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Show I Gash Galore to Spend I Those two eminent representatives of the purity and sanctity of tho American homo, Furious J. Cannon of Utah and Fred T. Dubois of Idaho, have succeeded In working tho Interdenominational Inter-denominational Council of Women of the east for the munificent sum of $100,000 for political purposes In tho states of Utah and Idaho. A part of this monoy Is to be used In tho city campaign nero this fall, and tho balance, if balance there be, will bo devoted to the purpose of electing Dubois Du-bois governor of Idaho, after his term as senator has oxplred. Dubois realizes that it will be only by the lavish expenditure of monoy, mostly, however, on himself, that he can hope for any success in his own state, and Cannon knows that this city cannot bo carried for tho "American" party except by the use of coin, so the precious pair, In tho name of purity; in the name of cleanliness; in the name of righteousness and straight living, liv-ing, have "worked" tho councils of misinformed mis-informed women of tho oast for this bimdlo of cash. Dubois is going to attempt tho formation for-mation of a now party, a Gentile party Jin Idaho, which will have for Its object the election of Dubois as governor and tho subsequent disfranchisement of all Mormon voters of that commonwealth. Reviewing tho situation, one cannot but wonder at tho doings of the futuro when this sum of money Is placed In tho hands of this precious pair of reformers. re-formers. Tho records of tho past have shown that when either of them have been possessed of cash in any considerable consid-erable quantity that adjournments to hospitals and sanitariums for repairs have resulted, and that when tho final checking up has come tho expense accounts ac-counts have shown that not all of tho money has been expended for purposes regarded by right-thinking peoplo as strictly legitimate. Tho Intor-denomiiiatlonal Council of Women must bo composed of a lot of easy marks, for tho notoriously unsavory unsav-ory records of both Dubois and Furious J. aro so well known to the peoplo of tho states In which thoy live that It would bo a long time ero the peoplo of either state would trust them with tho custody of $100,000 or any part of that sum for expenditure in political matters. mat-ters. Nor do peoplo think that these misguided women of tho east would be so liberal with their cash if they know them as well as do tho peoplo of their own states. We do not suppose that tho good women of tho association know that there aro times whon Fred Dubois resorts to tho company of people peo-ple that aro not admitted to tho select circles of society, but tho peoplo of Idaho do. Tho citizens of that state are aware or at least many of them aro of the places Fred Dubois has been found in during strenuous times, of the political activity that has marked tho history of that state. Tho citizens of Utah know of the conduct of this gallant homo defender, Cannon here In this state; of his many escapades esca-pades with women of easy virtue, of his gallivanting with females whoso reputations aro not considered by do-cent do-cent peoplo as being clean; whoso duty It is every month to put up a fine in police court. Yet, with all tho record of the unsavory unsav-ory past behind them, these two aro to bo intrusted with a fortuno to continue con-tinue themselves and their especial favorites fa-vorites In tho luxury of having other people's monoy to spend for political purposes. It is easy to imaglno what will happen to tho coin paid Furious I. for work hero, becauso ho will blow it right and left In his own peculiar way. Thoro will bo high jinks on tho rialto and jamborees on tho boulevard loading from Second to Third South, cast of Main. It is but justice to Dubois to say that ho will doubtless use somo of tho money to secure an election as governor, gov-ernor, but It Is also safe to hot that after tho votes havo been cast and it Is ascertained that ho is defeated, tho morning after election will not find him broke. Frank Cannon In Utah and Fred Dubois Du-bois In Idaho aro synonyms for all that is immoral, for all that is degrading, for all that debases and dishonors wives, mothers and sisters. Yet theso aro tho Instruments which tho good women of tho Inter-denomlnatlonal Council of Women havo chosen as their champions. |