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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08
SENATORIAL SELECTION

The old contention is up In Idaho as
| TO the naming OF d candidate for Sen
| ator by the people. 1t has been pro-
posed there, as elsewhere, to nominate
the party candidate in the party con-
ycntion, the Legislature to vote for the
candidate so designated, This is op-
posed by others and probably 1t Will
not be done by the Idaho conventions.
or either of them, at the present years
activity.
The general argument against the
proposition to have the candidates for
Senators nominated in the party con-
ventions Is that 1t is better party pol
Icy to leave the prize open so that
all the heavy party workers and speak
ers will give their best efforts in the
campaign, taking their chances against
each other afterwards, with the Leg
islature, that il the choice was made
in the nominating convention the In
centlve to work would be taken away
from the party men who did not get
the nomination. But this is feeling
that we believe must give way, the
usual hope OF party reward would keep
the partys big guns active, just as
the defeat of candidate for Cover
even more prominent In the campaign
than he would have been IL he had
been the nominee. All work for their
party, because they want it 10 win
And as it is with the other Offices, SO 1t
would soon come TO be With the Sena-
lukewarm in the campaign because he
had not been nominated for the Senate
any more than he could afford TO be
lukewarm II he had failed TO get the
nomination for Governor. And in
neither or any. case could a party
campaign
We look TO see this agitation for the
popular choice OF United States Sena-
tor work out on such lines as that
"a prior nomination by conventions
or primaries. Ii is not in the least
amendment To bring about this popular
choice, 1t was not necessary to amend
the Constitution 10 effect a complete
change In the electoral college That
body, as planned in the Constitution.
was intended to exercise real power
to actually elect the President and
Vice President, But now 1t merely reg
listers the peoples VIII as expressed at
the November election every four
years. 1t Is not body OF any real
power. II does not possess the least
initiative, II is but a means OF regis
tering the result OF the actual election
And the Constitution remains precisely
as il was.
We look TO see the same change oc- |
cur In the actual practice OF electing |
United States Senators. the people In |
fact doing the electing when they elect
the Legislature. and the Legislature |
registering the result on the dates |
specified by law. II Will be a mighty |
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08
A NON-RELIGIOUS CULT.

DR.. James NJ. Buckley presents one OF
the most effective and convincing ar
| guments I'm the Christian Advocate, OF
which he is the editor. In favor OF the
| exclusion of Apostle Reed Smoot from
| the United States Senate
Not in all the literature on this SUBJ
| jeCt has there been an utterance OF
greater weight. AS is we'll known DR..
Buckley would not commit himself to
this view until he had given two years
OF close examination 10 the facts as
they were produced in the testimony at
Washington. and as they have been ad-
duced by the Americans of Utah Com
ing to his final conclusion it ls no won
der that so great man should be e bic
TO re-enforCe his opinion by 1awless
logic, On another page Of this paper
Dr, Buckley's article is produced in full
and The Tribune commends 1t to the ct
tention of readers One forceful para
graph. which would seem TO cover the
whole case and leave the proponents Of
Smoot without shadow of defense, Is
here quoted
II there were non-reliRioGs organiza-
uOn in the United States for the promo
ton of polyRnmy, and Il Senator of the
United States who himself did not COM
nit polyEamN, were TO affiliate himself
with that society and be one OF its direc-
tors, Is Il not reasonable TO believe that
so scandaIouS an act would be regarded
by the Senate OF the United States az a
reason for not allowing him TO sit as
SENATOR
That is cold fact. Furthermore I'm eX-
tension OF Dr. Buckley's argument it
may be stated with truth that Reed
Smoot, apostle, is member of nom
religious organization. Joseph F., Smith
is the embodied law OF the hierarchy.
His Will is It's duty. He is not religious
man. He is a pretendcr In his faith, as
he is In his citizenship Among the
definitions OF religious" given by Web
ster. and the real conception by the
world OF the word religious, we find
Pertaining or relating TO reigion, con-
cerncd with religion; teaching or settling
forth religion, set apart to religion.
And religion" In its turn, Is best de-
fined as;
The recognition OF God as an object OF
worship, love, and obedience. right feel
ing toward God as rightly apprehcndcd.
In this view what possible claim can
Joseph f. Smith or the organization OF
which he Is the absolute ruler, make
upon the word religious He does
not apprehend God rightly or otherwise
He does not worship. love. and obey
Cod Joseph F. Smith profanes the
name of Deity He is not n religious
man. he is n mere blasphemer. Even
the poor god whom his poor mind can
is def1ed by him according TO
his own confession OF unfaith before the |
Senate committee. Not until the wer-
ship Of sin shall become a religion can
Joseph F. Smith be called religious.
And while he is at its head the HE
rarchlcal organization OF which Reed |
Smoot is member Is distinctly non-re-
igious.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08
THE PRICE OF GAS.

