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Show LIVING Warren Fosters VOL. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1897. 3. WHY LONGER DOUBT? If President Woodruff voices the senti- ments of the Mormon church, no duub:s need longer linger in the minds of the people what the policy of the leaders of that church is to be in matters political. At the closing of the conference held last Wednesday, after that body had practically adjourned, to the surprise of all, or nearly all, the venerable president arose and, after eliciting the attention and sympaty of the vast congregation by reminding them of the possibility of that being his last speech, owing to his extreme age and frailty, he gave vent to the following extraordinary bit of parting advice. He said: form(?) party was organized; which, stripped of its verbage, will be found to be a combination of the banks, bondholders, franchise-grabberThe Tribune and the Mormon church a combination that is enough to make the heart sick to contemplate We have always had good words to say of the Mormon church, and especially of the Mormon people; and, as compared with other churches, we still hold that the Mormon church is the best of them all for liberality and freedom of conscience. But when that church as such attempts to take control of the minds and consciences of the people, we must part company. They are no better than Methodists, Baptists or Catholics. tax-dodger- s, Paper. Successor to THE INTER-MOUNTAI- P ADVOCATE. N POPULIST CONVENTION. A Populist city convention for the purpos of nominating candidates for Mayor. Re corder, Treasurer, Justice of the Peace Attorney and Auditor for the city cf Sail Lake, and to transact such other business at may properly come before it, is called to meet at 2 p. m., Saturday, October 16. (Place of meeting will be announced later.) The convention will consist of 100 delegates, 20 from each of the five municipal NO. 39. If thia uumter U on Him Intel eon- - ' laimuff your unma, you'd tetter r- new nitolity quick, that ii tbn uiutiter of tho unit iswun. No paper will te lout for n lowcor time than . pitid for, nor on credit, except by upecixl urruiiRi-inrnt- . M Jk f Jk III 1 9 MBMa u Some possibly suppose that our fight against Judge Wenger is based on something personal. Nothing is farther from the truth. Judge Wenger and the editor of this paper have always been and are today so far as we know personal friends. wards. It is his record Primaries to elect delegates to said con- thit we are assailing. He is not fit for the vention will be held at the following limes office. God did not make him that way and and places: he possibly cannot help it, and should not be FIRST MUNICIPAL WARD at No. 804 South Sixth East Street at 8 too severely criticised But the fact that he is unfit for the office ought to be sufficient oclock Wednesday evening, October 13. grounds for his defeat, no matter from what SECOND MUNICIPAL WARD room 435 Constitution Block, on Main source his unfitness comes. Personally, we There ought to be a combination of all at "The day has come when God requires 8 Street at have nothing against Judge Wenger. p. m. Wednesday, October 13. that you unite together, both in business and the people who have heads that are just, THIRD MUNICIPAL WARD in politics. I do not care whether you are hearts that feel, to defeat the election of at Plymouth Church on Third North between a Republican or a Democrat; you should Lower your telescope just a little. You unite to elect good men for the government Judge Wenger. But so far there is none to First and Second West, on Monday evening, have been doing a great deal of talking and of the city and the State, and if vou do not choose from. There is nothing to indicate October 11, at 7 o'clock. blowing about men being shot down in Penndo this you are loing the true spirit. Lay that either Timmony or Woolley is one whit FOURTH MUNICIPAL WARD aside your Democracy and Republicanism, better; in fact, them is a strong probability at No. 65 M Street at 8 oclock Wednesday sylvania for marching peaceably along the streets. Look closer to home. Right here Saints unite together and that both are worse fitted for and as Latter-Dathe office than evening, October 13. God do When men. under your nose is a man at this moment in this, you appoint good FIFTH MUNICIPAL WARD Wenger has proven himself to be. The only at the Eleventh will bless you. Ward meeting house annex, jail lor peaceably walking the streets of Salt ' Now I take the liberty, as president of excuse for supporting either of them is that corner East and First South, at 8 p. Lake City. And, what is worse, the miseraEighth neither has been tried, while Wenger has. m., Wednesday, October the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Da- y 13. ble travesty of a judge that convicted him is Each of the municipal ward conventions Saints, to make these remarks, and do not While we are opposed to any sort of fusion and, what mind what the people shall say. I realize or coallition with other will nominate three candidates for members actually aspiring to be parties, it does seem is for his elecstill is there chance that this people are groaning under poverty, a worse, of the city council and transact such other under affliction, under taxation rnd under that this is a case where any sort of a com- business as may properly come before it. tion. Lower your telescope, we say again. things that ought not to be, and you should bination would be