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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12
THE NATIONAL GUARD.

The Utah National Guard has been the subject
of great many attacks from those who should take
friendly interest in it. There have been squabbles
among the officers and men, and men and officers.
About everybody connected with the guard has
taken fling at some one in the organization. and
many outside the organization have denounced the
whole thing. In fact this feature of the life of the
National Guard is true in every state in the Union
We find labor organizations officially declaring that
none of their members shall be members of the
guard. And a great maDy men who would make
good soldiers patriotic and with an abiding faith
in the government, are deferred from joining the
organization because the guard is invariably called
out to suppress lawlessness and awlessness is one
of the features of strikes in some cases. Yet a
semblance of peace was maintained during the time
the Utah Guard patrolled the coal fields when the
strike was on there, and peace finally restored
because Of their iron rule. And the value of the
militia emphasized in Springfield, Ill.,. during
the recent race riots there.
The Illinois militia turned out, a pretty we'll
organized and disciplined body-a body of citizen
soldiery that did excellent service to the state
Of Illinois. No doubt other states have National
Guards efficient as that of Ilinois-perhaps more
efficient. But the suppression of the race riots in
the Illinois city shows one of the strongest reasons
for the maintenance of such organizations within
the states. No one can foresee just when domes-
tic outbreak may occur, so the maintenance of an
efficient guard is made imperative The work in
Springfield also emphasizes the wisdom of the rule
IN American government that the enforcement of
law and the suppression of disorders should be left
to the states. The experience in Springfield should
convince all citizens, whether wage earners-or-
gained or unorganized-or business men, employ
ers or not, of the wisdom of maintaining we'll
equipped and well-disciplined body of citizen sol
diery.
The attempts of agitators and demagogues to
cast an odium the National Guard should be
frowned upon by all who have any desire to see
law and order prevail. In the militia we have one
of the strongest guarantees of the preservation of
peace and domestic tranquility. 1t is as impor-
tant to the state as the police department is to a
CITY. though not often called into use. Aside from
+l,e value of the organization to the state is the
value of the military training to the men,
1t is a well-recognized fact that the National
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12
ONLY AN INCIDENT.

! The telegraph dispatches last week told of a
meeting of the Socialists of Chicago out in park
owned by man named Peterson. Eugene V. Debs,
the Socialist candidate for the presidency, was
the chief speaker Of course, he denounced and
accused the rich the thrifty, the law-abdng citi-
zens of the nation generally. That was to be ex-
pected.
But some men had perched themselves on the
roof of pavilion in the park that Peterson owned,
and Peterson did not want them there. He was
afraid the weight of the men the roof might
weaken it, and that it might collapse, so he made
efforts to have the men come down. He doubt
asked them decently to descend and he went the
first time with the badge of authority-the badge
of special policeman-and asked them to come
down.
But they were Socialists, and they refused to
obey the owner of the park the man with authority
over the park, and the visitors to the park He
went in the name of the law, and in the name of
the proprietor of the park, but the Socialists re-
fused to move The commotion which ensued
brought Mr.. Eugene V. Debs to the rescue.
To the rescue of the law? Not much. He came
to the rescue of the men on the roof. He shouted
to the men to stay where they were and they stayed
Peterson, the of the park, with the badge of
a special police officer subsidized then, say the press
dispatches
1t is only incident, but it shows the attitude
of the Socialist party generally and the attitude of
Mr.. Eugene V. Debs especially, towards the law,
and particularly to the law as represented by spe
cal policemen. And this man and this party want
to take over the reins of government.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12
THE TERMoUMTAN AND COLORADO CATHOLIC: SEPTEMBER H. 1908

