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Show Vol. 3; No. 24. . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FEHUUAKY 20, Produce That Telegram. While the senate committee charged with the investigation of the Smoot case is calling, if it does call, for the production of the letter presented by Senator Kearns to President Joseph F. Smith, praying for church influence in behalf of Perry S. Heath as a candi- date for the United State senate, it would be no mistake for the committee to also call for a telegram sent to President Smith by the late chairman of the national Republican committee. The telegram preceded the letter by some days, and is quite interesting. It may be recalled that about the time Senator Kearns was elected senator Apostle John Henry Smith made a trip to Washington. It was then that John Henry, in his apostolic capacity, fixed up the details of the deal with the national committee by which Kearns was afterwards elected senator. That was before the accession of the Joseph F. Smith to presidency of the church. Two years later, when Smoot came up as a senatorial candidate Hanna, Kearns, et al., wanted Heath chosen as the colleague of Kearns, and they wanted Smcct sidetracked and w'anted the president of the church to use his priestly influence on behalf of Heath, arguing that a pliant Gentile like Heath would be of much more service to the Mormons in the senate than Smcot or any other Mormon could be. Recollecting what a master in diplomacy Apostle John Henry had shown himself to be in arranging for the election of Kearns, the latter, together with his friends Hanna and Perry, thought it would be a master stroke to get John Henry to manipulate things for the election of Heath. Hanna thereupon wired President Smith to send John Henry on to Washington at once, where Kearns, Heath et al., vere, to arrange on behalf of the rhurch for the election of our esteemed friend and fellow townsman. Perry Heath. The national Republican leaders overlooked the fact that been had there a change in the Mormon church presidency. President Smith simply igiu red the telegram, treating it wit;, silent contempt. Then followed the letter referred to in Truth last. weefc which Senator Kearns delivered tc 1 resident Smith in person, begging fiiri her for church influence, which letter Kearns said was dictated by President Roosevelt and signed by Senator Harna. Tiuth again demands that this church influence investigation be thorough and complete, let this tele-praand the letter both be produced. TVov will threwr a flood of on the church influence business.light Truth always has believed that the m present president of the Mormon church has not interfered in politics, and from time to time, when asked to do so, has .refused to interfere. The evidence here is all that way. We further believe that he has refused positively to be drawn into politics by leading politicians in the United States in the interest of. Statute of Limitations Heath and Senator Kearns, although heavy pressure was brought on him by those same politicians. The personality of Reed Smoot seems to be entirely lost sight of in the investigation of charges nominally against Senator Smoot, and the whole thing seems to be drifting into an investigation of the Mormon churchs doings in politics. This looks good .to Truth, as there seems to be no question in the minds of the people of this state but that Kearns received some kind of influence to elect him United States senator, because if any nan on earth needed it, it was he. When his name was first mentioned, it was regarded as a huge Irish joke, and it was said that he stood about as much chance of being elected Senator as did a snowball of lasting in Hades. But he was elected, nevertheless, and ever since the people have been and now are very anxious to know just how it happened. From present appearances, their curiosity is likely to be gratified.. They are also likely to know how National Execeutive Committeeman St. Louis Kerens, and National Secrtary Statute of Limitations Heath worked it. And further still, hey are in the way of learning how leading politicians in these United States made such direct and persistent efforts to secure church influence for the election to the United States senate of Statute of Limitations Heath, a ?arpet-baggfrom Indiana, who had been hardly long enough in the state to entitle him to vote, and who came especially to Utah thinking that he could bring enough pressure upon the Mormon church to make it elect him senator. On with the investigation of church influence In politics. Produce that let-- , ter; produce that telegram, and put Statute of Limitations Heath on the sand in relation to the famous interview of Senator Kearns with the president of the United- States, against Reed Smcot, that Heath wrote to care the Mormon church. The investigation will be keenly entertaining to more than a few people who reside in Utah. er - -- Price 1001. for the remodeling and rebuilding of the army post of Fort Douglas. Great emphasis was put on this by the papers, and editorially and otherwise tho senator was given great praise for the success of his untiring efforts. It now appears that the whole thing was a fake 'originating in the minds of tho The local organs of