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Show TRUTH. 8 TRUTH Ixsued Weekly; by TRUTH , PUBLISHING COMPANY. Western Newpsper Union Building, 241 So. .West Temple St.,8aK a)w City. JOIIN W,. I1VGUES. .Editor. Ajul. Manager Entered st the potofllce.at Salt lake (Tty. Utah, for;truiMnllon through the .mails as .second-clas- s matter. . TERMS QF UltfcCtniTION: One Year. (In advanee), S8.00 Six Months, Tost masters at Dili t g subvert rlI on s to Truth may retain 26 per cent 'of subfccripilon price ' as commission. t- If the paper Is not desired beyond the date ' subscribed for the publication should be noil tied by letter two weeks or more before the term expires. r discontinuances. r Remember that the publisher must be notified by letter when a s ibscrlber wishes his paper stopped; all arreals must be pa id lu full. Requests of subscribers to ; hare their paper mailed to a n?w address, to secure attention, must meni'o i former as welt as present ad- dress. j ; Address all communis ttlons to Truth Con part, alt Lake City. Utah: Pub-U8H1H- . , 1.00 70 Thrs Months owners aqd .managers of the Tribune, who either ..can't or ..won't .read the signs of the times. For the: most part those people are blinded by selfish motives. The Tribunes stand at the presenl time is actuated by the most unworthy motives. It is inspired fey mean and petty spite engendered by disappointment. Its owner has been turned! down and hard and .well merited: falls are yet to come to him. A man cannot .do evil ,and expect good to come. His imported carpet baggers and henchmen have been ignored and treated with contempt. and scorn. Their outrageous ambitions have been blasted. In those things lie the secret of the Tribunes present attitude. It is unscrupulous, dishonest, false and contemptible. Blinded by its chagrin it cannot distinguish .between the personal Ambitions of the narrow minded, small souled coterie which owns and controls It and the great destinies of a people. It would, however, be well for the Tribune owners and managers to realize that the Tribune ls not 'What it used to be. It was once a power not only locally, but even (to some extent nationally. Now it is impotent and its impotency is growing. None fear it, and. none honor it. lit has .arrived at the point where the dogs bark at it and none are so popr as to do it reverence. O AN effort of somewhat determined character, led by the Tribune, is be. ing made to effect a return to the political conditions which prevailed in this state a dozen years ago, before the alignment 'of the people off national party lines took, place. The idea promulgated is in brief that the members of the Mormon church have not been faithful to the pledges gif-e- n at that time and prior to the admission of Utah to' statehood, that polygamy would be abandoned and that there would be a complete divorce between church and state. The time when a nation shall he bom in a day has not yet arrived. That church influence Appears in state affairs to some extent there is no doubt. In the natural order of things it could not be otherwise. Some of the Mormon church leaders consciously use their ecclesiastical position to aid political measures, the furtherance of which they desire, but a great deal of the church influence comes inadvertently and cannot rightly be desiginfluence at all. The nated Mormon of church haye the members leaders for their respect just the same as. the members of any other church respect their ministers and digna-tarieTheir example is followed in many things outside of those of a purely religious character, and that without any effort on the part of the churchmen to influence the people otherwise than by their example. In the main, the Mormons have kept their, pledges to the nation and a very large portion of the Mormon people are determined that those pledges The shall be faithfully observed. trend of thought and action among the Mormon people is that each Individual shall guide his own steps. That little leaven Is working and Is leavening the whole mass. Sporadic instances to the contrary exist, hut they are only sporadic. The march is in the line of progress and the influence which gives Impetus to the progression comes from the Mormon people themselves. There are those, like the - play. It seems that the little fellow Sheets and his men. Thats the. pro; had been playing with matches and that he had ignited the inflammable material in the room which, blazing up, caused .him to take fright and seek . a . hiding place, lest he be punished fori his act. In the confusion which ensued the hoys presence in the parlor was not discovered until the conflagration was well under way, and when tke .little tot was found lfe was .extinct He was lying with his face to the floor, nature teaching him that. there was the only pure air to be. found.