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Show TRU TH 2 member that at least one paper in this city protested against the rankest, loosest, most ill considered water scheme ever forced upon the people. An Unfair Exchange. There is also another feature that the taxpayers should not lose sight of, that by the proposed contract the city agrees to give the farmers a cash bonus, and 125 per cent lake water for 100 per cent Cottonwood water. That is for four Quarts of Cottonwood water our amiable and generous city dads will give five quarts of lake water and a handsome cash donation in addition. Did any of you ever hear of Mr. Morris giving a one and a quarter ton of coal for a ton, Mr. Hewlett giving five quarts of orange cider for four, or Mr. Fernstrom five pairs of pantaloons for four, and cash bonuses besides? Taxpayers, unless the scheme is changed to a straight buy, vote it down. Real Estate Men Disapprove. The Real Estate association acted wisely in emphatically turning down the scheme. The leaders in the fight against endorsing the plan dug into the question until they were satisfied that the administration had showed absolute incompetency to handle a question of such magnitude and importance. The claim that they had spent six or eight months in a careful investigation of the subject, combined of with the glaring Inconsistencies their report and address to the taxpayers, naturally led the Real Estate association to believe that the present city administration would not be able to handle the water question properly, if they studied it six or eight years. Every member of the association is, we believe, in favor of an increased water supply, and is ready to work to that end, but men who are accustomed to making important contracts do not intend to see the citizens deluded and flimflammed into making a contract that no sane business man would sign for himself. The association will do everything in its power to make a campaign of education and before the day for voting arrives the uncolored facts will be better understood generally. Sewer Building Projected. The residents of the southwestern part of the city where it is proposed to build sewers at a cost of $150,000 are very generally in favor of the improvement and it ought to be made if possible. The city council have in some measure loined the sewer proposition with their water scheme, mainly for the reason that more water would be needed if the sewer is built. The Cottonwood scheme, however, is not essential to the sewer proposition because at a very trifling cost plenty of water good enough for sewer flushing could be obtained from Liberty park. o DEATH OF H. S. GODDARD. The death of Heber S. Goddard, the n singer, came as an unexto his many friends in shock pected musical circles, and to the still wider circle of the community who regarded his work from the position of the appreciative auditor. Mr. Goddard was horn and reared in this city there was a touch of mountain grandeur in his lofty character and the clearness of mountain streams in the purity of his motives. No man was more loyal to friends, nor were there more loyal friends than those who claimed his friendship. Whatever he did he did well. His ambitions were high and honorable he watcheu them soar like eagles in their flight. This kept his eyes above the earth, and, because of it, some thought he was a dreamer. Dreamer he was, and, if his dreams were still unfulfilled, they were already turning from their shadow Into substance. During the past two Mr. Goddard has been pursuing years well-know- his vocal studies in London. While there, he frequently appeared upon the concert stage, and his unquestioned ability was freely and even flatteringly commented upon by a press, which, it is conceded, places upon none but deserving brows the laurels of fragrant praise. Only a few weeks ago, on hi3 recent visit to home and friends, Mr. Goddard concluded not to return abroad, but to remain here and reopen his studio. This determination was hailed with delight by his former and prospective pupils, his musical friends, and it was Indeed pleasing news to a community which had ever shown an appreciation of his professional work and worth. His last public appearance was on December 5th with the Salt Lake His reception Symphony orchestra. was an ovation. Now comes the sad news of his death at forty years of age. Just as life was opening to him Its wide and hopeful promises, just as dreams and ambitions were flying before him, their wings golden with the rising sun; just as he had reached the fairest, brightest hour of the day, there came the chill and coldness that cut off the flower of his young manhood. Even now his wife and only child are battling with wind and wave to reach the bier of the loved husband and adored parent. May they find the peace and comfort promiFed to those who lay their bruised hearts at the feet of the Master. depart for Chicago tomorrow. From there he will make an extensive tour through the east and will stop at Washington to' converse with President Roosevelt. A trip to New York will also be in the itinerary. Although not generally known in the east Mr. Meakin is one of the widest known of lecturers in the west and far west and Is commonly known as the fraternal evangelist. A deep thinker and a most interesting man to converse with, he is enabled to enMormons. lighten the common mind on many as The law of vengeance, however, subjects of interest. He has recom- not seem to be of a very dangerous character, while the law of sacrifice requires members of the church to contribute of their time and means for the maintenance of the church, which we are assured by reliable Mormons who have taken the oblias gation, has always been regardedsera promise to perform missionary vice for the church, if required, and to pay tithing, which Gentiles have always understood to be among the most prominent duties of faithful described by Wallis and Lundstrom, appears to be of a very different nature. According to their testimony, this obligation requires the Mormon people to pray Almighty God to wreck vengeance upon the American nation for the death of Joseph and Hyrum Smith and to teach their children to do so to the end of the earth. Should this testimony stand unimpeached, it would doubtless be considered as very damaging to the defense, as to show that the Mormon people are fostering a feeling of hatred and revenge towards the American nation and are thus unfit for citizenship. We are of the opinion that Dubois and his crowd will base practically their entire case upon this point, and it is clearly up to Senator Smoot to disprove the charge. It will be remembered by many of our readers that a similar charge was made against the Mormon church in o 1889, but in the judicial inquiry which followed, the testimony of certain THE SMOOT INVESTIGATION. Mormon apostates upon this point was The Smoot investigation, which was even more emphatic than that now