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Show TRUTH iRSued Weekly by TR.VTII PUBLISHING COMPANY. Western Newspn per Union Building. 311 South West Temple Street. S.ilt Lake City. JOHN W. HUGHES. Editor and Manager. Entered June 19, Utah, as Hflcond-claHOongrera of March 3. H at Salt Luke City mattor, under Act of 1903, 1479. TKKMtt OF SUlIhUKIlTlONt (In advance) HIX MONTIIH Til KISH MONTHS ONE YKAK PoMintHNlem may retain .0 1.00 sending mbscrlptlons to Tmrnj tmr oent of Huhscription price STi ua commission. If the paper la not deal rod beyond the date HubKcrticd for tho publication should bo notified by letter two weeks or more before tho term expires. DISCONTINUANCES. ltemembor that the publisher must In nutlitod by letter when a subscriber wishes hL paper Hopped; all arrears must bo paid In full. Requesta of NulMciiberH to hare their paper mulled to a new uddruNs, to secure attention, must mention former ns well as present Address all coimnuu!cu lions to Tkuth Company; Kail La ko City, Utuli. I'uit-l.lKfii- comes the Information that the Smoot Inquiry Is to take a wider range. After tho Investigation had been begun, Truth insisted that tho wholo subject should receive attention if it was not to end in a political farce. It is scarcely necessary to reiterate tho statement that had Perry 8, Heath and Thomas Kearns succeeded in their dictation to the Mormon church, there would have An attempt been no investigation. was made to whip the church into line. It is the nature of Perry S. Heath to hulldo'.o and coerco. That is his stock in trade. If ho knew that a man had committed a crime, he would use the information to make that man his slave. When ho knew that Thomas Kearns had bought his way to tho United States senate, the opportunity was not to be lost. Guided by an unscrupulous ambition, he thought he saw a chanco to enslave not only the Irish hobo from Park City, but the entire Mormon church as well. Such a rich field had scarcely ever been presented to a man of his temperament. He left the pleasant environs of the East and planted himself In Salt Lake, much like a saloonkeeper goes to a mining camp. He made himself the counsellor of the hobo senator at a salary equal to that of a genera! manager of a railroad. It was easy to control tho Ignorant parvenu from the mines, but when it came to mastering the Mormon church, that was a different matter. The church was threatened unless it placed Perry S. Heath In the United Thomas States senate and Kearns. The church refused to be coerced. Then the plan of inaugurating an investigation was set on foot. If at any time the church had relented, tho whole project would have been abandoned. But the church proved to be stubborn and the inquiry was begun at the Instigation of Perry S. Heath and Thomas Kearns. It has now passed out of their hands and will be made to include every phase of church Influence. Perry S. Heath j AND now TRUTH and Thomas Kearns are both to be placed upon the rack. On April 20 the Smoot investigation will be resumed at Washington. The line of inquiry will relate only to polygamous will be marriages. A appointed to visit Utah during the summer and take up only church influence as it relates to politics and business. This committee will sit in Salt Lake and hear testimony. Thomas Kearns will be asked to make a statement under oath as to how he secured his election. Perry S, Heath will be asked as to threats made to the Mormon church. Tho investigation will he thorough and searching. sub-committ- ee UNITED STATES SENATOR BURTON of Kansas has been convicted lit the Federal court of lending himself to a swindler. He was accused of accepting the sum of $500 a month from a bucket shop which rejoiced in the name of the "Rialto Grain and Stock Exchange" of St. Louis. In return for this money he was to protect the swindle so that it might be allowed to use tho United States malls to carry on its operations. He took the money and furnished the protection. Some of the people who had been swindled filed complaints and Senator Burtons graft was made public. Those who are well acquainted with Senator Burton refer to his conduct along the same linos for the past twenty years and call him a past master in the popular art of grafting. His reputation seems to be that he was not only ready to accept a bribe at every opportunity, but actually solicited bribes with the same energy that a good salesman might carry on the vocation of a drummer. Senator Burton was convicted on five separate counts, the maximum punishment for which is two years in the penitentiary and a fine of $10,000 on each count. It will be noted that there Is no public shock experienced at the conviction of Senator Burton, although this is the first trial of the kind to be held under the act of congress of 1861 covering such malfeasance in office. Public conscience appears to be seareu by distrust until nothing can cause a shock or even awaken astonishment. It seems to be generally understood and tacitly admitted that a man seeks public office for the profit that may come to him. How he obtains that graft lies entirely with himself. That he should lend himself to any swindler does not militate against him, but rather works in his favor, for it is a compliment to his thrift, his evasiveness, his shrewdness and his artistic When it becomes thordiplomacy. oughly known that he has no dangerous scruples, he is sought after by wealthy corporations and his ability finds a ready market In the lower walks of life he would be called a sneak-thieIn official circles he is known as a diplomat. When a national school of diplomacy Is established. Senator Burton could easily hold the chair of Bucket Shop Promotion. customed to having everybody bend the pliant hinges of the knee that thrift may follow fawning. The two senators are inclined to believe that all they have to do is to buy public and they are surprised to think that anybody should be so foolish as not to sell out. They both bought their seats in the senate or they would never have occupied them. It is the kind of creatures like Kearns and Clark that make men almost shamed to say they are American citizens. Each filled his place as a miner and the crying evil came about when each aspired to the United States senate and debauched the manhood of thousands of citizens by the giving of bribes, and yet each owns a newspar per to further promote debauchery and crime. Is there no public rebellion against such outlawry? fa-v- THE new socialist paper, aptly known as "The Crisis, is promulgating those dreamy theories so familiar to all readers of socialist literature. In a recent issue Its editor departed from the realm of revelation and called loudly for financial assistance. He declared In a double-leade-d tone of voice that unless the peaceful revolutionists came to the front with some sordid currency there would be a crisis in the office of "The Crisis. It is probably superfluous to record the fact that all kinds of money came to swell the editors bank account There OF course the Tribune and the was also cordwood, potatoes, muskrat Herald do not like Truth. Senator skins and rag carpet. The editor of Kearns and Senator Clark are ac "The Crisis is going to play a smart trick. He is going to stand near the tithing house with a big sack. When the church members who are delinquent subscribers come to pay their tithe he will swipe the offering and apply it on account. It is a difficult thing to lose a socialist editor. -- f. . FINE INTERIOR DECORATIONS,,,, THERE is a dearth of news from the war that is going on in the Orient The Russian policy is to allow nothing to become public except that which is complimentary to- the official gang of grafters engaged In the delightful occupation of collecting tax,assessments from the peasantry. Japan is afraid qf publicity, lest her wily foe should take advantage of the Information. Thus it is that reliable news may not be obtained at any time.- - It is entirely possible that Russia will yet propose to the powers that the division of China is the thing to be accomplished. 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