justifiable. There ought to S. H. B Smith, Chairman. unite together. This idea of holding to party be a mass convention of all the people and The Missouri Pacific Railroad Company August Stein, Secretary. ties amounts to nothing. It is your duty as thefe a if will who one be put up good man, attempted to steal a valuable piece of land members of this church to unite and appoint elect him. and the That is of in Kansas City, Mo., last Saturday night by The much Nonconformist accept, dispensing wasting good men, to rule in this city and State. Do of should be who has a man its valuable to from on article an justice W. T. laying their tracks over it, supposing, of given space your duty and the Lord will bless you." neither heart nor brains, is a disgrace to Wright on the subject of controlling the course, that they would be allowed to take Comment seems unnecessary. This is di- nineteenth weather. It is a scientific article and is well the usual course of having it adjudicated by century civilization. rectly in line with the decision rendered in written and very entertaining to a mind sci- the courts. Mayor Jones was too much for the Moses Thatcher case. Mr. Thatcher had Some think that if in the course of human entifically inclined; and under proper condi- the company, however. The next morning said, it will be remembered, that no man events one man should become sufficiently tions would, if practical, result in much good he summoned a posse of sixty men, and in should be allowed to hold offlce who holds a rich to own all the earth and should take to the people; but under present conditions, thirty minutes they had dumped the whole higher allegiance to an ecclesiastical organ- possession and attempt to enforce his claim, good Lord deliver us from any plutocratic thing down the bank. We need more mayors ization than he does to the State. This that the people would not submit to it. We influences over the elements. Weather, sun- like Mayor Jones. statement was held by the body that heard wonder why? The earth is now' owned by shine Aandair are the only th:ngs left the Mr. Thatchers case, to be apostacy. Mr. less than No one loves his country more than does twenty per cent, of 'the people, and poor of this earth, and we want them to keep Thatcher admitted it to be such, which prac- the other editor of this paper, but no one has less the eighty per cent, are not doing them. The only reason why air is free today tically laid down the doctrine that the church much kicking about it. We fail to see the is that the K ockybaptists have not as yet dis- use for the thieves and traitors that are in has a right to rule in all matters political. difference, So far as the writer is concerned covered a plan for cornering it. Suppose for charge. We are not fighting the country The only startling feature in President we do not see how it would affect us we are fighting the thieves. We fight the any dif- a moment the man should get control of the Woodruffs statements is their frankness. ferently for one man to own it than it does elements so that he could produce rain at thieves because we do love the country. If That has always been the policy of the Mor- for twenty per cent, to own it. If eighty will. It would naturally follow that he could we did not love the country we might, and mon and all other churches, but seldom can people allow themselves to be crowded off prevent it at will. This may be a dream, but ossibly would, be willing for the thieves to we find a man honest enough to say so. the earth by twenty, we do not see why ten what would follow is no dream. The control- take it. President Woodruff said it It is what might not crowd off ninety, or one crowd off ling of the weather would of course be lodged Speaking of dotage, we wonder which George Q. Cannon has a thousand times seventy-fiv- e millions. The facts are that so solely with the same fellows who control the ears the greater evidence of it the words tried to say, but was too cowardly to say. He as there is one person on this earth who rest of the earth. This year they would want of President Woodruff or those long apologizing has practically said the same things often, but has no bountiful crop. They would buy all the pro- for them in The Tribune of yesterday mornto a on an legal it, right injustice stay it was covered up in verbose language with is being done, and the greater the number duce at their own price and store it up. Next ing. It was said some time ago that Judge loopholes left to get out at when driven into the greater the injustice. year they would shut off the rain and keep it Goodwin has gone crazy. No one can cera corner. shut off until they had disposed of their sur- tainly doubt it longer. Plainly stated, the church leaders are atHOT SHOT plus at whatever price their avarice might tempting to have the members surrender The plutocrats now have possession of all You say this is a popular government, do suggest. No;, let the weather alone for the their political consciences into their keeping; and the first of man shoot tries that God's creation and are now' going after to you? Let us see about that: Fully ninety-nin- e present, to know no will but the will of their file leadwith it. meddle China. That hitherto prosperous nation has per cent, of all the people believe that ers; that when it suits these file leaders best the United States Senators should be eschewed anything like bonds, but now the elected to have the Republican ticket elected, the I American and can better more corn