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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-24
PRACTICAL DEVOTION.

If all the pretensions OF love for Utah
and special ownership of her destiny,
made by the leaders Of tho preponder-
ant element here, could take the form,
of genuine practical service instead OF
mere lip devotion, this commonwealth
might havo the most radiant history OF
any State In the Union. Nowhere else
Is there so much demand for self-ah-
negasing patriotism-forgetfuln Of
need. These, as guiding lights to tn.
men who have the power to make as
they have and exercise tho power to
mar, the community life. would lead
them and they would lead their
following into such devotion to Utah's
career as would glorlfy them and their
generations The example of self-sacri-
flee would endure; and in all time to
come. when personal whlm and the
selhshness OF class. should stand be-
tween the public and some great good
the lesson OF self-immolation would be
read and needed.
Utah Is known as the Mormon State;
and the Mormon leaders affect some
special prerogetlv in the guardianship
of her fame. And yet these people, who
assume a larger share of authority ana
responsibility than attaches to any
other citizens OF the commonwealth, are
SO determinedly devoted 10 their own
selfish way OF living that they permit
the State to suffer incalculable present
injury and to incur measupeless future
disaster and dshonor rather than to
yield one jot or title of their arrogant
purpose.
The kind of patriotism which evinces
Itself In the mere assumption of spe-
cial right to do special wrong to the
State Is the kind httingly described as
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-24
MORAN GETS THE WORK.

The Board OF Public Works has re-
versed its former action, and now lets
the street paving contracts to Mr.. Nor
an. This, however only after he had
made a substantial reduction on his
bids, applying proportionately on all
Of the items. a reduction OF twelve
thousand dollars.
This brings the total figures on the
work TO be done by Mr.. Moran very
close to the exceptionally low bid that
was submitted by the Barber Asphalt
Company on April 18th. We believe
that the Board, In taking this action,
has done the very best thing possible
under the circumstances. The season
Is getting on when this work can be
advantageously pushed in fact, valu-
able time has been lost already, but by
energy and diligence the loss can be
successfully made up. The great thing
that interests the public is to have the
work done, and done with as much dis
patch. energy, economy and in as thor
oughly workmanlikc a manner as pos
sible. We think that all of these con-
ditions arc fairly met In the revised
bid of Mr. Moran, and that the city
Will see the improvements completed
this wear.
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creditable compensation But the day
when the expenses of that high office
could be paid out Of S50,000 year has
long past The state dinners and the
receptions at the White House grow
In number and In elaborateness, and
very properly, with the passing OF the
years. Tho Senate increases In num-
bers, as does the House. Tho func-
lions to which these servants Of tho
people are invited by that other and
higher servant Of the people-the
President-nust enlarge In cost. The
diplomatic corps grows with the
passing time; and the dinners to which
the representatives OF foreign govern
ments arc invited must make heavier
President If to ell these expenses
shall be added the charge for special
trains when the President travels
about the country, IL Is impossible for
the Executive 10 defray the expendi-
ture except he shall have a private
fortune; and 1t is unfair. as matter
OF business. for this Nation to expect
its President to pay for the privilege
Of holding the office to which the voice
Of his fellow citizens has called him.
In all fairness the salary OF the
President OF the United States should
rot be less than 100000 per annum
and all OF the expenses Of the official
residence and the official journeyings
should be paid out of the public treas
ury. In the meantime, and until the
good sense Of the American people
shall direct this needed change, the
best thing that Congress can do is to
provide a fund for tho travelling ex-
penses Of the President and to meet,
so far as may be under existing laws,
such other expenditures as are made
necessary for the maintenance Of the
dignity OF the chief citizen OF the
world-the President of the greatest
Nation on earth.
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quiries and the right Of petition is
thereby onnulled
1t is no disrespect to the Senate 1T
solf to say that any member of that
body who takes refuge in the poor ar
gument that some one h5R committed
contempt Of court by writing a letter
or offering r petition in the Smoot case.
has INDUCED himself i'm the cheapest
OF all arguments. The auperscnsitivs
ness OF the particular Senator In quss-
ton Is reminder Of an incident which
occurred some years ago In Utah when,
under the statute, The probate courts
were supposed to he always i'm session.
An attorney meeting an ignorant pro-
bate Judge on the street proceeded TO
express I'm profane language a radical
opinion of the unfltness OF the Judi cinl
officer The judge promptly declared
that he f1ned the attorney S25 for con
tempt OF court. The astonished lawyer
said: You can't fine me for CONTEMPT
contempt may only be committed
when the court Is In open session."
And the conclusive reply Of the pro-
bate Judge is recommended to the
particular Senator who thinks that he
is nisi prius Judge: IL want YOU TO
understand that the probate court of
this county Is always In session, onl
therefore always an object OF con>
Iennnt
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CONTEMPT OF COURT.

