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HI II ; w 1 4 THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, TUESDAY MORNING-, NOVEMBER 26, 1907, ; I ' . treses II Jialt vkc gff ibtnie.. I Isstiod every mornlnff by Snlt Lako Tribune Publishing Company. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. IDnllv and Sunday Trlbime, week... .25 OailV and Sunday, one month 1.00 i j )ally and Sunday, three months.... 3.00 Dallv and Sunday, one yeir 12.00 Sunday Tribune, ono year 2. no Sundav Tribune, six months Semi-Weekly Tribune, ono year.... 1.60 . S. C. Deckwitli, Special Agency, Sole Eastern Advertising Agent. Eat0 f.fncc, Tribune Building. Now J voatern office. Trlbuno Building. ChlcabQ. Business communications should bo i ad dressed: "The Tribune, Salt Lako City. Matters for publication, to 4'E&lr The Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. II Where The Tribune Is on Solo. I Murray, Utah Excelsior Stationery Co., I Ind. phone J 77-1. , Ogden, Utah Branch office. Broom ho- I Provo,' Utah-A. V. Itoblson. 27 B. Cen- I NeweTork Hotel Imperial; Waldorf-As- torla; Hotaling's. 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If ho cares to do so, Mr. Rockefeller may pay that fine in cashiers checks. It Eeems lbat the new Russian duma will actually eat out of the Char's hand, "vviih one and a half millions of in habitants, Oklahoma is quito a hnsky little sister." If you want to properly entertain your better half, train yourself to be I i good listener. I Senator Smoot is still an apostle. I Well, it takes all kinds of men to I make a quorum. , I And, besides, the early Christmas I Ehopper will not bo obliged to tako I other people's leaving. I Even his eagerness to collect the I tithes proveB that Joseph P. Is merely one"of those heartless finance-seers. Son-in-law Longworth has declared for Taft. That settles it. Who is to verforra the- remaining duty of shout ' Statistics show that the Seventeenth . nurd of "Chicago contains but twenty j; bathtubs. "Wonder if it goes Demo cratic. 7cntucky has adopted prohibition; J but we understand that the Colonels I have determined to keep up their spirits. i -1 Carrie Nation declaros that she will S never kiss a man who uses tobacco. That's right drive all the men to j smoking, i As if Bishop Clawson's sermon in j the Tabernacle on Sunday was not suf ficiently irrational, Elder Schulthess had to say "me, too." Only ono sin in eighty is found out, Rjj Bays General Booth of tho Salvation Army. Now the question is how the W"3 General came by his information. fiH Aurel Batonyi fias been ejected from H New York's four hundred. High soci- WtkL oty in Gotham must feel pretty cheap ffiBj after being reduced to three, ninety- ' It is confidently oxpoctod that when j members of the coming Congress shall MB hear tho word "elastic," everybody 9 will find urgent business in tho cloak fiS rooms. That Air. Bryan reappeared after his flH interview with tho President is taken SpR as positivo evidonce that the Com moner said nothing in disparagement of 'M ' tL third term. Don iznngino that a man has some (peculiar ideas about reincarnation, simply because ho announces that on Thursday ho expects to becomo a turkey" gobbler. Again, if tho President's inBtruo tions concerning political meddling by office-holders shall have tho effect of sqnelohing tho Federal bunoh. hero, then aro wo thankful. Moreover, Governor Cutler can prove that great minds entertain similar thoughts, in that ho and President RooBevelt selected precisely the same day for Thanksgiving. Denver's offer to entertain the Dem ocratic National convention should "be accepted. In view of the onormous shrinkage that has attacked tho party 1 " "gBSgj M in late years, it should como West and grow up with tho country. CA.PT. BUEBIDGKE IN CONTROL. Tho opposition press of this city is indulging in criticisms of tho Ameri can party and of Mr. Pitt, Chief of Police, because of tho prevalence of crimo hero at the present time. TVe noto also in that press tho parading of an order which, in fact, turns tho polico department over to Captain Burbidgc, who can hardly claim to bo an American party man. It was un der tho control of Captain Burbidgo, when Mr. "William J. Lynch was nom inally chief of police, that tho epi demic of robbor3', hold-ups, and bunko and confidonco games spread over this city and reached its culmination two years ago. It would be quito nat ural that under his control tho same disorder and lawlessness should again afflict Salt Lake. As proof that Cap tain Burbidgc is now in actual control of tho polico department, tho opposi tion press parades the following: November 17, 1007. To the Men: Hereafter all orders from me will como through Captain Burbidge, and all men asking for lay-offs through sickness or otherwise must be made to him. Captain Burbidgo will handlo all the affairs of the department, and will have jurisdiction over all mattors, therefore all men must report to him. TOM D. PITT. Chief of Polico. It is not without reason that tho op position press considers this ordor a practical abdication of offico by Mr. Pitt. But while the American party has not the least, objection to Mr. Pitt Joeing chief of police, it has a very decided objection to Captain Burbidge in that capacity. Captain Burbidge has a political allegiance altogether foreign to that of tho Amorican party, and he would not bo in tho least in clined to do anything to tho honor or credit of that party. Besides, as we have stated and as tho record bears us out, Captain Burbidge viewed with eomplaconcy the former epidemic of crime in this city. "Wo do not believe him to be a man capable of handling