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Show THE BEE 5 not be surprising. It is not easy for any bonds or lawful money bonds are preferable. man in his later years to change the beliefs Hut the city cannot just now afford to pay and opinions of a lifetime. Hut if it is true, anything for sentiment. If this organ, or upholds the spirit but the stern demand of as reported, that young Apostle Woodruff some of the men behind it, who are reputed d the daily duty, and nothing eases the tired land others are advocating the divinity of the to have " money to burn, would come but the grim thought that one more doctrine of polygamy, they are treading on ward and buy the bonds, that would not only days work is over what then? Is such dangerous grounds and should be called dispose of the question, but it would show down. the good faith of the organ. service as that worth nothing? Whatever may be said of polygamy a" a May Gods pity rest on such a life! Far Just as soon as King announces himself harder than to face cannon, by which ones: moral question, it is opposed to the law, and for the Senate, there will be another man in life may go out quickly, is it to live through that should be enough. A church, like an the race for Congress. Owen Smoot, the such a living death. individual, must adjust itself to the law. As!"w 7' man with the large moustache, who lives in soon as it begins to preach that it is right, is going to enter the race as soon as It is unfortunate for Utah that and the law is wrong, it is pretty 'lire to Provo, Met King is out of the way. At present if King there are within her borders so few come to grief. and wants to go to Congress, Smoot is bound to Money moneved men who are built on a1 Polygamy is as dead in the United States him. enough to see any good as is slavery. It will never again be toler- support plan in anything that does not insure to them, ated in Utah, or any other part of this What has become of the boom of the personally, big profits in a financial way country. If the future of Mormonism de- Silver Tongued Fisher Harris? Time was Most of the men of money in Utah are ex- pends on the principle or practice of poly- when his name was on every lip and his is their gamy, then Mormonism is doomed, and will tremely selfish. The almighty dollar picture in every newspaper. Hut since he idol, and nothing outside of money, and not long survive; it ought to die and it will got on the State Kind Hoard he seems to has any attractions for them. die. money-makinhave faded into insignificance. If Fisher is In other states men take pride in helping Any impartial observer can see enough going to cut any figure this fall, he will have their localities. They arc enough of the ill effects of polygamy in Utah in one to resurrect himself. But perhaps he is to sec that what helps their state or town week to satisfy him of its debasing influence. being reserved for the temporary chairmanhelps them. They have enterprise and are The Mormon religion, as a practical religion, ship of the convention. willing to help others while they are helping has many good things about it. Hut as yet themselves. This is the class of men who there is too much priest rule about it to Sphinx King is still sphinxing. Manager have built up Denver and made Colorado adapt it to our form of government. It never Burton has not yet consented to allow him what it is today. Utah, with resources un- again, under this government, can live within to talk. Burtons advice to William was to surpassed by any state in the west, is held itself, as it has in the past. Its future hope say nothing, and then these fellows will come to you and you can get their pledges. back from the rank it should occupy by a lies in the character of its leaders. If they will quit harping about polygamy But as vet these fellows havent come, class of croakers and mossbacks among those who could help it if they would. Of as something divine, depend less on the past and now Sphinx King is seriously contemin a legitimate way and make it a religion of the present, it has plating breaking away and declaring himcourse, money-makin- g is a worthy ambition. It is the narrow, sel- a field for doing good, even if the story of self. He has an even start, as he and Frank fish spirit of the average capitalist that is its origin is believed by the great majority Cannon were both speakers at the Tabernacle meeting last Sunday. objectionable. No man should be expected, to be an absurd fiction. perhaps, to invest in a losing enterprise General John Lu Taylor is receiving much The Democratic organ is just merely to help his town. Many of our a great deal to say attention at the hands of The Herald these now to fear having seem that men they may moneyed bonds. Because certain days. It strikes a great many that General about gold if their or one some else, town, they help John Lu is being used as a topic, simply beof members the Council, Tom so refuse. City gentlemen, in certain invest enterprises, cause all that has appeared in that paper of Kearns is one of the few Utah capitalists saw fit to favor a provision in bonds about late has been hot weather politics. Some that have the right spirit. If Utah had a to be issued by the city, making them payhowever, that John Lu takes it all in dozen more of his kind, it would very soon able in gold, it pretends to be very much say, earnest, and believes he is the man of desitself into a horrified. works It Some fury, it where fairly the to front, belongs. forge tiny that is going to capture the plum, when foams it while and denounces froths and the wake the will to men our up opportunity day in fact he is nothing more or less than the do If them. before not, they aforesaid councilmen. Now these men are Schooner that lies they Jim of Republicanism of Utah. will be retired and forgotten, and men genuine silver men, and, while they may be of spirit and enterprise will take their places. mistaken, they are, no doubt, sincere in their Pat Lannan and McDaniels are having a bonds made nice time with each other. Both are declarThen Utah will go forward with a bound. belief that, sentiment aside, This day is surely coming. We do not be- payable in gold would bring the most money ing the other a candidate for Congress. It into the city treasury. They have good is a lieve it is far off. plain case of You tickle me and Ill reasons for their belief at any rate. Then to tickle you on their part, but could each There are good reasons why have a characterless organ, which has no hear the remarks their actions are creating, the older members of the Mor- opinions, and is the champion of nothing, both would wonder what sort of game they mon Church, who have lived grasp this point in order to make a reputa- are playing against. Either, or both, would is a tion itself for as silver in tainted an lives their whole champion simply be striking figures in Congress. It is related atmosphere with polygamy, and many of whom con- ridiculous. The Bee is not the defender of that The Tribune is preparing some cartoons scientiously believed it to be of divine these councilmen. Its convictions are uncom- of McDaniel. In a contest of the kind the origin, should be slow about abandon- promisingly in favor of the free coinage of advantage would all lay with The Tribune, ing this belief and adjusting themselves to silver. But to bring this sentimental gush because it does not cost more than twenty-fiv- e new conditions. Even if they should cling into every question that comes up is disgustper cent as much to cartoon McDaniels to the belief as long as they live, it would ing and an injury to the silver cause. Coin as Lannan. j j for-min- I i i broad-guage- d g, far-sight- ed |