new ideal If it possible to mculcate Chrls-
tian morals in the minds of these people who would
destroy all that has been built up through industry
frugaty and intelligent labor there might be some
hone for the cooperative commonwealth as repre-
sented by the socialistic theorists.
Old Aristotle is usually credited with having
bit of wisdom in his written and spoken word. lie
understood human nature pretty well, and the hui
man nature of the days before Christ has not
changed since so that any one can notice it. Arts
totle said that the experience of mankind teaches
that disputes are far more likely to occur among
people who possess property in common and live as
partners than among those who hold their estates
in separate tenure 1t is pretty hard to believe that
even the most ardent socialist will ever get entirely
over the proposition that what he works for is his
This is the thing which he maintains he contends
for Yet that is just what he is against too 1t is
difficult to understand the subtleties of the Ameri
can socialist. All that is plain and that all will
agree on is that the present system is all wrong
They set up theory which is against the accumu-
lated experience of mankind and against the prin-
ciples of American freedom and American institu-
TONS and say this theory is and is the only
thing that will bring happiness to the laborer. Oh,
what farce it all isl The unanswerable argu-
ments of the socialistic logicians mere chatf
as compared with the revolution which would
company any attempt to put the theories in force.
The socialist movement has among its devotees
many of the well-educated men of the nation. 1t is
not unusual for ministers of orthodox churches to
openly espouse the cause of the socialist organiza
ton. Cergymen of all denominations have been
known to advocate the principles and methods of the
organization. That the movement is in advance of
the times is the claim of these gentlemen, and they
would educate the people to the benefcent results
that would follow the adoption of their principles.
But it is not constructive theory they hold before
the people 1t is the destruction of all the incentive
which has made our civilization great. individuals
and not communities have produced all the things
which go to make our civilization great. In the
arts sciences, PHILOSOPHERS and religions of earth,
individual effort has been supreme. And if the
state should take over the industries of America,
and the present managers of those industries were
reduced tothe status of workers (Which in reality
they are now) it would be inevitable that they
should become the officers of the state and the
industries as they do now, or inevitable chaos and
industrial stagnation would result.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

Guard when called into the service of the nation
in time of war produces some of the most efficient
soldiers. 1t may be that they cannot fight so well
as the regular army but in the citizen soldery
to be found men of all walks of life-machinists
bridge builders engineers, carpenters teegraphers;
in fact every trade and profession. And when the
armies get into tight places usual thing from
the ranks of the citizen soldiery be found some
men who give expert advice and do expert
work where the members of the regular army,
trained they in the art of war, must fail
The attempts to bring the state military organiza-
tions into disrepute merit the severst reprobaton
The value of such organizations during times of
domestic disturbances has been too often empha-
sized to need any defense. They important
and well-established part of system of gov
eminent, and as such are deserving of the support
of all right-minded citizens.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12
INTERESTING ITEMS FROM ROME.

ROME, Sept. IA session of the Congregation
of the Propaganda for the discussion of some
american ecclesiastical questions was held today
Seven Cardinals were present including Cardinals
Satolk and Martinelli. The sitting which lasted
three hours, almost entirely occupied with the
consideration of the co-adiutorship of San Fran
cisco. Finally, partly owing to some informally
in the original presentation of the names for the
office, it was decided to ask Archbishop Riordan to
submit another list of to be proposed by
the rremovable rectors of the diocese and the arch
bishops of the United States.
The appointment of Bishop Nuldoon of Chicago
to the post of bishop of Rockport H., was unani-
mously approved. The congregation also advised
the transfer of the seat of the Canadian eccesas-
tbs province of Victoria from Victoria to Vancou-
yer; appointing Right Rev. Augustin Hontenville
bishop of New Westminster, archbishop of Victoria
in succession to Archbishop Orth, resigned, and
appointing the Very Rev. Alexander Mcdonald
vicar general of Antagonist, as the new bishop of
Victoria.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12
SOCIALISM,.

If we were not Christian we would feel more
kindly toward the movement known as the socialist
movement But being Christian, we cannot help
but view the steady growth of the sociastic sent-
ment with chagrin. For it is plain that the Amer
lean people being "buffaloed" by the fair words
and false conclusions of the socialist leaders So
ciaism is as un-Christian it is un-Amercan 1t
does not seek to destroy by degrees but by one fell
swoop all the cherished ideals of our American com
monwealth. Its very foundation is laid on the prin
cipe that the United States was founded ON error
that the early fathers knew nothing of government
and that one else knows anything about gov
eminent except the socialists. If it is suggested
that socialism and anarchy are the same in ulti-
mate effect, the average socialist will strenuousv
deny the charge, yet in truth that is thconly con-
clusion that reason and logic can reach. The sole
object of both anarchist and socialist is to DESTROY
the present American institutions and substitute
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

from a Christian pulpit the American people that
all these gentlemen who using their influence
for greater and better Salt Lake, should not be
trusted; that Salt Lake is city of vicious crmi-
nails, Sodomites compared with which Atlantic
City, the "saturnalia of vice." according to the
Governor of the state, "is as Sunday school,"
But what is the object of this TRADE! He rs
raising funds to help the Methodist church in the
Mormon state" If the city is to be burned to
ashes within five years the money will be spent IN
vain It is simply species of graft for which
there is no excuse and every right-thnking person
should protest against the defamation of their own
character and that of the city and state Millions
will read the Associated dispatch; thousands will
accept it as gospel truth and unjustly condemn
persons of crimes of which they know nothing.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12
EXAGGERATED DEFAMATION

