The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-11
SM00T GRILLS OLD SERVIT0R
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way of controverting Smoot's claim
that he began his business career in ;
thoroughly honest, straightforward man,
ner.
Now, that speech of Uncle Jesse Is
burned like q mustard plaster. Many IL
Provo knew it to be true; and thence
forth. Smoot and Jesse became personal
as. well as political opponents. 1t is
said that there has been several bust,
ness clashes between them, and that
Uncle Jesse has not had the worst of
1T until Smoot is believed to have in.
duced the commissioners of Salt Lake
county to so prescribe the conditions
under which franchise would be grant.
ed to Uncle Jesse for an interurban
line through the county that Mr.. Knight
| could not accept it,
Smoot has been bitter in his denun-
citation of Uncle Jesse to certain par
ties, and now Uncle Jesse proposes to
emphasize the deal which Smoot made
with the brewers few years ago, by
| having the Democratic party come out
| faI. footed for prohibition.
The Democratic declaration for pro-
hibition, in view of the fact that the
| church went on record in n convention
two years ago for prohibition through
Smith, will pnt Smoop and the "federal
bunchers' in very embarrassing po-
sition.
Sutherland is said to propose to save
the da~ by declaring for county option
But if there is no declaration on the
subject whatever, the anti-saloon forces
In the church will be almost obliged to
act with the Democrats
Locally. the greatest nightmare that
Smoot has experienced, next TO the
ghost of universal insurgency. is Uncle
Jesse. and his pork barrel. A little pork
(Uncle Jesse will not unbuckle much)
VIII grease the Democratic machine i'm
measurably this year. 1t has been
long, dry season, and pastures have suf-
fered therefrom. A few thousand will
work wonders
"Bill" King will no sooner see that
notes will reverberate from Richmond
TO kanab. Brig Roberts will tell
of the beauties Of Democracy, while
JIM Moyle and Judge Powers will tell
or the bllghting influence of church in
reference in politics. wherein the Dem
ocratic party is not the favored instru-
ment for the hierarch's s Vaccinations
If the Democrats expect to force
form, they had better keep their eyes
on some of the delegates For instance,
one sees the name of C. L. Country
man, of Bingham. Countryman has been
posing as a Republican for some time,
being elected school trustee He runs
blind tiger close to the school house,
wherein all kinds of hard and soft
drinks are sold. He wouldn't have
Prohlbition nor support party that
1avors 1T And he is not the only one
who was probably set apart as n dele
gate to the convention to tbuck'' those
who want Utah to be dry state.
A newspaper stated the other dav
that some young chump was about to |
be arrested for driving an auto through
a funeral cortege. There is proba bly |
no ordinance for preventing such an
outrage, but man who has such small !
respect for those who in sorrow follow |
the remains of a relative or friend to |
the cemetery ought to be branded for |
his lnfamy and driven out Of town.
Governor Spry has appointed at least |
two new polygamists to the good roads
at Ogden. This was not ex-
pected Of Governor Spry, and as he is
u constant reader of The Tribune. it
will not be possible for him to plead |
ignorance of the matrimonial status
Of two of his appointees. The Tribune
has repeatedly shown that they are VIC.
lauors of the law
He might be excused for appointing
old polygamists, but new ones-hardly.
In the list of prospective candidates
for the American county nominations
are the names Of some very worthy
persons, but this list also contains the
names of some who have no more claim
upon the American party for such ia.
y0rS IndI(gfpd than if |
md above-board parts of the Smoot
machine.
None but Americans should be on
gnard; and these Americans should not
only be worthy the honors they seek,
but should be in every sense thoroughly
equipped for Office, Without a GOOD
ticket the American party has no hope
of success; with good ticket, success
IS assured. /
It's UP to the delegates
A friend of one of the Churcb Ra