The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-29

menp In this state: IL Is TO prevent me
,Iom:nat ton OF the state by the hicrarch; I;
/. is Co prevent the necessity of federal
interference and the consequent coming
of the federal appotntiye officer, by some
STYLED as the carpet baggcrs," that the
american party, made up OF the loyal men
and women of Utah. home owners and
home builders In Utah, is conducting the
present campaign.
Organ Of the Lord
And yet. the organ of the Lord, So
called has chosen T. dcnoTluatc c3Ch ana
every one OF the candidates OF the Amert-
can party, from governor down To- CON con-
stable as carpet baggcrs.' 1t has gone
further, and conferred degrees upon the
individual members Of this distinsulshcG
order. Rather than extending upward
is the case In most orders, these de-
grces extend downward.
Determining the degree according 10 the
amount OF taxes paid by each candidate.
Il starts from the summit or pinnacle OF
carpet bacscrism" with the Hon. j. -.
Darmcr candidate for city Judge on the
American Ticket. whose citizenship IL un-
dcrtakcs to estimate and value as IT would
any other chattel. or as II would compute
and determine the amount OF some hum
bic Mormdus uthing ut Inc door or lhe
t!thing house. II suys that Judge Dar-
ucrs citizenship is worth $li5 per annum.
To the Deseret News and TO the Mormon
church l do not presume that Mr.. Dar-
merS citizenship is worth even that much
for he was ono OF the prime movers In
the organization OF the American party.
The hiorarch would be glad To dispose of
him and ship him TO q foreign state for
much less than the sum of Sli5. In fact.
it IS safe To say that the leaders of the
Mormon church would have been quite
willing to have taken from their sacred
ttEins fund ton times the above amount
aye, hundred tiincs-if they could
have but purchased the citizenship OF this
s;alwart American leader. The people II
the city OF salt Lake take a, different
Darmer's citizenship Is Of the highest
grade, that 1t Is not a Durchasable COM
modify and that II he Will assume the
sNg,Y,gy .slf
Will be glad to extend to him not only the
salary of that position namely, S2500 per
year, but what is more and what IS bet
ter, the praise, the thanks and the graft
tude OF every loyal man, woman and child
residing within the borders of this metro
politan city.
Sensual and Mercenary.
Sensual and Ynercenary Us might he
expected. passing down through the vari"
Gus degrees of the order, they undertake
10 value the citizenship of the Hon. i,
B. Critchlow, American candidate Tor
state senator at the measly sum OF sS.70
per annum. Mr.. Critchlow has resided
in this state ever since 1873. During the
greater portion OF that time he has prac-
ticea at the Salt Lake city bar. He has
reared a family here Sturdy sons OF his
are just now coming to their manhood
and rcwarding his love and his care. His
loyal wife has been one OF the leaders
OF the women of Utah and stands Tor
al that is good and right IN the social
circles of this city and state. lie is not
q carpet -bagger." and shame upon the
man or set of men who would undertake
10 denominate him as such. Shame upon
The set Of men who would abuse the con-
sttutional freedom OF the press. the en-
lightened agent OF the people. by under
taking TO value the citizenship of Mr..
Critchlow by a half-hearted and dishon-
est examination OF some tax record. Such
conduct on the part OF newspaper, or
agents OF tho most high God. proves be-
yond the possibility of n doubt the con-
ienfion of the American party.
Utah must be Americanizcd before she
is entitled 10 her place in tho great sis
terhood OF states IN this .aderal republic.
To accomplish this difficult task. she
needs state senators in her Legislature;
she needs men, high minded men, for
these, and not taxpayers. constitute the
state. In the next legislature Of this
state she needs three senators from Salt
been presented on any ticket than the
three nominees OF the American party
Critchlow. Gibson and Armstrong. They
do not seek the plnce In the spirit OF a
the value OF the place by the amount OF
salary that II pays. They seek TO do good
TO the state of Utah and to Its people.
Mormon and Gentle alike. They seek TO
amend and perfect the laws OF this state,
and above all it Will be their purpose
10 prevent the reelection OF the Mormon
apostle to the United States senate. For
this work. noble. glorious and beneficial
it is. they will find their reward not
in salaries but rather in the fact that
the state of Utah their state and our
state. Will be relieved from this disgrace
OF having the toga of one of its sena-
tors bcsmlrched and soiled by the robes
of a Mormon priest
Value Of Citizenship.
After valung the citizenship of the Hon.
p. B: Critchlow and comforting upon him
this "organ OF the Lord" passed down the
ladder and conferred upon the Hon
George +. Goodwin the Sill per anuum
degree. Mr.. Goodwin IS a candidate for
district Judge He has grown gray in
the practice OF his profession. II has
been my pleasure. well as my duty
TO take part in the trial of several con-
tested cases where he was on the oppo-
site side. and ] say 10 you now that
no man who Is a man, no man who is
enough of an American TO call himself
ever have undertaken To value or even
think OF such n thing, the citizenship
OF George f. Goodwin at the price OF Sill
per annum, or at any other price Such
men as he have no price. do not pre-
sumo that the keepers OF the tithing fund
Will be able to understand that but l
nave said TO you thai they are not Amerl-
can and for that reason we cannot ex-
pect them to understand.
From George f. Goodwin they passed
down to that hard working. honest con-
scientious citizen OF Murray. Joseph Ul-
mer candidate Tor county surveyor, and
They conferred upon him the S2-cent de-
gree. How In the name of heaven man
could escape by paying taxes to the ex-
tent OF Sc cents per ahnum and not es-
cape entirely, TO my mind ought to he
made one OF the seven wonders OF the
law. 1t is "a maxim that the law takes
no notice OF trifles. but II seerns that
this maxim OF the law has no application
when the law is administered by gentle
men who ought 10 be in the tithlng Of
nce rather than in the office Of county
treasurer.
From the s2-cent degree the Organ of
the Lord" passed down into the deepest
abysses OF sin and -baggerism. 1t
created the zero buuch'' so called IL
conferred the lowest degree upon the ma
dority OF the candidates of the Ameri-
can ticket. The only reason 1t did NOT
confer lower degree than this is be-
cause neither the treasurer's office nor
the tithing office has yet commenced the