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Show TRUTH provements, there would be some excuse for' it, and the taxpayers would not object to the additional burden, Issued Weekly by but when the income is being dissiTruth Publishing Company. pated by the employment of superfluWestern Newspaper Union Building, Ml ous help, many of which are about as South West Temple Street, Salt Lake City. incompetent people as could be found John W. Hughes, Editor nd Manager. anywhere, who hold their positions by not liked. Entered June 19, 1903, at .alt Lake City, favor, it is mS ter, under Act Utah, as second-clas- s of Congress of March 3, x879. Mr. Davis, the candidate for the vice Terms Of Subscription: presidency on the Democratic ticket, 92.00 was reported as a candidate for matriONE YEAR (In advance) 1.00 SIX MONTHS (In advance) 75 mony in the papers on Tuesday mornTHREE MONTHS (In advance) Postmasters sending subscriptions to ing, and his many friends Immediately TRUTH may retain 25 per cent of sub- began telegraphing him to the effect scription price as commission. that they were glad he was feeling aB If the paper Is not desired beyond the young as he used to be. But as the date subscribed for, the publication should be notified by letter two weeks story was a canard, Davis was wroth or more before the term expires. and denied the anecdote. Discontinuances. Remember that the publisher must be noWhats this? Roosevelt throwh from tified by letter when a subscriber horse? Wirra, wirra. Teddy wishes his paper stopped; all arrears a must be paid In full. better look a little out or the vote will be alienated. DemoRequests of subscribers to have their paper mailed to a new address, to se- crats have hitherto assailed his repucure attention, must mention former as well as present address. to tation as a trust buster, but up date Address all communications to TRUTH no one has ever dared to question his PUBLISHING COMPANY, Salt Lake ability as a broncho buster. Oh, Teddy, City, Utah. Teddy. cow-punch- er: c The Tribune artist who put a first lieutenants Bhoulder strap on GenThe death of Judge E. A. Wilson, eral Burton Pioneer day had a very coming as it did, was a sudden shock limited idea of the eternal fitness of to the community. Although for sevin designations of eral years his friends have known that things, especially rank. he was somewhat affected with heart trouble, it was thought with his Btrong Arthur F. Thomas, the attorney, is one physique he would live for many years. of the few business partners of Alton Judge Wilson was a man who was B. Parker, living in the west Mr. highly respected in this community Thomas is a heavy stockholder in the and in others where he had lived and Kingston mine, near Boise, and Judge his very abrupt ending will be greatly Parker Is one of the board of lamented. He was a good attorney and one noted for perseverance and hard work. His opinions were conThe wails that arise from the Tribsidered sound and in his practice he une office about the Democratic party was conscientious and painstaking. In having so much money for a campaign affecwas and kind life he home his fund sound like the cries of jealousy even and of and a very tionate temper or the chattering expressions of fear. family disposition. The have the sympathy of the entire comMrs. Botkin is to be tried again for munity. The funeral service will be the murder of Mrs. John Dunning. held at the Eighteenth ward chapel to- Having been convicted twice, it is now morrow and that there will be a large proposed to try, try again. attendance goes without saying, as he was a man with a wide circle of acquaintances and friends. grief-stricke- n The election of Thomas Taggart to the chairmanship of the Democratic national committee was pleasing to the national committeeman from this state. Mr. Peery was a Taggart man ere he left, and was very favorable to him, and now that he has been chosen unanimously, he cannot fall to be more than satisfied. Taggarts selection means that there will be some attention paid to western states where Democracy has a fighting show. Had Sheehan, or some other eastern man been selected, there is little doubt but all the money used would have been distributed in the far east and the west would have been left to take care of itself. The selection of Taggart also means there will be a fight for the control of Indiana, as Taggart has great hopes of carrying the state. If the people were going to receive anything in return for the increase in the tax levy in the way of public im TOM AND THE STATE PRESS. The Marysvale Free Lance in a scholarly (?) effort says: The general tone of the state press seems to be turning in sentiment toward the side of Thomas Kearns, at present senior toward the side of Thomas senator Kearns, at present senior from the state of Utah. The cause of this change is not hard to guess. Mr. Kearns has been and as far as that is concerned, still is, in a degree one of the most maligned men of the state. He has been reviled, accused, cussed and dug at until, had he not been a many cff the most even and sanguine temperament and realizfai ing his own just worth, would have tered at the steps of the political altar on which he had practically immolated himself But on and on he went, unheeding the barks and snarls, and now, after years of revilement, the sentiment is of calumny and turning, abuse it is becoming honor and credit. It was slow in coming, but surely it can be none the less sweet Mr. Kearns is nothing to the Free Lance, but it dont seem right to kick the under dog all the time, and when the time comes and we believe the time, or at least a part of it, has come we believe in saying or doing things that will help up, and d n those that are kicking down. Me have known Mr. Kearns since he was a poor miner in Park City. We havent met him many times since, but we are glad to note the change in sentiment toward him, and we believe that if full and just credit is given, Mr. Kearns will be found to be standing on a higher pedestal than the majority think he is. The Free Lance is right in so far as it says the cause of this change is not hard to guess. Toms barrel has been tapped, thats all. For a long time the country press, with a very, very few exceptions has been- most decidedly antagonistic to Senator Kearns. Now what has the senator done within the past month or two to legitimately change the attitude of the country press? Nothing, absolutely nothing. Is Tom any more honest, and-instea- - any more moral, any cleverer, any coarse and vulgar, any less ignorant and uncouth than he was when I country press was severely criticivS him and his methods? Not that anv body knows of. Has he done any great thing for the state since the country press was almost unanimously adverse to him? Has he accomplished any great coup detat which has been for the benefit of his constituents? Has he done anything in his public or e capacity which would account satisfactorily for the change which the Free Lance says has taken place in the attitude of the state press? No not that anybody has heard of. py suming that the country papers were honest in their denunciation of Kearns and honest in their change of front, which no doubt will be claimed for them, they are placed in the attitude of being sadly lacking in judgment. If they were rigltt when denouncing Kearns, they are absolutely wrong now. If they are right now, they were absolutely wrong then. The proposition is too to require argument. The barrel has been opened. Its news to most people that Kearns is the under dog, as the Free Lance says. Most people have an idea that he ia the senior senator from Utah and on top of the heap. The Free Lance, however, pictures him as Christlike, reviled, falsely accused, spit upon, buffeted and scorned while he humbly and uncomplainingly follows his course of righteousness, mercy, truth and justice. Alas, poor Tom! ! The change in the sentiment of the state press, the Free Lance says, was slow in coming. Yes, and its a strange coincidence that it arrived just as the political campaign is opening and the barrel was tapped. A state press or any other kind of a press under the circumstances ought to blush for shame and forever stop prating about the free, independent and untrammeled press, molder of public opinion. Tom will doubtless continue to practically immolate himself on the political altar and realize his own just worth." pri-vat- self-evide- nt - o Many people would gladly send their bills to Wallace to collect, if they only knew how nicely and politely He Gets the Money. Top floor, D. F. Walker Phone 1069-k- . Bldg. Independent, 1069. Wood. 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