CINCINNATI, Sept. 6-Dr. Burgette Short,
pastor of the First Methodist church in Salt Lake
City who is in Cincinnati raising funds to help the
Methodist church in the Mormon state declared to-
day that Utah, and particularly Salt Lake City, is
the Sodom and Gomorrah of America, and pre-
dicted that Salt Lake City will be destroyed before
five years are over in manner similar to the de-
struction of the two wicked cities in Biblical times
The Rev. DR.. Short occupied the pulpit in the
Walnut Hills Methodist church here this morning
and in the course of his sermon on ''Methodism in
Utah." he alluded to the wickedness of Utah. Ac
cording to the Rev. Mr. Short, Atlantic City, N. j.
called "saturnalia of vice" by Governor Fort, is
Sunday school in comparison to Salt Lake
City. The law against plural marriage, he says,
is openly defed and many Mormons are openly liv-
ing with from two to five wives.
The above Gan Associated Press dispatch) is a
severe arraignment. When made from public pull
pit it should not be slightly passed over. When
analysed and reduced to its logical conclusion it
will reflect DR.. Shorts own congregation as well
as on those who differ from him. The heinous and
unnatural crime of Sodom and Gomorrah are on
statute books and severely punished Now if
this fair city "is the Sodom and Gomorrah of
America and viii be destroyed before five years are
over in a manner similar to the destruction of the
two wicked cities in Biblical times" then the con-
clusion is inevitable, viz-that not more than ten
just persons are to be found in Salt Lake. When
Abraham prayed for the men of Sodom the Lord
listened to his prayer. Answering Abraham's
prayer he said "If find in Sodom fifty just within
the city will spare the whole place for their sake"
Gen. XVIII-26. In verse 80, Abraham said "What
if ten should be found there9" And he said: 81
will not destroy it for the sake of ten"
Now we construct a syllogism on Dr. Shorts
assertion.
In Sodom there were not ten just persons:
But Salt Lake is the Sodom of America
Therefore in Salt Lake there are not ten just
persons.
And by implication all are Sodomists. The first
to resent the nuendo contained in DR. Shorts state
ment should be the members of his own congrega-
tion for by living them all the justless than ten
in Salt Lake then 80 per cent would take their place
with the Sodomsts who are to be destroyed by fire
within five years
But DR.. Short, "who is in Cincinnati raising
funds to help the Methodist church in the Norman
state" says that atlantic City, n. j. called a
'saturnaa of vice. by Governor Fort, is as Sun
day school in comparison to Salt Lake" Chief Pitt
is on the alert in enforcing the eurfew ordinance
and closing saloons. The Commercial club and
real estate agencies striving to encourage capt.
tai to invest In Salt Lake, yet newcomer tells
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

by law, The world will be sickened for all tim.
of democracy as now preached. The future tyrann.
will be worse than any of old, for it viii be reem
of moral rather than physical pain, and there will
be no refuge from it except among savages. Rr,
for all that the people are good. They will /,
trapped by their ignorance and held in slavery h.
their ignorance, and made, suppose, in the etern.
order to develop still higher goodness before tbs
can reach freedom again. 1 fear | must sbocI, vo,
by my declaration of non-sympathy with much -
the work of contemporary wouldbe reformers. Tbon
are toiling for Socialism and Socialism will Corn.
1t will come very quietly and gently and tigb+o.
about nations as lightly a spiders web and +bor
there will be revolutions Not sympathy and f..
ternity and justice, but Terror in which NO mo,
will dare to lift up his voice. The rule of the arr
will be about as merciful as a calculating r7schin.
and as moral as a lawn mower. What Socisrs,
means really no one seems to know or care. tt will
mean the most insuferable oppression that avo,
weighed upon mankind. '-Extracts from Letters
of Lafcadio Hearn from japan" 1894-1904
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12
Carr FROM BIsHoP SCAv.LAN.

feel It my duty to protect Catholics and the pub
iic generally from fraud and imposition by notifying
them from time to time that no person bearing the
name and gaFb of priest sister anyone else is
authorized OF permitted solicit collect IN this
diocese for any purpose whatever connected with tbs
Catholic Church without having from permission
in writing. bearing my seal and signature Should
anyone be found engaged in doing this unlawful
work OF collecting without such a document he or
she the may be- should be regarded by all as
g fraud and IN imposter. l. SCANIAAN
Bishop of Salt Lake
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12
TO OUR SnRSCRIRERs

The Intermountan Catholic goes into nearly every
Catholic home in this diocese circulation in Mon
ltana- Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Nevada and many
other states is very large. Only reliable firms and
business advertise in the paper All subscribers
will find II TO their advantage when about to invest
purchase consult business matters to read over
the list Of advertiser We not only recommend
but ask for them the patronage Of all readers.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

