The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-23
SMOOT ATTEMPTS
GREAT BIG BLUFF
Uses the ''LOrd's Own" Instead
of His Own to An
nOunce 1t.
SUCCESSOR OF ANANIAS
is MEDIUM HE USES
Priesthood at La lara Now Keep
Mouths Closed; Hence the
Ecclesiast's Blufflng.

90 fomoot the apostle, Smoot the SEN
ntor. Smoot the traitor to his country
by his own sworn testimony, Smoot the
sustainer Of law defers, law breakers
and self confessed criminals, pays no at
tention To The Tribune. His apostolic
brother emulator of and successor to
Ananlas, as an a one liar says so, and he
should know. But he does pay atten-
printed a special telegram from La
lara, Colo, detailing recent visit of
the apostolic -Senator"traitor to Colo.
rado That special gave the details of
secret priesthood meeting at which
Senator Smoot delivered an address.
The telegram was never denied by the
apostolic Senator, but his apostolic
OF the News, charges that the telegram
was "faked''; that is. that it was
written in The Tribune office. The
Tribune offered TO donate $1,000 to anv
charitable institution the News might
designate If it could not show that the
telegram was received by The Tribune
by wire, the News to do likewise if The
Tribune did not prove that the special
was received by The Tribune by
wire. To this the News did not reply.
Hence Tho Tribune publicly branded
the "Lord s own as a liar. Comes
of the Almighty and of Joseph F.
Smith self confessed traitor to his
country, and sustainer of law-breakers,
and says he will give $4,000 reward If
The Tribune will prove that he did use
the language attributed to him at the
priesthood meeting at La Jara. This is
q big bluff The apostolic Senator
traitor knows that you cannot prove
anything about q priesthood meeting.
The members are pledged to secrecy.
Any violation OF this pledge means that
the one giving away the secrets of the
meeting would not only be os-
tracised, but that he would have
in fact, might meet violent
death; hence the bluff of smoot. The
good brethren in La Jara have been
advised that Shoots talk to them had
leaked out, and the word was sent out
TO all to keep their mouths closed. This
has been done. This is why Smoot is
running his bluff. Prove what occurred |
Oh, no! The priesthood has no com
junction Of conscience when it comes
to lying.
Why is 1t that the Treasurer Of the
State of Utah and the Treasurer of |
the State Land board do not turn into
the State and the county treasures the
money they receive in interest on the |
funds in their handsS Why is it that |
they have not been called to account |
for the interest2 The funds in their
hands at times amount to millions,
but there is not even yawp from the |
officials cited receive upon public funds. !
Is il because they are Republicans, or
because they were elected upon the Re-
publican ticket7 An American party
man happens to be the custodian Of the
funds Of the city. The funds are on
deposit in the Salt Lake banks. If in
terest is paid upon these funds, accord
ing to the Smootites, it is wrong for
the Treasurer TO receive it. But when
it comes to State and county funds, the
custodians of which funds are Repub-
licans, according to the Smootites, it is
all right for the Republican officials to
receive the interest. Queer, is 1T notf
OK is gored.
The Church Democrats will gather at
Saltair today. The exercises are to be-
gin, according to the published pro-
gramme, as soon after the arrival of
Held g band at the resort as possible.
The reason for waiting upon the band
is not stated. There are several ora
tors, and the oratorical pyrotechnics
will be opened by l.. r. Martineau, who
is bossing the party. Music will follow
his discourse, and then will follow
the other orators, viz j. II. Moyle and
Fisher Harris of Salt Lake, F. K. Nebe-
vo, Judge j. H. Rolapp Of Ogden and
Judge Erickson of Mount Pleasant. The
Woman s Democratic club will act as
reception committee,
There was CONSERVATION in the camp
Of the Smootites Wednesday when it
was learned from The Tribune that the
6.li fn ftao l.
a resolution condemning the course and
policv-if policy it may be called-of
The Smootite organ in this city. The
inner circle, of course, knew of the
passage of the resolution shortly after
The action was taken, but the camp
followers had not been lei. into the
secret and knew nothing of it, until
they read it in The Tribune It is un-
derstood that a conference has been
held between Booth, Spry, Sutherland
"Fussy" Jimmy and Callister, and the
conclusion reached that the machine is
up against it, and that Hammond and
Wells will be permitted to dictate the
inner circle puts it, the Smootites will
permit the Republican State committee
to decide upon the policy of the organ
and the Armstrong family of Democrats
will then be directed to follow the pol
icy as outlined. This means, of course,
UnaC JameS L, hammond chairman or
the committee, and Heber M. Wells will
dictate the policy of the organ during
the campaign, as the membership of the
committee is Overwhelmingly anti-smoot
1t is understood, however, that Col. Ed
Loose, Apostle Smoot and George Suth-
erland will still be permitted to edit
the payroll,
Upon his return to the city from
Cache county, Chairman Hammond of
the Republican State committee will an
nounce his selection Of secretary. SO
far as known there are but two candi.
dates who are doing any hustline for
the place. They are W z, Vigus and
Archibald Buchanan. Mr.. Vigus was
formerly member Of the City Council,
and Mr.. Buchanan was at one time a
reporter for the Deseret News
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