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! ' Vol. 5; No 43 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, JULY 7, 1906. Pkick 5 Cents I
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POLITICAL GOSSIP
I a For some time the prospects of the
IE several political parties, Republican,
Is Democratic and "American," for car
Ijj rying the next election have been dls
I 'j cussed among politicians. It was gen
ii orally conceded that the Republicans
I had tne best chance to carry the state
I; offlces, that the Democrats, however,
I had to be reckoned as being decidedly
I In the race and that the "Americans"
would bo a bad third or may be fourth
I if the Socialists of various hues
united as a Labor party. Salt Lake
I county was and Is the problem. Up
I to very recently the outlook for tlit
Republicans was not considered at all
B bright, the real contest was believed
B to He between the Democrats and the
K "Americans." Members of both of
B those parties were confident of sue
l cess.. Things have changed consider
Hi ably during the past month. Thcro arc
B signs of the Republicans getting to
B geMicr and burying their Internal dlf-
ferenccs. The reports of the senate
B committee on the Sniool case has
Bj helped the Republicans very consider
B ably. Tho reports very clearly lnni
BJ cnted that the case of Senator Smoot
BJ hnd practically necomo a party one
H in the senate. The Republicans will
BJ almost unanimously stand fop the ro
BJ tention of Air. Smoot on tho grounds
H of right and justice, while tho Dcmo
BJ ciats for purely party moves are lined
H up against Mr. Smoot and in addition
BJ somo Democratic senators have Indul
BJ ged in very bitter expressions not only
BJ against Mr. Smoot but ngainst the
BJ Mormon people This condition would
BJ naturally alicnato weaic nnd doubtful
BJ Democrats and incline them towards
BJ the Republicans. It also would tend
BJ to drive Mormons away from the Dem
Bj ocratic party. Mormons aro very much
BJ like other religionists and when their
religion is attacked and tho spirit of
BJ intolerance carried to such an extent
BJ ns to threaten their disfranchisement
H on account of their religious belief
H they will resent It, are bound In self
H protection to resent it. All this tends
H to help the Republicans. Their cause
Bj looks brighter than It did a couple of
BJ montns ago.
H It Is admitted that tho "Americans"
B are losing ground. Tho city admlnis-
tration is hurting them every day and
from nil appearances is likely to con
tinue to hurt as it shows no sign of
repentance.
Bad as tho present city administra
tion is It Is blamed for some things of
which It Is not guilty. That is a mis
take which Its opponents make. There
aro plenty of grounds for legitimate
criticism, and plenty o. valid grounds
for arraignment without manufacturing
charges against it. We have seen in
print nnd heard a good deal about the
prevalence of gambling in the city
ind tho administration is blamed for
permitting the vice, to exist, but as a
matter of fact, compared with tho time
when the previous administration held
sway, gambling s at a minimum.
Gambling Is one of those vices which
cannot bo entirely suppressed, but the
present chief of pollco appears to have
made an honest nnd fairly effectual ef
fort In that direction. The liquor trnf
iic is also pretty well regulated, bet
'er than under tho lato regime. Liquor
loalers aro considered legitimate prey
y nil political parties. They are
"held up" by each in turn. All of the
political parties want their votes.
Both the "ins and outs" want their
support nl election times. Instead of
looking the matter squarely In the
face and meeting the Issues lalrly and
givln" tho saloon men such protection
as they aro entitled to under the law
Republicans, Democrats and "Ameri
cans' straddle tho fence, try to got tho
support of both the liquor people and
tho anti-liquor people.
H. E. Booth received his commis
sion as United States district attorney
succeeding Joseph Llppman. Mr.
Booth's assistant will probably bo W.
M. McCrea, a clover young lawyer
who is entitled to the place fiom the
view points of ability and political pre
ferment. Senator Smoot and Congi'essmnn
Howell are back from Washington
well pleased with the result of their
labors in congress and so are the great
majority of tholr constituents.
Tho congressional candidacy of
Parley P. Chrlstonscn Is no joke In
Weber county. Parley Is strong In
that county according to reports.
SUPERLATIVE TOMMYROT.
