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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

as a matter of fact and as matter OF
course, that they could poll the votes
Of their people any way they chose.
When President Young proposed tbat
the vote should be polled for the Dem
ocratic party be evidently assumed tnat
there would be no difficulty il doing
that if the presidents 80 dccreed. And
none of the presidents there, though
they desired the vote To be polled Tor
the Republican party, made any point
as TO any difficulty of controllln~ their
members and making them vote the
Democratic ticket, If the presidents
should agree among themselves that
this should be done. In fact, the az
sumption proceeded upon all through
by these presidents was that whichever
way they decided TO have their people
vote those people would vote that way.
President Young appears to have as
sented to this idea that whatever the
presidents of these stakes agreed TO
would be done by their aocks- The
only man in this conclave who could
not be persuaded or controlled was B.
II. Roberts. He maintained that he had
a right to be Democrat if be wanted
to be, and to vote the Democratic tick
CT. But even he, so far as appears
from the report Of the meeting, did not
dissent from the proposition that the
presidents of the stakes could control
the votes within their stakes and have
them polled as they desired.
Thus two important points are fully
established: First, that the church is
in politics, openly, unreservedly, and
intends 10 stay there; second, that
there is no doubt in the minds OF the
ecclesissts that they can control the
votes Of the members OF their church
in whichever direction they wish to
control them. And. further, that 1t is
the proper thing to denounce any Nor.
mons who decline to yield to the DOM
mating pretensions Of these stake pres.
idents in politics as 'traitors to their
church. This makes the thing en-.
tirely clear. And when we consider
that President Nephi l.. Norris bases
his whole proposition that the church
10 dbIdthtu duus therefore, IL entitled
to defend itself in this way, upon the
idea that the declaration of the issues
of the campaign as the redemption of
Salt Lake county from the clutches
of treachorous, lawless, and treason
able hierarchy and that the redemp
tion of Utah ''from the clutches and
the dominance of a selfish, lawless
adulterous, robbing priesthood, and
as desirable, Is to attack the church
This confesses, OF course, that the
church Is the sort Of thing described in
those words, So that President Morris
has mighty poor opinion OF the priest
hood OF that church, but he intends 10
stick right 10 it, defend it. and sus.
tain the vices and treason of the high
ecciesiasts of the church in so far as
be IS able to do so, in the most uncom-
promising and servile way. And taking
upon his shoulders all the guilt in,
volved. he proposes to defend that leeh.
erous. traitorous. adulterous priesthood
night up 70 the last ditch. And il looks
DOW as il Morris, along With that
so described, had already
reached that ditch.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04
THE DISGUISE WHOLLY OFF.

On Monday night, in the SlIteentn
ward meeting house, President Nephl
L. Morris completely took off the DIS
guise from the church activity In poll
tics. He declared that "the presidents
of the six stakes in Salt Lake county con-
ferred together and it was decided 70
deliver the Mormon vote to the Repuo-
hcan party This declaration at once
confirms and assumes everything that
has been charged. II confirms absolute
ly the meddGng power OF the church IN
politics It assumes that the Mormon
vote is at the disposal of the ecclesias-
tical authorities. 1t assumes that the
Mormon voters are willing to be used
by these six presidents in politics pre-
cisely as those presidents wish. And
President Morris uttered these words
with an air OF confidence and fnallty
that indicated his complete belief in
the ability of these presidents to de-
liver the vote as they had concerted
to do.
Needless to say, this is an absolute
thrusting of the church power into poll
tics, even to the extreme, saying that
"the Mormon Democrats will vote the
Republican county and judicial ticket
or be traitors 10 their church This
puts the matter squarely as church
proposition, and the church, through
the mouths of these six presidents. de-
mands, as matter Of allegiance. that
its members vote the Republican ticket.
That is, 10 be a good Mormon you must
DO n Republican. we shall probably,
therefore, hear nothing in denial OF the
fact that the church is in politics, be
cause these SIX presidents of stakes
here have expressly put 1T in politics
and made IL test of ALLEGIANCE of
fealty TO the church that its members
vote the Republican ticket. Among
these presidents was President Richard
W. Young, Democrat, who proposed
to the six that it might be good thing
for them TO transfer their votes to the
Democratic party in place Of the Re-
publican party. Mr., Young being
Democrat would naturally feel that
that would be the better thipr 10 do.
However, he was scorncd at once and
overwhelmed by the proposition that as
there were so many more Republicans
than Democrats, it was too much for
the Democrats to ask the majority to
come 10 the minority. Mr.. Young
might fairly have replied that the num-
Der of times that the Democrats had
been called upon to vote for the Re
publican ticket would even up the diff
ference in numbers, and that for once
1T would not be out OF the way TO poll
the church for the Democratic nom.
inees. However, in this conference
there does not appear TO have been any
difference of opinion among the presi.
dents of these stakes. They all assumed
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and mind. Now, if Professor Osler will
please step forward he may receive a
big-stick "love.tap' that will knock
his Theory into kingdom come.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

