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Show TRUTH Issued Weekly by tUVTH PUBLISHING COMPANY. Western Newspn per Union Iluildlng. 211 South West Templo Street, Salt Luke City. JOHN W. HUGHES. Editor end Msnsger. Entered June Utah, an Cong rest of March 8, at Salt Lake City matter, under Act of 10. 10(12, second-clas- s 1870. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION I ONE TEAR (In advanee) ............ 02.00 M 1.00 SIX MONTHS THREE MONTHS 75 Postmasters Bending subscriptions to Truth may retain 25 per cent of subscription prloe aa commission. 1b not desired beyond the date subscribed for the publication should be noil-Be- d by letter two weeks or more before the term expiree. If the paper DISCONTINUANCES. pwiember that the publisher must be notified by le tter when a subscriber wishes his stopped; all arrears must be paid In KT Requests of subscribers to bate their paper mailed to a new address, to secure attention, must mention former as well as present nrt-dre- ss. Address all communications to THirnt Com pant, Salt Lake City, Umh. I'ru-Ushi- rg d WHEN Richard P. Morris was for mayor, ho promised to give tho city, If elected, a business admin Istrntlon. That promise he is endeavoring to the best of his ability to carry out. Upon taking hold of the office ho began making an investigation into tho methods of running the government, and, by and with the advice and counsel of the city attorney, has discovered a condition of affairs not at all business like. For instance, it has been brought to light that heads of departments have been permitted to noml-name- appoint subordinates without any regard to tho law, or respect for ordinance. Dozens of men arc on the lists whoso employment has never been authorized. It. is. not denied that some of these men aro necessary In order that the work of the city may be carried on as It should be, but by all that is business like in character, these men should bo selected In manner and form prescribed by law and until they aro so selected their employment and the payment of their salaries Is clearly illegal. It is for this reason that the mayor has found it necessary to veto the payment of certain employees, illegally employed. Ho announced this veto last Monday evening. Tho names of the employees whose employment was illegal were designated In the veto. The mayor, however, arranged matters so the laborers drew their money, although the nine counoilmen wanted to hold the money up in order to make political capital. It is not known how long this business will, keep up. Until a suit at law determines the legality of the mayors position! perhaps. Truth hopes this will bo brought soon in order that the council may be taught a lesson. That the mayor is right is evidenced by the sentiments of many of the very best attorneys of the city who hold that Judge Dey is. right in bis statement that the rpayor has the sole right to appoint all officers and agents of the city. fftUTH. Not the least of the recalcitrants who aro lighting the mayor is one Stewart, head of tho health department, who has been making a busy personal fight against C. M. Jackson, who was selected as clerk of the board of health. The appofntee is a competent man, as has been admitted, and demonstrated, but he is objectionable controls crowd that the to tho destinies of the Tribune and that was enough for Stewart, although there are those bold enough to say that Stewart is afraid Jackson Will see the rottenness in the management of the department and disclose the negligence of the commissioner. Because the health department is by lid means perfect. Disease is rife and garbage, offal and refuse is to be seen all over the city. Filthy premises are frequent. The sanitary Inspector is away from his work and placed In the office while people all over town are protesting against the taahnAr ih which they are being treated by the collectors of garbage. The Commissioner puts In ail appearance about fifteen minutes each day end goes back to his office. Unless called to look at some case of smallpox or other kindred ailment, he is seldom at thq joint building, save and except on council nights, when he puts in a full shift. It is due the citizens of this city that the matter bo settled right soon and we hope an action at law will be begun and carried to a speedy termination as soon as possible. It would be a good idea to ask .the Supreme court United States senate? We cant be. to take original jurisdiction in the held responsible for the form cf Tom's matter and have it ended right away. brow and chin. Truth has no doubt of the justice of THE daily papers have announced the mayors position and believes the that the Liberal party is to be judgment of the court would be In his by more than 150 men prom-inefavor. in local politics from both the nt THE Kaysville Canning company is rejoicing because the evidence ad duced in a recent action did not warrant a conviction for adulteration of catchup. It appears that there waS practically no foreign matter in the product at all; and the inflAitAsiiilAiiy smail quantity was there As a result not of d'esign, but becaUs'e it is impossible to make any article absolutely pure. We are giad this is so, because we dislike to have anything Bald about heme products that is not true. well-deserv- JUDGING by the recent telegrams from Springfield, Ohio, wd irifdr that resolutions condemning iynching ih the southern states wiii not be passed by that community for, at least three months. IF the Smoot hearing doesn't iet soon, the Japanese-Riissiaentirely forgotten: lip war. wiii be n 41- - AL. SORENSON, independent new paper railroad candidate for the United States senate down in Nebraska, sends lis a copy of "Sorensons Senatorial Scintillations, bound in a yellow cover. Sorenson claims to have the support of the railroads, and judging from the Union Pacific advertisement on the back, he evidently has a good start in that direction. The book Is a good thing for a Nebraskan to read and it ought to be pushed along. WAS Cartoonist Davenport personal as well as sarcastic when he said in his lecture in the theatre Sunday night that some states . sent low browed, receding chinned men to the 39 i ; Republican and Democratic parties." Salt Lake needs a fool killer badly or maybe several. war at brIgHam 6Ity; Brigham City, March 10. While tailing the naked truth at Washington, President Joseph F. Smith has brought into the lime-ligh- t of public scrutiny a startling weakness in church matters at this place. President Smith declared upon his oath that the church did not interfere in the political or business affairs of its members. It has been asserted with some show of positiveness that President Smith is thoroughly informed as to all that has happened at Brigham City. When asked as to this. President Smith answered that two of his agents had been sent to make an investigation and they had reported the trouble as being a "tempest in a teapot, fomented by the s of the newspapers." Fully residents of Brigham City are prepared to say that President Smith has been misinformed. Just why the president of the Mormon church should allow himself to be misled is a puzzle, llnlesa he is a victim of misplaced c This seems to be the only explanation, for it does not stand to reason that he wotrid place his approval Upon manifest violations of what he says are the tenets of the chureh doctrine. When suCh conditions AS these are allowed to prevail, the boasted freedom of chtircb members becomes a hollow mockery and A rldlctfr-loufdree. Beginning in paltry politics, the Brigham City controversy has been extended to include the most disgrAce-fu- l complications. Church members have been toid not to trade at certain -- . nine-tenth- s Have us take down the old wall coverings at once and replace them with some of our new and correct patterns. X This years ideas surpass anything yet attempted. X Our line of penalty of eternal stores on nation. Church officials have been unfrocked by the dozens and women have been advised to leave their husbands on pain of being cut-of- f from the church for disobedience. And all this is taking place in a free country. And what have the wicked ones been doing to merit the displeasure of the local stake authorities? They have built a handsome place of .amusement that competes with an ancient shack belonging to the church. The church income was In danger of being depleted by private enterprise, and hence the severe punishment visited upon those who are d and stubborn. There is such a thing as a fair fight, but there has been no more fairness shown lo-in warfare by the this religio-politiccal stake authorities than might be exThe pected frdm Comanche Indians. used power of a church office has been with the basest of motives, to crush and humiliate, And all this with the pretended sanction of GodT Almighty. 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