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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-18
The scene as it was enacted on that

the scene as it was enacted on that
day.
Now, this was the sort OF men Brig.
nam desired TO drive out Of the Terri.
tory-individuals who declined to sub
mt to his dictation. No matter how
good IN character they may have been,
they were to go because they would
not recognize the hlerarchical assump.
tlon of power and authority to dictate
in all things. And Brigham appealed
TO the very priesthood which he after
wards denounced as the greatest liars.
thieves, and blackguards to help him in
the work Of driving or determination.
However black Of character the elder,
lie was to remain So long as he sub
mlttcd 10 the bcrarchs, and so long
as he would grid up his lons in the
warfare against the hated apostatcs,
who were infinitely better men. The
chief offeuse Of the latter consisted
III rebellion against the priesthood.
This priesthood, as Brigham says, in
cludcd among its membership men Of
most malodorous character; and be
retained in the church and In their
quorums, many good men left the or
ganization, declining TO further sssoci-
ate in fellowship with offenders Of all
grades And it was against these apos-
tates that Brigham declared bloody war
and melted his people TO sangmnary
conflict. The intent was not to cleanse
the church, but TO drive out those who
rebclled against uncleanliuess in the
body.
Aud fancy man pretending to be
God vicegerent upon the earth call
ing that enterprise a "good work, ="
and urging his followers to pray TO the
Lord for help to prosecute it! The
more the matter is looked into, the
worse it appears, and Apostle Grant
and his coadjutors had better leave such
subjects entirely alone.
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THE VAIL DEFALCATION.

IT is discouraging To find that there
is no law under which cxChief Vail
can be brought back and made TO ac-
count for the money which he stole
from the firemen S relief fund in this
city. 1t appears from the interpreta-
ton of the law, as made by tho city
attorney, and also by the county attoT-
the offense committed by Mr.. Vail is
made crime. This was publicly stated
prior to the adjournment of the Legis.
lature, and so that body ought TO have
provided against future embczzlements
of this kind by making it specifically
and definitely n crime, with fixed pun
ishment
The primary obstacle to the prosccu.
tion of Mr.. Vail in this matter appears
to be the lack Of pecuniary interest by
the city in the fund that was embez-
zled. Another stumbling block is the
action Of the firemen themselves, in
definitely placing this fund in the hands
of Mr., Vail as custodian, after he was
removed as chief of the fire department.
That was an act absolutely ineXcusable.
Tt assumed the jurisdiction and Gus
todianship of the fund by the fire
men themselves, repudiating all public
interest in or control of it, and they
made Mr.. Vail their agent to care for
the money. That act made it then a
personal and private matter between
them and Mr. Vail
This appears to be the practical diff
Guilty in getting at the preliminary
steps, if any were lawful TO the re-
covery of this fund, 1t is n misfor
tune to the firemen TO lose this money,
upwards of $4,000, but they themselves,
by taking charge of the fund and Civ
ing it over to the custody of Mr.. Vail
donied the public any control over it,
1t is creditable to Mr.. Giore, the new
chief of the fire department, that he
took prompt measures to show to the
public, and to the firemen, and TO the
Council, that this money never came
into his hands, and that he is in no wise
responsible for its custody. This action
on his part absolutely clears his skirts,
and places the matter, so far as official
dom is concerned, in as good a shape as
such miserable piece of business can
be placed under any circumstances.
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THE SLAUGHTER HOUSES.

| 1T is amazing that proprictors of
| tho slaughter houses in and about the
city should have the effrontcry TO ap-
pear before the Salt Lake Council and
object to the sanitary regulations that
are proposed.
IT will be remembered that early last
week n committee of the Council visited
the slaughter houses and found In some
of them conditions that were sicken-
ing and revolving in the extreme. The
newspapers reported conditions as stated
by the committee making that visit. a
few of the places were found In good
and satisfactory condition, few IN
fair. and others in a condition that was
absolutely shocking. IT shows callous
state of mind, and one not amenable
TO reason, for representative of one
of these slaughter houses to do as he
did, make the claim that the Council
was not conversapt with this sort of
thing or they would not have thought
the conditions as shocking as they did
That is, according to the view of this
pleader, slaughter houses should not be
sanitary, should not be wholesome or
decently clean, The Council very nat
urally declines to accept this view.
Other representatives OF the slaughter
houses protested that they were about
TO clean up, TO make such Improvements
in their places as would obviate the of
fensive conditions, and so on. But it is
manifest that those promises cannot be
trusted. For any one who can be trust
cd to put and keep his slaughter house
in a sanitary condition would have kept
it so all along; he would not have wait
ed to be found in this dereliction be-
fore making promises of betterment.
Undoubtedly the proper thing is, as
the Council proposes, to have Federal
inspection for the larger slaughter
houses and municipal inspection to con
form in every respect to the rules and
regulations of the Federal inspection,
under the auspices of the municipality,
for the smaller slaughter houses. That
is good programme, and it should be
pushed to realization as quickly as pos
sibe, and with thoroughness that
would leave nothing to be desired,
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IMPROVED TREASURY FIGURES

