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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
TO SAVE HOWELL.

Already there has been plor
evolved TO give the church some politi.
cal sairage In the coming clcctibu It's
main concern is in behalf o. NJ. Howell
for Congress. In view Of Judge Frick's
denial 1t would be entirely unnecessary
to assume that he has engineered this
latest move, but that there is at work
within the church and for the church
some astute political genius there can
be no doubt. The intellect behind this
plan is so far above the political
mediocrity Of Apostle Reed Smoot that
he must be absolved from any share of
responsibility il its construction.
Mr. Howell must be saved TO the
church, and inasmuch as the hiersrchs
have no particular desire 10 sacrifice
Judge Prick, he is naturally their candi-
date for the Supreme bench. SO that
whatever fate or fortune may befell
Mr.. Howell, that fate or fortune will.
be shared by Judge Flicli. Insecurity
has characterized the prospects OF these
two gentlemen, and in order TO obtain
sure their success the church must grant
to the Democratic party some important
thipg III return. What that important
thing is may not be found upon the
State ticket of the Democracy, for
Judge Whitecptton is of so little i'm
-portance to Democrats that they will
ordain his defeat III order to secure for
themselves the other and more i'm
| portant tlling--Salt Lake county.
| Last night there were a number of
little meetings held in the quiet corners
| familiar TO the priesthood Attend,
ant upon these meetings were priests
! of the Mormon church whose politics
In the main was Democratic. The
instruction was there given as to what
manner OF ticket should be nominated
today, and the evidence Of that in,
struction may appear upon the Aoor of
the convention. In reality the church
does not want Democratic victory in
this county, but if it is compelled to
facilitate such result In order to
save the Republican State ticket il
is DESTROYS OF having such a Democratic
county ticket put in the field as will
be acceptable to the hierarchs. 1t will
very likely be found today that It's
secret instruction has gone forth on the
noiscless wings Of that quiet whisper
which these priests know so We'll how
TO impinge upon the shelteriIg car pf
such of the faithful as may be trusted
with the confidence.
However, the American parry hts t!;c
situation 30 we'll il hand that even
should such deal be made it cannot
affect that party's assurance of
triumph. AS is well known, the Demo
Gratis are already sore-fngered aud
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
SHELVED ALREADY.

II appears that the Department Of
Justice is not content to have its new
appoiutee to the office of the United
States District Attorney conduct the
coal cases that have been brought In
the Federal Court i'll this city. lie IS
promptly superseded and Mr.. L. 3.
Critchlow 10 given charge Of these
cases. This is precisely what The
Tribune anticipated, and what we fore
shadowed at the time the cases were
brought would be doue-that Booth
would be set aside in them. Enough
had been printed about the connection
of Mr.. Booth with certain phases OF
the alleged coal land steals TO make 1T
in the highest degree improper that he
should be given real charge Of this
prosecution, and now the Department
takes the same view.
It is humiliation that was not alone
put upon Mr.. Booth, but which the
Department itself must share to con-
siderable extent; since it appointed Mr.
Booth in the face of protests which
ought to have opened the eyes OF the
Attorney General TO the improperly
of appointing him United States
Attorney here at this time How
ever, the best reparatlon possible
has now been made, and the
Department evidently concluded that
while it made great mistake IN ap-
pointing Mr.. Booth, it Will not make
tie further and greater mistake OF al
loving him 70 handle these lmPo"iant
cases.
We believe TINS is the first time that
any scandal Of this kind has come upon
Utah, but it is all g part OF Smootlsm,
and it will have to 80 Ill the
erab,bag with the rest of the frauds
shame and tricks that Apostle Smoot
uses through himself and his agencies
TO further his own ambitions at The
cost of the shame and humiliation OF
this State and the holding Of the Peo-
pie here up to contumely and obloquy
before the people Of the United States.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10

Mormon church that it is the special
religious prcrogative and privilege Of
the community presided over by Jo-
seph L. Smith to live with bigamous
wives in fragrant violation OF law and
to bring as many children into the
world as they please without any right
of legitimacy.
Jt does not sound real In America,
and yet it is the exactituda that the
Mormon press and the Mormon polit
ical allies all unite in asserting that
the fight against poIygamy and the
fight against political interference
waged III Utah and Idaho is an at
tempt TO interfere in religious liberty
thereby confessing that polygamy
and political interference arc parts Of
the creed of the Mormon church and
as such should be allowed as full H..
cense as is given TO any other creed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
A SNIVELJNG VAIL.