than If.John plow English capitalists are preparthe people instead of by the legislature, members will vote that way; that if some by have believed so for a hundred years. in a day, and I can better manage a factory ing to build railroads and have bonds voted. and leader can best secure his ends through the Still, Senators are elected in the same old or department, then both of us are benefited Poor China! Democratic party that these same members by thus dividing the labor and receiving the way. Why is this? One at a time, please. It is an impossibility to head off the will be Democrats pro tern. That is to say, same pay for the same time. Neither is entilandlord. The benefits cf all improvements We have on several occasions said thar tled to more than the other. The sime rule they are to be Republicans when told to be; If the roads are improved, rents him. to to be Democrats when told to be; to be nei- man is the only animal on earth that hasnt of equity will apply to the commonest essen- go if a better system of street cars ther when told to be, but to be the silent, sei'.--; h to feed itself Now we are go- tial labor and the most skillful labor. Any go upward; ke established, rents go up again. The most blind serfs of the Mormon leaders ?11 the ing to say a worse thing than that. Some of differential division of the pro- desirable properties bring the largest rents. time and under all circumstances. That is, them don't even know when they are hungry duction of society is merely the stealing by the people are to' be but a lot of tools in the or in need. This latter class you will find cunning of a brothers honest share. Nor is The Republicans of Salt Lake in their hands of the church to use as chaff to throw among those fellows who declare that times this difference very great for useful produc- address to the people admit that good times into the eyes of the people; that they are to are good. tion it is the totally useless and vicious are not only coming, but that they are due for or against go through the farce of voting If a man has an opportunity to make a members who get the largest share. The to the wise policy of the McKinley administhe for the or other, purpose solely for being a king, the noble for being a tration; which, if true, this, that ought to make the living and will not do so, he is not entitled to king of keeping up appearance of freedom and and the for noble, capitalists being useless, Bryan Republicans feel very badly. for any pity or mercy. But if that opportunity But whole the popular government; but in fact their vote nearly production. gobble has been taken away from him the case is in God or against any questions is only the carrying of the the of true thank man, Judge Wengers apologists insist that rising different. To rob men of this opporof out of the will and behest of the powers be- quite and then extortion and such injustice are the Judge is a good fellow but that he has them tor vagrancy is an the days jail tunity be well as farce from his constant The hind them. might just numbered. The time is coming, coming grown callous-hearteoutrage. when a quesdone away with altogether, and every day, when men will not be able to ex- dealings with the criminal classes. Possibly of the One Court has officer settled be an or selected, judge to is Supreme tion change the promises of mansions in heaven so, but that does not argue that he should e and millions than more Cannon Mr. of matter seventy-fivThe opposite is true. over to power for a good living heie, and capitalists will not be just turn the all in is three branches no sense of be final. There the decision including people, his let loan to labor the tools labor has produced "The foxes kave holes, and the birds of submitting it to the people for a vote if that government. And still the yaps will yell and for the loan live on the fat of the land the air have nests; but the Son of Man hath about "a government of the people, by the while labor contentedly vote is dictated by Mr. Cannon. gnaws the bones and not where to lay his head." Jesus. and for the people!" crumbs. All the bad in the world has its The Tribune's apology for President people 0 what an dpportunity for a Salt Lake the that bad in break one excuse this foundation one this grounds (on Woodruffs fallacy, What do you think of things, anyway? policeman! And where, O where, was Judge for legal and illegal theft, that the time of he is too old to be held responsible for what The Democrats and have been Wenger? Republicans man is "worth" more than another's. If one he says) is as imbecile as it is nauseating. It running this for some time. Do you country If the Populists will put up a decent man should be remembered that The Tribune is think matters could be much worse than one is not productive it is because society for police justice he ought to be elected. that is the employer of all, puts some to work practically the organ of the church. The they are? is little, if any, room for choice beThere at but conditions. or useless under bad claims News that distinction, at Deseret things Fitz-Geral- d the two already named and Judge tween Col. Nat Ward at the And if society misapplies labor, society as a all events, Judge Goodwin is playing second ffddle and has for the past two years; and Lyceum Theatre Tuesday evening. Hear whole should bear the loss not the laborer. Wenger, who will be named by the " re- - him. Appeal to Reason, Girard, Kan, more especially since the y d; d "non-partisan- ir- - P |