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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31
A PROOF" THAT FAILS.

The church organ claimed that years
ago The Tribune "advocated dcns of
infamy" as ''potent agencies Of lib
erfy.'' OF course, this was not true.
We accordingly denied the charge en-
pbatically and stated that what ii
did was to say that another had said
so. And The Tribune never indorsed
it. But the man quoted simply told
what he had seen of the sin, and phil.
osophizcd about it.
But last night the church organ, i'll
what it claimed was proof OF its charge
quoted what was said in this paper at
that time. it was Just rs we had stated
a quotation Of opinion expressed by an
other. And the church organ claims
that in some subsequent editorial cx,
pressions advocating personal indepcu
dence of conduct. The Tribune en-
dorscd the quotation. Not so; there
was no such thought-no connection he
tween the two; the context was broken
altogether by matter that interyened.
And thus the church organ, by an
utterly dishonest presentation. attempts
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PROGRESS TO BE TIED UP" :"

There is not thc least doubt now that
the sole object of the opposition,
using the expression Of prominent
churchman, is to ''Tic 'em up" by
securing majority in the City Coun-
ell.
Now, the very fact that the church
politicians do not even express the hope
that either Of the parties they control
will be able TO elect the general ticket,
and yet are at tho samc time dcyoting
their energies TO clccting council
which shall not he in accord with the
administration which is sure Of cleo
ton, is Indicative of the obstructive
tendencies and intentions Of the enc
mics of Amercauism. ''We can Z do
anything ourselves, and we VI tic YOU
up so that You shall be unable to 10
anything,i' is the sum and substance
of tho attitude of the forces that are
operating against the party of progress
there is another thing that ought to
appeal TO the common sense Of com
mon sensod individuals, and that is the
fact that these obstructionists have the
appreciation of high officials of the
Mormon church.
Tho Dcscrct News has said that the
church has not declared in favor of
any one of these parties; and that may
be true, insofar as that the church con
ference has not voted any expression
of political preference. But there
have been a sufficient number Of of
ficial elders of the church come out on
one side 10 establish the fact that the
"'will Of tho folks up on the hi!l' is
that tho doublefa "Citizcns Demo
craticn party shall carry the council
manic ticket. In any oYcnt, 1t Is PLAIN
to be seen that the Mormon hierarchs
aro determined TO stop progress here,
even if they are obliged to utilize one
party in one ward and its opponent in
another. The one rcdcemiDg feature
about the position which seems to have
been taken by the church Of whom we
have spoken is the determination to
smash what is called tho "Fcdcral
bunch But even there it is possible
that an impcdiment may arise, In
smashing that "bupch" it is necessary
for the political elders Of the church
forces TO not only smash othcr politi-
cal elders, but TO smash political
apostle, namely, Reed Smoot. Under
the circumstances, VIC can sec no bet
| ter way to do than to vote the Amerl'
can ticket straight and smash tho whole
| outfit.
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STAND FIRM FOR THE CoUNorrr