the force to advantage or handling tho criminals that naturally flock to this city, especially when the word is passed to them that this is an easy place for their operations, when ho is in control. Neither is it fair to ask members of tho polico force, who are zealous, active, and efficient, to servo under tho direction of Captain Burbidge. For they as well as the general public, know Captain Burbidge 's record, aud they know that no honor or credit can como to them through service un der him. An order such as is paraded, from Chief Pitt, is certainly a deplor able mistake. And it is an injustice to tho lawabiding, well disposed peo ple of this city to put its police af fairs into such proved incompetent hands as Captain Burbidgo 's. Certainly the American party does not in the least "wish to be responsible for the acts and the lion-action of Captain Burbidge. It was put up to tho American party all through the campaign that if it was successful its purpose was to have none but Ameri cans in" office. T$rt is something that tho American "party defended itself successfully upon boforo tho people; it showed the need of tho policy. It. won a triumphant victory, and thero is no reason now wlvy it should decline to accept tho rcsponsibilty of that pop ular victory and to plead tho childish and altogether erroneous plea that tho American party has not people in its membership competent to fill tho of ! fices within its gift. As a matter of fact, if tho American party has not competent men to fill tho positions in tho gift of the city, the county and the State, then no such competence ex ists in this community; because tho American party has higher average ability and greater expert knowledge and practical experience in all matters of worth than can be found in either of the church parties. Eliminato tho mem bers of tho American party from thiB city and the tono of intelligence, abil ity, knowledgo, and effectual powor to do things right would bo appreciably lowered. It is absurd, therefore, to tako tho position that tho American party can not, within itself, carry on tho work that is to be done. It has plenty of men who can do everything needed in tho way of public service. But to go out of its ranks and take up a man whoBe incompetence has boon fully proved is not only grossly absurd, but grossly unjust to tho public, to the police force, to tho party, and to tho zealous, conscientious, law-abiding citizens who compose that party. A GERRYMANDERED OTTY. The Tribune not long ago called at tention to tho inequalities among the municipal wards of thiB city in tho power of the voter in tho selection of tho City Council. It was soen that tho voice of two voters in ono of tho wards was practically of no moro ef fect than the vote of ono voter in another ward. ThiB clearly is an un just arrangement. It Bhows that the j city has been gerrymandered in tho church interest here. It is entirely wrong to Bay that an offort to correct that gerrymander is itself a gerryman der. At tho time referred to wo suggest ed that the Council might lay out tho wards in this city on a better baslB. Our proposal was that tho tenth and eleventh election districts bo taken out from the First ward, which ib tho greatest of all, and added to the Fifth; that the twenty-second election district ho taken from tho Second ward, which has an oxccbs of voters, and added to the Third, which is below tho aver age; and that tho forty-first election district be taken from tho Fifth and added to tho Fourth ward. Theso changes would make tho municipal wards far moro equal in voting strength than they are now. Much to our surprise, wo find in somo quarters a disposition to-quarrel with this, and to titiginatizo it as a gerrymander, if it is true, as tho fact seems to be, that no feasible change can bo made from the present district ing without that change being to tho advantage of the American party, is it not a clear case that tho city is now gerrymandered in the interest of the church parties? Wo do not make any chargo of gerrymandering, how ever, becauso wo do not consider it necessary. It is the opposition press that has raised this question of ger rymander. But since it is shown that tho plainest, easiest, and most direct method of equalizing tho wards would bo to the advantage of tho American party, it is plain that tho city is now gerrvimindored against that party. The American party had u plurality of upwards of 5500 at the recent mu nicipal election; but it. was able to elect only five members of tho Coun cil, and two of theso by small ma jorities. That is further proof that tho city in its present lay-out is ger rymandered in favor of the church parties. Thero is no reason in tho world why the American party should allow this gerrymander to remain. Thero is no reason why it should not correct tho inequalities in tho easiest and most direct way. And if, ia mak ing this correction, tho American party is relieved somewhat of tho disabilities under which it. suffers from the pres cut gerrymander, then surely no one should find fault. Wo again commend this matter to the Council as something worthy of their earnest and careful consideration. "We would not, of course, interfere with tho term of office of any ono now elected. But in caso where any one's service might bo interfered with .by reason of this correction of tho gerrj'mander, we would wish to sec that person serve his term without question or doubt. The subject is ono that certainly needs attention, and the evil conditions should bo corrected. We pass the matter up to the Council, asking that appropriate action shall be taken. THE CERTIFICATES ILLEGAL. The moro the matter