Gentlemen OF recent political ar'i~ity
may now retire TO repair thei, oroken
voices, and 90 sleep the sweet sleep
:hat 'knits up the raveled sleeve OF
,carc
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

The day having brought an end TO il
all. even the defeated candidate could
find therein some consolation, except
mat the dad. burned bills must be set
Ted M
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

Newspaper reporters vino have been
writing conflicting stories concerning
the prospective marriage of Miss. Elkins
ard the Duke of the Abruzzi will not dis.
play their wontcd acumen if they now
fail To initiate the sensible duke BY ask
ing Miss Elkins about il.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

II Is 10 be regretted that Miss Dods.
worm, innocent or wrong as she is.
should be made TO suffer inconvenience
or distress; but her case is lesson TO
the polygamous priests that no matter
how far they may go around TO circum.
vent Uncle Sam, the are bound finally
10 pay proper respect TO The law
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

In the matter of damaging exposures.
Apostle-Senator Smoot has discovered
that Upele Jesse Knight has backed
william Randolph Hearst clear into the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

Mr.. Roosevelt, the other day, walked
twelve miles in a heavy rain. And yet
they talk OF humber persons not having
sense enough 10 get out OF it.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

Cheer up! Boost for Salt Lake, walk
to the right, and don t forget that we
are going 10 have tho great G. A. r.
National eueampment in August Of next
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

Also. il NAV be observed in passing,
the sheriff and his deputies are now at
liberty to attend TO the business for
which they arc paid.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

Aud it is 10 be hoped that by this
t;mc the church political spellbinders
have entirely recovered from their furor
trapsitorius
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

Luther Burbank may boast the pro-
dUction of the spincless cactus. but SEN
a,or Smoot has beat him To the spine,
less public official
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

OF course. ii Oracle Sol Kimball shall
fail 70 make good here now the ecclesi.
ssts may be able to arrange matters so
tnat he will achieve honor in some other
country
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

Castro is now taking whirl at Great
Britain; but men fully as courageous as
he have come 10 grief in tho. lion tam
ing business
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

That noise you hear comes from the
hierarchical occupation OF again light
euing up the hoops of the tithipg bar
y
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

I But il you want to see the real thing
IN the way, of turkey gobblers, watch
: the small boys on Thanksgiving day
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

Bettors who riskel money on the elec-
tion will now hunt up their Stockholders
and take what 3 coming 10 EN-.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

One result of Yesterday s work was TO
show conclusively that there is not a
doubtfgl State in the Union
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

Boost together, ye inhabitants of Zip
ping ZION!
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

Senator Smoo,-At that meeting the
question came up OF sustaining-I
BROUGHT IT UP MTSELF--John w
Taylor and Matthias L. Cowley as apos-
ties In the church after listening 10 or
hearing the testimony that was given be-
fore this conmlttee.-Testimony In Srnuot
case: volume 3. page 1874.
Which only goes to show that Reed
Smoot measures the consequences of
his action with reference 10 his com
pnnions in the hierarchy, even if he
fails to do so in dealing with the gen.
eral membership Of the church. 1t be.
came So noisomely public that Tnvlor
and Cowley were offenders against the
law that at one time their retention in
the quorum of the apostles would have
cost Reed Smoot his seat in the Senate.
With the couniyauce OF the president
of the church, these men were attacked
by Smoot within his quorum, and they
were compelled TO "resigu' in ordc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

Stand from under and see us work
out our salvation.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

Although President, Roosevelt has en-.
tered upon The Gfty first year Of his life,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

Two hundred thousand in nineteen
ten,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

How 90 you, like it, anyway
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04
PARTIALITY IN DUTY.

The Chairman-Then you think that
your relation as an apostle does not i'm
pose upon you any duty TO make COM
plalnt against the head OF the church for
any offense?
Senator Smoot-I do not think II would
be my duty.--Testimony In Smoot case.
volume 3, page 2SS.
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Tribune Bell Telephones.

Entered al the Postofn~e at Salt Lake
CITY as second ella as matter
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-04

Congratulations to Bill.
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Wednesday, November 4, 1908.

Goo! Wowi
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-02
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
At FORT GIBSON
LIGHT PLANT AT OLD ARMY
POST IN RUINS.
LOSS ESTIMATED At $4,000
Fire Supposed to Have Started in
the Boiler ROOm-Plant Had
Just Been Completed Town
in Darkness.

