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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15
MR.. NEBEKER ON POLITICS.

The Democratic celebration of the
anniversary Of the birth of Thomas
Jefferson, held in this city. was not as
enthusiastic as IT might have been
under different conditions. The
speeches made were rather mournful in
tone; but Judge Powers was optimistic
in The hope of Democratic victory
next year III tie Nation, in which event
he held that, on the morning after
election, "you will see the people com
ing over TO the Democratic side by the
thousand, in order to he in harmony
with the Democratic President of the
United States - There is not the least
doubt about the practical certainty ol
that prophecy-if. In the case suggested
by Judge Powers, different sci ot
politicians would come to the front in
this state, although it is by no means
certain that conditions would be much
helped thereby.
The most outspoken, frank, and
ringing address of the occasion was
made. however. by Mr.. Frank K. Ncbe'
ker, the Democratic NHlloHdi N'hihi''
tceman from Utah. who made
straightforward, emphatic, and clear
exposition of the political situation In
this State. He declared, as reported
that so long as the Republican
party was receiving the support OF the
authorities OF tho dominant church oi
Utah there was little hope for Demo
cratic success in this state. He said 'he
people werc not very much Interested IN
political doctrine. They were too mucn
used To having their dose fixed up Tor
them and swallowing what they We're
given. IL tho church had lent It's mora
support to the Democrats. State-wtde
ON the other hand, " the Republcans
had declared for prohibition; why pro-
hibtion would have preNalied. rms nc
said. must necessarily bc dlscouraginE TO
the Democrats. who must colLhuy 10
espouse their principles with small nope
OF success. but with the consolinS con-
viction that they were right
There can be no question of the sin
ceritv of the speaker in this dcclara-
ton. There can be no dispute as to
his thorough knowledge of politics IN
Utah. There can be not the least DOUBT
Of the accuracy of the presentation
which he made. And this presentation
in connection with Judge Powers
prophecy of the rush to the Demo
cratic column in case of Democratic
surcess IN the Nation, is at once
forcefuI ard sorrowful picture of the
conditions OF politics in this State.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SATURDAY u-lNe APRIL Is 1911

particularly if the people of the state
voted TO take prohibition ont of the
constitution If they should vote next
September against the proposed amend
mont, of course the constitution would
remain as il is, and nothing would come
of the proposition to amend. But II
the people Of Maine should vote to take
prohibition out of the constitution, then
the question would como up IN tuU
force whether the election was legal
under the constitution.
II is curious sort OF question, which
has been thus preclpitatcd upon the
Stale by the rarelcssncss of those who
drew up tl' provision for submitting
this Amendment TO vote. But ono thing
may he taken as assured. and that is,
if the people of Maine wish to have
prohibition taken out of their consttl'
tion, all they have 10 do is to try again
If mistake is made this time, and IN
The end they will have their way.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15
IMPRACTICAL OBJECTIONS

Judge George Gray Of Delaware,
whose standing as n legal authority is
very high, comes out in agreement with
the position taken by Mr.. Justice
Hughes. when he was Governor Of New
York. against the income tax amend
ment- His objection, like Hughes IS,
is against the clause '.from whatever
source derived, - the contention being
that this opens the door for the taxing
Of State bonds and securities in way
destructive TO the State s credit But,
as has been pointed out. there is no
practical point in this. II is mere
technical argument. availing nothing
SO far as any real effect upon tho
State s credit OF the State IS securities
is concerned, for the State issues arc
not attacked. 1t is only a question Of
income, The person deriving the in
come from the interest on the State
securities rcckons that interest as part
Of his income. That is all. To say
that this is an attack upon the State S
credit is farfetched. Besides, tho
income luA WouIn ne upon all lO1ms
of income. 1t might apply to income
on State bonds, TO be sure, but it would
also apply In income on all forms of
securities, Where. then. is the attack
upon the State? In what wav would
that possibly he discrimination
against the State S issues Of bonds, or
certificates of Indebtedness? The clause
wond not attack any issues whatever,
and the person making the income re-
turn would not, in any way, suffer by
reason of having to include the interest
which he draws from the State bonds
as part of his income. The market
would not he affected in the least, be
cause the income from all securities
would have to be returned on the same
basis.
The point that the objection is aca-
demic and not practical as further en-
forced by the fact that the adoption
Of the income tax amendment does not
impose the income tax. That tax would
have 10 be imposed by statute But
Congress, in so imposing the tax. could
still. and very likely would, exempt iii.
come derived from interest on State
bonds and securities, It must be re
called that the States arc represented
as such in the United States Senate 1T
is not likely. therefore, that the direct
and special representatives. OF the States.
as States, would pass any law that
would interfere with the credit OF any
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15
RESUBMISSIoN IN MAINE

