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Show MR. HARRIMAN ' S DIRECTOR. Tn an effort to attack railway interests inter-ests here which are not under tho prophet's direction, accompanied by an effort to nttnek newspapers which arc not subservient to the Mormon church, the Deseret News recently assailed two citizens of Salt Lake who aro railway directors and at the same time owners of newspapers. As their personal attitude atti-tude in public and as the utterance of their newspapers aro both adverse to the crimes of tho hierarchy, tho church organ felt that they should be punished. It therefore proposed that n bill should be passed to constitute a railroad commission com-mission for this State. If there was any logic in tho attitude of the News, that paper meant that railroad interests here would be injured b' such law for it held tho proposed statute over the heads of its opponents as a threat of serious disadvantage to them. Now, Mr. Joseph F. Smith himself is a railroad director, being on tho board of tho Union Pacifi Railway company; ho is also the chief proprietor proprie-tor of a newspaper. Ho himself comes within tho catcgor' indicated by tho Deseret News, and it might bo well for Mr. Harriman to consider whether his investment in Joseph F. Smith is likely to be remunerative. The bogus prophet has not indicated any such abilit' in railway management manage-ment as to justify his selection as a member of a bod- to govern ono of tho most important railway systems of the country. Undoubtedly he was chosen becauso of his supposed influence in this local community. But if that in-lluenco in-lluenco is to bo used to destroy railway values, Mr. Harriman ma- discovor thai, he only invited a greedy ecclesiastical ecclesias-tical camel into his financial tent when ho inducted Mr. Smith into tho Union Pacific bonrd. After all, it is not surprising to havo Joseph F. Smith turn upon the man and the company to which he owes the obligation of his oath and his gratitude for favors received. Tn view of his broken pledges io this country, it is not straining a point, io say that ho is an adept at violating solemn obligations nnd an expert in paying his debts of ingratitude. |
