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Show "NOTHING TO CONCEAL," BLUFF. "There Is nothing here wo need care to conceal," boasted President Smith to tho Pittsburg Times. But "thcro aro times when ono would like to be alone," as an old popular soug used to have it. Of course, it entirely depends upon when, where, and to whom the brethren speak and. the object they have in view when they condescend to deliver themselves. them-selves. Upon this occasion, as wo understand un-derstand it, tho pretended prophet was comfortably housed in the president's offico on South Temple street in Salt Lako City. lie was speaking to "Mr. Henry Hall, special correspondent .of tho Pittsburg Times," but more fa miliarly known at the church offices, we take it, as ono of tho ciders in charge of the Northern States mission of the Mormon church, with hcadquar-tors hcadquar-tors at Chicago. Also, Joseph F. was delivering a long-distance shot at tho citizens of Salt Lake, who he evidently evi-dently thought never would receive word of his gay utterances. It seemed to havo been the aim of the divinely-inspired divinely-inspired king of tho eartlity kingdom of God, as he grandiloquently claims him-"sclf him-"sclf to be, to present to tho world a few slight inaccuracies, in tho hope that they would be accepted to his own advantage ad-vantage and glorification. There was a time, though, when tho prospect for the prophet did not present pre-sent such a rubicund tint. At that timo ho was away from homo and surrounded sur-rounded by his "enemies," as ho calls tne.ni. Most citizens deem it to be a pleasure to visit tho National Capitol, or "to sit in the committee rooms of tho highest law-making body in the whole world. But upon tho occasion to which we will draw attention, although experiencing ex-periencing what other men consider to be a privilege and a jo', Mr. Smith seemed to have folt considerably squat and would undoubtedly have mado himself more so if that had been possiblo. pos-siblo. After recalling theso incidents, ns observed by persons who were pres-'ent, pres-'ent, wo will prove tho recital to be true by quoting tho prophet himself. Likewise, Like-wise, tho Smith words in the Senate committee room may have a tendency to illustrnto the proneness of our chief polygnmist to permit himself some latitude lati-tude in tho matter of accuracy, if only tho times and places bo as wido apart as the nature of his uttorancc. Mr. Smith wns being examined as to his varied family experiences, and he expressed ex-pressed his sorrow in this wise: I would like to say, Mr. Chairman. If you please, that It Is very eriibarrassing and trying to mo to publicly announce my private domestic affairs before this committee. Now, that is somewhat different and more nearly approaching to tho truth. You know, a prophet,- even if inspired from On High, feels much stronger and infinitely more bold when "sitting within his own fortress, surrounded sur-rounded by his most faithful lackej's, and talking to a newspaper published many, many leagues away and the "special correspondent" being indis-posed indis-posed to ask embarrassing questions. 6, yes! Let us ask the Pittsburg Times, however, how-ever, if it was informed by Joseph F. Smith that in the month of November, 190G1, he appeared in the criminal division divi-sion of the Third district court at,Salt Lako City, pleaded guilty to an offense against the statutes of tho State of Utah, and was fined three hundred dollars dol-lars therefor? If not, ho omitted a little- bit of information with which tho Pittsburg Times, and its host of readers, should be made acquainted, "There is nothing hero wo need care to conccnl." Yet "there are times when ono would like to bo alone." |