resumed at Washington last Monday, offered. It was then stated that the has furnished interesting reading dur- covenant of vengeance required the visit vening the week. The greater part of the Mormons themselves to, while Wallis the nation, evidence brought out has been of a geance upon similar nature to that of the previous and Lundstrom say that they are God to do so. hearing last winter, apparently in- merely required to ask of At the 1889, a large investigation tended to show that many old time polygamists are occupying positions number of prominent business men of prominence in various departments among the Mormon people flatly deof the church and that a few. new nied that there was any covenant of vengeance whatever in the endowpolygamous marriages have occurred ment Ceremonies and testified that no since the manifesto, though as yet no mention whatever was made of the to evidence has been forthcoming of death Joseph and Hyrum Smith, prove a polygamous marriage since 1896, the year of Utahs admission to nor was anything presented which in statehood. Chief interest centers in any way tended to hold the American the testimony given by James H. Wal-11- nation or the American people responWil-for- d Sr., and August Lundstrom, who sible for their deaths. President Woodruff further, in an interundertook to reveal the secrets of the view with the Associated Press, statentemple and the obligations of the dowment ceremony. In the interest ed, that the entire foundation for the of truthfulness and reliability, it is to vengeance oath made so much of, be regretted that two more represen- was the prayer found in the Revelatative persons than Wallis and Lund- tions of St. John in the New Testastrom could not be obtained to explain ment, referring to the blessed condition of the martyrs for Christianity the ritual. Both are in all ages, which was recited in the apostates from the church. Wallis it appears tried to hold up William Mormon ritual verbatim as found in Langton, the well known merchant, the Bible, without comment of any for $5,000 as hush money to save kind and was intended to inspire Langton from a trumped up charge among the faithful greater devotion to of setting fire to his own place of their spiritual duties. It is not unlikely that the attorneys business to secure the insurance, for the defense in the present inveswhile Lundstrom left the church because he was not promoted to the tigation will clear up the law of venbishopric of the little town of Lunn geance and show it to be equally as harmless as was done by President in Idaho, a few years ago. However, the testimony of Wallis Woodruff in 1889. and Lundstrom is now before the como mittee and will have to be considered MEAKIN IN THE EAST. upon its merits. From their testimony, it seems that the endowments The following is from the Daily consist of a large number of obliga- Times of Davenport, la. It shows tions, accompanied by secret signs that Mr. Meakin is making good his and passwords with a penalty cove- promise to tell the truth about Utah: nant similar to those subscribed to by John Phillips Meakin of Salt Lake the most prominent fraternal socie- City, Utah, lecturer and dramatic ties. In fact, one is almost made to reader, is today at the Harms hotel doubt whether or not Wallis Is palm- with his son, Charles W. Meakin, reping off upon the senate committee the resentative bf the "Eben Holden penalty oaths of some fraternal so- Dramatic company. ciety to which he belonged in England This is his first visit to the east and charging them to the Mormon in many years and will make it one church. of interest and thought. He was in This pair of star witnesses both Chicago a few days ago visitingjwith claim to be unable to divulge more his friend. Dr. H. S. Perkins, of whose than three of the obligations, which school he Is a graduate, and while they designate as the laws of chastity, there delivered a lecture at the Chisacrifice and vengeance. The law of cago College of Music. Learning that chastity, it appears, relates merely to his son' was in this vicinity he came personal purity of conduct and does to Rock Island to meet him and will mendations from some very noted people in the west. The gentleman was raised in Eng-lan- d but came to America when quite young and has since been in Utah. In lodge circles he is very well known being ?. member of the Elks, Eagles and Knights of Pythias, at one time being Past Grand Chancellor of the latter society. Talks 61 Polygamy. Mr. Meakin thi3 morning conversing with a Times reporter set forth some interesting thoughts on the polygamy question. Having studied the question for years he is well versed on It. Mr. Meakin is a Unitarian himself. Polygamy is fast dying out,' he say3, dying out by the natural processes. It does exist of course, but only in honor. The old men and old women who contracted the relationship many years ago, I believe, still live together. However, for all of the contrary opinions of the people of the east .those who know nothing of the conditions, it is fast becoming a thing of the past. I say that in a few years it will not exist at all. Kindly say this for me. I am a personal friend of Senator Reed Smoot He is a gentleman in the true sense. He is true to his state and to his nation, upholding its laws and has never broken one of them. He Is clean, polished and reliable in every walk of life. When I say that the about him are untrue I mean it, for po one has had better opportunities to study the question than I have. Mr. Meakin has been in Utah since the vear 1869 and is now 53 years re-por- old. o 3, self-confess- ed ta THE CHADWICK CASE. The Chadwick case, which is affording editors a fine opportunity to air their theories which range all the way from hypnotism to genius in crime, seems to us not difficult of explanation. It amounts simply to this: It is easy to make your bluff stick, if you put up a good front. Mrs. Chadwick's outward indications of her alleged great wealth bore out her statements. None of her victims thought It worth while to inquire into the nature of her securities. None of them took the trouble to Investigate the genuineness of the Carnegie signature. The very magnitude of the swindle lulled their suspicions, for if you have the nerve, it is always easier to borrow without security, $100,000 than $1,000. There is no indication of great ability on Mrs. Chadwicks part. She only took advantage of the fact that the world generally jumps at conclusions, and does not stop to reason. o NEW LAW FIRM. D. N. Straup will withdraw from the Straup on the first of January, 1905, to assume the duties of justice of the Supreme court. He will be succeeded by Judge Thomas Marioneaux of the Fifth district court, under the firm name of Powers & Marioneaux, offices in the Eagle law firm of Powers & block, corner of West and Lake City, Temple Second South streets, Salt Utah. o THE CHRISTMAS EDITION OF NEXT TRUTH WILL APPEAR THURSDAY. |