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Show SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, OCTOBER Vol. 4; No. 17. Rs. Going to Pieces EL It is now whispered in American Tom Kearns and party circles that political advisers are now earnestly debating how the Silver King magnate can with the best grace from possible, withdraw his support the American" organization and al- d it to die an early and death. Small wonder is there in this, although some of the K. K. people are perplexed to understand how that pledge of "life, property and sacred honor could rest so lightly on Toms well-deserve- low conscience. Ben Heywood has already quit the and discarded the flag, while Joe Lippman is weakening. The root of the whole matter to be this: Tom Kearns was seems really ignorant, foolish and enough to believe that he had personal influence enough to make a new party so strong that it would be able to hold the balance of power and in a self-conceit- ed yeears to come, dictate the politics of Utah. By the cry of "church influence" he expected to e get into line all of the Liberal leaders who stood together before the division pn party lines. Then by the liberal use of his money he expected to draw to him that small per cent of persons found in every community who will believe anything and vote any way that they are told to do if the consideration is large enough. Then by using threats of what he would do if he would not be obeyed, be expected to drive into his ranks a few cravens, who while despising n tbeir hearts would do his bidding in fear and trembling. The success of the senatorial boss, despite his great wealth and his organs, has been very partial and incomplete, so much that an inkling of jne truth has at last penetrated his The effort to line up the ow Liberals has almost entirely failed. i08 I08 influential of them are too large measure for old-tim- Prncipl6d, too broad minded tft Pt fenSf Tom8 baIt Thy see how and harmful is the attempt knmTlw0?? animosities, for they the people of Utah are not devJJiVh0se of other states in their convictions. I, to party what success the Ameri-i- n nn2?y k8 bad 1 such a shrinkage bas been apparent two weeks can he called been mstly duo to the lt is a deplorable fact Sa tbere are individuals who glitter of gold to blind dur-afuSSo?- l?ner al,ere honest schemes of the county board. The Tribunes complaint and allega-tio- s are without doubt more like vindictive injustice wth a personal basis their eyes to right. But it is also true than zeal for the public good. " that a voter who allies himself with a Jit ' party because he can get on the payroll The following utterance of Senator is not to be depended upon and many of those who are drawing salaries for Cannon at Bingham the other evening the purpose of boosting the new organ- was a hard knock on Senator Kearns, ization, do not hesitate to say in conf- given inadvertently, of course: idence to their friends that when they I do not charge all the blame to the get into the voting booth they will not Mormon leaders. I think that Gentiles vote the American ticket. About the who bow their neck to this yoke, the only benefit the community derives men who coax and wheedle at the from this means of making votes is church headquarters until they get by the distribution of cash that would oth- flattery or upon improper terms the erwise be centralized. help which they want, are more to The bulldozing, the threats and the blame than the Mormon leaders or folunjustifiable attacks that the K. K. or- lowers. But the folly exists, and no gan has made the central feature of matter who may create or encourage this campaign have totally failed to ac- it, our business is to fight it. complish their purpose. In fact, they have been the means of keeping out The scheme tojt oust Chief of Police of the ranks of the Americans some who might otherwise have joined the Lynch from his office has been abanmovement. It takes either a man of doned for the present, thanks to the great, genius or great power to threat- sense of justice and fair play of Mayor en with good results, but neither the Morris. In referring to this matter, beK. K. leader nor his henchmen posfore, Truth did Councilman Harten-steisess these qualities. an injustice in stating that he And so the whole movement is panof the council was one of ning out as a miserable fizzle, an ab- who was the members conspiring for the removal of surd blunder, a political grave for its of police. We have since chief the originator so deep that he will never learned that Mr. Hartenstein not only again get a look at the sunlight of pub- did not favor the movement, but stood lic approval. Let it be so. Kearns dethe mayor in the deserves the oblivion to which his asi- squarely behind consent to the proto termination not nine policy will soon consign him. removal. ' his closest K. Ks. Price 29, 1904. 