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Vol 4; No. 39 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, JUNE 10, 1J05. Pricis 5 Cents II
I alar in the tribune Office
There is war in the Tribune office;
merry, unrelenting, flerco and bitter
war, if you know what that Is. "That
el (1 Mormon," as Joo calls Cannon,
seems to have a bit the best of "that
(1 (1 Jew," as Cannon calls Lippman.
The pair aro at dagger's points and
good, kind, fatherly old Colonel Nel
son Is laying awake nights wondering
which will win out so ho can flop to
the right side when the time for flop
ping arrives. For his benefit it may
bo stated that just now Cannon has
the Inside track, becauso tho former
senator seems to have arrived at' tho
n conclusion that Lippman has been
"stringing" him for a long time;
seems to havo determined that Joo
has boon with him for tho solo pur
pose of pulling his leg. At least so a
very closo friend of tho senator states.
I This friend, by tho way, Is tho closest
friend tho senator has, so get on your
thinking caps and work tho matter
out.
Thero used to bo a sort of grudgo
between Joo and Kearns about somo
money matters. It has broken out
again. It will bo recalled that when
Kearns ran for senator tho first time
.Too butted into tho campaign. Ho
was hungering and thirsting for dis
tinction as a manager of a senatorial
campaign, was Joe. Well, ho got It,
but not without tho usual trials and
tribulations. Of course Joo know that
money would bo required, so ho In
formed Tom that ho, Joe, had somo
$13,000 laying around loose in one of
tho banks and it would bo better for
him to spend that than havo tho sen
ator Involved by spending his own.
After tho campaign why Tom could
pay It back. Now never mind whore
Joo got that money; ho had it and let
that bo sufficient. No, we didn't say
anything about how ho got' It, either.
Ho has It and let that suffice;
how and whero has nothing to do
with this story.
Joo blow In this money in Tom's In
terest; blew it like a major, or two
majors, according to his story, and
right after tho blowing tho senator
took a trip to Europe and left Joo
with no bank account worth mention
ing. Joe got anxious and cabled Tom.
Now It costs money to cable, but Joo
cabled. He cabled extensively, too.
t
Kearns read tho cablo and said
something about Joo being an over
rated mug; that ho wasn't tho only
manager on tho beach; that ho took
too much credit to himself; that all
he had amounted to in tho campaign
was to run errands, snoop around and
find out what was going on in tho
other fellow's headquarters and then
como over and tell what was doing;
in other words that ho mado a good
mouse and that was about all. But
of course ho had to answer tho cablo
elso Joo would havo kept on and ho
might havo got to sending tho mes
sages "collect" and that would havo
been expensive. Ho told Joo to go
to California and rest up; that ho
would fix matters when ho camo back.
Joo bought two suits of clothes and
had samo charged to Kearns as part
of tho campaign expenses. "When tho
latter camo homo and a settlement
was attempted tho latter kicked on
thoso two suits. Ho couldn't under
stand why any man should need two
suits and directed attention to tho
fact that for years and years beforo
ho became senator ho had only one
suit and It wasn't such a hell of a suit
at that. A man couldn't wear two
suits at onco unless ono was bigger
than tho other and two suits was ono
suit too many. But Joo convinced
him that ho had to buy tho extra suit
in order to make tho account balanco,
so Tom reluctantly settled up. All
this required several months' tlmo
and Joo got angry. Ho declared ho
was entitled to somo compensation for
his services in addition to this monoy
back, but Tom could not seo where a
messenger boy was entitled to much
moro than two suits of clothes at ?75
per suit for two months' work. Joo
was soro; ho was very soro and said
ho would get oven with tho son of a
gun if it took flvo hundred years.
Tom noticed Joe's soreness and
landed him tho district attorneyship,
giving Charlio Whittomoro tho double
cross to a faro you well. But this
didn't satisfy Joe, becauso ho said that
If Tom thought getting him a job
whore ho might havo to do some work
for his money was any recompense
for making a man a senator they had
to show him.
Then Joo butted In as manager of
the Tribune and then Tom hired Can
non as editor and gavo him full
swing. This didn't suit Joo at all, be
causo ho wanted to suggest a policy.
Cannon, however, doesn't want nny
strings on him and then camo tho
light. Kearns, having ascertained
thnt Joo Isn't such a whoop la of a
fellow after all; that thero aro four
hundred and forty men In Utah who
can mnnngo senatorial campaigns as
well as ho can and that pcoplo who
can run newspapers aro thlckcr'n
lllcs, has determined to shunt him
over tho battlements Into tho moat be
low. Benevolent old man Nelson will
find himself perfectly safe in allying
himself with Cannon; his job will last
longer than if ho sides in with Joo.