The alleged morning Democratic
newspaper in this city (Which does not
dare to support Democratic nomi-
nee in our neighbor State to the
north), bewails the prospect that in
case the Americans should elect their
county ticket "a large proportion Of
the citizens Of the county would be
barred from office and the places
would be filed up with the same sort
Of men that have been installed in the
city berths;'' that is to say, with
American party mon, We confess
that there is some ground to antici'
pate this sort of thing, just as at
present we realize the situation that
exists in the county Offices where we
do not find any Americans or Dem.
ocrats. That is TO say ga large pro-
portion Of the citizens of the county
are barred from Office right now, and
the places are given to the adherents
Of the Smoot machine Of the Church
Republican persuasion.
In case the Smoot Republican ma
chine should elect its county ticket
again this year, the same condition
would prevail. a large proportion of
the citizens of the county would be
barred from Office and from al chance
of deputyships, clerkships, and from
public employment generally by the
county.
Further, we will say that in case the
Church Democratic crowd should elect
their ticket, the same appalling state
OF affairs would be manifest, There
would be no Smoot Republicans in Of
fee; no American party men need ap-
ply.
Thus it appears that this matter is
as broad as it is long. II American
party officials would bar out church
Democrats or church Republicans, each
Of these parties would also bar out
the other two. So what is the sense
of the whine that is put up by the
Herald2 Does it mean to say that IN
case its church Democratic ticket
were elected, Americans and Smoot
Republicans would be made deputies,
would be given clerkships and would
stand good chances for appointment
TO the various offices Of the county,
OF course it does not mean ANYTHING
Of the kind. It means simply that the
usual rule would be applied by the
church Democratic officials that it
now cries out against at the mere sug-
gestion of it's application by the Ameri'
can party. The cry, therefore, Is weak,
childish, trumpery and dishonest,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
THE GRAB GAMAI.

a significant sign of the wapton and
dishonest diversion OF campaign funds
is found in a Smoot agency of this
city. 1t yesterday morning claimed
that it has received contribution of
ten dollars (from a Democrat, mind
youD, which he wished to add to the
funds employed in circulating Re
publican literature. ;" That is to say,
divested Of all humbug, lies and non
seuse, a part of the Democratic cam
paign fund is being diverted by Smoot
to the support of his so-called Republi-
can agency in this city. Either that,
or it was lie that a Democrat had
put up that money. Probably it was
q lie.
The incident, however, is significant
as showing what the Smoot managers
are doing with campaign money. The
candidates are being cheered by the
belief that the money that they con
tribute IS applied to campaign uses,
whereas it appears it is being diverted
from that legitimate use and is being
used by Smoot to fill up in some de-
gree that aching void which appears
week by week in the expense account
Of that Puerile agency, and that
Democratic as we'll as "Republi.
can" money goes into that rst-hole,
The publication OF that story was a
dead give.away, and shows that what
IS needed in that agency is a good,
large, well-pointed blue pencil, with
somebody having the strength Of will
and the nerve to use it where it will
do the most good,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
ELECTED A DIRECTOR.

The Joseph F. Smith who was elect
ed on Tuesday as a director Of the
Union Pacific Railroad company and
the Union Pacific Land company is
the well-known local citizen who re-
sides week and week about or otherwise
al the following residences III Salt Lake
City: Beehive House, 157 North Sec.
ond West street, l43 North Second
West street, l27 North Second West
street, 80 East North Temple street.
Mr.. Smith is man of large affairs,
coniugal and otherwise. He is also
largely a father in the community,
The election Of Mr.. Smith is Il high
compliment to the polygamous church
nf which he is tba hand 1t ig r.ra-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
TO VOTERS.