The protcstatious Of Councilman,
candidates on the opposition lje!.
cts that they would stand with.
Mayor Bransford for progress, aud ,ha,
they would not obstruct the forward
march of the city. cannot possiblv.
count for anything in the minds Il
intelligent people.
First, because The record Of the oDpo.
Sition is dead against that view Tint
opposition has always stood for paraly..
sis and mossbaclism, for stopping tie
wheels of progress. aud for cloeging
the advance of the city. Specious pIes.
have always been PM up tba, seemed
to those who made them TO bc rea.
sonablc, but their meaning always Nssl
TO hinder progress i'll Salt Lake
Second, those who vote for these or
position candidates vote for them os
the understanding that they will storl
what is going on. that they viii oppoq
Mayor Bransford and defeat his sp
pointmcnts, viii antagonizc American
principles and American progress. and
will call halt ON public improvements
1t is impossible that the candidates.
who might he elected ON such an under.
standing aud with such support eoaA
turn their back on that support Tlw'
would be bound to- carry ont the lol;
cics for which they stand and do wh'il
their supporters want and expect ttes'
| 10 do.
All tall, that Councilmauic candidate.
of the opposition would stand by Mayr|
Bransford. and would help on the pros
rcss Of the city, is therefore mcTeS'
nonsense; they would oppose progta|
and defeat his appointments vhcreye|
and whenever they could.
The only Council candidates VA
stand for and with Mayor Bransiord|
arc those candidates who arc on ~
American ticket. The only safety is'
! Salt Lake progress is to elect 'orst
candidates. aud give Mayor Bransiof'
Council in accord with his views, cls
that Will ratify his appointments ai'
that Will stand undoubtedly and 1s
umestionably for progress and for puola
good.
The only thing, therefore. for 'ros
who desire the progress and growth
Salt Lake. is TO vote on Tuesday Oss
not only for Mayor Bransford ana
general American ticket, but iol
American CounciImanc nominees
well. Anything else is dangerous ~
only is safe.
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BUSINESS AND TRADE.

The first of the fall storms came
on Yesterday morning, and was RAIN
sIush. and snow. II was not severe,
but was Gorcrunner of what is com
ing. and of what We are to expect.
It's effect on business Will be TO livcn
up the winter trade, and awaken de.
maud for coldweathcr goods.
The building activity continues IN
great form and energy. The record of
building permits, both in number and
value of structures, for the present
month, exceeds by far all previous rec
ords. The indications are now that the
building record for the present year in
this city will be practically double that
of last year, and last year s was also Il
record. The construction runs from the
finest building blocks through the usual
business structures to dwelling houses
houses, modest dwellings, and cottages.
All Of these are occupied Immediately
upon completion, thus tcstifying con
clusivcly TO the great and rapid growth
of the city.
The general business of the city is
on an excellent basis, the bank clear
ances showing an increase of la per
cent. over the clearanccs of the CORE
spending week last year All forms Of
business are pushing. with stocks larger
and more varied than ever before.
The real estate market in tho city
is strong and active, with important
transactions of frequent report The
weekly aggregate of sales is always
large, with good prices maintained.
Every one, both seller and buyer, under
stands fully the advantage of dealing
in Salt Lake realty, and the profits to
be derived thcrefrom.
Tho mines of the State arc in good
form. with an average production of
SO, 100000 pcr month in the metals. The
ore reducing facilities in this valley are
of the best and most complete char
acter.
The railroad situation was enliveued
during the week by the appointment of
general officers OF the Western Pacific,
anticipatory Of the opening Of traffic
between this city and San Francisco
over this new track. With The begin
ming of the new year we shall undoubt-
edly have regular train service over this
line, much 10 the advantage of Salt
Lake, and clearly big inducemcnt for
the building to this place of all of the
great railway lines OF the middle trans
continental belt. Such construction
hither would give them the choice of
four direct lines to the coast these be
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THIRD WARD WAKING UP.

