Salt Lake Herald | 1890-08-03 | Page 8 | Warts in Politics

WARTS I POLITICS A Story by the Tribune About 3 Liberal Candidate Candi-date Refuted To the Editor of THE HERALD Dear Sir Soon after the Liberal convention conven-tion put its ticket in the field the Tribune editorially gave a brief sketch of the various var-ious nominees In speaking of John M Cahoon it said he had warts on his hands as big as marbles This is a mistake I saw Mr Cahoon the other day and observed his hand closely There are no warts on them I write this that those electors whoso YOU on important political issues are influenced in-fluenced by the size and number of warts on a candidates nands may know the truth This recommendation of the Tribunes reminds re-minds me that I once read an article by a man named James Russell Lowell in which it was said that one of the dangers of the American people was that they were liable to decide nuestions hv a count nf hnnrtci rather than a count of heads But this criticism has no weight as jt was made by a man who had become corrupted by the influences of the British court The moral of sill this and it is equal to one by JEsop is that men who have warts on their hands should not play with toads KNIGHT OF LAn on SALT LAKE CITY August 2 1890