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Show u TRUTHS. Tho 'hit polecat squirms. Tho trio composing tho Journalistic polecat which has tried to make Utah offensive offen-sive to tho eyes of capitalists Is doing a lot of wriggling just now. Tho Mormon has no business to mcddlo with tho religious belief of the Gentile or the Jew. Neither has tho Gontilo or tho .Tow any business to mcddlo with tho religious belief of tho Mormon. But It is tho business of tho Gontilo, tho Mormon, and tho Jew, as common citizens of this nation, to work In business nnd social hnrmony for tho development of the section of our country In which they live. Tho scheme to put Salt Lake City, through next fall's olectlon, into tho hands of tho grafters, who compose tlio Knockers' gang, Is too thinly veil od to decelvo oven the most radical Gontilo or Mormon. Certain preachers, well known to tho people generally, who, a few months ago entered into a series of do nunclations in their pulpits against' tho contribution box ns a means of ob talnlng financial support for tlio church tlioso preachers do not agree with, went outsido of tho palo of their legitimate sphere. Certain other proachers, also well known, who, more recently donouncod in their newspaper newspa-per organs tho collection and disbursing disburs-ing of tithes In a church they do not ngreo with, also have gono outsido of tholr legitimate sphere. All tho churches need monoy for their legitimate legiti-mate work, and whether they call Its collections a contribution, a tithing, or a donation, is nobody's business but tholr own. Gentlemen, your sphere is to represent your own religious views, not to misrepresent or revile at the religious views of others. Tho Knockers' organ Is for salo, but In tho claim of Its owners that they will sell only to certain interests, it makes a mistake In assuming that tho gentlemen representing tlioso interests in-terests aro anxious to buy. It would cost more to wash out the dirt than tho unclean rag Is worth. The loaders of the national political politi-cal parties in this city are displaying commondnblo wisdom in looking for a clean, conservative man with good business ability to head each tlckot In tho municipal campaign this fall. Tho "American" party well, an Im-puro Im-puro fountain docs not provldo a1 pure stream. A well-Informed Gentllo real estate man figures out that tho Gontilo popu-lition popu-lition of Salt Lake City has fallen off about twenty-five hundred or three thousand since the Knockers' organ started in on Its campaign of villlll-catlon villlll-catlon last fall. Ho thinks the Mormon Mor-mon population has not been affected. Well, now that tho Knockers' career has been blocked, there Is hope for replacing the loss in population, and with the career permanently ended, tho Gentile population of thl3 city should Increase 30,000 before another general election. "I didn't think the mechanics and working classes who patronize the merchants most steadily were paying any attention to the Tribune's rant-lngs, rant-lngs, until two or threo weeks ago," said a leading Gentllo merchant the other day. "Then I found that some of my steadiest customers wore doing less purchasing from our house than formerly. By watching, I saw that quite a number were affected. 1 bluntly asked several of them why. In substance, the reply was tho samo 'I do not believe in patronizing a housb that gives advertising support to a paper which Is hurting business interests in-terests and thereby opening the way to get my wages reduced or have me thrown cut of employment altogether. Your mustn't try to hurt me, and yet expect me to help you.' I had to see the point, and feel it, too, and acted accordingly." ac-cordingly." The Knockers' organ doesn't .have an nd. from that house in the future, under its knocking policy |