On Friday night there was meeting
Of the ''Citizcns- Democratic party
held in tho Sixteenth ward amusement
hall. and it seemed TO have exposed Il
rather surprising state of affairs down
in the Third ward and incidentally
there was showing of the utter weak.
ness of the position occupied by the op-
position.
The speakers were Candidate Wallace,
Judge William II. King, Mr.. Joseph
HYDE, MIR. c. B Felt and Mr., Hollcy,
who is seeking reelection 10 tho coun-
ell from that baiiwick. Each did his
best to say something that would arouse
the enthusiasm of the people, which
seemed to be as lacking rs the attend
aucc was small Each scmcd to be
cropping and reaching for something
that was beyond his grasp.
Judge King, for instance, is well.
known speaker, and with his heart in
his theme he is commonly able to thrill
his hearers by his splendid oloquence.
But on Friday night the judge was un-
une is unable to account for it except
in tho fact that he personally felt no
warmth toward his task, or that he
felt The weakness of the cause which
be was called upon to advocate. The
same condition also characterized the
efforts of the other speakers,
There was ''Unclc Joe' Hyde, who
ordinarily is able TO charm an audience
with his ability to combine plain and
straightforward statements of fact with
a generous fund Of entertaining witt
cisms; but on Friday night "Uuclc
Joen was by no means himself. We
really think that no is at heart an
American, but that he merely trains
with the Citizcns-De Democratic party
in pursuance of what he considers to
be political duty.
Mr., Wallace, too, has an entertaining
way about him as rule, and possesses
an agreeable personality; but he also
failed to awaken any particular inter
est at that meeting, Besides, it could
not have been very comforting TO him
(he being tho party candidate for the
mayoralty) TO have his own mention OF
Mayor Bransford' IS name applauded
The Tribune viii say OF Mr.. Wallace
that he was very fair in his references
to the Mayor and, in fact, seemed to
be able TO find more 10 say in commenda-
ton of the incumbent's administration
than he could say in bis own behalf,
prospectivcly.
Al all events, it WAS evident that
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that he has said. they have conformcd
10 his wishes and respected his conf
deucC,
an this is very nice to hear. in view
Of the obnoxious things so often said
by Europeans about American news
paper reporters, their aggrcssiTcncss
and importantly. and their determine
tion to report something whether it is
true or not Grand Admiral Won kocs-
lcr deserves vote of thanks from the
Now York newspaper reporters. and
whether he gets it formally or not, we
can be sure that every ono of them
records such vote in his heart.
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BISHOP sPALDING DECEIVED.

The Dcscrct News makes approving
reference TO statement SAID to have
been made by Bishop Spalding at San
Francisco, to the effect, as the church
organ says, that polyGamy is dying out
in Utah; the News asserting that every
one here knows this to be true
The Tribune has no disposition what
ever TO question the sincerity of Bishop
Spalding. IIo is gentleman Of high
character and lofty attainmcnts. But
VIC do think that he is not informed in
this matter, and that his charitable dis
position leads him TO accept in all good
faith the assertion Of Mormon speakers
and writers that the practice is passing
out of existence as tho old polygamists
pass away. The fact is, though that
there have been hundreds Of new polyg-
amous marriages since the issue of the
Woodruff manifcsto: and the truth of
this charge can he demonstrated TO the
satisfaction of any reasonable person.
Heretofore The Tribune has named
nearly n score Of men within Salt Lake
county who have been plurally mar.
ried since the manifesto. We con
| tend that where one such case comes
TO light there are probably ten that
remain hidden, This estimate is faiI
one, as may be recognized when We
come to consider the intense secrecy
under which these marriages arc usually
buried Most Of these men are young
or middIe.aged, and they have befor,
them many years of life. While they
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remain the practice nourishcs; ard with
the prospect that during these years
other men will follow their example.
taking on young plural wives, we fail
to see how poIygamy is going 10 dlc
out at all The only way in which 1T
can be killed is TO subject the law.
breakers 10 the consequences of thcr
lawbreaking. instead of to ignore the
crimes and leave the criminals unmo-
Tested, as is now the ease. Polygamy Is
by no means dying out. and it never
will so long rs the ccclcsiasIs who be
licvc il to be a "diyine' principle re-
tain control Of the machinery aud Off
GERS of the law in this State.
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THE WORD HAS GONE OUT.

