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Show LIVING VOL. 4. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY, JULY 29. THAT UTAH PRESS (?) ASSOCIATION Last Saturday was the day for the Utah Press Association to hold its annual meeting at Castilla Springs. That such a meeting was held there seems little room for doubt, as notice in The Tribune there was a fifteen-lin- e of Sunday morning stating that such was a fact. The notice was very indefinite. It simply stated that they had a pleasant time; no names were mentioned, so that it was impossible for anyone to know who they were that attended. Does it not strike the average reader as being peculiar that the annual meeting of the Utah editors is of such minor importance as not to merit even a decent mention in the daily press? Why do not the editors of Utah take more interest in the matter? Why is it that in other States the annual meeting (in fact, any meeting) of editors is looked forward to as a good time coming, and, after it is over, elaborate reports are published; while in Utah no oae seems to care anything about it before it occurs, and only incidental mention is made of it after it is past? We can speak for ourself only. We did not attend the Castilla meeting, and had a reason for it; and, so long as such reason has cause to exist, we expect to remain away. Our reason is that the Utah Press Association is not an association of the press of Utah, but is largely composed of a lot of men who are in no way connected with newspaper work. As we do not at this writing koow who attended the Castilla meeting, we cannot say whether this class dominated or not; we can only say that it always has hitherto, and we only presume that it did at this. There are a number of men claiming full membership in this Association whose connection with newspaper work seems to consist only of gall and railroad passes. Some of them at some time in life have been connected in some way with a newspaper office ' and made a failure of it; others sometime furnish a stick or so of local matter to some newspaper; another owns a few pounds of type in some remote corner of Utah, or. which some poor editor is paying rent, and so on. If these men have the qualifications necessary to entitle them to full membership in an editorial association, then might we just as well let down the bars and admit fully s of the population of the State, old schoolfor there is hardly a fifteen-yea- r in Utah that has not at some time in her girl life reported some local happening to a newspaper. The meetings have hitherto been of no value whatever to anyone. Nothing practical has ever been accomplished. The business has consisted entirely of working up schemes to down some railroad for transportation and, when the chairman would call for new business, some other scheme for the same purpose was always sprung. In fact, to attend a meeting of the Utah Press Association, one would get the idea that the end and aim of the newspaper man is to go somewhere on a railroad pass. The reason for this is obvious the men who attend this Press Association have no other interest in the work. Another thing that reflects strongly the make-u- p of the organization is the literary programs that are gotten up. Instead of having a real literary program consisting of addresses and papers on matters of interest to the fraternity a program that would be a feast of reason and a flow of soul we have had fat mens races, lean mens races, potato races, sack races, greased pigs, and such other cnaracter- making, exercises as might possibly entertain a boy, provided he is a little nine-tenth- - soul-inspirin- g weak-minde- d. ten-ytar-o- ld Such has been the history of the Utah Press Association; such is its condition today and in such condition it will continue unless the real newspaper men of Utah take the matter in hand. We aie in favor of repudian ating the whole thing and of organizing of association newspaper composed editorial What say you, brother editors? Referendum comes into use the people will learn something about their government. The question of the day will be discussed from a different standpoint to what they are now. The elections of individuals to office will have nothing to do with it. Populist Banner. Whenever the , Successor to THE 189S HOT SHOTS ALONG THE LINE. Pointing to another world will never stop vice among us; shedding light over this world can alone help us. Whitman. Every idle man is an injury to the community, whether he is an idle pauper or an idle millionaire. Citizen and Country. The intellectual advancement of man depends upon how often he can exchange an old superstition for a new truth. Ingersoll. A political party is not an idol to be worshiped, but a tool to do work with. When a tool will not do the work for which it was designed the proper thing is to throw it away and get another. New Era. When a man says he believes in repre- STEAL OR STARVE INTER-MOUNTAI- ADVOC. TE. N NO 29. If this number la on the label conhad better your name, you taining renew mighty as that lathe quick, of but cannot get number the next issue. WHICH ? Editor Living Ixiiuhi: A m&b who ia willing to work work has a right to steal kreud. Cardinal Manning.. PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS Friend Editor, the above is quoted from When the whole people have a voice in your last weeks paper, and I wish to enter a mild proiest against placing such senti- making laws by which they are to be govments before your readers. I doubt the cor- erned they will have more respect for them. rectness of the quotation, but, taking it for Self Reliance, Cincinnati, O. . granted that it is correct, I wish to comment