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ROOSEVELT AFTER THE RAIL-
ROADS.
Not only aro tho heads of tlto great
railroad systoms, and tho managers of
tho great prlvato car lino syndicates,
slightly worried over tho actions of
President Roosovelt, but tho fear that
tho cxecutlvo Is going to Influonco con
gress to pass somo legislation enlarg
ing tho powers of tho inter-stato com
morco commission in tho mattor of fix
ing rates extends to local trafllc man
agers. Ono well known trafllc man of
this city expressed himself to Truth
yesterdny.
It appears that President Itoosovclt
and Secretary Taft aro of tho opinion
thnt a revision of railroad rates would
bo a good thing for tho country. Thoy
believe that certain Interests aro being
discriminated against; that cortaln
sections of tho country aro getting tho
worst of It, and It Is their Idea to givo
tho Inter-stato commerco commission
tho right to mako rates of a uniform
character so as to equalize matters.
Tho lower houso of congress, mado up
of representatives of tho peoplo, seem
to bo in favor of tho adoption of tho
president's vlows, but tho sonato, com
posed of a sot of men who do not pro
tend to represent tho peoplo, has been
standing In tho way. Senator Elkins,
of West Virginia, standing as tho
sponsor for tho railroads, has had tho
mattor In chargo and has boon taking
a lot of testimony for somo tlmo past
and tho samo is being proparcd In
printed form for tho Intor-stato com
merco committee of tho sonato, which
"' l. ako a report at tho noxt session,
lough tho most of tho witnesses
summoned beforo tho commltteo wero
men who wero either friendly toward
or In fear of tho railroads, andtestl-
fled accordingly, onough ovldonco was E
brought out on tho other sldo to war- ifl
rant a strong belief In tho righteous- IflB
ucss of Itoosovclt's position. This, too, (j
In tho fnco of tho fact' that "sovoral Ym
former nowspaper men, now publicity JSj
agents, wero In Washington during If!
tho hearing and supplied tho press M
with matter calculated to show tho 111
danger of any legislation such as is jjl'
desired by tho president." Tho mat- p
ler quoted Is almost verbatim from u II Wj
well known railroad Journal, which II
has never been known to say a word mm
against tho policy of any railroad, no Bffl
matter how drastic that policy may R
liavo been and Is changed only In re- JjsS
Hpect to making It road consecutively. 1 118
Thoso men wero hired by tho rail- I It?
roads for tho purpose of "shilling" tho I uS
press, especially tho weekly press, I m
with mnttor calculated to prejudice I jjM
tho pcoplo against tho policy of tho , I w
president. I w
"But," quoting tho samo authority, I
"tho campaign of propngandn Is not lf
to bo all on ono side. Tho prcsldont M
has taken a very aggrcsslvo stand M
since his return to Washington, and, H
backed by Secretary Taft, will leave fl
no stono unturned to sccuro tho I
weight' of public opinion needed to lM
forco tho sonato from its position of Iff.
opposition. A number of specch-mak- jRC
ing engagements havo boon mndo with
this in view, and It is safo to say that lljgf
fow speeches will bo mado without dl- mm
rcct rofcrenco to this topic." HHr
Tho railroad pcoplo havo been con- K
lending that tho prcsldont wanted to IK
endow tho Intor-stato commorco com- flip,
mission with power to Inltlato rates lift
and establish all rates on tho distance nWj
basis. This is donlcd by tho mouth- fln
pieces of tho administration and tho H
claim is mndo that no bill has sought Itt
to confer moro power than for tho Ujj
substitution of a new future rato In jr
placo of a specific rato, which has jffjfl
been found, after complaint and hear- &,
Ing, to bo unfair or discriminatory. It BR
Is donlcd that this power Involves the lR
general ratomaklng power. MP
To show just whero tho president yM
stands in this matter it may bo cited gt
that sovcral senators havo called on Mr
him and urged him, In view of tho fact jjj
that tho congressional elections aro I M
to bo held In tho fall of 190G, that ho jl 9b
postpono action until after that tlmo j i
becauso tho effect might be destruc- j
tivo to tho hopes of tho party In power. 19
To which ho ha? said that ho did not IfjjB
feel In any wise impressed with that 99
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