The vile organ Of thc Federal
buuch,' alias the Smoot Mouth
is frantic with rage over the dcvrl-
opments that show that the church Is
this year turning against the ''Federl
bunch - in the coming election, and is
throwing its controlled vote 10 the
Democrat. Citizens ticket Yesterday
morning it bad long. dreary 'say-lL-
Overland ovor.again - wall undertaking
TO show that the Mormon people are
not bound to obey the voice of the
priesthood in politics nor to follow thcn
leaders i'm the way of voting. IL Is
intolcrablc that little band of men
shall pretend that they represent the
will OF the church leaders says the
bunch organ But any little baha
of men who have the whisper oil the
church leaders (who are themselves
.'littlc band Of men y as 10 what they
shall do, represents those leaders. Inc
| pith of the whole matter, however, 10
! in the concession that the church lead
crs, when they do speak, control. The
| &" Mouth in that concession admits
| the fact. IT comedies the potency oil
| the declared will of the church lead
crs. but tries TO make it appear that
certain of the church politicians, &c
clcsiasts in position i'm the church, do
not represent that Will. We imagine,
however. that the Mormon voters un-
derstand matters pretty well. and that
they are far more likely to take their
cue from these church eGclcsiasis. pres
idcnts Of stakes, bishops, and bishops
,couuseIors, than they arc to take their
cue from the ' Mouth.
So far as this is concerned. 1T be
ing admitted that the voice OF inc
church leaders controls. and 1t beng
simply a question Of the manner III
which that voice is To he communicated
Ito the Mormon voters. there can be nc
reasonable doubt as TO the channe
which the controlled vote of the Nor
mon people viii recognize as the correct
one The one that they arc used to
and must recognize. II is impossible
for any one who understands anything
at all about the Mormon church TO sup
pose that the voice Of the leaders vii
be given through the organ of th'
Federal bunch. That voice, o.
counsel. - is always given either dl
rect by Inc chief church leaders them
selves. or else indicated through th'
church channels and by the mouths o
the priesthood, in the usual and well
recognized way.
And that is Just what is troubhn!
the Smoot Mouth That word ha
been given. and has been made public
Iby the "chosen vessels through whom
. il was to lac communicated 10 th
brethren and sisters. 1t has been s.
communicated through the rcguIa
, channels. and will he authoritative. =
IT, makes no difference how much In
[ Smoot HMouthn may rave, no mat
Ter how much IL may froth and pro
/, test. The word has gone out, and tn
, effect of that word Will he manifcs
/ when the votes are counted on tues
: Iday night next But what piliabl
donkey the Smoot "Mouth makes o
, Itself in undertaking TO set itself u
, in opposition to the "choscn vessel
! of tho Lord in giving out counsC
10 the controlled vote of the church
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VOTE 1T STRAIGHT!

