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Show i T f- - Vol. Knox Slated to Withdraw. f r 4 4' s ' 3s 4 : i 'A SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, OCTOBER No. 4. 3, . The latest proposed Kearns coup is that Frank Knox will not be a candidate for mayor. It may be that the announcement will be made by the Kearns organ before this issue of Truth is published, but whether before or afterward, 'this paper asserts boldly and without fear of contradiction, that his withdrawal is a part of a bargain made by ' Tom Kearns with three of the twelve apostles of the Mormon church, of which John Henry Smith is one, the plan being to throw the Knoxstrength, if any, to W. F. James, seeing they cant prevent his nomination for mayor, in.'1 which case all the efforts of the three apostles mentioned will go toward nullifying the mayors power by electing a city council, made up of the supporters and adherents of Kearns. We Jdefy Kearns or any man to deny this. We wish he would. We will then show that on last Thursday night he went to the home of one of the twelve apostles and once more endeavored to bring about a condition of political affairs calculated to bring additional disgrace upon Utah and to use in his own behalf an influence which he and- his satellites have been his newspapers decrying; which have been apparently opposing. We know what Kearns said and we propose to: tell the public what it was he said. We know what he wants and how he proposes to get it: We know he seeks to debauch the Mormon church by dragging it into politics and we propose i to print the infamous details in order that the head of that, church may set the seal, of disapproval upon it. This paper believes that President Joseph F. 'Smith is honestly endeavoring to keep the church out of politics, and it proposes to furnish, him the facts in the case that he may say to these apostles when, they come to f him for his sanction, that they have gone far. enough; that the church shall, not be debauched by traffic with an unclean politician and- his toadies. Conditions justify Truth in claiming that the position it took some time ago was absolutely correct. We claimed that this man Kearns was endeavoring to create dissensions between Mormons and Gentiles; that he wanted to start a storm; that he used his two papers and the little band of pluggers who favored him to stir up contention; to reopen old sores and recall old heart burnings, so that, at the proper 'time he could step in and say Halt; so that he could claim all credit for allaying the trouble and could force a bargain ion the church, because he -' 5 A'i , -- - -- v : S. , : . ' i - 4 it ;.V, r knows that it is anxious for peace. Jt jt We all know how he fought Senator Smoot. We know what he did in the way of getting an interview with the president; we are. aware - that he brought back from Washington letters V from members of the Republican national committee, whose servile slave he is, asking the Mormons to refuse to elect Smoot. We know how he was met at church headquarters when he went there to present those letters and we know that the head of that church refused to follow his advice and refused to interfere. Smoot was elected. We know that from that time on the papers owned and controlled by Kearns have been agitating the matter. Every old maids convention in the East that declared against Smoot, found an able champion in the Tribune and the Telegram. mens association Every resolutions that passed against' Smoot found a place in the columns of the Tribune and the Its were to the exclusion doings printed of other matter.- On the street the minions of Kearns have been advocating a revival of the old Liberal party. Sheets, Hines7 Stewart, and the balance of the city hall gang who trail at his heels; Ben Hey wood, his United States marshal; Perry Heath, his newspaper manager and Nelson, his sour-face- d editor, have held meetings at which it. has been said that a Gentile party ought to be formed and the bad, t wicked Mormons ground down beneath the iron heels of the victors. Of late his evening organ has been making attempts to revive the old Liberal movement. It has clamored for an independent ticket on one page and printed garbled and inaccurate history of the old Liberal campaigns on another. It has covertly intimated that the apostles were taking a i hand in politics and has advocated Gentiles taking an independent stand and going it alone. And what for? Because Kearns knows he controls these men and these newspapers. He knows that any 'time he wants to he can call them off and that time may be now. long-haire- d only-three-cen- t. - Jt All through the summer days when the Tribune, managed by this notorious Heath, who escaped punishment only by the running of the statute of 'limitations, was printing stories about what this get-busy-qui- ck Piuce 3, 1903. aged by outside parties and he had nothing to do with it. But now the fight has gone (far enough to suit the ends and purposes of Kearns. So for the past week he has been truckling and caviling with these three apostles. He has visited them at their homes. To them he says he can control the papers mentioned; that he can stop the storm that is brewing; that he can control the discordant elements. That he wants peace in Utah. But at the price of re-electi- Jt jt He knows that John Henry Smith has yearned for years to be a United States Senator, but that the peculiarities of his domestic arrangements are But one such as to prevent him. apostle having been elected, he thinks the way is paved for tlie election of another, and if not the apostle himself, then his son, George A. 