One of the most interesting articles
which il has been the privilege OF The
Tribune to peruse for many years is
that which appears in another column
addressed ''To the Mormon Voter,
and quoted from the Smootito agency
in this city.
1t was directed, by its title, to the
HMormon VOTER but The Tribune re-
directs it with special emphasis TO the
Democratic delegates who meet in con
vention in Salt Lake county today.
Apostle Smoot is known to own or con~
troll the agency which issued the point"
cd instruction to Mormon voters to
unitedly vote the Republican ticket;
Apostle Smoot IS known to act as the
political prime minister of the church;
therefore the instruction is supposed to
be authoritative. If SO, then why
should Democrats meet in convention,
and why should any Democrat aspire
for office and why should any Democrat
e9pend dime for party service IN the
State this year2 II the instruction of
the Smooti5o organ is to be followed
out-and it is authoritatively uttered
Democracy has absolutely no cause
for organized existence in this State.
Every Democrat IN Utah should join
the American party. This county con-
vention OF the Democracy, at least,
should adjourn without making a
ticket There is Of course one other
thing mentioned elsewhere IN The
| Tribune which may give reason for
, that which would otherwise seem TO be
a perfurctory act on the part of the
| Democracy: 1t is possible that the
church is framing up Democratic
ticket today which will be satisfac-
! tory to Reed Smoot, and for the elect
! ing Of which he will plan and receive
in return ten thousand Democratic
votes in Utah for his State ticket.
incidentally The Tribune asks every
voter in this State who reads this
! paper today to clip that editorial re-
printed from the Smootite agency and
carry it as campaign literature until
the end of the fight in November 1t
will become of more and moro import
/ ance as time passes on. It is the one
thing emanating from the Smootite
agency worthy Of remembrance, and
that only because this time the Smoot-
ite agency and not the Deseret News
was selected as the church organ.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
MATERIALS FOR PAPER.

New materials from which paper can
be made are continually being discov
cred. Recently pine waste has been
successfully manufactured into that
universal substance without which so
many features Of modern civilization
could hardly survive, Fine paper can
be made from corn stalks and from
rice straw In addition to spruce
pine, fir, aspen, birch, sweet gum, cot
tonwood, maple, cypress and willow
trees all contain fiber suitable for the
manufacture of paper. Hemp, cotton.
jute, Indian millet and other fbrous
plants can also be ascd for this pur-
pose.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
THAT TAX RAISE FALsEHooD.

AS VIC have pointed out on n number
of occasions, the cry that the Ameri-
can party has increased taxation in
this city is willfully dishonest and
perverse, The facts arc, and they are
carried plainly on every tax notice
that is sent out, that there has been
no increase OF taxation whatever
caused by the American party city
administration. Tt is true that one
mill moro tax is carried than was car.
ried last year; but Why's Simply to
meet the interest on the one million
dollar bonds that were voted by the
taxpayers under The Norris admins
tration in January, 1905. That interest
amounts to $4,000 a year. The one
mill tax just meets it,
No one can pretend without reck-
less dishonor. that this added mill was
caused by the American administration.
No one can pretend that this same
amount would not have had to be add
ed and paid by tho taxpayers OF the
city, no matter what party had been
III power.
The taxpayers duly voted this issue
Of bonds during the Morris adulnistra'
ton, The American party was in no
sense responsible for it, either in the
vote or in the obligation to pay the
interest. IT was an obligation imposed
upon the city under the Democratic
administration of Mayor Morris. 1t
will be in vain that the subterfuges,
dishonesties, and trickeries voiced IN
the Republican" county platform will
be urged against the American party
ia this respect. If tho 'tRepubhcan
ticket had been elected In this city
last year this interest would have had
TO be paid just the same, and it must
be kept III mind that this is the first
year it is due. This one mill increase
in the city rate would have unquestion.
ably have had to be added whatever
administration might be in control pre-.
cisely as it was added this year.
The American city administration IS
making more improvements, is employ
ing more men, is doing more TO ad
vance and beautify the city than any
previous sdministre tion. In every way
it has been an administration so SUI
perior to those given by the church
parties, that there is no comparison
between the two. Salt Lake is being
made a city, a metropolis in which all
can take just pride. The church parties
simply drifted along, raised the taxes,
did nothing, and the city languished
under administrations that were favor
able to certain classes in taxes and
otherwise, and unfavorable to every
Gentle property owner here.
1t will be the business of the Ameri-
can county administration to correct
these evils, to put property all on the
right basis, to show no Discrimination
either for or against any person, for
any reason whatever, and TO do exact
justice between the county and city,
and every property owner within its
limits, And that is precisely what any
administration ought to do, but which
to the grief Of the public so many ad-
ministrations have not done.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
WHEN EGGS ARE POISONOUS.