There IS only one thing TO do in
thc election Of the coming Tuesday, TOR
the voter who has good feeling TO.
ward Salt Lake, and that is TO vote the
American ticket straight
That o. the ticket which insures pros
pcrily, insures the continuance Of the
high reputc Of the city, and iusurcs
further public Improvements and the
making Of the city great metropolis.
The opposition every lime they have
had an opportunity have set the city
back into rut Of paralysis and re.
PROGRESSION They have ruined the
city's prospects, and have done what
thew could to make it unatlractive to
visitors and prospective settlers.
They took the assessment roll OF
the city, amounting to upwards Of 500,
100000 under the old Liberal admins
tration, and reduced the valuation to
$50. 0.OOOO0O The American party has
brought the valuation mp again close
TO what it was under the former Lib.
eral administration This is fair cX-
ample of the difference between Amer
lean rule and church Tsc. The free
American vote of this city i'm the old
! Liberal days put values up even far
above where they are now. The church
control that Immediately ensued de-
pressed those values almost onc-haif
The American control has largely re-
stored that valuation.
. oil -, M
American party building activity shows
moro than double that Of the church
building activity in the same number
/ of years The bank clearanccs tell tho
same story. The employment of indus
! try tells the same story. lt all goes
to the same purport, proving the Same
facts. These facts are that the Amer
lean control means life, activity, energy
push, progress, while church contro
means paralysis, depression, falling
values, unemployed labor, and gloomy
prospects all along the line.
This being the choice, and the only
choice, that between progress and de
preston, can there be any difference
of opinion among honest, candid, intel
| Iigcnt men as TO what ticket to vote
The protcStations of the opposition tha
they would continue the progress of the
city are bclicd, not only by the recor'
of what that opposition have done +
damage the city when they had power
but also by the acts of those of th'
opposition who are now in the Cit,
Council, and who have been obstruc
tiouisls throughout and who mad
themselves especially obnoxious in op
position to the bond issue voted las
year The professions and protcsta
tlons of tho opposition cannot possibl.
count with intelligent men who know
the facts and the records. Opposition
means obstruction. Amcricanism mean
progress and ego.
The only thing TO do, then, for tn
progressive, candid citizen. is TO vot
the American ticket on. Tuesday, AM
vote it straight.
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the people down in the Third ward are
awakened TO the fact that Americanlsm
has brought to them benefits that ~
fairness they should appreciate: ana
The Tribune is not at all doubtful that
the vote TO be pollcd in that vicinity
by the American ticket on Tuesday shall
prove TO be somewhat Of a surprise in
magniiudc.
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But that is entirely characteristic Of
that abominally mcndacious sheet. From
it nothing different or better wos so
have been cXpcrtcd
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IN the country at large. the resun,.
ton of prosperity, financial. trade ors
industrial, continues on a strong b,si,
Trade expands, financial conditions a..
more settled, and reports fyom -.
leading trade circles are fayo,,h,.
There is a rapid expansion in inc w.
and steel trade, The United Sta,cs S,oa
corporation appropriating $4,000 0eO q.
new construction work. The Ic,d;s.
railroads continue TO make Liberal ,.,,,
chascs Of rails and other cauipmcut :,
cent sales of rails aggrcgating 81 ma
tons. Altogether the recent .o,., !.
100000 tons, with the rail orJor.
amounting to $l0O,So0.o0O accordins ;,
the expert estimates Of the Wall St,o..
Summary. Tho amount of busiuee. A.
hand of locomotive. car, and bridc,
building is about Sl75 100000.
As n whole, trade is good ipduslrv >.
spends TO the advance with full mann.
fneturcrs' order books, full or oyer.,i'r.
runs, and general reports OF An in,u,
Gcicncy OF labor TO meet full dcmaud.
As Bradsireet : SAYS "Altogethcr th,
situation is very satisfactory. and he.
improvement in eight months promise,
20 put 1909 close 10 tho froat in ,Bs.
list of years Of prosperity"
There is m abundance Of money 10,
all purposes in the country The sbadow
of a threat of gold exports has passed.
away, and speculation of ..ihc Street .,
IS rcprcsscd. Altogether, in every war
the country is on an absolutely sound
prosperous basis, with every indication
Of remaining so for months TO come.
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For Councilmcn.

First Ward-J. j. Morcton, j. W. Nc
Second Ward-g. G. O'Donnell, C. II.
Reed
Third Ward-Williom P. Davis, Tom
Matthews,
Fourth Ward-W. Mont. Ferry, Wal.
Ter G. Lyme.
Fifth Ward-Martin L. Mulvey, Mark
Reedall
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To New Orleaus they have invented
the "Taft cocktail;' and il it is Of
size proportionate, doubtless about
one would do.
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If you want TO see Tipping Zion get
that two hundred thousand inhabitants
in nineteeu-ten, vote for Amcricanism
and progress.
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However, Mr.. uollcy will discover
that the citizens down in tho Third
have no mind TO turn in a political
false alarm,
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"Ialf of New Orleans is of'nAs'
The Taft cocktail, says dispsn.'
and if they keep at it. doubtless ~
will get into such 4 condition Ia"
will be impossible for them 10 ~
what the other half is doing.
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We'll. Just keep an eye on the Amer
lean vote iD the Third this time-it will
surprise ''the Brethren - beyond
measure
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Look out for your councilmanic
ticket, OF YOU viii make of the Mayor
victim of the Tic 'em-up gang.
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Eastern men who have capi'A
vested in Salt Lake VIII hcaye (
of relief when they get news -
American victory next TUESDAY
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Judge King is doing the very best
possible for his party, IN view Of the
fact that there is nothing he can say
in its favor.
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Tammany is beginning to realize,
from all accounts, that it has real
fight on its haudS.