The National treasury is picking up
For all the months during the present
fiscal year, the expenditures of the Gov.
crnmcnt have exceeded tho receipts by
from SS,000000 to $l2,00o000 per
month. During the present April, how
ever, the tide has turned nnd il is prob
able that the month will close with a
small excess of receipts.
A short time ago the deficit Of the
fiscal year ending June 30th next, was
estimated at $130.000 900. Then as the
| figures Of the deficit began TO decrease,
the estimate was changed from limo 10
time until it got down to $100,000,000.
AT the end Of March the total deficit
was a little over S90O00,00o. The
! chances now are that $90,000,00o may
cover the year S deficit, as it looks as
though the receipts compared with the
expenditures for April. May, and June,
would perhaps come ont even.
The causes of this Improvement in
the treasury are yariously stated. But
We think the true reason can he found
IN the greater importations of articles
on which increased tariff charge is like
,y TO be imposed in the new tariff law.
1t has been the understanding all along,
and Senator Aldrich gave this under
standing definite form when he said
that the Senate was determined TO in.
crease tho tariff rates on articles of
luxury, on wines. spirits, aud various
articles of luxury in apDarel in adoTn-
ment. and in personal enjoyment Of
various kinds. that there should be in
creases in many of the customs duties.
No doubt the House will accede TO the
Senate programme iii this. even If that
programme should 90 further than the
House did in its fixing of the schedules
in the bill as passed by that body.
This we believe to be the true ez
PLANTATION of the increased revenues of
the Government. and there is no reason
to expect that this source of increase
will fall off appreciably in the next two
months. IT is for this reason that we
estimate that the receipts of the Gov
ernment for April, May, and June, will
at least equal the expenditures, They
may do more If so, the deficit for the
current fiscal year will be as much less
than $90,000,000 as the increase Of
revenue over expenditures shall prove
to be for the three months named
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impoverished to gain substance in sup
port of the few lawbreakers. The pro-
cess is in vogue today-the tithe con-
tributions OF homogeneous Mormons are
utilized to support in lazincss and lux
ury the polygamous criminals who are
bringing the church body into disreputc
before the Nation. Any new lawbrenker
OF tins character can get immediate
help by application to the "proper au-
thorlties. IF there is danger for the
time being, he is furnished funds TO
enable him TO "depart for a season.
until the statute Of limitations runs as
to polygamy, or until the thing ''blows
over. " After the statute of limitations
operates 10 save him from A possible
prosecution upon a charge Of polygamy,
the culprit is parativcly safe from
consequences under any head, because
the hierarchs claim "tacit understand
ing that old marriage relations arc
not to he disturbed, Thus the new
polygamist becomes an old polygamist,
and the merry dance goes on in ''serv.
ice of the Lord" and in defiance Of
the law.
Do you not believe this, good citizens?
If you have any donbt, keep, your eyes
open and make little investigation for
yourselves.
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THOSE HE WOULD RUN OUT.