INC recent session of the Legislature
OF the State of Maine passed a resoIp.
non for the resubmission TO the people
or the prohibition question. The Maine
law has been for many years a sypo.
nym for prohibition, and prohibition is
IN Maine S constitution. The election
last year, whereby the Republicans were
beaten and the Democrats carried tbe
Slate, turned largely on the question Of
prohibition. The Republican party had
long been tn. sponsor for prohibition in
Maine, anu tnat party had put prohibi
tron III the constitution. The Democrats
were successful al the September elec.
ton IN that State last year, on their
promise to reopen this constitutional
provision and give the people an oppor-
tun'ty to vote again on that clause.
Accordingly the Legislature passed a
resolution proposing a constitutional
amendment to take prohibition out of
the constitution. and setting the Septem
her election of this year as the time
for the people to vote upon the cues.
tion IL seems. ncwcver. that some.
thing. was overlooked The constitu,
ton provides that amendments pro.
posed by two thirds OF each branch of
the Legislature shall be voted on by
the people Of "thc several towns and
plantations dt their next biennial
meetings N rho month Of September, -
But there is no biennial meeting Of
general State election in Maine until
September Of next year, Prior to 1850
the elections we're annual, and the
trainers Of the resolution which pro
posed the election 10 decide on this
constitutional amendment the present
year overlooked this provision Of the
constitution as TO amendments.
II appears, therefore. that il is un-
constitutional 10 submit this question
next September. But as the law pro
vides for its submission next Septem
ber, the probability is that the action
thus far taken is null and void. Still
If the election officials should proceed
to holl the election according To the
statute, a close question would arise
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15
ARBOR DAY TODAY.

Today is Arbor Day; and il is TO be
hoped that All who can. will plant
trees Preparations for trcc-planting
are on far more extensive scale than
ever before, aud indications are That
many more trees will bc planted today
than ever before in any one day IN
Utah. All this is encouraging in the
highest degree, and VIC trust that the
trcc-planting sentiment will continue
until Utah becomes well wooded State.
The officials of the Statc. the county.
and the city. will honor the day by
~'anting trees. The school children
will be out in force, and will plnn.
trees by the, thousands. Ii is to bt
hoped that all will plant we'll. so that
the trees will he given fair start 70,
growth and lon" life.
But it should be made An obligatory
part of the day 5 exercises to enJoit
upon ali who plant trees the absolute
necessity Of caring for them so that
they will grow. Without this, TIL,
planting is vain. With it, the planting
Will be of the highest utility as we'll
rs an enhancement Of the beauty and
charm of the valleys and hills.
So. let plant and care go hand in
hand, and thus will the highest and
best results he he'd
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15
REVIEWS ITS FALSE CHARGE.