Fort Gibson. Okla, Sept. 2.--Startine
from an unknown cause, the new electric
light plant at Fort Gibson. the ancient
army port, across the river, was burned TO
the ground last night at 10 O'Clock The
loss is estimated at $4,000. There was
no insurance.
The fire is supposed to have started in
the boiler room. and because Of the inade-
quate fire fighting facilities. together with
the handicap occasioned by the headway
the flames had gained before the fire was
discovered, it was impossible to save the
buildings.
The plant was owned largely by Frank
Boudinot, well known Indian Of consid-
erabIe wealth, and Perry Pyles, secretary
Of the company.
The building had only been completed
a short time ago, and the plant had been
in operation only about six months.
The town Of Fort Gibson is in complete
darkness and the various residences and
business houses using electric lights were
thrown in darkness.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-02
SHERIFF ARRESTS
GUTHRIE EDITOR
Leslie G. Niblack Placed Under Ar
rest at Tulsa on Charge of
Criminal Libel.

Tulsa, Okla. Sept. 2.--Leslie G. Niblack
was arrested here by Deputy Sheriff Nc
Clure. Of Pontiac county as he was leay-
ing the Brady hotel yesterday afternoon
on charge Of criminal libel preferred BY
DR.. William Legron. Of Ada. NibIack i'm
mediately gave bond in the sum of $3.-
900. tile amount required by the arrest
ing officer. Robert Galbreath, c. ]. Lozier,
Robert Lowier and Tate Brady going his
bond.
The charge grew out Of an article pub
lished in the Guthrie Leader. Niblack's
paper. which it is alleged was detrimental
to Legron's moral character. The local
dispensary agent. Hains. refused to honor
a prescription for liquor written by DIR.
Legron for C. b. King. King now has an
action before the supreme court to com
pei Hains to sell the liquor on the pre-
scription written by Legron-
The story Of the affair. it is said, was
first published in the Oklahoman, and it
is alleged the Leader took the story.
dressed it up bit and put it in type.
Niblack did not seem to mind his arrest
lin fact, he treated the matter rather
lightly. 1t is understood that Dr.. LeerOn
was a candidate for the position of dis
pensary agent and failed to receive the
appointment.
When Niblack ascended the platform at
the convention yesterday afternoon he
facietiously remarked about being ire
Gently placed under bonds.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-02

$l6,300. of the counties subscribing Ok
lahoma county was the leader with
subscription Of Sl.500. Grady county fol-
lowed with donation of $1,000. Musko-
gee Creek and other counties were not
far behind in their donations. A feature
Of the contributions was that a ranch
man from Muskogee county, who stated
that he had no gold or silver to give, but
that he would give as fine a Hereford
bull calf as there is in the state. The
convention accepted the calf and it was
sold at auction to a gentlemen from Kay
county for $175.
After the closing Of the contributions
Hon James S. Davenport. congressman
from the third district made short but
enthusiastic speech. From the great ap-
plause accorded Mr.. Davenport it is GER
tain that he will be reelected.
Ait 7:30 last night the committee on
platform and resolutions. submitted a
draft of platform endorsing the splen-
did work Of the recent legislature. con-
demming the attacks of the republican
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-02
BUTLER PROMISES
FREE DELIVERY
BUSY AND HARMONIOUS SES-
SION OF CITY COUNCIL
PROTESTS AGAINST PAVING
Alderman Frayser Proposes to Pros
ecute Druggists for Sale
of Cocaine Streets
to be Named

The city council met last night in reeu-
ar session with all the members present
except Councilman Wade Of the second
ward.
The session was both busy and harmon
ious. Protests against the paving ordi-
Inances passed at the last regular meet
ing were presented against paving Can
adian avenue, Foreman, Scraper, and
Wilson streets. They were filed with the
recorder for consideration.
Councilman Frayser declaimed against
the promiscous sale of cocaine to the
colored population and suggested that
druggists be prosecuted for same.
The special sidewalk committee will in
vestigate the Huitt walk on North Wilson
street and perhaps raise same at expense
Of the city.
Postmaster Butler was before the coun-
Gil with suggestion that house numbers
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-02
MIAMI OFFICER
UNABLE TO SLEEP
Sees Spectre Of John Hopkins
Whom He Hung Last Friday.