In making a puerile and dishonest
attempt to criticise The Tribune for
alleged misquotation Of the utterances
of the late President Brigham Young,
in boasting of the smooth lying and
adroit stealing capacities of the priest
hood, Apostle Heber J. Grant upon sew
eral occasions recently attributed to the
Mormon pioneer leader the expression,
FBut with the help of God we will
rid ourselves Of them" Mr. Grant s
evident purpose was to endeavor to
show that while Brigham admitted
that there were the smoothest liars and
cunnipgest and most adroit thieves
in the world among the Mormon priest
hood, he was determined to cleanse the
body of the church Of that element
Replying heretofore to Apostle Grant,
The Tribune has demonstrated not only
that President Young announced no
such determination In the sermon re-
ferred to, but also that he specifically
declared that these offensive and
criminal characters were absolutely ne
cessary to the existence and perpetua-
tion of the organization, explaining
that the gospel net gathered in the
good and the bad, and that both were
essential in the church in order to main
tain the designation and the character
istics of the "kingdom Of God"
But there were other men against
whom the Mormon leader Of the old
lo, T{ab "a
knife. But they were not Of the lying
and thieving priesthood, by any means.
They were outsiders and apostatcs
men who refused to be controlled by
the Mormon hicrarchs, even if by sub
mitting they could defy the law with
impunity and with protection from all
consequences. Brigham himself de-
scribcs them in the following language,
and exhibits his disposition toward
them in these words:
I say, rather than that apostates should
flourish here. I will unsheath my bowie
knife, and conquer or die lGreat com
taneous burst OF feeling, asserting to the
declaration,J Now, you nasty apostates.
clear out, or judgment will be put to the
line; and righteousness to the plummet.
tVoices, generally. go 1t, go it."I If you
say 1t Is right, raise your hands. iAll
hands up.] Let US call upon the Lord
to assist US In this, and EVERY GOOD
WORk--From sermon by Brigham
Young in Salt Lake tabernacle March 27,
1858; Journal of Discourses, volume /,
page SO,
The sentences in the quotation which
appear in brackets, and which describe
the great commotion produced by the
incendiary outburst Of tho prophet, are
reproduced just as they occur in the
Journal Of Discourses, being the Of
ficial church reporter 's comment upon
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salntly hatred Of the Government of
the United States, which the controlling
priests declared had permitted them TO
be driven forth from civilization out
into the dread wilderness. 1t was on n
par with that other yarn, utilized For
similar purpose, concerning the en-
istment of the Mormon battalion That
concoeTlon pictured the Government as
having cruelty demanded five hundred
able-bodied Mormons to be taken from
the camps Of the saints. leaving them
unprotected against the Indians IN ,the
hope that the red men would slaughter
the defcnscless women and children and
thus destroy the church. That was the
fnIsehood given out 10 iDcitc rebellion
against the country, while the truth
was that President Young had asked
Tor the call for volunteers; that he
sent cmlssar!cs TO the President of the
United States to beg that the battalion
he enlisted; that the executive agreed
to the request and the Mormon battalion
was taken as a volunteer organization
III the service; that the men were paid
IN hard cash, the money going TO buy
supplies for the "pioneers; that they
were permitted to retain all their arms
at the expiration Of their term of en-
hstment as means Of protection; that
the battalion would be disbauded at the
point where all were going; that.
all i'll all, the call for the battalion
was godsend 10 the Mormon people
and had much to do with saving their
church from destruction,
Perhaps these old stories have been
abandoned, because of their complete
absurdity, but it, will require years for
their effect in disloyalty to wear of
the Mormon community.
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THE CRIME CONCEALED.

