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Show Vol 2, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, DECEMBER l, No. 18. In the Political Arena.. The Ministerial association is experience and well equipped to represent Utah in the senate. lowing up its program of opposition to J Apostle Smoot for United States senThe annual meeting of the Young ator. Measures have been taken to have the resolutions, re- Mens Republican club will be held next Monday evening for the election cently adopted by that organization, of officers and kindred business. The printed by as many of the big eastern papers as can be induced to do so. retiring president, Joseph P. MackThe resolutions, together with litera- night, and the other officers, have made the club a very successful inture of a kindred nature, will be stitution. It has been a potent fac.brought to the notice of churchgoers tor in the past two or three elections and they will be the especial tit bits and an important wing to the Repubof the womens clubs. The neucleus lican party. n storm has for a real big Local politicians and others are inbeen laid in case Apostle Smoot is sent to the senate. There is a wide teresting themselves in the appointdifference of opinion as to what the ments which will be made by the new result will be. Only one thing ap- county officers when they enter upon their duties at the beginning of the pears certain, that is, Utah will again Treasurer-elec- t Carbis, it is be the subject of much unenviable year. M. Whitaker It, however, seems that said, will appoint John notoriety. his chief deputy, and George Wilthe agitators have noth- as Stevenson and Henry ing tangible to urge against Smoot son, Frank to positions in the office. being seated, except that he is a Mor- Jacobs J. L. May will be chief deputy to mon apostle, and as such is a believer in the theory of the rightfulness of Recorder Meeks and, it is believed among the dozen others in the office polygamy. It is generally admitted that Howard Young, Miss Cottle, Miss 'that he is not and never was a poly- Beesley and Nephi Matthews will find gamist To exclude a person, duly places. Auditor Mont Fisher is conelected to the senate, because of what sidering the claims of Amos Gabbott and Fred Bassett to places of he believes or does not believe is op- in Farmers his office. As successor to C. Frank posed not only to the genius of this Emery when he leaves the county government from its foundation on- clerks office to take the shrievalty, C. ward, but opposed to one of its most S. Buckwalter, David Smith and J. Beynon Davis are talked about For prominently stated tenets. If Smoot assistants to County Attorney Wester-vel- t is refused a seat in the senate beAttorney J. J. Whitaker and cause he is a believer in the rightful- Dana T. Smith are now said to have ness of polygamy that action, if car- the inside track. ried to its logical conclusion, would exclude all members of the Mormon Fisher in To succeed Auditor-elec- t church from the senate or members of any organization on account of the position of land and water comother beliefs they might have, a con- missioner, Joseph F. Macknight, S. B. clusion which is too absurd to be Westerfield and J. D. H. McAllister thought of for an Instant. On the are all three being considered by other hand, the senate is the abso- Mayor Thompson. lute judge of the qualifications of its members. If public sentiment in the Gustave Kroeger, justice of the countiy is worked up to such a pitch as it was in the Roberts case, it is peace, Is supposed to lay down his Junot at all improbable that a majority dicial mantle on January 1, the same of the members of the senate might date fixed by law for the vote to exclude Mr. Smoot, especially being the as the Republicans have a good ma- expiration of the terms of office of jority in the senate, and the exclusion those officials in Salt Lake City. But of one would make no difference in Gustave Kroeger does not propose to that regard. do any such thing. He will sit and J J sit and sit until the courts depose him Those favorable to the candidacy of or establish his right to continue to Smoot argue that while he is a high hold court. Because Gustave Kroeger official in the Mormon church he is a does not hold the law, enacted two On the conbusiness man engaged in large enter- years ago, constitutional. is it unconstitutional, trary, he says prises and does not make his living in and as a result he will sit and issue any sense from his work as a church-wa- processes, summons, subpoenaes, exesuccessor is They also urge in his behalf cutions, etc., until "his that he is well versed in politics and elected and qualified. The other Justices, Sommer, Smith a man of erudition and wide business anti-Smo- fol- ot anti-Mormo- anti-Smo- ot . n. 1902. IltlCE 5 Cents and Nielsen, will lay down their bur- 1899 the amount was $135.50; in 1900 dens willingly, but Kroeger will hang it reached $231.09; in 1901 it had adon until the matter is settled. vanced to $137.35, and in 1902 became o $G87. It will thus bo seen that the MEETING. desire to save money increased as the years rolled by. That lofty fidelThere will be a meeting of the ity to the interests of Weber county Young Mens Republican club at the that gave Bill Glasmann $700 city court room, City and County the delinquent tax list when building, on Monday, Dec. 8, 1902, at he should have received but $350. 