- - Although every 'effort was made to recusltate him, all attempts were useless. - Poor little man, it was indeed a pity that such a bright young life should be forfeited because .of such an innocent action. He was the n fatfeer darling of his and mother, who are inconsolable In the hpur of their bereavement. Through all the coming years they will miss his happy laughter and the sound of his 'cooing voice. It is a mournful condition to live through, but perhaps tfee thought that all such little buds of beauty are transplanted In the everlasting gardens of the land beyond, there to blossom In a glory beyond earthly .conception, will be some consolation. In common with fill who know Mr. and Mrs. Geoghegan, Truth extends sincere sympathy to them. in their affliction. . - -- . grief-stricke- t THAT was a sad affair last WedSome conncllmen are threatening ,to nesday, when the little child of Joseph Geoghegan met his death by .suf- bring mandamus proceedings against focation in the burning .residence, City Auditor Reiser to compel him to doubtless set on fire in his innocent pay the salaries of Chief of Police . f ir We call your attention to our very fine line of Hangings. They are selected with the .greatest care. The very highest onjer of art in house decorating is here considered. We can supply you with all grades made. Beautiful leather effects for libraries, hals, etc. Call and see for yourself. We will be pleased to furnish estimates for al kinds of interior decorating. s. . . Councilman Dayeler, go ahead with the. mandamus. .Its the. plain straighi If ; it shad beer forward remedy. difficult;, adopted promptly when - arose the matter might have bee settled by. this time. ...The mandamu? . be nothbusiness, however, appears-ting 'hut heap big talk. The faction, as a matter of fact, pro-Shee- dont want .the question of the . ts police the courts at chieftaincy to get all. They would rather have it settled oy the antis laying down, thereby avoiding the .possibility if . not the probability, of the courts holding that Mr. Sheets is not chief of police. The death of Apostle Brigham : which occurred last Saturday Young,not evening, although unexpected, caused sorrow not only to the immediate relatives and friends of the apostle, but to the general public Fbt many years ApoBtld Young held a prominent place not only in church affairs but in the community generally. .He was the son of the, great Brigham Young, and was the next in line after President Joseph F. Smith for the presidency of the church. For some years he had been in poor health and for the last few months was un- able to attend to business of any kind. He was a good, m An, kind and considerate and his. familiar figure will be missed by a large circle of friends. . - . - -- I ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft DINWOODEY! FURNITURE CO H. - . IT would be interesting to know just who superintends the make-u- p of the Tribune. Because it is not exactly the oroper thing to place a vile cartoon; intended to ridicule, but realy vllllfy-n- ft ft ft ft ft $ 0 - ft ft ft h . Some have said that Truth has become a Mormon organ. Its nbt true. Truth is not the organ nor yet the slave of Any church or any man or community of men. ' It simply has the courage to tell the truth whoever it hits and has the fairness to he fair with all parties, Mormon, Jew or Gentile. A little more of the spirit of fair play and even handed justice would improve the morals of some who think they occupy a high place among their fellows. so-call- ed as-churc- er thing to do, thats what ought tv have been done long ago. It la more direct and1 a more satisfactory way of determining whether MSheets is the chief of police or no than the' quo warranto proceedings that have been started. By all mean j g, a man, on the same page with the announcement of a calamity in which he loses a dearly loved member "f his family. Such journalism might be all right In certain portions of the east, but here in the west where hearts heat in sympathy with misfortune it is considered out of place. ALL that was mortal of the late Colonel Bill Root was laid away to rest at Laramie yesterday. Before the remains were placed on the train to he taken to the old home, impres- sive funeral services were held at the Elks club, at which Chaplain Barnes read the burial services and Ben D. Luce, at the request of the deceased, pronounced the eulogy over th re |