Mr.. TaylerA-Have you any idea whether
lie is a polygamist or not?
Joseph T., Smith, | had ! should de-
Smoot case. volume l, page 311.
This merely for the enlightenment of
those (whether Mormon5 or "out-
siders'O who say to The Tribune about
in this wise: elf you know Of new
polygamous marriages in the Mormon
church, that have been contracted since
1890 or 1s96-when Statehood was
granted-why do you not prosecute
them before the lawf"
Added to the original acts in def
ance of the law, when these ceremonies
are performed, is the arrogant "You
can t prove it!' that is faunted in the
face of the whole Nation by accom-
plices who possess knowledge Of the
crimes, among whom may be counted
Joseph F. Smith.
And speaking of the nature of pro-
lection that is afforded to the breeders
of illcgitimates, let us present an ex-
tract from an epistle that was sent out
by the first presidency of the church
to the presidents of stakes, the bishops,
the elders, and the saints generally,
under date Of May &c, 1885, as fol.
lows:
An attack has been made upon our
religion. and 1t appears to be determined
that we shall either abandon 1t or be
visited with the most severe pains and
penalties. Under cover OF this attack upon
the principle OF patriarchal marriage. we
are denied the rights which belong to
freemen. Several of our brethren
have been consigned TO prison because
they win not break their covenants and
these brethren who are thus imprisoned,
and OF those who have been compelled to
flee, should be looked after. En-
ergy should be used in collecting funds,
and In remitting them to Chairman John
Sharp We know that the times are hard,
and IL is not so easy a matter as 1t has
been TO raise money. But by distributing
this burden among us, 1t can be carried
with much greater ease than to have ii
fall upon d few individuals, or upon those
who have to defend themselves.
AS always with the hierarchs, the
many lawabidine saints were taxed and
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Interior through other channels than
the Forestry Bureau. In view Of that
absolute and complete disclaimer, it is
singular indeed to note the continued
interference by the forestry officials in
mining operations on the so.called for.
chot now officially acknowledges such
interference and is disposed to make
substantial concessions" as the result
of the request made by the committee of
the Mining Congress at the recent Den
Yer conference.
AT the same time, il is rather dis,
couragng to find that the public can
not rely upon the official circular of
last fall, which we have repeatedly
referred TO, If the Forestry Bureau
tions has no power over them. and
all that. as conceded in the circular
referred TO-. it is difficult TO see what
concession' Chief Pinchot can make
in this connection And if the fact is,
as stated in that circular, that the
forestry service claims no jurisdiction
in this matter. the continued complaints
Of interference by those officials IN min
ing operations is utterly inexplcable. 1t
is most unpleasant thing to find by
these apparent admissions that the dis
claimcr in the circular of last fall was
insincere and as n matter of practical
fact was untrue.
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other cities in the Union; and she will
show her appreciation OF that honor
by preparing to make the gathering the
most notable one in the history of the
organization. Everybody get in and
help-there is glory enough for all,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-18

At present there are about one hun
dred and fifty whales caught annually,
according to statistics That is, not
counting those caught by our local
fishermen in the creeks hereabouts.
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The movement for universal peace
appears to be very quiet just now
doubtless observing in this renewed ac-
tivity in warlike armament the admo-
milton, "Peace, be still!''
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"Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Heark-
en- not unto the words of the prophets
that prophesy unto you; they make
you vain: they speak a vision Of their
own heart, and not out Of the mouth Of
the Lord. Jeremiah xiii, l6.
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New York automobilists have de-
clared against recklessness; which only
shows that there are hypocrites and
others who do not practice what they
preach,
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And the worst Of it is, as the ladies
realize, the weatherman not only
brought rain on Easter Sunday, but if
tradition has full swing there will be six
other wet Sabbaths to follow.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-18

Wall street operators are talking a
lot about the deliciousness of the aris.
tocratic planked shad; but it is not
to be supposed that meantime they are
losing their taste for the commonplace
eJ1clrer
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Having been selected as the National
encampment ground for the G.. A. r..
veterans this year, Salt Lake con-
siders herself to be honored above all
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-18

During this tariff discussion Mr..
Roosevelt can see where a lot of op-
portunity and inspiration for Presi-
Dental messages is going to waste.
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Hetty Green has gone to live with
her son in-law; and remembering her
economical disposition the act may be
regarded as q saving grace.
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s'Faith without works is dead" they
say. And our bogus prophet is willing
enough for the saints to exercise all
the faith so long as he can be the whole
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-18

Mr.. Hopkins, of Illinois, declares
that either he or nobody shall be elect
ed Senator from that State. By what
right does the man claim two chances
for himself9
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Mr.. Fairbanks is going on q trip
around the world; but he doesn't e1.
pect to kill anything except a little
time.
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Pa doesn't see what the carpet has
done to him that ne should give it such
r beating.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-18

Of course, we must admit that there
are other towns on earth; but never
theless there IS. only one Tipping Zion.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-18

That distant rumble you hear ap-
preaching nearer daily is the noise of
the ice wagon moving up on your bank
account.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-18

It would be different if the world
shared Castro's estimate Of his own I'M
portance.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-04-18

One suffragette declares that "women
are as bad as men, Evidently spurn-
ing the support of her own sex.
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protect hides, in order to save their
own.
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Sunday, April 1s, 1909.

Have headquarters for the Ananias
club been shifted across the pond7
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Sugar may catch more flies than vine
gar; but for the baseball fielder little
ginger helps some.
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Speculator Patten is not an agricultur-
ist, but he appears TO have a knack of
being able TO farm the wheat farmers.
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That Apostle Grant fell off the water
wagon so ungracefully was no fault of
his-he was a victim of the push.
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