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Show T RU T H ; 8 TRUTH JmucA Weekly by TRUTH PUBLISHING COMPANY. Western Nnwapupcr Union llulldlnff. 211 South Wont Temple Street, Halt Luke City. JOHN W. HUGHES. Editor end Manner. Entered Juno 10, 19fti, at Salt Lake City. Utah, an kocond'duHH matter, under Act of CongroNt of March S, 1870. TKKMH OFSUItNCitUTlON: ONK YKAIt (In advance) 81X MONTHS Til UK K MONTHS S.oo 1.00 7ft l'uetniHHlera sending Kubscrlptlon-- to TKL'Tif may retain US per oent of subscription prlco au com mission. If the paper is not desired beyond the dato Rubscrlhcd for the publication should bo notified by letter two wouks or more before tbe term expires. DISCONTINUANCES. Remember that tho publisher must be notified by letter when a subscriber wishes his slopped ; all arrours must be paid In jaer Requests of subscrltiers to Lave thoir paper mailed to a new Hddress, to secure attention, must mention former us well us present wl dress. Address all communications to Truth Pun-usiiiCompany, Salt Luko City, Utah. no $rl THE reaffirm atlon by President Joseph F. Smith of the Mormon church manifesto of 1890 forbidding the practice of polygamy is a good and timely thing. Truth does not believe, however, that in one sense there was any need for It. We believe and have said more than once that no polygamous marriages have been entered into since 1890 by either the knowledge or consent of the church. If any such marriages have been contracted since then it was done at the peril of the Individuals and on their own responsibility, and further those who have Charged that polygamous marriages were still going on have, after years of diligent search aided by ample means and to able been only point to three or four cases where there is a suspicion that the law in regard to plural marriage was broken. If these cases are proven, which is very doubtful, it would not approach the record of bigamous marriages In other states, population considered. For those reasons there was no need for the reaffirmation of the manifesto. But on the other hand, the country has been startled by false and malicious reports and statements that polygamy was rampant, that plural marriages were being celebrated continually. The originators of those reports know just as well as anybody that they arc false, Issued for political purposes, but constant reiteration has made many people, boin at home and abroad, believe them-- Strange as it may seem and as it is, people who are fair and reasonable in most things can be neither fair nor reasonable in anything connected with Mormon-ism- . Truth, as is well known, has none of the Mormon faith connected with it, but it likes to occupy the unique distinction of bhing fair even to Mormons. President Smiths reaffirmation of the manifesto may have some influence In allaying the alarm that has been created by the slanders and false reports, and for that reason its Issuance was a good thing. It exemphatic his father. Ho is said to have pended $1,500,000 before his newspaper began to pay. He shook up the THERE appears to bo considerable dry bones of the metropolis in a wild agitation in higher business circles western way that was unparalleled in over tho candidacy of W. R. Hearst. the anoient history of Gotham. He Tho rich men of the country, who made Charles A. Dana scold the office are financiers first, then politicians cal, and Joseph Pulitzer sought the and then church members, are afraid synagogue for prayers. He already of Mr. Ilearst's yellow disposition. owned the San Francisco Examiner They look upon him as a sort of icon- end afterwards established the Chioclast, who is seeking to destroy cago American and more recently a trust idols. It makes no difference paper at Los Angeles and another at what Mr. Hearsts object may be. If Boston . He is now the nemesis that e Democrats he should only want to advertise h pursuing the himself he is equally as dangerous in and making the trust promoters their eyes as though he actually quake with fear. wanted to disrupt the government THE municipal elections held in His course since entering the arena of national journalism has been much many of the large cities last Tuesday like that of a bull in a china shop. To have some significance. By a vote of be calm and quiet do not suit his 5 to 1 Chicago decided to own its own He has made more noise street railways. By a vote of 2 to 1 purpose. than a trombone player. While he the city decided to take over the was making noise he was selling street railways and by the same vote newspapers. He has been the most provided for licensing the street railspectacular figure that ever appeared ways until such a time as the city is in the journalistic history of the prepared to take them over. The peoworld. In 1895 he went to New York ple voted on these questions under, an with $8,000,000 in his inside pocket act of the legislature. It is now up He bought the New York Journal, a to the lawyers and the courts to prove broken-downewspaper. New York- that the law under which the vote ers looked upon him as an easy mark was taken was unconstitutional and and began to count on getting all of that the people do not know what Proof will also be adhis money. They were even figuring they want. out how they would divide the booty duced to show that any such prothat had fallen into their hands like ceeding on the part of the people is the flotsam and jetsam of the ocean. treasonable, as it tends to hamper the He was a beardless boy - and they commercial supremacy of the nation. gave him a few months in which to In Milwaukee there were three candistribute the funds accumulated' by didates for mayor. The Democratic is plain, straightforward, and to tho point. old-lin- . n candidate got 23,515 votes; the Republican, 17, GOG and the Social Demo cratic, 15,333. The Social Democratic candidate, Victor L. Berger, is a pronounced Socialist. In previous s there has been a sort of fusion between the Democrats and elec-tion- THE Democrats of the capital feel that they are greatly in heed of a Democratic organ not controlled by their opponents, the Republicans, or the hitherto ruling faction of that party, and which would not ditch them when critical moments come. If Cannon would move his paper from Ogden to Salt Lake it would meet with a very kindly reception. An alleged party organ that during, the heat of a campaign tells Its readers that it really ' does not matter which ticket, is elected is not liked by most Democrats. The party is looking forward with apprehension to the- coming campaign because it realizes it has no organ upon which it can rely for support. ex-Senat- or . - THE supporters of Judge Alton B. Parker are claiming his nomination on the first ballot This may be true, but as a matter of fact it is doubtful, although he is without doubt in the lead. But it is noticed that Parker's press bureau, or rather the press bureau employed by Parkers supporters, is claiming states that properly belong to Hearst Arkansas, for instance is placed in the Parker column, whereas Hearst will carry it hands down. There are one or two other states claimed by Parker which will give Hearst support Illinois is one of them, and so is Missouri. ; PERRY HEATH and Joe Lippman of the Tribune and William Iglehart and Joel Priest of the Herald, who each made a personal canvass of the members of the city council, asking as a particular favor to them that the said councilors would vote against the confirmation of C. M.. Jackson as clerk of the board of health, overlooked a point They omitted to make a canvass of the council against the payment to Jackson of his salary while he served as clerk, and Jack-so- n got his money. This was a grievous oversight on the part of the quar- ty, tette. Life is too short, you will save time, money and all worry, if you consult us about your - H0VSE FVRN1SIIINGS . Surprises are in Store for you the next time you call. Many carloads of Artis-tifurnishings have been received for the coming season, Call Soon. Leave with a peaceful mini. You will come back as a purchaser. c ; H. DINWOODEY FURNITURE Co. Utahs Largest and Most pliable House Furnishers. ; WE think' the appointment of He-be-r J. Grant to represent Utah at an educational conclave in Germany, was a mistake, but It isnt half so absurd or ludicrous as a trio like Senators Kearns and Dubois and Charles Mos-ty- n Owen, the affidavit maker, protesting against it and trying to draw the German government Into the fight in Utah. : anti-Morm- on THE Man About Bug House declares if the Breakfast Food writer attacks him poetically, he will take to the woods. 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