mind? Thomas Kearns is the
father of the American" party of
knockers, and Ezra Thompson is his
personal candidate for mayor. Thorn.
rs Kearns is a very wealthy man, but
to injure Salt Lake City he has main
tanned and derived great revenue
from the old wooden shacks on Main
street that he owns. Are the
people of Salt Lake City going to re-
ward Thomas Kearns and his puppet
Ezra for maintaining their shanty
blots in the heart of the city? l think
not. The voters of Salt Lake City
are just as loyal today as our grand.
fathers were in colonial days, when
they forever banished the traitors Ben
edict Arnold and Aaron Burr
There are many California people
here, who are boosting their state
They are exhibiting the products of
the Golden state and are telling of its
wonderful climate, scenery and good
people. They do not tell that San
Francisco has more Catholics than
any other denomination and that they
are great factor in politics: they do
not tell that Los Angeles is filled with
Christian Scientists and that Renia-