All substances, even eggs, are p0is
onous when they are injected in Ger.
tain quantities into the circulatory
system of an animal. A French inves
tiDator has taken the powdered yoll Of
Z duck g egg, treated 1T with 20 per
cent solution of salt and injected it
into The veins of an animal until it
died. In order to kill a rabit SO grains
Of the substance were required for
each pound of the rabbit e weight.
The yolk of a hen S e"~ is less poison.
GUS than that of duck, but that of q
turtle is more so. The albumen Of
eggs is also poisonous.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.

Editor OF The Tribune:--Thc Pennsylvania
Congress of Mothers has been active par
ticipant among wonen's organizations VOTE
ing to free the country from ths eon,ToI L Ido OF
no is the hattie ground this fnl! between the
forces which stand for purity OF the nome
freedom OF the individual voter, Tor Chrs.
tian marriage, and loyalty TO country against
the forces which stand for polygamy' union
Of church and state disloyalcy. and political
control ny alien power.
At its executive meeting OF september
"a the following resolution WAS &doped;
Resolved, That the Pennsylvania Congress
Of Mothers, ior the protection OF nome and
childhood. urges upon the women OF Idaho
which pledges itself 10 free ldano from poiyg
any and tho political control OF an alien
power. Very truly yours; wv e
(Mrs Edward Y. McCeulley>
Philadelphia, Pa October 2, 1906.
How strange il is that the good
women who constitute the Pennsyl-
vania Congress of Mothers cannot see
that they are interfering with a holy
religion when they speak for the pu-
yity of the home and the safety of
ehildhoodl In Idaho and in Utah can
be found newspapers in numbers and
politicians in greater numbers all as
sertine that they co9sider the agita-
ton against Reed Smoot and the anti
polyeamy agitation as being mere at
tempts TO politically interfere with the
religion Of free people. The Penpsyl-
vania Congress OF Mothers must real
ize how ridiculous it makes itself in
this land of freedom when it comes out
in a resolution speaking for the sanct
ity Of the marriage relation and speak
ing for the holiness of parentage;
when, as is we'll known, it is conceded
by certain large nohtical allies Of the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
WHEN HENS HAD TEETH.

New York Press.
A familiar smile is Gas scarce as
hem 8 teeth. ~ The chap who origi.
mated it must have had some knowl-
edge OF past ages, When the earth
was just slowly emerging from its
early chaos the carnivores were great
ly In the majority; labyrinthodonts,
crocodiles, anomodonts and large pro-
portion of dinosaurs were flesh eaters.
Even the early birds. '!as shown bv
their teeth, " were all most literally
birds Of prey. But from the Eocene
period onward the increase was among
herbyorous animals Hens lost their
teeth, Just as the human race today
is losing its teeth. They still know
how to peck the meat of bouc, but
they chew not.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
Current Conm,e,
PALMA'S ROMANTIC IT