Miami, Okla. Sept 2-Haunted by the
sight Of John Hopkins. who was hanged
at Miami, Okla. last Friday for the muir
der of Miss Lena Craig near Seneca, Mo-,
Deputy Sheriff John Lucky, at Miami,
who performed the gruesome feature Of
spraying the trap, which sent the con-
demned man to his doom, is not able to
sleep.
Il have not slept a minute. he said,
"since | pulled the string which meant
death to Hopkins. who had become a
friend Of mine during the time be was
in Jail. The last thing he said to me
before we left the jail to 60 to the scat
fold. was. John. you have treated me
better than was ever treated while a
free man and love you for it. When
these remarks were made, | felt that
they were the true thoughts Of human
and not the expression of fiattery. | was
tempted to protest against performing
my duty, but the second thought, which
led me on. is the one which has made my
life miserable"
The deputy sheriff says he would not
hang another man if offered a million
dollars. Il would rather have my con-
science easy than to possess all the money
in the state of Oklahoma and my duty in
the future does not embrace hanging my
friends"
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and street signs be put up with view to
free mail delivery. Slater Mcclure, the
painter was present with samples Of
house numbers and street names with
prices etc. The matter win receive the
attention of the council without delay.
The committee is composed of Frayser,
Marrs and Davenport.
The matter Of the construction Of a
sewer on the west side was considered
and is taking shape
A financial statement Of the condition
Of the city finance as Of September first
was ordered and the city clerk and treas
ure will make the statement as soon as it
can be compiled. An extra session of the
council will be held during the week.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-02

candidate and republican press upon the
progressive attitude of the state as shown
by the laws enacted by the recent legis-
lature and pledeing a continuation of the
good work. This platform was adopted
by the convention without a dissenting
vote. A compromise was reached by the
friends and opponents to the sale of the
school lands, which is simply a continu-
alton of the democratic slogan let the
people rule"
After the great parade the delegates
from the various counties began taking
their departure, and this morning the del
egates have all gone to their homes to as
sist in returning majority Of $4,000 in
Oklahoma for Bryan and the democratic
ticket
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-02
THE HUGHES GIRLS
CAN CERTAINLY SING

A few friends gathered at the home of
Mrs. N. A. Hughes in the west part Of
town Monday night at s O'Clock to hear
the girls sing. and they certainly made
good. 1t seemed that the more they sand
the more they wanted to sing, for they
did not get tired, the are singers that vi
nita ought to be proud Of, The three
girls sing together just excellent, and the
mother Mrs. Hughes, is hard to beat.
The girls do as well as any trained
singers ever heard here and especially
does Little Alice. Miss Clara, besides
having an excellent voice plays the piano
well, and they would make fine orches-
ira TO 60 on tho road.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-02

Mrs. W. H. Darroueh left last night foI
her new home in Idaho.
Mrs Lucy Duncan and daughter Lille
Of near Cleora are visiting in town.
J. F. Thompson, of Anadarko is among
the throng Of visitors here today.
Mrs. B. F. Owens and Miss Irma Owens
Of Oklahoma City are visitinga at the home
of w. F. Evans.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-02
School Land Discussion

A public discussion Of the school lands
Of the state of Oklahoma will be held at
2 o'clock Tuesday. September 18th. 1908.
at the Auditorium under the auspices Of
the Initiative and Referendum COMMITTEES
of the School District Officers Organiza-
ton Of Craig county. All are cordially in
vited to be present. and the school dis
trict officers are urged to attend. The
discussion will be strictly non-partisan.
JOHN FRANKLIN
Chairman Of Committee.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-02
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION At TULSA CLOSES
WITH SPECTACULAR TORCH LIGHT PARADE

Over Eighteen Thousand Dollars Contributed I,
National and State Campaign Fund--Plat-
form Leaves School Land Sale to Ap-
prOUGI of People Unity and Harmony
Great Feature of State Democracy
Amicable Settlement of all
Contests.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-02

Ex-Judgs j. r. Thomas Of Muskogee
is attending court here this week.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-02
SECRETARY REPORTS CROP
CONDITIONS IN THE STATE

Guthrie, Okla, Sept. 2--The report of
Charles H. Barrett, secretary Of the state
board of agriculture, covering the crop
conditions Of Oklahoma on August rs
was issued last night, representing prac-
tically every municipal township in the
state. 1t shows the growing condition of
corn for the entire state is 1875 per cent;
cotton. 69.7 per cent the acreage of cot
ton in cultivation. 85.2 per cent; the per
cent of acreage of the native meadow cut
hay is So per cent. The average yield
per acre of cured hay is LOS tons.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-02

The Sacred Heart Institute opened their
fall term Of school yesterday with am
enrolment Of 25 boarding and l07 day
pupils The school expects quite an in
crease and win make every endeavor to-
make this years school better than ever.
Mayo W. Neyland Of Greenville. Tex, is
spending today in Vinita on business.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-09-02

Henry Brunes is plastering the bunea-
low in the College Addition.