Evidently one of the Senators Of the
United States. who is favortng the re-
tention by Apostle Reed Smoot of his
seat In that high parliamentary body.
is anxious TO square himself before the
public. The following is going the
rounds OF the eastern press and the
strong probability is that the incident
could not have been given out except
by the particular Senator UNNAMED.
although easily guessed or some one
In his interest:
A member of the senate committee on
privileges and elections. twhilel sitting
received from q constituent and personal
friend letter urging him to vote for the
Utah mans expulsion, The writer said
he had read with alarm that this senator
seemed disposed to favor SInoot and
warned him that his political career would
be in danger If he did. My dear boy"
wrote the senator in reply. IT love you
just as much az ever, but do you realize
that am sitting as Judge. bound by my
oath. and that II I were on a nlsi prius
bench 1t would be my duty to send you TO
jail for contempt OF court?"
To make the matter complete the
Senator should have said;
And also are you aware that II you
were condemned to be executed and
were the sheriff OF the county, It would
be my duty to put the rope around
your neck and spring the drop7 Fur
thermore, are you aware that II I were
serving as an officer Of the State militia
and you were engaged in an lnsurrec-
ton against the commonwealth 1t
might be my duty to order the soldiery
to shoot you down in your tracks?"
The two latter suggestions are as
pertinent as the one made by the
learned Senator. He Is not an officer
OF the State militia; he Is not the
sheriff Of his county; and equally, and
just as emphatically. he Is not sitting
on nisl prius bench
The learned Senator's voyage upon
the vast sea of speculation demon
strates how little solid ground he hns to
stand upon in making his reply to a
correspondent who had a perfect right
to address to him a respectful commu-
nication. 1t is a matter OF wonder II
this same Senator who was so super
sensitive about receiving information
and suggestion concerning the Smoot
case,, would have been equally indig-
nant II he had received let
ter concerning a bill to provide
inspection for the packing houses
or had received communica-
ton concerning the statehood bill In
which he had a profound interest II
any question which may come before
the Senate is transmitted instantly into
a judicial proceeding and IL 1t be con-
tempt of court to address one Senator
by letter or all Senators by petition.
then all questions which are under con-
sideration by that distinguished body
may justly be esteemed as Judicial IN
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TRANSFER OF VOTES.

The Post OF Paris Idaho, which-be-
Ing published al the home town Of Pres
ident William Budgets assumed TO De
the chief organ OF the Mormon church
in our neighbor State, says that con-
ditlons there Will naturally and nee
essarily drive every Mormon voter OF
Idaho into the Republican column"
Why should the Post speak OF con-
ditlons2 Why not make the declars-
ton simply and straightforwardly and
say commandments?
AS is well known and as the years
have demonstrated, the entirety Of the
Mormon vote In Idaho is transferable
from one party TO another according TO
the wish OF President william Bulge
or according TO his representation OF
orders Issued from church headquarters
In Salt Lake city. Conditions" are
unnecessary. Personal purpose Is suf-
ticlent. In the very assertion OF the
Paris Post may be found ample vindi
cation of the charge that politics as
such is unknown to the Mormon lead
ers. What is there in the so-called
conditions TO justify the claim that
all Mormon voters will be In the Re-
publican column The prescience Is too
wise and too certain. The Post could
not know 1t as fact II 1t were de-
pendent upon the estimate OF personal
inclination on the part OF the voter.
The assertion must be based upon
moro certain knowledge-the knowledge
that orders have been issued that the
Democracy Is to be rebuked for offer
Ing opposition to hierarchical control
Assuming that in the ensuing cleo
ton the Republican party OF Idaho will
gain what the Democratic party will
lose OF Mormon vote, there Is in the
method OF transfer a menace which
should not go unheeded. When II be-
comes apparent that a party can gain
thousands OF votes and be sure of the
gain long in advance of election day by
the dictum OF one Individual, It is
equally well assured that the same
party may lose the same vote In the
same way at some future election. The
ballot which is thus cast IS a worth
less ballot to the party which receives
It, because 1T Is the means OF a be-
trayal of that party into a confidence
which will result disastrously In some
important epoch of the States history
and the party's effort to servo the
State. Votes thus gained for Republi-
canism are votes that are even worse
than worthless. They will only be-
long to the party SO long as the Re-
publican organization shall do the bid
ding Of the hierarchs who deliver their
people. and Will be used against the
party as a matter OF vengeance when
tho demand shall become so overbear-
Ing that the organization In public In
terest must resist. The ease with
which the transfer Is TO be made this
year evinces that the transfer back to
the Democratic party can take place
with equal ease.
IT is the whole cause OF political COM
plaint against the Mormon hierarchy
In Idaho that 1t holds It's voters In such
subsection. and that long antecedent
to election day 1T can publicly proclaim
how all the ballots Will be cast
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PRESIDENTIAL SALARY.

