The Washington herald., 1906-11-08
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TWO leading men OF the Mormon
Church. Messrs. George A. smith. OF salt
Lake, and John 6. Mccuarin. are at the
metropolitan The former IS one IF tie
apostles of the church, and his colleague
IS president OF the Eastern States Mis-
sion. They are accompanied to Wishing
ton by another noted churchman. former
3. u. Roberts. who lost his
seat in the House OF Representatives be-
cause of his religious views. Tn CONVEX
sation with a Herald reporter. Mr. Smith
said:
We have come East 10 hold meetings
and bring together the wldely-scattered
students and members Of the Mormon
Church in this pant Of the United states
There are Mormon students here in
washington, " in Baltimore, and Philadel-
bhia In West Virginia we have quite a
lalr membership, and lately held two
very interesting conferences in that
state. II people would diyest themselves
OF prejudice and look on the Mormon
Church for what it really is. ] think they
would be bound 20 admit that It stands
lof me uplifting and bettermen Of society,
TOT aiding poor people 10 advance them
selves for thrift for education. and
square dealing. Our religion is essen
tally practical.
IN Ctah the M0rmOns have made the
desert Dioom under the inspira ton OF the
churcR' ana ia neighboring States where
,iie Ai"iiilohs nave obtained a f0oth0id
the same good development mas. been soon
The church started the FIRST beet sr,s-a,.
factory IN Utah fourteen years ago. and
operated il at a loss for quite av,F{Ia. b,,r
now we have a dozen or more factories
al Of which are making money for tta
stockholders, and likewise furnishing "a
cash market for the beets grown bv our
farmers A profit OF SO % $50 an acre
on Dects IS common thing. and this
year the returns 10 the planters have ex-
exceeded the record both in the amount
and quality Of the crop.
Two prominent lawyers Of Nevada-s.
5. DOwner and f. c. O'Brlen-both Of
Reno ana both stanch Republicans. are
at the New Willard
/ don't mind confessing TO YOU. said
Mr. Downer, that the result Of Tues
days election, so far as Nevada is con
cerned is to me a distinct disappoint-
ment. When I left home last Saturday
would carry the State. but the unexDecte6
has happened, and the Democrats have
won electing Gov. Sparks for another
term and sending George Bartlett. a
democratic lawyer Of Tonapah, TO Con
sIesS- Bartlett. by the way. is well
known mere IN Washington, having taken
a degree in law at the Columbian Uni
Versity. Another graduate OF Columbian
was elected a justice Of our Supreme
Court-James 9. Sweeny, present attor-
ney general
But the present condition OF Nevada
Is so good and our future so bright that
'he success Of the Democrats is bur a
temporary cause Of chagrin-a bitter niV
mat We swallow and soon forget. We
nave almost doubled IN population in the
iasJ Iour years, and cur great mining
camps, Tonapah and Goldfeld. have given
Us a worldwide fame. Now we have
new camp some sixty miles east Of Reno.
a continuation Of old Comstock. that viii
eclipse anything ever discovered and give
tory"
Mr. J. I. Manring. Of 4IiddIesborousb.
KY, who is al the Raleigh. Is one Of The
big coal operators of the South. and is in
terested in half dozen important prop
critics.
IN all the concerns ir which I am in
terested. said he. about 200 men are
employed. They DO not belong to the union.
bat get wages in excess OF the union
scale, and consequently We are never wor-
ried over the chance Of labor troubles
The coal business Of our section is enjoy
ing a season or great prosperity, and ev-
erybOdy is busy. NiddIesborough is a live
and growing town, and though not boom
ing, is on . more solid basis than at any
time since L was founded"
The independent Republicans Of Penn
sylvania made a gallant fight to rid the
State Of the machine gang that has dis
graced it," said former CONGRESSMAN
Horace p. Packer, Of Williamsport. Pa
at the Normandie I think that Emery
would have been triumphant had fair
/ expression Of the popular will been OBJ
taiEable, but the ring. aided by Standard
Oil. put so much money into the cam
paign thar it was impossible for the fu-
sicn ticket 10 win. Money was spent in
the most lavish way wherever II was
needed and long dcquiscence in the ar
gument Of the dollar made fl possible for
/ the gang to triumph.
In my district. however. there occur
/ red great surprise in the victory Of VIII
I lam T. Wilson 10 Congress against Mr..
/ Deemer, the present member and regular
l Republican nominee. Mr.. Wilson. who is
1 a practical miner and ecretary-treasurer
/ of the miners union. was the labor candi-
date, and as such received the solid SUD
/ port Of the WOrkngmen of the district
/ He is q most excellent man-cons scfen-
/ tiOus, able. and IeveI-headed-and he will
make a most CTedtable Representative. -
Mr.. Charles Barry. now of New York
/ City, but formerly a popular Washington
boy, is in town visiting his esteemed
friend. Charles Extein, with whom he
/ crossed the plains in 1915. Both have
waxed prosperous since then, and NIr.
Barry is taking life easily as one Of the
trusted lieutenants Of Mr. Flagler in his
various Southern enterprises.
1T seems to ne" =" said Mr. Barry. "tbat
a reorganization Of Tammany Hall is in
order. Charlie MUTphy's regime has been
failure, and his esDousal of ". r.
Hearst's cause has been "a tragedy. The
truth is that the word Of Richard Croker
is to-day more potent than any edict of
Murphy, and had Croker been at the Tam
many helm a Democrat would have been
elected governor of New York.