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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, November 16, 1907, Image 1

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I flhj) THE, .STATE WBBJKiy W I
I fl WHAT OF THE FUTURE?
B I What of the future politically in
B I this city? Are the sensible, honest
B I Gentiles who have no axes to grind
B I and want only fair play and decency,
B 11 going to be dominated by the schem-
B I crs ant tr'cksters led by ex-Senator
B I II Kearns and his minions? Arc the
B .l Mormons going to continue to allow
B wfl themselves to be played upon like a
B L f lute? The "American" party has
B jA III fooled the people to the top of their
B I III bent and arc fully expecting to con-
B III tinue to do so. There is no use for
B Ml v the "American" party, never was any
B HI use for it, except as a vehicle for the
B liJ revenge and spleen of deposed and
B a TT disappointed office holders and office
B tf l seekers. Resting on that foundation
B fl HI it has obtained a foothold in this city
B V because those opposed to it did nol
A HI 3 have the sense to get together and
I - kill it when it first showed its head.
BJ 1 1 - Now the opposition have a job on
I III ' their hands whereas a couple of years
Bj ago it would have been mere child's
play to deal with it effectually.
Bj The result of the recent election has
given the "Americans" strong hope of
carrying Salt Lake county next fall
with its dozen members of the legis-
laturc and possibly a few members
of the legislature fromi other counties,
. pSs enough to give them at least the bal
I rJPK HI ance of power in the legislative body
Mpa? I W There is a United States senator to
I J !!!l B 'c c'ccted and if .the "Americans"
9 I i-J M come up strong, look out for the
Iks' 'fir III head of ex-Senator Kearns to bob
J Q fa up" With a solid following of even
I Iff I 3 fifteen in the legislature, past cx
g BNwA 'YnI periencc shows that ways and means
R WyKJ) would be found to attract sufficient
I -&.. I S I others to elect. The "Americans"
V Ji I will make a hard fight for the control
I mil I of the county offices. Offices ann
I Ml graft are what they arc after, that's
all that holds them together. If they fC B
should get control of the machinery V1 ,i Bfl
of the courts they would have a fine I j Bfl
opportunity, which they wouldn't neg- I
lect of having some fun with the v 1 Bfl
few old polygamous Mormons who il Bfl
still survive. WM
The democrats and republicans are BJ
paying a severe penalty for their mis- J I1 HI
deeds and are getting just what they 11 It HI
deserve. When the democrats were y BJ
in the hey day of their power they BJ
sold themselves and engaged in wor- y y BJ
ship of the golden calf. It is yet fresh y BB
in memory how a legislature over- A m
whclmingly democratic refused to Jn iBJ
elect Judge King or Judge Powers to Bfl
the United States senate, although (i BJ
either was well qualified for the of- S BJ
ficc and in addition by reason of scr- . HJ
vice was entitled to the honor. No, BJ
the legislature went after the golden lA Bl
calf and after following it for months pA BJ
in -the wilderness became hopelessly - j I II I y 1 j BJ
lost. The election of a United States VJ I Bl
senator went by default and the dem WM BJ
ocrats have had no luck since.
Then came the republicans with a I H
republican majority in the legislature. I BJ
There were plenty of worthy candi- I BJ
dates for the United States senator- 1 ,j BJ
ship, but by bribery and corruption I
of various kinds they did even worse I h BJ
than the democrats had done. The I BJ
democrats left a blank while the re- I BJ
publicans made a loathsome blot by I fflj
the election of Mr. Kearns. They I 1 1 BJ
have been paying the penalty ever I I'BJ
since. They have been chastized with I -j BJ
both whips and scorpions. Few there I wB ' B
are who will not say they got and are I y IySJ I
getting their just deserts. That's his- I I Qjm
tory now, but it's instructive. ft liJ fl
As to the future people might as mill wt J B
well realize and face squarely what Hj (?& I , fl
they should have realized and faced (fSV J B
several years ago; that is that the Bl V?W I B
fight now being waged in Salt Lake vyjaLl I B
is on the Mormons. It has come to a lAlSClvf ) l)J B
square Gentile and Mormon fight. In mm (l$S"VsM ' fl
the last lecction it is doubtful if more WV B
than 2So Gentiles voted other than I VxS. J i B
the "American" ticket. These are I V I B
the conditions. It's worse than fool- I VB B
ish to ignore them or refuse to see I VB
them. 5V l BJ
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