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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13
FOOLISH FEARS.

The Brigham Young University at
Provo, whose two successive presidents
have been polygamists-and whose pres
ent president testified at Washington
that he was polygamist when selected
for the responsible station of preceptor
and exemplar for the youth-seems to
be somewhat worried for fear public
criticism will be lcveled at the institu.
tion for the welcome extended to Apos
tie Smoot
We think that the fear is i'll founded
Surely no one would be so unjust as to
criticise like for greeting like with
fond affection. There would be no ius-
tlce in such criticism. Apostle Smoot
stood for the Brigham Young Univer-
sity, and the Brigham Young University
could do no less than to stand for Apos-
tie Smoot. Certain prominent charac-
ters and characteristics of the univer.
sity constituted some degree of trial
for Apostle Smoot in Washington: and
an ontburst of regard and gratitude
from the university was the least that
the apostle could expect
1t will be remembered that the Sen
ate Committee on Privileges and Eloc-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13
AN HONEST OPINION.

The California Christian Advocate is
not affected by politics; it is not pro
durable either by purchase or by threat.
Therefore newspaper readers in Utah
| are not likely to find any quotations
from the California Christian Advocate
published in the Mormon church relip-
ious and political organs concerning the
Smoot case.
These commingled, subsidized, priest.
craft-directcd, copperhead journals are
engaged, by liberal citation of utter.
ance from political newspapers which
are friendly to the Senatorial friends
OF Smoot, in the agreeable labor of con
veying to the public mind of Utah an
utterly false idea of the National SEN
timent on this great question.
With the exception of the New York
Independent, there is probably no large.
~ circulated, influential, disinterested
and ethical blication-deslinp with
the question at all-but condemns in
more vigorous terms than have been
recently used in any other case, the ac-
tlon OF the Senate in overthrowing the
report OF its own committee and nulli-
Tying all the evidence taken in this
case IN order to satisfy certain poll.
ticlans. The California Christian Ad.
vocate is a type of the great pubica-
tions OF the country devoted to the
preeept and practice OF moraIity-un.
tlnged by partisanship, and free to adj.
vocate the best for the Nation. and
1ree to oppose any evil which tbreat.
ems the National life or it's dignity
therefore, what the Advocate saws
on the subject of the Smoot case is
worthy of attention; FIRST, because Of
Its merit as the classically clear exno.
sition of independent thought; and
second, because it is indubitablv fba
expression of view as wide as 10
Christian and patriotic feeling in the
land
The Tribune reproduces under tbo
titie, "A National Insult" an article
from the California Christian Advo.
cate OF March Z, 1907. 1t is worth
reading.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13
BEFORE THE BAR OF JUSTICE

There is a person named Ruef in San
Francisco: Abe Ruef-biggcr than the
mayor for he created tho mayor; big"
ger than the city government, for he
ruled the city government absolutely;
bigger than the law for time, for
he evaded the law. And there is anoth'
er man in San Francisco named Biggy;
not bigger than Abe Ruef-but just
Biggy. When all other means of get
ting Abe Ruef before the bar Of the
Superior court had failed tins man
Biggy, who was an elisor or chooser Of
juries for the Superior court, received
n special commission to 60 out and
get Ruef. And he got him. And Abe
Ruef is now before the court, charged
with many crimes, denied writ of
habeas corpus. forced to plead, and in
danger of receiving justice-just plain
Justice.
Such man as W. J. Biggy does
much toward restoring faith in the
sufficiency of the law and the patriot
ism of the citizen Abe Ruef had been
so complete boss that men trcmbled
before him; he had cut off the heads
of offending officials, and he had cstab
lishod, instead of the reign of law, the
not conceivable that the officials were
unaware of his whereabouts; and yet
they dared not find him. He was iv-
ing in comfort and luxury, receiving
visits from his friends and continuing
TO direct the operations of his great ma
chine for the conduct Of government of
Ruef, for Ruef and by Ruef And yet
the sheriff s office continued to make
its return to court of inability to dis.
cover Ruef in person. Ruef, the boss,
was everywhere in effective evidence;
and yet Ruef, the outlaw criminal, was
nowhere,
All honor to Biggy: and all honor to
-he court which appointed this honest
man to perform the duty which had
been neglected by a sworn official!
1t is an evil day for bosses. 1t is a
time for men who think to
'ule this country, because of their pos
session of mere wealth or political in |
iuence, IN defiance of law and the will |
# the people. How sudden is the fall |
# tyrants like Ruefl But Yesterday |
vi trembled before their word; and to- |
lay the men who once did reverence |
o them draw aside, lest by too much
amiliar,ty they be attainted under the
aw with criminal conspiracy.
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tions drew from Mormon witnesses the
evidence that a president OF the Brig
ham Young University, while Apostle
Smoot was the directing spirit, had
taken one of the young women of the
university to plural vito and that the
succeeding president of the university
while Apostle Smoot was still the rul-
ing spirit-was also a polygamist, with
unlimited opportunities to prey upon
the impressionable minds and sentimen-
talities Of the young women of the
institution.
Apostle Smoot bore up under this
showing and accepted its consequences,
He was even more loyal to the univer-
sity than he was to the apostolic quo
rum. There is no public evidence that
he rehuked the presidents or teachers
or pupils of the Brigham Young Uni
versity for their polygamous practices
and precepts while it is claimed by his
apologists in the Senate that he turned
traitor to his fellow apostles, Taylor
and Cowley, and caused their downfall
when their polygamous careers were cx-
posed.
We trust that the exhibition of fra
ternity by the polygamous president and
other attaches of the Brigham Young
University was as agreeable to Apostle
Smoot as the burning of The Tribune
in efigy by the same crowd was agree
able to The Tribune
The president of the student body is
quoted by paper friendly to Apostle
Smoot as saying that he "fully real
lied that they were going to be criti-
cised'' for extending loving greetings
to ''their apostle and their brother,
Reed Smoot'
Still thy fears, trembling soul Take
refuge from alright in section 1872 of
the Doctrine and Covenants. Be serene
ly confident that earthly criticism cam
not prevail against the immutable de-
cree of the Almighty that polygamous
institution shall have eternal existencel
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13
SALT LAKE, THE BEAUTY.