We are sorry to see the SnowDarsL
company asking for a change in their
| franchise which Will allow them to In
crease their charge for gas from the
seyenty-1ve cent rate fixed In their
franchise 10 eighty-five cents per thou
sand feet en- increase OF ten cents, or
thirteen and one-third per cent. The
reason given for this proposed increase
is no reason at all; It does not apply to
the gas rate, but Is a matter wholly
affecting the advancement OF the time
when the company Will get In its plant
and begin to earn money. The gas
rate Is an entirely different matter
The change proposed would cost the
people OF this city million dollars,
for their bills would not be for two
years, but for fifty years, 1t would be-
cruel outrage upon the public to
make this raise
The Tribune favored granting the
franchise when this concern asked for
II, The reason was that the gas rate
OF the old company was extortionate;
and the old company was getting
new franchise with a maximum rate
far beyond even what II was then
charging, The probability was that the
old company would not seek TO put this
maximum charge In it's franchise unless
1t foresaw a time when it might be
possible 10 make the consumers pay
that maximum charge. and in the
meantime this old company was charg-
Ing far above the rate which In other
cities Is called robbery
To relieve the trouble from this i'm
position. and have the price of gas put
on a reasonable basis, The Tribune ia
vored the Snow-Darst proposition, on
the representations made by the gen
tlemen who were In charge OF the en-
terprlse. They protested that the rates
specified in the draft OF the franchise
which they were seeking to have grant
ed by the Council were satisfactory and
ample the returns they would receive
on their investment and expenditure
would be sufficient. especially as they
had such immense supplies OF good
gas-making material In their mining
for producing the gas.
Relying on those representations. as
we had the right 10 do, and assuming
that these gentlemen knew the details
and requirements of their own propo-
sitions we openly advocated their fran
chise. as promising needed relief TO the
consumers OF gas. We do not under |
stand that the promoters OF this enter |
prise claim now any error in their CAL |
culations. OF that they could not easily |
do what they agreed 70 for the price |
named; on the contrary. IL is under
stood that they have financed their en-
terprise on the basis OF seventy-ive
cent gas. and that SO far as the general
enterprise is concerned all is we'll But
the suggestion is that if the increa sed |
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08
THE INSURANCE CONVENTION

The convention OF State Insurance
Commissioners which has just con-
cluded its sessions in Chicago. took
| such emphatic action upon a number
| OF the most vexed insurance questions
OF the day that the Record-HeTald
! feels justified in concluding editorially
that the deferred premium policy
must be abolished. and 1t considers
that "it Is also clear that the trick
policy must go. that the loading
must be limited and expenditures con-
fined to II, and that every possible ef-
fort must be made 10 provide policy
holders with some effective means Of
controlling the mutual companys man
agement.'
1t was q most encouraging conYen-
ton. 1t declared. by vote OF twenty
two States against seven that de
ferred dividend policies must be pro-
hlbited In the future. Annual account
Ing and provisional apportionment of
surplus must be established to protect
all deferred dividend policies now In
force Policy holders must be given
representation In the management of
mutual companies. probably by being
permitted to send district representa-
tives to an annual meeting. Standard
forms of insurance policies should be
adopted by all States under uniform
laws" These are all excellent recon-
mendations for legislation: and II the
States could be got 10 enact uniform
laws along those lines most OF the
worst abuses In the life insurance sys-
TEN would be eradcated
But there was one enormous handi-
definitely passed upon, that is the ex-
actions of the expense accounts,
These have within few years risen
from about twenty-five per cent to
sixty seventy and even eighty per
cent. With the keeping of that ex-
pense within reasonable and business
like bounds. there Is no doubt whatever
but that insurance could be offered for
a cons1dera bly, less premium. But the
convention left this important matter
" IhC JobSh'Sh VI 'ht NoihtihNNCC VII
legislation, that committee to handle 1t
in such manner as 1t might consider
most effective.
Ii is vastly encouraging TO see this
Arm stand taken by the Commissioners
OF Insurance. 1t was a little late for
them to take II. but now that they are
awake to the evils that have existed
eome OF them have been awake all
along. as Commissioner Host OF Wis
Consip), we trust that each viii not
slack his efforts until the desired leg
islation is had, and also the rightful
steps are taken TO restrict the expenses
of extending the business
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

relief for the Legislatures too. for
when that time comes they can get
on with the legislative work Al hand.
and not fritter away their time with
squa bibles over the Senatorial election
as now, prolonging them often to the
end OF the session, and even then fail
ing TO elect
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

When the ladies report 10 Prof.
Hyatt that their compilations are en-
tirely satisfactory. he may feel more
like making an earnest effort TO ban
lsh the fog
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

Members of the Utah delegation are
convinced that Nal. Dick Young is ex-
tremely well posted on the sugar aues-
uon, as he has recently talked with
President Smith on It.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