All political parties in the United
States might well insert in their plat
forms In the next National election:
'We favor an adequate salary for
the President of the United States"
No right thinking person would op-
pose such a measure. 1t is shame
full that this magnificent country
should give SO little remuneration to
It's Chief Executive. The salary Of
$4,000 per year is petty: out OF this
amount the President must cover the
entire expense of his official house
hold at the seat OF governm ent-and
1t Is ridiculous in the eyes OF we'll
informed people that the United States
should in this paltry way belittle its
own dignity.
During a term of four years the
Chief Executive Of this Nation receives
a total salary Of 100000. Not only
must he meet from this sum all his
private expenses and the cost Of his
domestic establishment. but he must
pay for tho state dinners. for the re-
ceptions and for all the official func-
tions, of which there are many during
each year. Only by the closest econo-
my can the expenditure be covered
by the sum which Is granted as a
salary to the office. 1t is true that
the furnishing OF the White House and
some cxtraneous costs are met by a
separate appropriation: but the major
part of the expenditure at the White
House, outside of the salaries paid to
public officials who serve there, must
be drawn out of the Presidents mea-
ger salary
Attention has been renewed on this
important subject by the discussion
OF the question OF appropriating $685.
600 per annum to the President for
travelling expenses; and the resistance
which Is offered by some newspapers
would seem to indicate that in the
opinion OF certain publicists. the Presi-
don't OF the United States should cover
all the large costs Of his public service
out OF a sum SO grossly inadequate
that It is impossible to maintain the
dignity OF the office, and the proper
requirements which are made upon 1t.
unless the President shall draw upon
private resources.
There was a time In this Nation
when such salary as is now paid to
/, the President was adequate for all
tho needs Of his office. although at no
time since the presidency OF General
Grant would the sum of S50,0o0 per
annum have afforded anything like a
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-24
DIFFERING AJJEGIANCES.