The Tribune commends those citizens
who believe that this paper s picture
of Salt Lake as winner in a beauty
contest was true portrayal of her
destiny.
This city is in many respects one of
the most interesting spots on the face
of the earth. Tt is the center Of the
scenic beauties of a region unsurpassed
in natural loveliness. 1t is the hub of
a wheel from which radiate mighty
commercial spokes. 1t is the lodestone
which draws the wealth of the inter
mountain country
To neglect Salt Lake S great opportu.
nifty, to leave her slumbering in vii,
lage snooze, while other towns with
one-twentieth part of her ability and
worth are resolutely' forging to the
front, is an unpardonable sin.
Salt Lake the winner in a beauty
contest is a certainty. if Salt Lake citi-
zens will perform their part. Nature
has done much; civilization has done
much, the rest is with the people-and
unless they would be recreant, they
must finish the mighty work
Salt Lake, the most beautiful city
in the world should be the slogan;
for with that high achievement reached,
all the other blessings of material and
ethical life will attend upon her
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13
A National Insult

The case Of Senator Smoot has come
out about as 1t was expected. 1t has
been apparent for some time that the
case was not strictly on its merits but
strictly on the programme, There
seems TO have been some coalition, some
esotcric politics, that had to be carried
out. The Republican party and party
leaders need not complain if the decent
law-abiding citizens resent this insult,
That these Senators could wade knee
deep through the mire Of polygamous
testimony and come out reeking and
shouting for Smoot is mystery we
understand, but which cur long years
Of respect for these Senators will not
allow us to explain. The best time TO
predict is after the event has occurred.
Under that rule we will not say that
the Republican party will be defeated
and disintegrated and smitten chip and
thigh at the next election, but we will
say that we are afraid such will be the
case. If it were judged by that net
alone IL would be hurled headlong from
its throne of power--Califonia Chris
tian Advocate
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13
THE IMPROVED NEWS.

And still the only revelations which
hoods Anyone with n cheap, stale,
secondhand lie concerning any man or
institution that will not accept the bo-
gus priests of the Mormon church as
bona ide prophets of God can find a
market for his wares up at church head.
quarters. The thing has become notori-
Gus that they are on the buy, whenever
anyone can either concoct or dig mp
some silly yarn-usually false, and un-
important if true.
The Tribune hopes that the fellow
who induced the Deseret News to pur-
chase his pretended wares concerning
The Tribune's cartoon on the forest
reservation, got his price in advance;
for prophets are not reliable as pay
masters. The News has been seeing
things at night again, concerning the
pictures with which The Tribune il.
Eliminates public subjects. The matter
is too serious for even local attention
in the columns of the church organ;
and two lengthy editorials have been
devoted to the solemn conclaves, the
reflections, the oyGrturnings, the con
hicts which attend upon the prepara-
tion of the daily cartoon in this Office.
OF course, the News lies; but much
to our delight, is more interesting than
usual, Whenever that sheet can be in
duced to pause long enough in it's career
of prophesying that ''the work of the
Mormon church will roll forward de-
spite the efforts of its enemies to assail
the priesthood to attend to other
and incidental matters of current inter
est, the Deseret News becomes valua-
Bile contemporary,
And The Tribune salutes it rs such
and presents to the News, In this gra.
tifying aspect of its career, the assn.
RANGES of our most distinguished CON
sideration with sincere hope that all
may be as peaceful and harmonious
now (since there are certain exiles
from the News office) at the church
establishment as all is peaceful in The
Tribune sanctum.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13
AND NOW FOR THE proof