Tho Appeal to reason, an alleged So
cialist organ, published at Glrard, Kan
sas, by one Wayland, Is out with nn
appeal to all "comrades" to write let
ters to .Judge Frank P. Smith, of Cald
well. Idaho, requesting the release on
'ond, of Messrs. Moyer, Heywood and
Pcttlbono, the three men charged with
he murder of former Governor Steu
lonborg. The Appeal states, among
other things, that "this release can be
iffected If nil the comrades will act.''
Wayland is presumed to be the pos
sessor of an ordinary Intellect. He
is an nblo writer even though most
of his articles havo a snarl to them
ind one endowed with considerable na
tural talent, fortillcd by an acquired
knowledge of law and custom. He
night to know, nnd no doubt do'es
know, that If Judge Smith was to heed
'he letters suggested and released the
men on bond, ho would be guilty of p
violation ot law, Inasmuch ns they are
chnrged with a capital offense, one of
tho gravest clnrictrr. It Is unfortu
nate for them that they are Inorccrat
ed in jail nnd especlMlv n for Moyer
whose health is not of the best, but II
should bo remembered their confine
ment Is duo to actions of their at
torneys. Hnd it not been for the ap
plication made to the Supremo Court
ot the United States for a writ of ha
beas Corpus, the trial would have been
over with by this time. Having made
such application, the courts of Idaho
were barred from proceeding to a trial
of the case. The Supremo Court llxed
Mio arguments In the application for
a writ for October, and until It Is pass
ed up the men must remain In durance
vile.
Because these men are presumed to
bo innocent, and that presumption
must bo accorded them until other
wise determined, If otherwise deter
mined, Is no reason why fonns ot law
should bo sacrificed. To yield to tho
importunities of what hns come to bo
called "popular clamor,' would bo to
establish n precedent that might cause
iwkward situations somo tlmo In tho
decisions of various stato courts which
would be so complex as to causo an
noyance in ninny lustnnccs, at the samo BJ
time tho simple forms nnd rules must BJ
be compiled with. H
Judge Smith will no bo moved by M
these nppcals, and it Is right that ho H
should not. Laying nsido all qucs- 'H
tions forclgi to tho affair, he cannot H
yield to tho Importunities, no matter H
how plentiful they may be. M
There aro many thousands of poo- BJ
nlc In tho country who bellovo tlicso B
'hree men nrc innocent of tho crlmo H
"barged, and tho Journal hopes they H
"re right in that belief. A slight per- B
-onal acquaintance with Moyer leads B
Mio writer to bellovo thatjio is not . BJ
"ap:ihlc of committing such a horrlblo M
doed. That they will get a fair trial BJ
Mils paper believes. Thcro Is amplo M
mpney behind them nnd the array of BJ
"ounsel secuiBd Is formidable. Law- BJ
"ers of national reputation have been B
-pcured, and nlready tho preliminary J
work done In behalf of tho accused Is J
vast and Important. If tho men aro fl
'I'liocent they need have no Tears for fl
Mio outcome. BJ
Tho Journal does not like tho man- H
nor In which tho thrco wore extradited BJ
-nd spirited out ot tho state, bocnuse H
t be.iovcs such a course was unncces- Mm
"try and not In nccordanco with tho J
Mhlcs governing tho nrrest and In-
ircoration of accused people. BJ
But the matter has progressed as lar
s it can until the highest tribunal in BJ
'lie land has passed upon tho matter, BJ
ind tlioso who nro writing Judge Smith BJ
might ns woll savo their postage) H
stamps for other uses. Stale Journ i). H
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FLEUR-DE-LIS. fl
What is tho sweetest flower to mo? nH
Tho roso I lovo and tho pnlo penseo, sj
But tho stately grace of tho fletfr-do- BJ
lis,
Is the sweetest flower of destiny. IBJ
It grows by cool streams and copses, (m
Whcro tho nightingale fills the air, jfl
On a moonlight night In summer, am
With melody rich nnd rare. Ml
Jeane D' Arc boro Its emblem, I
At tho head of tho army In Franco.
It raised its proud little head aloft
Over helmet and sword and lance.
Tho warm sun kisses Its petals,
Ti ow wind breathes a prayer;
And whispers Its lovo to tho Illy, .
So graceful and royal and fair.
Dolores Watts. JL
