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Show GEHTILES COM'T 1 1 That's Why President's Visit I Was Disappointing to His f H Real Friends Here. j H BROTHER SHORT'S BAD I RREAK INTO POLITICS Methodists Would Not Condone H Action of Their Pastor, and j H He "Backs Up." (BY MAC.) A whole lot of people, President Taft aud his attache, Captain Butt, included, want to kuow why the -atmosphere was so frigid during the executive's visit i to Salt Lake. But to those who uu- 3 derstand local conditions, thoro is no : mystery about this. jj Yen- soon after iL was understood ; that the president would visit Salt ' f Lake, a sincere effort was made to have his visit freo from partisan bias, politi- cal rancor and the self-seeking and mercenary machinations of .the-Mormon priesthood. It was early seen that ,i Smoot would dictate tho appointment ; of the committees, and his dictation al- j ways means the recognition of Mor- I mons, jack-Mormons and a small sprink- ling of respectable Gentilca. Though protest was made against the uionopoliz- ing of the president 's time here 1)3' the n factions subservient to the Molchise- dec priests, the protests were carefully il IH kept from the president, and ho was i led iuto a trap that must have beeu I humiliating to himself as well as to his I "real friends in this state. Yes, the air was frigid. , And while Senator Smoot convinced some people R .H that he was close to the president, he H did not conviuco the, president that he was close to the people. Snlt Lake has no use for Reed Smoot, and Utah 1 has no use for the "federal bunch." J Aud the sooner that President. Taft learns this the earlier he will discover - that tho manner in which he was used ' here is not calculated to shed luster to his tTuil across the continent. Had there been no-partiality shown in the appointment of the committees and in the management of tho presi-dent presi-dent 's tfrisit, the stay in Salt Lake would have boon one round after another of ' I hearty goodwill and spoutuseous en- k tliusia.sn). .-As it was, .the average Gen- I tile "citizen saidiu his heart. "'Well. ! the Mormons have captured him, now let them entertain him! they won't j-permit j-permit us to do so." There is a growing suspicion that, while President Roosovelt knew of and condoned the lawless acts of the Mor- t mdn hierarchy in Utah, that President Taft has merely closed his eyes to con-ditions con-ditions and prefers peace rather than I he conflict which would follow inquiry H into local conditions. Not a man, wo- ! IH man or child with intelligence in Salt M Lake but knows that most of the ac- f, tive men of the dominant church defy M the law and that polygamy is rampant. '4 President. Taft may not " kuow these j H things, but he has been advised to in- 3 H quire- into them, aud if he docs not in- i quire, il will bo because he prefers the , H peace of ignorance rather than the tur- ' H moil which must necessarily follow in .' the wake of wisdom. But even ho 3 H knows enough of the national disrepute ! H of the Mormon leaders to avoid reach- J H ing out the hand of fellowship to tho J H fake prophet in public places. J H He did not hold to his bosom tho jj IH chief "lion of the Lord," although it I H is said that tho Reverend "J. Fielding l IH Smith" had a couple of the members of IH his harem accompany President Taft on H tho Saltnir trip. 1 IH It must have been humiliating to tho H average saint, who believes that his ' H prophet, seer aud rcvelator is the grand- H est of men, to know that the president iH of the 1'nitcd Stales did not dare lo ll invite him into his automobile, or do 1 1H him courtesy that the people might see, 1 although Mr. Taft was the guest, of : , IH the city that is the center of lho chief --H hierare'h 's dominion. 'ilH Would President Taft have hesitated -ill to meet great men of either of the evangelical churches on tho Sunday il morning of his visit, had they lived in 'jl Salt Lake.' Would he have had to 'iH apologize for grasping tho hand of Car- -nl diunl Gibbons or Archbishop Ireland, or . H any other great leader in the world of H religious endeavor? 'Bl Not on your Billy Possum! IH But had he havo taken ",)'. Fielding H Smith" with him on his automobile H ride, it would have occupied the re- maiuder of his lire to explain to the H best people of the United States why H he did so 3 And Mr. Taft doubtless IH had plenty of opportunity to put him- H self in such a pickle had ho not have H beeu "wised up to the situation." IH The whole truth of the incident of H Governor Spry hesitating to go into the IH Unitarian church mny never bo known. IH But. there are thousands of people in IH Salt Lake who have a pretty good idea -H about this, remembering how strong H are the convictions of the pastor of that IH church on tlie local situation. Mauy H nave voiced the opinion that the govcr- JH nor never would have entered had not JH Chief .lust ice Straup insisted. And, iPI while an irresponsible reporter misrop- H resented the facts to his newspaper con- IH ceming