The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-05
Gun TOTERS'
TOD NUMEROUS
More in New York Today Than
in West When 1t Was "Wild
and WOOlly."
DEATH OF PHILLIPS
AR0USES TO ACTION
Professor Buffum of W0rland,
Well Known Here, Talks of
Scientific Farming.
BY RALPH JOHNSON.
scd Wire to The Tribune.

By Leased Wire TO The Tribune.
NEW YORK. Feb New York may
take the lead among the states in en-
acting strict legislation against the in
discriminate sale of firearms. The recent
fatal shooting OF David Graham Phillips
by young Goldsborough has done much
To arouse public opinion on this sub
ject and ! understand n drastic law Is
now being drafted which viii make 1t
impossible for any unauthorized person
legally to purchase "a, re revolver ,or cat.
through its senatorial tangic and settles
down 10 business, this measure will be
introduced. and. IL is believed. backed
BY 4 strong public sentiment, has falr
chance Of enactment.
AS IL is now any thug or half lunatic
can buy a gun as easily as he can
a cigarette. and among a certain dan
Gerous element OF The population pistol
totlng is more prevalent In New York
than ever 1t was in the south or the
west. The appalling number of murders
and shooting affrays IN the city shows
that these pistol ,oters' are free in the
use OF their guns.
1t is high time a stop was put TO this
business.
What effect is the New York sena-
torial deadlock TO have on Tammany?
in political circles and elicits wide
variety Of answers. The Tammany man
declares il will have no effect at all
while the anti-rammanv man is conf
dent il will seriously hurt the famous
organization.
IN Defense of Murphy.
was talking with a man high in this
organization the other dav and he was
quite indignant at the criticism against
Leader Murphy' for taking so active Il
part liz the senatorial fight.
1t makes me tired he said, Ito hear
al! this Snocking of Murphy. You would
think New York City had no right 10
do anything but furnish the votes, and
when the city organization takes the
position al Albany to which IL is entitled.
~ the fact that 1t casts half OF the en-
tire vote Of the state. and some three
fifths OF the Democratic vote, some OF
these people seem TO think we are but
ting in where we have no business.
Another time when the public has il all
wrong: The general idea Is that Murphy
IS an autocratic despot He is not. He
IS the free choice Of the majority Of the
Democrats In the city tor leader He can
be deposcd at any time. by a majority
OF the district. II is not generally known
man or not. has the right to vote in the
Democratic primaries.
so any time Mr.. Murphy failed TO
10 60 he could and would be thrown
out no man knows this better than he,
and no man keeps in closer touch with
the wishes OF the people
Apartments Displace Famous Trees.
A historic spot on Washington Heights.
made famous by the thirteen trees
planted by Alexander Hamilton 10 COM
memorate the union OF the thirteen orig
inal colonies. Will soon be done away
with. one oil the land marks of the
city. The site has been taken by build
ers. who propose TO use IL for A group
of apartment houses.
In The last ten years many efforts have
heen made TO preserve the plot which
contained the trees planted by Hamil-
ton and several historical societies pc
1iticncd the city TO purchase the prop
crty. About four years ago the trees
Which had been hacked bv relic hunters
and small boys of the vicinity died and
were cut down. that all that remains
OF them are charred stumps which from
time TO time have furnished material for
bonfires.
Two Stories About Rent.
Congressman elect Kent OF California,
Tho was in New York recently, has an
other scalp in his possession besides that
OF Congressman Mckinlay. and this one
Is not ncurative. II used TO adorn the
pate Of Apache Kid. the last of the
bad Indians. as he was known Mr.
trophy room with II are the weapons of
Tho Kid.
Across the car from Mr. Kent on the
train the other day sat q man who smiled
gcnially at the congressman elect BY
and by he spoke.
Say. do you know YOU look like Wood
row Wilson," lie said
Mr.. Kent replied that SOM, of his
friends had commented on the like
ness.
He's not what you would call a hand
some man came across the aisle
No? We'll. have never boasted about