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Show THE TRIBUNE A MENDICANT. Ex-Senator Cannon, the junior member mem-ber of tho Trlbuno triumvlrato, improved im-proved tho shining hours in tho eastern east-ern states beforo ho sailed for Gor-mnny. Gor-mnny. It appears ho went on a bogging bog-ging expedition on behalf of tho Trlbuno Trlb-uno and worked tho W. C. T. U. for $5,000. lie told tho ladles of tho W. C. T. U. that tho Trlbuno was being boycotted by tho hierarchy and tho wicked Mormons; that there wore only a few Independent high-minded Mormons liko himself who sided with that paper in its stand for freedom, and that tho sheet was having a hard timo of it in this wicked hierarchy-ridden hierarchy-ridden country. Ho and a fow oChors wero willing to givo their services to tho causo without monoy and without price; but tho reporters, tho compositors, composi-tors, tho canvassers nnd tho clerks wouldn't work for nothing, and tho paper manufacturers wouldn't donato paper. Tho Tribune needed monoy and Frankio got It, what ho did with it wo don't know. But fancy tho once proud, wealthy and powerful Trlbuno in tho light of a mendicant! Frankio has a knack of getting tho money. Ho needs moro money than most of as, and he gets it, but doesn't keep it. That's the dilToronco bolweon him and Joey. .Joey keeps It when he gels It. .lust, beforo Frnnklo was bought by Koarns nnd becamo a member mem-ber of tho "American" pnrty ho was a Democrat, at least ho occupied tho position po-sition of state chairman for .tho Democratic Demo-cratic party. Only a very, very short timo beforo tho "Americans" got him ho collected or received donations from prominent Democrats to tho amount of $2,000, to bo expondoil for tho benefit, of the Democratic pnrty. A number of tho contributors now are anxious to know who tho Democratic party was that received (ho benefit cf their contributions. n |