According to Republicans the governa little thereon. can do anything and ment Stealing and lying are evils especially to everything but be guarded against. The teachings of our make money that can be done only by mothers and grandmothers that it is wrong bankers the to according Republicans. to steal a pin should be followed up by all the present and future mothers and grand- Pittsburg Kansan. mothers. Thou shalt not steal is approThe question is not: Shall we annex priate and good advice to all people, relig- Hawaii or the Pailippines? but how shall ious or otherwise, and I believe that a relig- we prevent Wall Street from annexing the ious bigot would be more apt than anyone United States to England and making them else to try to amend the injunction by adding the the words attributed to the great Catholic property of ihe Rothschilds forevermore. Southern Mercury; Cardinal, making it read as follows: Thou shalt not steal, except that a man who canWhen toe Republican papers speak of not get work has a right to steal. Not long ago the newspapers from every prosperity being abroad in the land, they direction were full of accounts of tens of must mean prosperity for the thousands of laborers being out of employ- the bond holder and those who control the sentative government but that he is opposed to Proportional Representation (Effective Voting) dont believe him, for he is not telling the truth. Pittsburg Kansan. If publicly owned school houses and streets add to the value and desirability of property in a community, why will not publicly owned gas, water, light, heat and trans- ment It would be absurd to say that they banks and syndicates. The common were not willing to wrork; therefore every people portation add to the comfort and prosperity one of them to work had aright are having harder times than they have exwilling of the people? Citizen and Country. if the above quoted advice were perienced since 1893. The Tacoma Sun. to steal That revenue stamp measure may have correct. The massas of the people are easily It is very true that the wealth absorbers been the right thing, but it will be a difficult led, especially do religious leaders have great have no reason to complain. They are ininfluence over their followers, and when a matter for the politicians to convince the leader makes a blunder the evil effects are flamed with patriostism to the highest degree. people that the whole burden of taxation frequently very The war vastly increasing their profits, they should fall on the industrial classes. Barber ; A gauzy sentimental subterfuge will be succeed in escaping special taxation tricks by worked in here, on account of the quotation County Index, Medicine Lodge, Kan. well known to them, and the same class that referred to the of mentioning bread, stealing As long as the government has sufficient but no one will live on bread alone, and those pays the tax does the fighting. Why should credit to issue bonds, it has sufficient credit who justify themselves in stealing bread, will they grumble? Cleveland Recorder. to issue paper currency, t urrency is worth not hesitate to steal other thiags. The term A rich man can always buy its full face value just as long as a bond is f poor but honest is sometimes used in regoods in the market more than certain to a will class this ar.d cheaply persons, poor man; alunless Congress makes it otherwise. Barber ferring be much better off in this, and in any future though the reverse should be the rule if County Index, Medicine Lodge, Kan. probation, than the rich dishonest people. mens needs were the only consideration. The telegraph and express companies are Honesty is the best policy is still a cor- Public ownership, however, produces equalnot in on the new revenue law. The rect saying, and the honest industrious laborThe rich and the poor pay an lyhow large a family is dependent equal people who patronize them pay the tax. The er, no matter for anount on him, need nut, in any civilized comm postage stamps of the regardless power of the government. is great, but ' for bread. When misfortune over- - number purchased. Citizen and ly'X Country. power of corporations is greater. Barber faxes a family, there are far better methods of obtaining assistance than in adopting the It is said that when danger appears that County Index, Medicine Lodge, Kan. the wild asses of India will place their heads of the burglar or highwayman. If the United States government can take profession Mo:e care should be taken than generally together and assist each other by kicking the possesion of ships when they are needed for is, by those who as private individuals or as but the working people do not seem enemy, transportation of troops, why can it not take agents of societies furnish assistance to those to exercise as much intelligence as these wild possession of railways when they are needed who stand in need; such persons should not assrs for they turn their backs and kick each for the transportation of the peoples prop- have their feelings and pride crushed and their ambition frequently other to death while monopoly robs them erty? Citizen and Country, Toronto, Can. families suffer adestroyed.dealVery than ask Social Economist. rather great The bankers recently assembled made this for help; in such cases neighboring friends It is in the power of the people to make glaring statement: In this country there is should render assistance either witn neces- the plutocrats let saries of life or by taking steps toward havgo. Strange as it may seem $1,600,000,000, and that they have loaned an English king once ruled this land. He such thing3 furnished by others. ing the people $5,000,000 000, or, in other words, Another important matter in connection jarred loose, however, when the people arloaned and are collecting interest on $3 400, with the subject is the lact tat too many rived at a faitly unanimous conclusion that 000.