Senator Kcarn3 are as usual claiming for him the credit and glory of everything done in Washington by the other representatives of the state in the halls of congress. The Tribune boldly and published that Kearns had secured the modification of the order issued by the secretary of the interior in regard to pasturing sheep on the forest reserves. As a matter of fact the modification was granted on the showing made by Senator Smoot, and Kearns had no more to do with it than Dec Jones or Davy Jones cr the man ,in the moon. The same tactics were pursued by Kearns during the time Congressman Sutherland represented tht state in the house. Whenever Sutherland made a speech before a committee or did anything for Utah it vas Immediately telegraphed to the local papers, only the name of Kearns was substituted for Sutherland by the Kearns organs. This was done time and again. The truth, however, was found in the congressional records, where the proceedings were correctly eported. Several times Congressman Sutherland was called before a committee of the senate to explain raa1,-terregarding Utah which it was the iuty of Senators Kearns to have attended to, but which he did not and could net, because of his ignorance and Incapacity. Of all the monumenta-failureand fakes Kearns is the great- ly est. We have seldom seen in a newspaper, even a backwcod3 newspaper, a of Several months ago the readers more infantile, utterly childish an the Tribune and Herald were informed silly production than the two columns by special dispatches from Washing- of slush regarding the late Senator ton displayed In the biggest type In Manna supplied to tho Salt Lake Herthe offices of the respective papers, ald by its silent manager. Perry S. that by the untiring efforts of Sen- Meath, a few days before the lamented ator Kearns half a million dollars had death of Mr. Hanna. Of course it is well understood that it is part of the been appropriated by the government d The Republican judiciary convention of this judicial district will probably lie held about the end of March or the beginning of April. The committee will meet today to determine the exact date of the convention and the apportionment of the delegate's. The movement suggested by some prominent members of the bar for tho nomination of judges of the supremo and district courts lias not made much progress and tho indications are it will not become effective. Tho Democrats will hold their convention some time Those most alter Die Republicans. mentioned as candidates prominently on tiie Republican side are J. K. Frick or the Supreme bench, Geo. F. Goodwin, J). H. Wenger, Geo. 1. Armstrong, Al. L. Ritchie, G. S. Kinney, in addition to Judges Morse and Lewis, the Republican judges at present on tho non-partisa- & o LOCAL POLITICS. so-calle- the Fort Douglas matter is that certain needed repairs is being done at the Fort, and on the approaches to it, and the government, of course, will mot the bill, amounting, as it will, to probaly ?30,U00. s Cents business of the Democratic to boost Republicans when told Herald to do so by Senator Kearns or his manager, but why on earth make poor Senator Hanna appear ridiculous by the publication of such stuff. Kearns correspondents at Washington and given publicity by the personal organs of the distinguished senator. This of course was only what might be expected. It is in line with the continuing chain of fako stories regarding the personal greatness and the stupendous doings of tho senator, which his constituents have had ad nauseam since the senator acquired control of the Tribune, Herald an:i Telegram. The sum and substance ol s 5 n bench. The Democratic candidates are keeping in tho background; however, it is pretty well understood that Judges Hail and Stewart will hands town receive two of the four nominations. The mayor has appointed G. M. Jack-soas clerk of the city beard of health to succeed Horace If. Smith, who resigned to take the position of clerk to the state board of health. Mr. Smith was a most competent, painstaking and conscientious official and (luring the years he was with the city board did splendid service to the city. Mr. Jackson is so well, known that It is hardly necessary to say much about aim. As to his ability to fill the position which he lias taken there Is no question. From a party standpoint, he is deserving of recognition by tho He stood. by his party Democrats. when it was in low water faithfully and had few friends, and did as much as any man to pull it out of the Slough of Despond. His appointment, of course, is distasteful to the Tribune, but that was to be expected, and is really a strong point in his favor. The Kearns shecct had a slurring article on Mr. Jackson on Thursday, which.it must have required considerable gall to put forth when the character of the men who control the sheet is remembered. It doesnt look well for tho Statute of Limitations manager to be throwing bricks at much better men than he ever was. A man who has been walking in the shadow of the penitentiary for a year or two and, according to official reports only escaped punishment as a common thief and embezzler by the kindly functions of tho statute of limitations, had better keep a little quiet. The Tribunes opposition will not do Jackson any harm, u |