Il al III
Cleveland Plain Dealer, NJ
Fifty years of Tomas Estrad.
me- . thTee-score and ten h,vo
given TO the cause of Cuban n,
Els fortune was swept away. \,
his mother in Spanish starvation /
lie suffered agonies in politica, I,
and FOR twenty years he was NJ
from the land Of his birth. Sura
love OF Cuba and faith Of bs
mate regeneration as u land of fT
were In his heart. There arc Zen;
nctcrs IN Latin. American polite
give, evidence Of snch unselAsh de
to the cause OF their country W.
1t was at the beginning Of r,
years war that the veteran q
inc service, a boy scarcely reacbrt
hood, He served III the '7Os 40
dent OF the republic, but when
was restored Spain banished hir,
the country. First he went to Ho
and then he moved to the
States. For twenty years he con
a private school in a small /,
town III New York State. Our {,
ment considered him the best and
man TO conduct the affairs of II
administration when the Am
troops were withdrawn from the
and he entered on the Preside
1902, lie assumed the duties Of
nee after he had been out of
with his country for two decade
other generation had in ths me
interested itself in Cuban afpai
he was placed under heavy h,
BY his lack of knowledge Of lat
ditions.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
Here and There
AGE OF y WATCH,

Now York Press.
Does any one know the average ago
OF watchG l mean its age Of useful.
ness. Thousands Of hand -me-downs
arc seen daily, but like some of our
river steamboats, they have been al.
tered and repaired SO frequently that
nothing OF the original is left. This
man has his grandfather case,
but new works have been introduced.
That man has his great.great,tnclc s
works set in 4 new case. Etc. OF all
our intimate personal property the
watch works hardest. Henry Bicker
insists that it should be cleaned and
oiled every eighteen months il you
expect it to keep time. In that period
the balance wheel turns on its delicate
axis 1896, 100000 times, he declares;
it does not rest at night, but keeps
at its work increasingly. We oil the
family sewing machine, the Typewriter,
the pump, the grindstQne, the lawn
mower, etc, but never the watch the
most delicate and exacting OF all
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
TRIBUNE MORNING,

sumed that he will repay the dignity
bestowed by practical service upon
proper occasion.
n. B. This is also the Joseph i.
Smith who is under arrest for having
lived with five or six different wives
notoriously and fagrantly in this city
for some time past.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10

Governor Cutler may rot think much
Of the mining industry, but he could
not deny the Mining Congress the
pleasure of hearing few of his re.
marks
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10
DEVOTION on SPlDER.

\ spider with bag Of eggs was
thrown into the pit of an ant-lion. the
latter Immediately grabbing the eggs.
The spider was then pulled out from
the pit. The spider returned TO her
eggs, knowing that she would be
killed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10

Some Mormon Democrats will be al
lowed to vote for Judge Powers, so that
he can say when the campaign is over,
That the church authorities have been
very fair
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10

County oficeholders who have again
been nominated are more than ever con-
WINGED that the Smootitc party de
serves to win.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10

Mormon Democrats in Idaho cannot
have q very high opinion of their
Utah brethren who declared church in
reference TO be wrong.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10

Nj Howell has too much confidence
in good many Democratic brethren to
think they will vote for their party
candidate for Congress.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10

Logan's college committee can see
legislative nominees OH all tickets who
snould not be elected, as they do not
hate the State University.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10

By giving the Democratic county
convention today just as good weather
KS he gave the Republicans, Prof. Hy,
att can show that there is ono Federal
official who is not q partisan.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10

But after the election, candidates on
tho Salt Lake Republican ticket may
find that their admiration for Apostle
Snoot, great as it was, has all been
exhausted.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10

Republican ticket again this year, as
they would hate to be frequently
changing,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10

anyway. defeated candidates have
the consoling knowledge that they need
not hereafter be so polite to the voters.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10

Perhaps the Labor party viii over
look the taking of Smoot nomina
tion by one of its candidates, Mr.,
Hanson, as il is not much of q. nomi-
patiau
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10

Now the Smoot organization will
work little buneo game itself,
by assessing county candidates whom
il cannot elect.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-10

Tho Republican county convention
left the work of slate-smashing to the
voters at the polls.