We notice that the Smoot organ re.
news It's oft refuted faIsehood, that an
owner of Tho Tribune. with Fred Y.
Dubois, made n special trip 10 New
York to start in Pearson s Magazine
the story Of a political deal with the
Mormons; this in connection with the
Roosevelt denial of that deal The
falschood Of the Smoot organ in this
is deliberate and wiIIful. The editor
of Pearson s Magazine wrote to that
paper that neither an owner of The
tribune nor anyone connected with it.
nor Mr. Dubois. had anything to do
with the articles in that magazine. lie
said that no such visit was made rs
alleged and that the publications in
Pearson S were the result Of the vol
untary Investigations made by Mr..
Barry, from which the articles resulted
Inc Smoot organ refused to print that
letter. Then the editor of Pearson IS
wrote to The Tribune giving the de.
maj. Then the Smoot paper. patching
TWO separate letters together. and put
t'hg extracts in false connection, tried
10 SHOW that the editor of Pearson &
Magazine had made an apology for
something printed therein.
All that work by tho Smoot organ
was both dishonest and indecent. II
was utterly false throughout And yet
me exposures arc hardly cold before
the organ comes forward with the re.
iteration of the same old falsehood II
Is amusing, indeed. to see the assump.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15
A NEW PHASE IN MEXICO.

II is, of course, evident. as il ap.
government al Washington, that the
Mexican insurgency has now passed in.
to changed and advanced stage, So
far from the insurgents weakening. they
appear to be getting stronger all the
time. So far from it being a mere up
rising of the discontented. il appears
TO be a genuinely popular revolt in
Northern Mexico against conditions
held to be intolerabe. The recent sue.
cess of the insurgents in capturing and
holding the custom house at Aqua
Prieta will compel this government.
either to cease commercial relations
through that custom house or else rec.
n0nlze. commercially at least. the in
surgents' supremacy. The hope of Ma
dero evidently is. to force some sort
OF a recognition by the government of
the United States of his status as a
belligerent, with belligerent rights. And
If further successes in the same di
rection materialize. il will be Difficult;
10 refuse IhdUPTO ucmHnu.
The situation has changed also with
respect 10 the interference Of the
United States troops. There was n de-
cided demonstration Of our military
force against the fighting so near the
border, where Americans were hit, some
killed and number wounded more or
less seriously. 1t appears to have been
the Mexican regular. forces that did the
shooting across the border. OF course,
this is practically an invasion of the
Unite! States; because, although the
ones who did the shooting were not
across the border line. their shots made
an invasion which amounts to the same
thing The crossing of the line by the
United States troops for the purpose
of supprcssing this firing should be
clearly justified, and the receiving ana
disarming of the Mexican troops who
fled to the border was, of course. an
act completely justiiable.
1T is evident, however, from the two
leading facts, the capture of the Gus.
tom house by the insurgents. md the
practical invasion Of United States ter
rItory bv the Federal forces of Mexico
that the complications have entered a
new and advanced state. just what
the result will be it is impossible at
inns time to determine, but one thing
is sure. That changed situation will
make 1T harder for President Diaz TO
MAINTAIN his supremacy and satisfy the
Just requirements Of the United States
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

credit of any of the States. Tho
ment, then, amounts to notb;no
against the ratification of the inoo.
tax amendment. Tho people peno-oIp'
sec through the iuapplicability Of smoh
arguments as these brought forw,,d
Justice Gray and by Governor Hne,o.
and the prospect of the rati6cat;on =,
inc income tax amendment prow,
brighter the more the amcpdmon. :.
discussed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15
THE PRESIDENT AND ARIZONA