Mr.. Spry VIII not admit that the
Utah delegation Is wrong on the Phil
lppine sugar measure, unless. of course.
the administration asks him
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

When Prof Wolfe said that there
were no prosecutions for polygamy in
Utah. he had not heard OF the case
against Plant, the Gentle
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

Church leaders now realize that a
great mistake was made when the ven
geance oath that does not exist was ad-
ministered 10 Prof Wolfe.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

Gen. Geoghegan must admit that the
holding of the Lincoln banquet I'm the
armory might make him feel worse. il
he were required to attend IT.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

Apostle Taylor can prove that the
statement that polygamy is tiourishing
here ia untrue. as he has only taken
two or three wives in recent years.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08
Where The Tribune Is on Sale.

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perial Hotel
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Ct. Provo Book and Stationery store
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

Those armory banquet speeches Will
be printed, as those who are To deliver
the ormions will want to read them.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

Though this Is not New Years time,
II is permissible TO make a good reso-
luton not to send any one a coarse
valentine
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

President Smith did not know. of
course, that Prof Cluff had taken a
plural wife. but he referred TO the lady
as Sister Clum"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

Owners OF ground on. which bill
boards stand can seldom see. however,
that the boards are ugly. as they yield
revenue
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

Senator Smoot can prove that polyg
amy is being prosecuted In Utah, oy
citing the case now pending i'll Davis
county.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

There may now be expected a few
new oaths of vengeance, aimed al those
who reveal the language of the old
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

Gov. Cutler can see no valid obtec-
ton 10 the use Of the armory for a pri-
Vate purpose, as the purpose suits him
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

Prof, Wolfes testimony convinces the
hierarchy that anything that may be
said against the professor is entirely
proper.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

Gov. Cutler VIII not think of nam
Ing a successor TO Mr. Spry on the land
board until he learns whom he is to
name.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08
Thursday, February 8, 1905

Salt Lake cannot sincerely say that II
reciprocates the liking the fog is show
Ing for It.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

DR.. Payne cannot he counted among
those who think that the courts could
be improved
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

Bill boards are ugly. to be sure, but
think OF what they may be concealing
from view,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

Prof. Clun is quite sure that he ia not
mistaken in thinking that he took q
plural wife. and yet he might not be
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

Apparently winter is headstrong
enough to propose to stay around for
six weeks more, anyway.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-08

able to remember the ceremony If he
were called on TO testify at Washing
ton
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-03-01
English Credit American Steamers.

The newspaper of England are devot-
ing considerable attention to some re-
markable work recently performed by
the American line of steamers. in con-
nection with the transportation and han
ding of United States mail and specie,
from this country to England. The
Westminster Gazette of January 16,
gives an interesting account of the per-
Torrance by the S. s. St. Louis. from
New York, which reached Plymouth
upon the Saturday previous, at 1910
noon (six days, twenty-one hours and
forty minuts from her pier in New
York;. She was met by the Great West
ern tender, which got alongside within
five minutes and transferred 1000 bags
of mail and parcel post hampers reach
ing Millbay dock with the same at 1880
=. M. where the load was aagin trans
ferred by staff of seventy men to the
special train in waiting. The train left
Plymouth at 1:1A p. m, and reached
Paddington at 6:14, covering 246 miles
in 24O minutes. A portion of the mail
was slipped" at Bristol, while the train
was running over sixty miles an hour.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-03-01
JEALOUS MAN ON
FATAL RAMPAGE.
Man, Shoots Woman and
Dies.

SrOONER Wis, Fob. 27.-lSpc.
cinl. James Nc raw, Il years old, q
paper mill cmploye from Eau Claire.
shot and instantly killed Ed Cameron, n
saloon Keeper, in room in u restaurant
kept by Mrs. McGraw, at & a. IN. today,
after which he went to Mrs. McGraW's
room and shot her Her corset steel
detecting Dhc bullet saved her life
McGraw made his escape, and an
hour later appeared at the home Of Win.
,or Paine ON the outskirts of town and
asked TO warm himself. When Mr.
Pain" stepped from the room he secured
a butcher knife and went upstairs, got
into bed and stabbed himself IN III,
neck, causing instHnt death
jealousy is supposed TO have been the
cause. Both men had been drinking
heavily. Cameron was an old resident
Of Sppourr.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-03-01
JUMPS FROM FAST TRAIN.
Waupaca Sheriff's Prisoner Goes to Toilet
Room and capes-Wanted for
Petty Burglary.