'Smith. He fears the influence of George Sutherland, O. J. Salisbury, W. S. and other senatorial candiwhat has hapbecause dates, pened here during this campaign has demonstrated to him that the people take very kindly to Mr. Sutherland. If the election for United States senator was to be held tomorrow, SuthBut it is erland would be Selected. Kearns is tomorrow and not to be held losing no time. He is telling these three apostles that Sutherland is an enemy of the Mormon people. That he should be relegated to the rear and that he, Kearns, should be Mc-Corni- ck re-electe- Jt d. Jt To secure this election he promises six years hence to assist either Apostle John Henry Smith or his son to succeed Smoct. To. immediately call off his dogs, the Tribune and the To stop the talking of To withdraw Knox his satellites. from the race for mayor and. to endorse James. Win the head of the Mormon church bite at he bait when his three apostles come to him with the glib statements made by Kearns? Kearns wants the council to handle the mayor. He 'wants to hold Hines in his place. He wants to retain Stewart at the head of the Health Department, and put Sheets in as chief of (police. So the hired pluggers who have been working for Knox have been called off and told to hustle for the city council. Frank Redman and Blackmarr have been set apart as his candidates in the second precinct. Others have been marked out in different localities. Joe Lippman has stated publicly that he didnt care a continental for the mayor; what he wanted was the city council. Joe is wise. only-three-ce- nt. society and that society was doing to was Smoot; when the i fake about reproducing telegrams Mormon elders abducting young girls for immoral purposes; when Sheets, Hines, et al, were whispering on the street corners that the Gentiles ought to iget together, what has Kearns been doing? Nothing, but sitting in Jt jt his office or lolling around down east As stated Kearns called on one of When the apostles Thursday night He waiting- for developments. asked by his Mormon friends why he stated what he could do. He directed permitted the Tribune and the attention to the alleged fact that he to go on as they were go- had more Gentile support than Suthing his answer has been that Perry erland, McCornick or Salisbury. had a lease on the former and he, He has ome it is true. Through the Kearns, (could not control him, while efforts of Heah and the little old the latter was also owned and man fellow who conducts the 1 only-three-ce- nt - only-three-ce- nt . . only-three-- 5 Cents cent he has made somo Gentiles believe he was the only man who was fighting the Mormon church. Through the whisperings of his hired men on the streets and elsewhere he (lias conned several members of the Ministerial Association, until they, who under ordinary circumstances would have nothing to do with such a man as he is, have about concluded he is all right and are ready to go out, Don Quixote like, and (tilt lance and spear windmills against the imaginary Kearns has erected. Jt Jt When John Henry Smith was wrongfully quoted as being in favor of made a James, the howl about it and there was a great buzz of excitement among Kearns friends to think that the Mormon church was taking a hand in political affairs. How do those same friends like to read that Kearns, whose fight against the church they have so zealously applauded, is himself crawling to the feet and licking the boots of the apostles that he may gain some political advantage? How do you like it, oh! you ministers who are so afraid of Mormon rule that you will join hands with a man like Kearns to defeat It? How do you like to learn that while you are giving him the grip of a past master in the art of fighting Mormons, the same hand last night shook with an (apostle and the voice behind it vowed fealty to the Mormon church in politics, provided the Mormon church would assist Kearns in going back to the senate? How do you like .it, you street orators, who have been pointing with pride to Kearns and his fight on the Mormon church? O, ''how do you like to learn that he is and has been engaged for the past week in trying to make a bargain e enemies of with those been so have good government you about? mouthyi only-three-ce- nt self-sam- . Jt jt Ah, what an opportunity for the head of the church to put his foot down hard on those who would debauch that organization. r What a grand chance for him to say to those who would barter their religious birthright for a mess of soured political pottage: vNo, there shall be no work of this kind done. Utah has been disgraced once by the election of this man, and if it occurs again no high churchman in the body where I am supreme snail be accused of having anything to do with it. I demand that you abandon any idea of taking an Atactive part in this dirty work. tend to your duties as churchmen and abandon politics. Jt jt There will be a lot of pressure brought. Kearns has it to bring. The national committee will assist him, no doubt. The president may again forget, himself and say something in his favor. Because Kearns is a fcnan they can handle. Sutherland is independI ent and would vote according to his judgment Kearns votes as he is told. 4 I - - 4 xzr |