The Chicago Chronicle has aroused
the fayoring commentator OF the
Smootites by an editorial in which that
able paper takes issue with the ma
jority report of tho Committee on Prlv-
leges and Elections Of the United States
Senate.
In the course of lts remarks ths
Chronicle says:
in any event the allegiance" 10 tho
Mormon church is hardly In tho nature
OF political allegiance and probably does
not differ materially from that acknowl-
edged by other men TO some other
churches that might be named.
1t Is astonishing that n great journal
with all sources of information at its
command and desirous of giving well
matured and irrefragable opinions to
the public, should commit itself to such
a declaration as the foregoing.
Here are facts which were brought
out in the sworn testimony IN this case
and which are part OF the enduring
public history of this State and this
Nation:
Moses Thatcher. an apostle OF the
Mormon church, was cast out of his
quorum and prevented from securing
an election as United States Senator
because he gave his first allegiance to
his country and because he refused to
commit all his political rights into tho
custody OF the hierarchy of the Mormon
church.
Reed Smoot. an apostle of the Nor
mon church, was elected as q Senator
OF the United States because he gave
his first allegiance to the Mormon.
church and permitted the hierarchy to
determine the manner in which he
should exercise his political rights as
q citizen.
II tho kind OF political allegiance thus
indicated does not differ materially
from that which is acknowledged by
other men in other churches, the people
OF Utah are laboring under a mighty
error. There is no Mormon apostle who
does not understand that he owes
higher obligation to the ruling author
ity Of his church than is owed OF paid
by any other human creature. There
Is no Gentle who does not understand
that the dictum in politics OF the presi-
dency and twelve apostles of the Nor
mon church is as absolute a decree and
as binding upon an apostle as if the
commandment came. as 1t pretends to
come. from the lips Of God Himself
Whatever other grounds the Chicago
Chronicle may have for commencing
the minority report and discrediting the
majority report In the Smoot case, It
certainly can find none of justice in It's
strange assumption that the kind Of
allegiance paid by a Mormon apostle
is not a genuine political allegiance to
tho hierarchy OF which he is a part
Within that hierarchy and from the
hierarchy an apostle exercises his po-
litical rights. Outside and independent
Of the hierarchy he has none. and IN
Utah he does not pretend to have any.
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CONSCIENTIOUS Hn,

'ANo~lGAN loOS HOMA
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mrs. Arthur Gibson of Frenour
three years ago applied for q.
pension. and had trouble gettin,
Representative Mccarthy, of
trict. interested himself. am
much effort Mrs. Gibson Inadc i
good and was put on the rolls
month. She got, at the same
good slice of back pension. a
must show that she has not a
annual Income in order 10 get
sion.
The other day Mr.. McCarthy
from her letter returning The
ers for her quarterly pension o
and adding;
Last week I received some
from n source entirely unexpe
have been able with this and IN
from my back pension to pay
debts and make a small inv
My yearly Income will exceed s;
this reason l feel that / mus
the voucher, with the request 4
state the case to the Commiss|
shall feel 1t necessary to contin,
Ing boarders. but cannot hone
tinue to send vouchers for
money now that my income, VII
the Government limit"
Mr.. Mccarthy went over to
Commissioner. They figured d
inasmuch as Mrs. GIbson's 81
about her income was truthfu
time the pension was allowed, 4
too late to go back of the fact.
VIII keep right on getting her
with the assurance that ther
impropriety in II.
The case Is said TO be the Or
kind.
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SURGICAL OPERATION.

Minneapolis Tribune
A Duluth lady had given her mar
ket man her order for the day over
the telephone, but later decided to
change 1t little and countermand an
order she had given for some liver.
Ringing up the butcher shop. she
said. You remember that ] gave
you an order for a pound Of liver a
little while ago"
Yes, madam, recollect," respond
ed the polite shopman.
We'll, 1 find that I do not need the
liver and you may leave 1t out Of
my order"
Before she could put down the re-
ceiver she heard the polite shopman
sing out to some one In the store:
"Cut out Mrs. Blanks liver She
says she can get along without 1t.
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Observers Observations

I observe that Much Ado About
Nothing is the principal occupation
In society life
That the Tanning of tho Shrew" is
among the lost arts. as there arc So
many OF them running Wild at the pres
ent time.
That the question OF today Is Meth.
er ito be" nor mot to be-" but Ito do"
and that, too, before you are done.
That he who Is ashamed of his busi-
ness never adyertises IT.
That the storms which rage within
the human breast arc much more se-
we're than those which rage Without.
That the majority of people speno
more time and money on that which
they condemn than they do on thaI
which they commend.
That beauty of face and form are not
necessarily an index to beauty Of char
acter
That all the good stopping places
along the road to destruction seem -
be out OF sight of those who are travel
Ing in that direction.
That he who is not guilty OF crime
has no fear of the sheriff.
That excuses are never needed where
there Is the knowledge OF duty done.
That the majority OF Christians are
Wiling 10 20 on n mission IL lney only
can ride In a standard sleeper and have
the expense charged UP TO some one
else.
That the devil has an effective corps
Of assistants organized for a vigorous
campaign in and about Salt Lake City,
while the preachers arc on their vaca.
lions.
ON SUM UTHER THINGS.
I observe dat CoonvIlle hab gond
| plum cry ober Sunday base ball ana
de preachah hcself abjournd meetin'
case dey want nobody to preach 10.
Dat dey Is folks what hollahs and
| shouts and fro up thaah hats at dc
| baseball game on Sunday who would
| jes hab Ats and fall ober II some ole
bruder or sister say amen outin loud
| in the meetin' house.
Dat dey is some colah'd people what
| can heah de faintest cry OBJ de black
| folks In Africa TO new clothes and
pooah whiskey but who can't heah de
! wall OBJ de wider and o'phim sta'bin TO
| bread at dc mex doah.
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THE MARTYR

