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Show o KEARNS A HIT BIRO. Tho Tribuno is denouncing Josoph P. Smith for stating to a correspondent of tho Pittsburg Times, among other things, that "Mr. Kearns also pleaded with mo to help him to bo elected to succeed himself and that to both pleas I mado tho same nuswor, '1 am not in, politics, and will not bo led Into politics.' " Evorybody cognizant of tho situation, whether friend or loo to Joseph P. Smith, bellovos ho states tho truth. That Kcarns tried to get church Influence is well known, and was common street talk at the time. Ho not only wont personally and pleaded with tho church leadors to help him bo ro-olccted, but ho Induced In-duced leading men to go also, on tho samo errand. Truth would like tho Tribuno to answer tho following questions ques-tions on this subject: Did not Mr. Kearns, In company with Senator Clark of Montana, leave tho Alta club in a hack, drlvo around tho block, stop, and enter tho church offices? Did not Kearns and Clark plead at that time with President Winder, a democrat, to uso his influence in be-half be-half of Kearns? Did not Mr. Kearns plend with ono of tho National Ttcoiiblican leaders who was visiting in Salt Lake, to wait on Joseph F. Smith in his behalf? Did not Mr. Kearns approach various va-rious United States senators, begging them to Intercede with tho church ;authorIties for him? 1 Did not Mr. Kearns make tho offer to certain leading Mormons thnt tr they would support him for tho senate ho would buy out Perry Heath's interest inter-est in tho Tribuno, maUo .Too Llppmnn ninnnger, and allow a loading Mormon to bo tho censor of tho paper? Truth says thnt ox-SonntoY Koarns did all tho abovo, and a great deal more, towards trying to got church Influence. In fact ho beenmo so obnoxious ob-noxious and disgusting at church headquarters thnt it almost became necesary for tho president of tho Mormon Mor-mon church to hick him in tho baso ment of his pantaloons to get rid o. him. It is highly nmuslng to hear his Hireling, Cannon, claim now that Mr. ,earns nover asked Joseph P. Smith to help elect him. What next? o |