NEENAH, Wis, Feb. 26.-[ Special
While Sheriff Hess of Waupaca was
taking Gilbert King from ClintOnville to
Waupaca on a charge of many petty
burglaries, the prisoner asked leave to
go to the toilet room and when the
sheriff tried to find him there he was
gone. An open window indicated the
avenue of escape.
Railroad men believe that King is eth
er badly hurt or dead because the train
was going at forty miles an hour when
he jumped through the window. a
search is being made along the line, Hess
says he knew King so well that he de-
clned to place handouts on him. lie
has been an Official for thirteen years.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-03-01
NEW FOOD LAW

cheap and better than much unclean
milk butter, but the dairy interests
organized and forced the legislation.
The law should have provided that
pkge. OF oleomargarine bear the state
ment Of ingredients and then let peo-
pie who desire purchase it for just
what 1t is, and not try to kill it by n
heavy tax. Manufacturers sometimes
try to force measures in their own in
terests, but contrary to the interests
of the people and the labor trust is
always active to push through bills
drafted in the interest Of that trust,
but directly contrary to the interests
of the people as whole. Witness
the anti-injunction bill by which labor
unions seek to tie the hands Of our
courts and prevent the issue of any
order to restrain the members OF that
trust from attacking men or destroy
ing property. Such a bill IS perhaps
the most infamous insult to our courts
and the common people ever laid be-
fore Congress and the Representatives
in Congress must be held to a strict
accountability for their acts relating
thereto. But when bills come before
Congress that are drawn in the inter-
est of all the people they should re-
ceive the active personal support OF
the people and the representatives be
instructed by the citizens. The Sen
ators also should be written to and in
structed. II, therefore, you will re-
member your privilege and duty you
will at once-now-write to your Con-
gresham and Senator on this pure
food bill. Clip and enclose the copy
herewith presented and ask them to
make a business of following it
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-03-01
FASTING CURE FOR MALADY.
Girl Receivers Health by Not Eating for
Forty-nine Days.

Miss Ethel NJ. Pctran. daughter of
William 4. petran of Minneapolis. is
now on the road to recovered health aft
or n self-mposed fast of forty-nnc days.
Miss Petran entered upon her long fast
when in a physically rundown cond-
ton, yet during its entire duration was
able TO be up and active, and until the
last few days of the period was able 10
frequently 90 shopping down town. She
was stricken with typhoid fever. from
which she recovered only to find herself
an invalid. She tried various forms Of
treatment. medicinal, electrical, massage
and osteopathy, but with little or no
benefit. She was physically unable to
do any work, and suffered much from a
weak stomach. She complained of hav-
ing to eat food, saying she had no appe-
tite.
stop eating, then, until your desire
for food returns said Or, Dwight d.
kenne, osteopath.
So Miss Petran began her long fast.
The last few days she had become CON
siderably weaker. Previous to the re-
turn of q taste for food, there was a
decided increase in the flow of saliva in
the mouth, and then came the appetite.
AT first she was given but little matt
ed milk. Slowly the amount she was al
lowed was increased, She has been tax
ing food now for over week, ana mas
y longing for quantity always in ex-
cess Of the amount she is allowed. Miss
Petran is gaining strength daily, and
her parents, friends and attending ply
stefan have cause to hope that her mys-
FERROUS ailment is completely cured and
that she is returning TO that state OF
robust health she enjoyed previous 10
her attack os typhoid During her fast,
Miss Petran was told she could drink
water in as great quantity as she de-
sired but because of stomach trouble it
caused, she drank but little most of the
time
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-03-01
NEW POLAR EXPEDITION READY.
Comrades of Baldwin-Zeigler Expedition
Seek New Northern Continent.

The expedition now being fitted out by
Capt Einar Mikkelsen of Denmark and
Ernest De V. Lefingwell of the Univer-
sity of Chicago will seek a new CONT
nent in the polar sea. Mr.. LefiingweIl
and Capt Mikkelsen were comrades on
the Baldwin-Xeiger expedition and at
that time conceived the idea Of eXplor-
ing the hitherto unknown Beaufort sea.
On their return from the Baldwin-Ieig-
Ter trip they Immediately set about rails
ing funds for the expedition.
Capt. Mikkelsen went to England,
where he succeeded in raising portion
of the necessary funds, the Royal Geo
graphical society Of Great Britain con-
tributing $1,000 and authorizing the use
of the name Of the society in connection
with the enterprise. In the meantime
Mr.. Lenncwell, working among scientific
men and others interested, succeeded in
getting together several thousand dol
lars in this country.
The two young men will set out for
the frozen north shortly and expect
TO add a new continent or at most an
archipelago to the maps Of the world.
A new continent in the arctic regions,
the existence Of which has been suspect
ed for more than fifty years, will be the
goal Of the expedition which will be
sent out under the auspices Of the Royal
Geographical society of England, the M
tional Geographical society Of America
and the American Geographical society.
Members of those societies have been
interested in the unknown regions north
Of Alaska since the unexplained mys-
terry Of the drift which caught the i'll
fated Jeanette years ago and crushed
her in the ice pack north OF Wrangel
island