He read the packing-house reports,
HIS actions thereto fitted
And thereon from his Dill of fare
All kinds of meat omitted.
He neXt put ND the bars on fish:
Decided, after wraneling,
They ought to mako the fishermen
Wear white kid gloves when angling.
When he beheld the gentle cow
No milk he dared to tackle.
Nor would ho eat an egg without
y Photographic cackle.
Thus in q while II cams about
He perished from starvation.
And on his tomb they carved the
words.
Died of IrvcstjR ton"
New York Sun.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-24
WOULDN'T BITE.

Rochester Democrat and ChronI<
Judge Benson, the new Senat|
Kansas, was sworn IN about d
uteS before the airship cam
the Capitol, to the great detfil
business in that staid and augui
Senator Long, Benson's a
from Kansas, was hustlIng oui
the wonder. He stopped at E
desk,
Judge he said, don't you
go out and see the airship?" q
Now, see here. Long," Ben
piled, I'm Rube and I'm frol
sas, and this is my first day HI
III be burned If I'll bite at q
like that" .rs 4
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GOOD HORSE Tp xr,,,n.

New York World.
The President was talk,no
miserable White House K,ah,s =
Is built on low ground hshs-
White House. IL antlopatoa {,
damp that the horses kept IN
affected. He said that the cons.
the stable is so bad that he y
Keep his own riding horess @
BILE. p'iVa|
You see" said the Pres,as,-
place le damp and unhcalsr@
horse wyoming caught cold az
died. The stable has n had ~
every horse kept there, Ths,s,
the heaves-every horse hnt
most shouted the President .sr,s
thatl'' ~
How many horses are tbsrs|
stable. Mr.. PRESIDENT" ao,
asked. aof
why, [ don't know, bur. L.
out and the President puncbed
ton for Secretary Loeb. - =
Loeb" he said. as the G..
came in. how many horses ~,
in the stables now? q
Twelve" said Loeb. exn,aihs,
two OF them are work horsea b
some other kind, and going tbro,
list. i y
How many of them ba 3
heaves?' continued the Presidar
one has the heayes." Ioeh
Why, Loeb" said the Pres,d
have been telling these men fha
horse there but one has the
and now you come in here a,
only one Of them has the heavcc
do you explain that7" =
But, Mr.. President" said tha
Loeb, II traded of all those Il
heayes for healthy ones"
The President laughed.
Well he said, II guess al
nobody can say this adminIHfr,
not run on business principles" I"
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NO MERCY FOR THE DOG.

A trial has recently been held in Dele
mont. in Switzerland. suggestive of the
Middle Ages A father and son have
been condemned TO life Imprisonment
for murder and robbery. A dog which
the two guilty men had employed was
dealt with even more sternly. The
Judges took evidence as to the dogs
share in the crime as carefully as TO
that of the men, and then ordered that
the corrupted beast should be put to
death
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DIPLOMACY.

Philadelphia Bulletin. ~
Senator Long said Of diplorna
dinner;
That was a diplomatic YOU
whom l heard about the other q
What do you do some or
to her at a ball, when q ma
sists In asking you for a dan
you don't want to dance with 3
81 tell him. she replied, 'tn
card Is full.
But supposing it isn't, and
persists2
Then said the young lsdx
sist II is, and at the same time
see Il Isn't. "
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The last resource OF a. scoundrel" Just
ono month of practical patriotism, Just
one month of unstinted devotion to the
need Of the State, would be worth tWo
generations OF the empty pretensien
which vaunts Itself as the especially
conseorated guardianship OF the States
destiny