8? jr n posed mJ J ' I V The Tribune the other day asked Dont tell us any more that the why the pauper clerk, James Sabine, American party is not losing ground. Jr., after being dismissed by a former Ben Heywood, United States marshal, board of county commissioners, had has quit it and taken out of the lapel been reinstated by the present board. of his coat the little flag, the badge of For answer to the question, we will the party. Ben has seen a great light. simply quote an editorial in the Tri- Joe Lippman has done something, too. bune of Dec. 23, 1902, regarding the Well, we dont care to say what it Is dismissal of Mr. Sabine. The answer just now, but the United States attor' 13 complete. The Tribune editorial is ney is weakening in the American party faith. You suckers that have as follows: blindly followed the lead of a few "Without any notice, and with no will get up one of these fine nature, of him any complaint against mornings and find that you have been deJames Sabine, Jr., was yesterday sold again. this county. of clerk as J Jit pauper posed some for. He had served faithfully Waltons band was in town Thursknows as the as far public and years, band is composed of the he has served well. It is, therefore, day. Waltons Mrs. Wesley K. scurvy treatment of him by the two ten sons of Mr. and commissioners, who are just retiring ,Walton, ranging in ages from about 30 from office, and looks more like vin- down to about 12. They are uniformed dictive injustice with a personal basis and play real music. Their father and than zeal for the public good. If Mr. mother are justly proud of them. They Sabine has given any cause for dismis- are a fine lot of boys and all Republisal well and good; let it be known. If cans. jit J he has not, let the commissioners, who their of are at the expiring sputters The Tribune is putting forth great condemnation the suffer brief candle, efforts to defeat the election of J. U. that is their due. Jr., as county clerk. The In the face of the above, which Is a Eldredge, an eye to the dufair statement of the case, the Tribune Tribune people haveis elected, the Tricats. If Eldredge complains about Mr. Sabine being he and alleges in substance thatwillbune will get no Patronage from the a was he because was reinstated office. If Seare, the and dis county clerk's felonious out iool to carry ing char-letan- s, : rein-state- d 5 Cents Democratic candidate should be successful; the Herald, being nominally a Democratic organ, would claim the patronage, and as both papers are practically owned by the same people, they would bq financial gainers by the election of Seare. Reese, of course, is out of the question. It's a fine thing, sometimes, to be the owner of the official organs of both parties. so-call-ed Jit jt The Tribune, in its fight for the K. K. party, declared the public schools were dominated by the church. Truth completely knocked them out on that proposition. Next, the K. K. organ attacked the county commissioners, tho poor house management, the sheriff, and the county officers generally with tne exception of its creature, the county clerk. The organ was knocked out at every turn. The K. K. organs next attack will be on the graveyard. The sheet will come out one of these days with a deaths head and crossbones and will in all seriousness tell us that hut. for this baneful church influence, the deaths would be much fewer, that if church influence .was abolished, the graves would be flug deeper, the Jiearse horses would travel at a slower and, more dignified pace, the coffins would be of better material and handsomer, and people' who have to buy coffins and grave clothes w'ould patronize Gentile firms that deal in those articles instead of Mormons. Just think of the many and varied things this cnurch influence is responsible for. It is even said there are a few Mormon orphans in the St. Kearns orphanage, all because of Mormon church influence. The St. Kearns orphanage and the penitentiary, however, are the only two institutions in the state that will escape the wrath of' the Tribune against church influence, that is when the owner of the Tribune cant get it . . Jit Jt Senator Kearns and some others of the leaders of the Kearns Kickers have to . polygamy, or no objection the defilement of women in- - any form. The leader of. the K. K. party, Senator Kearns, has a wide reputation which would defile the columns of Truth,, or any- decent newspaper, to print. These leaders of the K. K. party to show their abhorence (?) of polygamy have put on their ticket one or., two polygamists, expectbnt. well .meaning, ing : their vote to their ticket misguided followers no are. There, polygamists, blindly. s on the Republican, ticket. Almost of the .Republican nominees are Gentiles, decent, , respectable men, many of . whom were members, of the old Liberal, party from principle. You Gentile ladies, ;..whose alms are pure,' whose! sole desires are for the uplifting of humanity, will you follow the lead of a man, who is deceiving you for his' own base' purposes? - . two-third- |