- 000 which they do not possess. Herald, laborers are thoughtless of the future and, they had 110 further use for a monarch. So instead of saving a present surplus of earnPleasanton, Kan, will the rich let go when an ings, they expend a considerable portion of intelligent united It is a most encouraging sign that the it for liquor and other unnecessary outlays. public opinion compels them to do so. They movement in favor of municipal ownership We all give way to weaknesses, but it should wont do it willingly, dear but they reader, continues to grow. It is the only question be our aim to conquer them. will do it just the same Coming Nation. Such sentiments as the one I have quoted which the friends of upon genuine popular on are anarchistic in their Millions of dollars are annually slaughnature and will rule can hope to make anything in the certainly have a tendency to do do the oppo- tered and sacrificed on the altar of competinature of a fight against the franchise grab- site to elevating the morals of a community. tion by the workers and the middle-clas- s bers. Twentieth Century, New York. In pleasing contrast in regard to elastic- would be parvenus. In their blind frenzv ity of conscience on the part of the author Our war with Spain has convinced the of still imagine that every man has got a that sentence, I quote from a Catholic they world that we are able to take care of our chance to be a millionaire, if he but hustle. monthly magazine called The Ave Maria, selves when it comes to fighting. Now if our as follows: But most of them meet a tragic end in the ClilUIren, do uot lie people would get together and convince the abyss of suicide, the insane asylum por-housKtpii in your youth ; If you once deceive. nations of Europe that we could run our etc. Better change ysur minds, peoNone who know you will When you tell the truth.' affairs ourselves the benefit to our money and husile for the ple, commonI could copy from a number of religious country would be incalculable. The Sun, wealth instead of the curse-ridde- n almighty preachers who, in their weak moments, have dollar. The Tacoma, Wash. Nation. Coming I I but fear have already justified Express companies will not receive ex passed thelying, Bonds are a good thing. They dont cost T. B. Clark. space limit. 1S5K press packages for transportation unless they 26th, Utuh, July Farmington, much only paper and press-worI think bear a stamp. Under the law it is the duty it would be a Whether or not Cardinal Manning made good plan to issue $1,000,000 of the companies to bear the stamp expense, ihe statement referred to, we do not know. worth of 5 per cent bonds for each man, but, like all other corportions, they manage It has been published by nearly all the re- woman and child in the United States and to evade the war tax. They never allow their form press and, so far, has not been denied. give it to them. That would give each of us patriotism to interfere with their business. But whether Cardinal Manning said it or $50,000 a year income and ne one would Barber Co. Index, Medicine Lodge, Kan. someone else said it, or whether it has ever have to work. We could devote all of our When a man says he believes in the sov- been said at all or not, is immaterial to the time to study and recreation. It leaves the Socialist program of four hours' work ereignty of the people, and that ours is and subject under discussion. The daily question is, should be a government of the people, by has a man a right to steal bread after he has far in the rear, and would no doubt please the people, and for the people, but that he exhausted all honorable means of the bankers immensely. Coming Nation. obtaining it? is opposed to the Initiative and Referendum Bonds have every attribute of money, exThe question of lying is not raised and is (Direct Legislation), dont believe him for he therefore not a subject for discussion in this cept that they are not a legal tender. They is not telling the truth. Pittsburg Kansan. connection, although we believe that neces- are based on the resources of the country, The progress of production which has sity knows no law, and should know none, just as paper money is. Bonds are redeembeen accomplished with the advent of the and we therefore believe that a man has a able in money, and paper money is redeemage of machinery has under an inadequate right even to lie to keep from starving, as able in any of the products of the country. and obsolete system of distribution led up to well as to save his wife from being ta'cen Paper money is preferable to bonds, because our social ills which disharmonize the social from him, as was the case with Abram and it .nay be used by the common people. They order so alarmingly. Therefore the problem Sarai. (See Gen. xii, are both made by governments on the same is to harmonize production and distribution; That a man has a religious and moral security; but one is isued to bondholders 1. e., to give to the producer a just and right right to appropriate the property of others who collect usury, and the other is issued to equivalent for what he produces, which, un- rather than remain hungry, is abundantly the people, who collect no interest. Bonds der the present economic system, he does not taught by the Saviour himself, when his dis mean bondage; paper money brings prosperand cannot get. The Coming Nation. ity Citizen and Country, Toronto, Can. continued un imire S. office-holde- r, un-wa- r nt e, k. 13-19- .) |