Chief Sheets is held TO answer In the
District Court on the charge OF 'con'
spiracy," which the official conspira'
tors are so strenuously endeavoring to
! fasten upon him. IL Will be recalled
that the "peep hole' conspiracy was
a sort of dragnet to catch anything
and everybody, but 1t caught nobody,
This one is directed against one per-
son, and it is as shameless, dirty, scan
dalous conspiracy in ofllcialdom as
has ever disgraced an American com
munity- Before this case is done with,
some of the lawless and disrcputable
work which has attended upon the
procurement of periured testimony of
knaves and criminals, the subornation
in high places of perjury, the confabu-
lation of criminals with criminals, and
the confessions of one with another,
will be brought to light.
This issue will be welcomed by Chief
Sheets and his friends. II does him
service, though the means whereby
it was brought about were so disrepu-
table. The transcript of the testimony
was necessary in order that the com
mitting magistrate might have an op"
portunity thoroughly to study and di-
gest it. The labor of getting ont the
testimony occupied three days, till late
in the afternoon; the magistrate had it
all digested by the next morning;
which speaks unnumbered folios for
his diligence and energy, 1t was a
case needing dispatch, and the public
is glad to see that this did not fail
And now a speedy trial is the chiefs
right. He will, of course, demand it,
The prosecution can hardly refuse it,
for the conspirators against the chief
have their case well in hand They
have their criminal witnesses here, and
the public have the right to insist that
they shall be kept here, by such amount
Of bail as will absolutely assure their
This is also the right of |
The accused, The presence of these
witnesses is necessary for him. So far !
ne has not presented his case. Now |
he will bring it in. And the prosccu-
ion, for very shame, must not default
'lther by way of absence of witnesses
II other form of delay.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13
STILL PASSING.

Every little while, during more than
thirty years, some Mormon bireIino h . 9
written the obituary of The Salt Lake
Tribune, .
lt Is always passing" ACCORDING To
the Venal prints of the church; and vet
1T never passes away.
Inc piteous pleadings of the oroans
and allies Of the polygamous cult for
Inc tribune s death has been quite un.
aVaillng. Under ordinary circum-
stances, this paper would be willing IN
grant any prayer for relief. uttered in
good faith by the Mormon priests. On
more than one occasion in tbe mast
when they gave evidence of sinceritv
and suffering penitence, The Tribune
had pleaded for them to the Judgment
of the Nation; and in many other re.
specrs has sought to show that if ia
governed by mercy in its relation even
TO these tyrants.
But The Tribune positively declines
70 accept the suggestion that it pass
away. Greater love hath no man
than this, that a man lay down his life
Tor his friends. But the Mormon
priests insist upon calling The Trib
une their "enemy;" and even love for
them on our part, great as it is, does
not require The Tribune to die in order
to make them happy.
Besides, much of the occupation of
their hired liars would pass with the
'passinp of The Tribune - Tho thou.
sands Of dollars that the Mormon church
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

has paid out to needy and petty malign-
ers, to write the passing" Of The
Tribune, have saved many scribe from
starvation or prison cell-sometimes
both; and if The Tribune had no other
object in continuing to exist, this paper
would feel that, as a humanitarian. it
continue it's earthly career in order that
copperhead fasifers, threatened with
Jail for their financial offensos, may con-
tinue TO stave eff their creditors by writ
ing. at the expense of the church,
their cheap repetitions of cheap obit~
uary,
1t does not hurt The Tribune, and
it helps the hirelng scribes TO a hv-
ing.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13
Where The Tribune Is On sale.

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Stand
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street; YouIo News Co,
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13
WARNED NOT TO ENLIST.