"a good year for scratchers, mighty lean year
for bosses" is the conclusion of the New York Sun
in summing up the political situation. Which
encouraging for those of us who have been scratch
ing pretty industrousy for the bosses the past few
years.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

The successful candidate is the one who recog
nizes the fact that he can't please everybody, but
at the same time can convey the impression that
everybody pleases him.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

Some statistics on the number of arrests on Sun
day for drunkenness since the lid went down would
be interesting as showing the demoralizing inta-
ences of keeping open house on Sunday.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

It is very likely that not enough votes will be
changed by the campaign of the next two month,
to change the result in single county in the ns-
ton And yet we must have lot Of patience With
the fellows who want the 0ffice#-
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

1t would be interesting to take the measure Of
happiness of the two men-one who works and
saves until he accumulates s., 900 home and the
one who never works to get his $500 automobile
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

Canned speeches may be intended to preserve the
people from the spellbinder, but they can't jar
him loose.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

1t is hoped the reforms advocated by the pOlltl
clans will not render their jobs improbable after
they get them. Everybody knows that campaign
expenses sometimes exceed the salary connected
with certain much-sought Offices.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

The demand for publicity seems to come from
the candidates who have suddenly realized that
the other fellow was getting the best of it.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

A newspaper item says there are 10000 people
in Paris living by dishonest means This is terrible
And it is likely, too, that the prominent citizens
have not been counted
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

The report from Clszelands tE1ree-cen+ fsrp AL
roads for July shows a net profit About time 70
go after a tWo-cent fare now
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

The country is stumped sometimes by other
things than condiIates and boosters And the worst
part of it is that the people have to stand for it.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

Pennsylvania pure food law has been declared
contrary to the provisions of the constitution. So
the provisions in Pennsylvania may continue to 20
against the human constitution.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

Confidence being completely restored, the way Of
the campaign fund collectors becomes thorny
path indeed.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

people to be elevated by contact with the statesmen
who need votes
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

Ponderous takers sometimes don't make any bet
ter officers than they do candidates. And some
times they do.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

The notification committees of the half dozen
political parties might save themselves lot OF
trouble if they would adopt the plan of sending
their respective candidates a souvenir post card.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

And as the ice bill grows less, the light man
and the coal man come in for their dizzy.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

Soon the festive hot tamale will replace the ice
cream soda at the drug store fountains.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

Self-made men are numerous, and some of them
are proud of the job they did, but the dressmaker
usually helps the women along.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

There hasn't been nearly as many automobile
accidents in Salt Lake and vicinity as the quality
of the weather justities
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

Panama being one of the "healthiest" places on
the face of the globe it might be well to orgaanlz9
a summer resort company to exploit its merits
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

But you can put that half-price straw hat away
until next summer if September is too cold for it
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

Sometimes epigrams lack only the essential Of
truth to make them interesting.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

The theatrical trust is going to be busted again
by the reformers. Hope the prices won't go any
higher as a result
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED

The Reverend Clergy requested 10 send to THE
aNTBftMOUNTAIN CATHOLIC contributions
OF interest to their respective parishes.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12
CHANGING ADDRESSES

Subscribers removing from one place to another,
End desiring papers changed should always give for
Sner as well present address.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-09-12

Entered in the Postofice at Salt Lake as Second
Glass Matter)
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
MANAGER DUFFY STARTS SUIT.

BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 1O.-Hugh Duffy,
manager and proprietor OF. the Providence
Eastern League Baseball Club, and for
several years a player on tho Boston Ma
tionnl nine, has brought a bill In equity
in the Superior Court, naming Alfred G.
Doe, Patrick T.. Powers and the Rhode
Island Exhibition Company as defendants.
Duffy claims that about a year ago he
and Doe bought 16S shares Of the capital
stock of the Rhode Island Exhibition
Company, five of which were made out in
the name Of each separately and the re-
naming 15S TO them as joint holders. This
stock they bought of Powers, to whom
they Immediately pledged it as security for
promissory notes, some of which were
signed by Doe and some of which were
signed by Duffy. On the same day Doe
borrowed $1,750 from Duffy, for which no
gave his note, secured by his share OF the
stock, subject to the pledge made TO Pow
ers. Since then, Duffy says, some of the
Powers notes have been paid and some
not matured.
Duffy says the 81. 750 borrowed from him
by Doe has not been paid, aud asks that
the 1853 shares now held jointly by them
be transferred to each In severaItY, and
that Does seventy-nine shares. after this
transfer has been effected, be turned over
to the plaintiff as collateral on the note
debt which he wants established.