Efforts are making at the present ex
ira session OF Congress to HIT from
the President $ shoulders the responsi
bility of approving or disaPprovlng the
Arizona constitution with It's proNls
ions for the "recalln of Judges. Presi
dent Taft is so uncompromislngly oP
posed TO that provision, that ms as
approyal of the constitution on account
of that clause has been taken Tor
granted. Therefore, those who wish
to sec Arizona admitted as state are
moving to relieve the President OF all
functions with respect to the approval
Of that constitution, putting the re-
sponsibility upon Congress alone.
1t is interesting TO. note IN tins same
connection that Attorney General Wick
ersham. who was called upon by the
President for his opinion, advises HIM
that the mere fact Of President Taft S
personal disapproval of the provision
for the recall of the judiciary III the.
Arizona constitution. would not warrant
him in refusing to sign the enactment
admitting Arizona as State, II Con-
press were 10 pass the Statehood bill
at the present session. Accordingly An
effort will be made TO pass the bill,
including both Arizona and New Mex
leo in ~ admission. The Attorney
General holds that the enabling act
which requires the President s formal
approval of the Arizona constitution,
b,c n
strument to a consideration OF its con-
formty with the National Constitu-
ton, the principles of the Declaration
Of Independence, and the enabling act,
lf, therefore. the President is not able
To point out that the Arizona consti-
tuition eontravenes tic Federal Con
stitution, the principles Of the Declara
tion Of Independence, or the terms of
the enabling act, he is officially bound
to approve the constitution framed and
| adopted by the people of Arizona. Still,
the President does not say that he will
be bound by this opinion of the At
tornev General, but states that he will
hold himself open to take such action
as he may in future judge best on
whatever comes before him in this mat
| ter.
1t is not easy, as matter of fact,
TO see why the President should under
| take to limit the people Of Arizona as
to the recall of the judiciary, in case
| they wish to have such a provision in
| their constitution. 1t is a provision
| that has been in force FOR good
while in Oregon, and no harm has come
| from it. There is no reason to ex-
pcct any particular difficulty from the
adoption Of the recall for the judiciary
in Arizona any more than In Oregon.
| Besides. this proposition for the recall
of the Judiciary is the only thing that
has ever been put forward to satisfy
| the objection made by Thomas Jcffer
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

That Prof. Merrill. director Of the
Farmers Institutes, is appreciated in
his work for the farmers in showing
them better methods of tilare, is
proved by the requests of the farmers
of Carbon and Emery counties for a
repetition Of the instruction given in
the former visit of Prof. Merrill ana
his assistants. We trust that this call
may be needed, for that sort OF in.
struction is the best possible help that
Utah can get.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

of the States, or would SO frame a law
as to discriminate against State is
sues.
So that on both accounts the obiec.
tons made by Justice Gray and by Gov.
crnor Hughes are practically negligible.
They are of no practical force in their
application, to begin with, and if the
amendment were ratified, it is impossi-
bic 10 believe that Congress would en-.
act any law discriminating against the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

1t is good news that the Michigan
men VINO are charged with the train
robbery and murder ON the night Of
jsnvary md, west of Ogden, arc to be
.eturned for trial. the Governor of
Michigan having honored the requisi
ton of the Governor Of Utah for their
delivery Ii was villainous trans.
action, and whoever is guilty deserves
no mercy
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

The Maryland minister who sat in a
poker game, disguised, did it for cx.
perience. He got fifty dollars worth,
and now his church members are rails.
ing Ned about the loss of the money,
1t does seem as though the minister
should have been in better practice, OF
hired rsub''
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

A young mar who wanted to enlist
in the navy has been rejected because
many enlisted mon in the navy would
think that he wouldn' I have wanted to
enlist in the navy if he hadn t had
eDorm0ns ears.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

The Ninth cavalry (colored) was or
dercd away from San Antonio because
its men objected to going into the
% jim crow ears. And now the pco-
pie where they are ordered to protest
against their going there. 1t looks as
il another Brownsville blunder is on
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

That was big copper shipment that
arrived in Seattle from Alaska on
Thursday-l100 tons. valued at 1925,
900, or but little over ten cents a
pound. But the bars are only 70 per
cent copper metal. though carrying S2j
in silver per ton.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

tion IN the Smoot organ that It's read.
CTS nave neither memory nor iDtclli.
gence; for if it credited them with
either. 1T would surely hesitate before
asserting ana rcassertiug as matter
of fact n thing which was promptly
rcfuted on it's appearance, and which
can only serve to humiliate and dis.
credit the Smoot organ as often as it
prints the falsehood
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

boasted to him that he had elected
Lorimer. The former testimony against
Lorimer was as nothing compared with
the evidence that is now brought forth,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