8 oclock, p. m., for Ihe purpose of found it convenient to charge the electing the following officers for the state $G87 by inserting fictitious club: names on the payrolls. This was all A President, Vice President, Secre- done, mind you, to save the county tary, Treasurer, five precinct chair- money so there would be more for men, as members of the executive Bill. district chairmen committee, fifty-twas members of the precinct commitIn Auditor Tingcys report, the tee, and for the transaction of such other business as may come before county lias paid $45.58 which should have been charged to the state. Desaid committees. JOS. F. MACKNIGHT, ducting this amount as a credit for President of the Club. the county, there still remains the Attest: FRED C. BASSETT, Secy. sum of $1,922 which must be paid to o the state by the county. It is a quesNEW BRAND OF INTEGRITY. tion how this money is to be raised. It would bo manifestly illegal for the Ogden, Dec. 5. It appears that Buf- commissioners to make an appropriafalo Bill Glasmann has buffaloed the tion when the attorney general has the law on the subject. county commissioners on printing the interpreted There is strong talk of enjoining the delinquent tax list, rfe is to get twenty-f- commissioners should they attempt to ive cents for each item, and as make an appropriation to pay for exthere are 2,800 items it will cost the tra service which the law does not sustain. county $700 to settle with Bill. It 4 4 probably never occurred to the wise This town is in a state of terror guardians of the public pocketbook over the hold-upmurders and robthat by advertising for bids they could beries. The streets arc filled with have saved the county a good deal of hoboes who alight from money. While the law does not reevery incoming train. They crowd quire that the publishing of the tax into the saloons, and when half drunk list shall be let to the lowest bidder, start out to waylay and murder. The this system is followed in other coun- few police officers are powerless to ties in the state with a saving of at control such a mob or desperate valeast Probably Weber coun- grants, and they have things practy is too opulent and wants to get rid tically their own way. It has come to of its surplus funds. It is getting to such a pass that merchants go home be the general impression that if Bill from their stores with a revolver in must be supported by the taxpayers of each hand and walk in the middle of the city and county it would be the street. Religious meetings held cheaper to take the money out of the in the evening are but poorly attendpoor fund. The people will seriously ed owing to the frenzied fear of the question the integrity of county off- people. Prayer is not considered eficials who assume to save money by ficacious in staying the hand of the falsifying the payrolls to the state garroter. Only the Christian Scienauditor and then present Bill Glas- tists are brave, for they are prepared mann with the highest legal limit for to read a chapter of Mother Eddys printing the delinquent tax list. This bible to any highwayman who may will be looked upon as Inconsistent overtake them. t4 economy and yet honor starves to death in Weber county while trickAnyone desiring to purchase a strip chickens. sters dine on yellow-leggeof ground exactly one rod wide by For verification of this adage glance four rods deep should at once about over the bill of fare of the mayor of call on Bill. Bill has a hunk of land Ogden. J that size he wants to get rid of. It As outlined in Truth of last week happened this way. When Bill startthe report of State Auditor Tingey ed to sell his old home prior to rewas submitted to the county commis- moving to his new one, which he has sioners last Monday. The report is a erected from his savings, he placed study in the progress of error. In the property in the hands of a real 1898 the county officials certified- to estate agent This agent found a cusbills for $370.38 that were false. 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