The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-19
G|MLET SMOKED
OUT At LAST
Organ of Federal Bunch Admits
That Tribune Stories
Are True.
CRIES FOR QUARTER AND
WANTS GINGER IN OFFICIALS
Admits That State Officers Are
Derelict in Their Duty in
Enforcing Law.

EHIVlCfuS linNs
The Gimlc.. the morning organ OF
the federal bunch and Of the band OF
tweuty-six who control the bunch. moi
only cries for quarter. not only admits
that all The Tribune has said about the
bunch is true, but it calls upon Tho
Tribune to come to its aid in compelling
the state officials TO enforce the law.
Here is what the Herald Republican
printed in it's issue Friday morning,
Here is its cry for help from The Trib-
uue:
Gimlet Calls for Help.
Heretofore The Tribune has always
been ready to abuse officers OF the law
that did not happen TO be In the good
graces OF the inner circle of that paper.
II would improve The Tribune standing
In the eyes OF the people II that paper
would assist the Herald Republican To
put sufficient ginger into the state Of
forcement OF the state law against COM
bnes 10 set them TO DO something.
There is little in inviting
homcseekers to come here and locate II
they are going 10 be robbed OF every
cent they can make after they get here.
Utah needs housecleanins along many
lines il 1t Is TO progress. And the first
thing 20 be done is to scotch some OF
these robber combines that are keeping
the poor mans nose to the grindstone Cos
days year,
Admits Tribune Statement
This is exactly what The Tribune has
been contending for and which the Her
aid Republican now admits is true, and
also calls upon The Tribune to aid IL III
glngering up officials to act.
Church Close Corporation.
There is no combire in the world that
is as close a corporation as is the ia
of twentysix. whose orders and edicts
are carried out through the federal
bunch. This band issued an ediGt order
ing, directing and commanding the
Democratic members Of the church. con-
trolled by the band. to vote the Rcpub
lican ticket. They complied.
When they did this they voted to sus-
tain the combine which holds mp every
year in Utah majority of the people
for $2oo0.000, This fund goes to the
band of twenty six. They voted to sus-
holdup of the people through the con
servatiOn policy of Pinchot. Roosevelt
and Taft. which bars out competition
in the opening of collieries in Utah.
which opening would give the people
cheaper fuel. They voted TO sustain the
federal bunch who also sustain the con-
servation policy because it enables the
bunch to hold uD the coal monopoly for
campai: contributions to the church
Republican campaign fund. But the
edict was obcycd.
Gimlet Cites Statutes.
The Gimlet cites the stateutcs against
combines. and citcs Section 1852, which
provides as follows:
Any combination by persons having for
Its object effect the controlling of
the prices OF any professional services
53y products OF the soil, any article OF
manufacture or commerce. or the cost of
exchange or transportation. is prohibited
and declared unlawful.
And here Is the penalty for il. as out
lined In section 1853 of the revised stat
utes of Utah:
Any corporation organized or existing
violate any provision of this title shall
thereby forfeit Its corporate rights and
franchises and its corporate existence
shall thcreupon cease and determine.
The law first provides that the state
officials shall serve notice upon the com
panies that are In the combination that
days from said combination and sever all
connection with II, their franchise or
charter shall be revoked at the end OF
that time II the companies do not com .
ply. the statutes put 1t up to the attor-
ney general of the state TO act. as pro
Vided in section 176O, as follows:
tuE expiration Oh lnlrty DAYS, IL
such withdrawal or severance be not
heretofore made, the secretary OF state
sGal cause certified statement OF the
facts TO be nied in the Office OF the at
torney general OF the state who shall
commence. or direct any county attor-
nev IN the state to commence, an action
IN any district court OF the state of
competent jurisdiction. to forfeit and re-
woke the corporate rights and franchises
OF such. corporation,
On the final decision OF The same
- dn
tnc violation OF any Of the provisions OF
lhis title. the court shall render irdg
ment that the charter. corporate rights
and franchises Of such corpora ton be 20.
Yoked. and the secretary OF state shn1l
fhereupon make publication of such revo.
cation In four newspapers of general cir
the state. 0 Vi
Up to Secretary Tingey.
This puts the matter up TO Secretary
or state Iingey and Attorney General
Barnes, both. of whom train with the
federal bunch: view that the agi
tation Of the "Gimlet', is for the MIR.
pose OF screening the coal companies of
the state who were held up bv the
church Republican campaign commit
tee for campaign expenses, the state
1meia,s thn has, Dare not act IN the matter. AS
The Tribune would gladly come to the
aid Of. the Gimlet'' in helping TO in.
iect ginger into the state officials to act
to enforce the law. But what would
be the use? The band of twenty-six
controls the federal bunch which in.
cludes the state officials. hence moth.
ing can be done and the "Gimlet 81,
plea for aid is purely bluff.
Always for Enforcement Law.
OF course The Tribune is now and
always will he in favor Of the enforce.
ment OF the law IL has alwayy advo.
,cated this, 1t has always fought for
this and it always will fight for the
supremacy Of the law against the law
breaker. For. this reason The Tribune
has advocated the enforcement of The
law against whouie
The men who are living in opeu
nolygamy in Salt Lake City and in
Utah and who are constantly bringing
lllegjtimates into the world
Against the combines who keep up
the price OF commodities which cvery
citizen must have
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