The work on the Strawberry tunnel
reclamation project is more than half
done, which is good news for the Span
Ish Fork farmers who will on its com.
pIetlou reel lain some seventy thousand
acres Of arid land. But that tunnel is
probably the longest undertaken by
the reclamation service. being but little
short Of four miles in length
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

Mr.. Hines is having a hard time in
his denial Of all connection with the
100000 deal through which it is al
legged that Mr.. Lorimer was elected
Senator from Illinois. First Mr.. Funk
Testified that Hines was the man who
engineered the deal. And now Mr..
Aettler of Chicago testifes that Hines
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

DR.. Eliot IS assault upon President
Lincoln for his political appointments
sider the mighty things that were up
permost in Lincoln IS mind. And his
attack upon Simon Cameron is i'll
natured as well as Must.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

The proposed colonization Of a big
tract Of land in Box Elder county by
Nebraska men is one OF the newer de
velopments i'll the progress of the
state, and the fact that this comes
from the exhibit which Utah made at
the Omaha land show is proof positive
of the great and practical benefit of
that exhibit
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

4 former secretary Of the police re-
lief fund in St Louis confesses that he
robbed that fund It rs crminality
that seems to be catching; it will be
f3agrant case of il some wears ago.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

OF course il would be no reflection
on the wisdom of Congress If Mr.. Car
negie were TO give >slo,00o,o0o to es.
tablish a national university in Wash
ington, says contemporary. No; hut
il might be on his
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15

The proposition to have a million
people see Salt Lake City through
stop-over privileges here is frst-class.
All that is needed is for the people to
see, and their interest is thereby Sc
curp1
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15
Saturday, April Is. 1911.

If this thing keeps up OF adding elec
ton to election IL won't be long til
voting will become the principal occu
patton of the American people.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-15


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The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13
CONNECTED WITH
RANK ROBBERY
KANSAS MAN ARRESTED IN Ne.
BRASkA AND TAKEN TO
MARYsviLLE, KANSAS, FOR
TRIAL YESTERDAY.

Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 12.-Alexandel
Menard, farmer living near Wy
more, was arrested last night BY
Sheriff Sullivan, OF Maryville, Kan
sas, and taken that place on charge
OF completely in the Beatie, Kansas,
bank robbery which occurred lasi
November
The morning after the robbery four
men drove up to Menard's place ard
asked to store their automobile. The
machine remained there nearly a
week and then the men returned for
it and paid the storeage charges on
it. The machine. which was later at
tached by Sheriff Scheik of this city,
Is supposed to be the property Of III.
II. Houer, Wymore man now In iai,
at Maryville, awaiting trial in con
nection with the robbery.
Mr.. Menard has always borne an
excellent reputation. He declares he
knew nothing of the robbery at the
time the men stored the machine
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-01-13
TROOPS FIRE into
RIOTERS IN BOMBAY;
II KILLED; n HURT

Bombay, India, Jan 12.-Troops
called out today to quell riot fired
several volleys into the crowd, killing
II and wounding IA persons.
Each year riots mark the celebra-
tion of the Munarram, first month oi
the Mohammedan year, when trouble
is bound to occur between the SUNNI
tes, or orthodox section, and the
Shiahs, the second great division of
Mohan medans.
A great procession was arranged
for today TO mark the close OF the Mu.
harram but this was prohibited by
the police. The rioting began wner
mobs gathered in large force. The
police were stoned and found them
selves unable to stop the fighting.
The troops were rushed to the
scene of the fiercesG rieting and or
lers were given to fire on the mob
1t is probable that many sustained
minor wounds In addition to the IA
accounted for. The bodies Of this
dead lay In the streets for a consider,
able time after the rioters were dis
persed.