Did Apostle Brigham Young. Jr. in a
sermon In Salt Lake, advise Young men
Tsy noy 1S he e9I1st gI5 in the war With spa!n2
Brigham City. March .. 1907.
On Monday, April 25, 1898, William
Mckinley, President of the United
States, sent to Congress n special mes.
sage recommending declaration of war
against Spain. The War Department
Immediately issued a call upon the sew
eral States for their quotas of troops.
To Utah was assigned one troop of cav
airy and two light batteries
The message from the President had
been anticipated by public Judgment
and the call for troops was merely a
ful6llment of foreknowledge on the part
Of the country.
In the Moromn tabernacle in Salt
Lake on Sunday April "a, 1898, Apostle
Brigham Young, then near the head of
the quorum of apostles-probably its
acting president-speaking TO his own
people, said
1t is wrong for us to think Of sending
our young men to Cuba to fight in the
present conflict, The fact that they
would go from these lofty mountains into
the malarial swamps of the South would
make them much more liable to catch
feYers and perish than volunteers from
almost any ether part Of the country.
There are other ways in which we can
show our patriotism than by sending our
sons to fight for our country at this
crisis. The United States needs money
with which to prosecute this war, and
II will be far better for us TO subscribe TO
this $500 900. 600 bond Issue than to send
volunteers TO perish miserably and use
lessly In the swamps of the Southern
coast,
The Tribune makes no comment up
on the matter, but merely states the
facts for the enlightment of its cor
respondent.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

Doubtless even now Apostle Grant
would traverse that certain route which
was laid out for him with rare eppi-
neering skill by the Deseret News, if
at the end of it he could annex himself
To another marriage.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

The second chapter of the Gridiron
banquet was probably written at Wash
1ngton yesterday when j. Pierpont Nor
gan collaborated with President Roose
welt. Was the stylus four.ounce
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

perhaps he could be prevailed upon to
take our rcvelator up with him in order
to bring him nearer to the revelations
he does not receive-but Santos must
bring him back, else we are all lost.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

Duluth wants TO be the new Pitts.
burg of America; but she now insists
that IN the necessary transfer, the i'll.
smelling millionaire, with his scandals,
shall be left at home.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

Desiring to be in line with the gen
eral cry, His Bogus Prophetic Highness
wants more tithing on account of the
increased cost of hving-and then,
mind you, his is not a small family.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

That British Dreadnaught may dread
nothing else; but apparently she should
have healthy dread of herself, for in
maneuvering in formation she is use.
1ncc
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

The Deseret News says that the
State Senate spends its time in laugh
ing at the State House of Representa-.
tIves-and that kind of insult the Des.
cret News calls boosting,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

The Tribune and A. Fred Wey ran a
close race in designating q motto for
this city's career-F'Salt Lake. the
most beautiful place in the world!p
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

Massachusetts counts as the chief
qualification of her Governor that he
is a mighty hunter, and therefore can
visit the White House on terms of fra.
ternitY
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

On the race track, favorites some
times prove to be failures; which is a
condition permanent with the hicrar-
chical kind in all but matters polyga-
mops
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

In the matter of Presidential success
sion in the Smith church, Joseph +, de-
sires that revelation be strictly fol.
]owed--but not vet,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

Relating to the coming municipal
elections In Idaho, no information has
SO far been given out by the prophet
TO the public.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

Close friends of the County Attorney
have not yet had the temerity to inquire
of Mr.. Hanson if he opines that he has
plucked lemon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

The picture of Salt Lake as win
ner in beauty contest caught tho
fancy Of the loyal aud artistic citizens.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13
Wednesday, March Is, 1907.

Industrial Workers of the World
seem 10 have themselves become sort of
little.stickish
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

Ruef did not get his habeas corpus;
but Biggy determined to 'fhave his
carcass,' as Weller would have told
the story.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

'His Struggle for Throne" " was
foretold of our particular Smith two
years ago.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

AS those swarms Of resigning engi-
neers come back from Panama to take
bath. they also are making the canal
>'dirt fly
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

Mr.. Hartman having acquired own
ership of Reading, there will be excuse
for illiteracy among the people
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

If Dumont g new flying machine
proves to be anywhere near successful,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-13

Did Apostle Brigham Young, Jr. in
sermon In Salt Lake, advise young men
NOT TO enlist In the war with Spain? ]
say he did A T RANKIN
Brigham City March ., 1907
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-12-12
Grand Exhibition Of Japan.

The exhibition to be held In Tokyo
in 1912, according to the China Tele-
graph, is to be called the Grand Exh1-
bition Of Japan. 1t Is to be held be-
tween April / and Oct. 81, 1912. and Is
intended to demonstrate the growth OF
japanese industry, civilization and re-
sources. 1t is not only proposed to be
the greatest fair ever held in Japan,
but to give accommodation to the dif-
ferent exhibits Of foreign countries.
The expenditure, inclusive Of 10000
600 yen "a yen equals 49.8 cents, to be
betrayed by the central government,
will be an unprecedented amount, to-
gether with that to be expended by
provincial governments and new terri
tories. In addition to ample facilities
to be given to foreign exhibitors the
erection Of special halls by foreign
countries is anticipated, and the re-
qtired tracts Of land are to be offered
gratuitously.