the interference of Captain H Butt, there are a whole lot -of peoplo who still believe that Governor bpry's H explanation of that incident was not a H City Engineer's Kolsey s attitude 1 isiuce'lhe rcuomination of Mayor Bratis- H ford is so arrogant that there is wonder- fH ing just how long the mayor and the American members of lho city council IH will be willing to put up with him. iH Krlscy has cnused more trouble for tho ''ll present administration than all the ene- rl mies of tho party beyond the sheep- jH fold. And, while thcro is very little H doubl. that he will be "ditched" even- tually, he has perhaps fortified himself IH ho as to cause a deal of grief before H Continued on Page Fivo. H w"'3NTILES COULDN'T SI GKT A "L00K-IX" itrCtnti I" Continued from Page One Caci rnaK l,,:,"y iiec)1 disposed of. J vrpt?j'nfortiiitalely for the Americans, J, TyV have tied with several "ex- ft 7wlol: undesirables.-' The party has r r X?n 'K enough in the past to eJiininato r J, ' se, un) j0iSliy:g juiine will soon bo ' ?,;5ttcn in the list of those who have r QiwM "done." "bid anyone hear" of President Taft "Tm ling "Jb'ussic Jiininic," for any ad-ei(iVK ad-ei(iVK te or protection while Air.-Taft waa TRmiHfcl And yet Pussie .limmie. as (iMVlWill'itcd Stales "marshal, is Supposed to MVtho official adviser of the president M'mz tbo jurisdiction of Utah. newppaper correspondent who is AralUVMinpanj'ing the president on his trip aWVu Barked to some friends here that Sliillilllt8 m,r nns RPtn a aeries of grub-MlrWjIls. grub-MlrWjIls. Nothing but eat, eat, eat! But INtnBiro h no one who is proud of that ltoVIv Bmereial club breakfast, although it vm. spread at four dollars a plate. In ivroVl'fc if that breakfast is mentioned to average club member, he grows XVjffliMt? at his stomach and asks to be ex-fJsbd ex-fJsbd from commenting thereon. If the Ment is put up against a i'ow niore ll1 abominations, oven the appetite of QjJTaft is liable to go on a strike. ??v v-,c management of tho Bucna Yista HSJiait' r,iecs- according to newspaper roll ro-ll fifth fes became very much wrought up because some cunning fellows signaled the result of tho races and put them on the wire before tho official report; was sent out to tho various turf exchanges ex-changes of tho United States. Which -provokes the inquiry as to why tho management should grow indignant unless interest ed in a percentage way in these aforesaid various exchanges. And. come to think about, it, isn't the whole matter a gigantic gambling proposition wherein the merits of tho horse racing is but secondary to the successful suc-cessful "plucking of the gander" who has 'flic hardihood to bet his money on i he pon3' races? That was a bad break of Dr. Short's. It may not be humiliating to the doctor, but it lias been to his friends. It il-lustratc.H il-lustratc.H how inexperienced and unreliable unre-liable the average ministerial reformer is in politics. Dr, Short was extremely long on advice ad-vice io the people to support Afayor lBransl'ord in the primaries. Before the primaries lie preached from tho curbstone curb-stone in the nuryor's interest. He went to tho primaries himself in his district and voted for Bransford'a "slate." Yes, Bransford's "slate," though an upright man is naturally supposed to revolt at the appearance of anything like n "slate" in politics. Two or three days afterwards he was nominated for the council by the Mormon Church Re; puoucans. and it. tooic i.wo nays oi tlioughfnlness and forty-eight hours of protest from the influential members of his flock to get him to back-uj) into a position of ministerial respectability. Even then his back-up was an apology, and his explanation would not likely bo acceptable to the average person who eon tributes to tho maintenance of tho Methodist church in this state. Wo feel sorry for Brother Short. Wo did not think lie would follow in tho footsteps of his predecessor, who surrendered sur-rendered body and breeches to the jack-Mormons jack-Mormons in his church several years ago. Better was thos'ht. of him. An for Dr. Goshen oh, well, t he doctor quarreled with Contractor Moran about the kind of material that should be used in the First South street paving. The result is that that street is still uncompleted, uncom-pleted, though the completed part 'is a joj' to every citb'.on of Salt Lake who sees that thoroughfare now and remembers remem-bers what it was before Dr. Goshen began lo kick. " Dr. Goshen wanted Utah asphalt used there, and the contractor was using California asphalt everywhere else. Even t lie Mormon church leaders had "Pat" do some paving for them around the Temple block with tho material which Dr. Goshen objected to. And now. what is there to the doctor's doc-tor's furore about asphalt? Nothing but fancy and uureniunerated complaint. Out of the council he is an influential, popular and brainy minister. In the council he would be tho butt of the town and a grief lo hjs thonsauds of friends. , Even Dr. Short will find Dr. Goshen's election an insurmountable task. |