of tho Govern ment issuo of Panama canal bonds and of treasury certificates is exam ined into, the less favor it meets with among tho financiers of tho country. So distasteful aro the issues that tho validity of the certificate issuo is distinctly- challenged. References being made to tho authority in law under which these certificates aro put forth, it is there found that these may bo issued in "such sum or sums as, in tho judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, may be necessary to meet tho public expenditures."" Now, it is not pretended in the least that there is need for tho issue of these certifi cates in order to meet public expendi tures. On tho contrary, the Govern ment revenue is moro than ample to meet all publio needs. There is a sur plus on hand of $240,000,000, asido from cash which may be needed in tho daily transactions of the treasury. It is, therefore, clearly illegal to issuo these certificates now, under an au thority which allows of their issue to meet public expenditures. There is no other cause recognized iu the law as sufficient for such issue. An elaborate argument has been set forth from tho Treasury Department in support of tho proposition that the authority conferred by the law does not restrict Buch issues to tho needs of tho Spanish war; which, of courso, is true enough, but is nothing to tho purpose. The law is genoral. Although it was passed in contemplation of the needs of the Spanish war, it was not limited to those needs, but was in tended as a continuing permission, available in any crisis whero tho Gov ernment might need money for its own purposes. But a permission to issue such certificates to meet the expendi tures of tho Government is quite a different matter from that which is now presented; for such certificates aro not needed for Governmental purposes. If issued at all they are clearly not for tho relief of a treasury which already has an immense surplus; but everybody understands that tho issuo is made for what amounts practically to private purposes; that is, to help Now York's money market and supply it with ready currency. Tho way it works is this: Tho Treasury issues the bonda and pays interest upon them; it issues theso cer tificates, $100,000,000, and pays three per cent interest upon them also. Then the Government deposits tho money ro ceived for thesG bonds and certificates with tho banks and leaves it thero without interest. The Government, thoreforo, is paying from two to three per cent in order to ease tho money market in New York, and not for any needs of its own. In fact, it has bo much money already that it does not know what to do with it. It is out of the question to claim, therefore, that this issuo is "necessary to meet pub lic exponditurcB. " Nobody protends that it is for any such purpose, or that tho issue is meant for any such pur pose whatover. It ia, therefore, illegal, and a departure in purposo from any proper Governmental funotion. The threshing out of this matter re vives again tho proposition to establish a great central National bank. If it shall turn out that tho present criBis and tho discussion of needs and rem edies shall reBult in tho establishment of such a bank, the crisis will not have been without aervico to the country. Tho National bank law, as at present existing, maintains a connection be tween tho .Government and the Na tional banks which "ib too frail to be of any service under tho present condi tions of finance and commerce. At tho time that the National banks were au thorized, thoy were designed to meet the needs of the Government for tho disposal of its bonds and for tho issue of currency upon them that would take tho plncc of the old State bank issues, which were subject to such fluctua tions, discounts, and uncertainties. Undor tho supervision of the general Government theso banks have to make cortain reports, arc required to kcop specified reserves, and may issue cur rency' as we sco in practical operation. But thero is a lack, after all, betwoon tlio Government and thoso banks. That lack would be supplied by the or ganization of a central bank to which all of tho "present National banks would have relation. Such central bank would be tho reliance and sup port of all the National banks in tho country, and would, in a way, bo their banker. Such a bank would be a bank ers' bank; primarily to bo tho head and front of the National banking sys tem, to receive tho Government de posits, to issuo such monoy as might be required from time to time under the regulations and with tho backing of the National Government, and to be the correspondent of all the National banks and of such other banks as do sircd to do business with it. With a central bank of this kind in existence at tho time of the recont panic, it could have at once issued a sufdeient amount of currency to supply all ncods. Tho Government guarantee would have been niuplo for Biich currency; it could have been released al. need, and a pro vision made for its retirement under a tax imposition when tho need of its circulation had passed away. It looks now decidedly as though tho baukers and financiers of tho country distrust these Government issues, and would rather not have them. Tho financial situation was fairly in hand without them, and there would seem to havo boon no call from any financial interests for theso issues; but they ap pear to havo been a purely voluntary act on tho part of the Government, and an illegal proposition at that, so far as tho certificates are concerned. And certainly it is to tho disadvantage of the public to issuo theso certificates and pay interest on them at the rate of three per cent for no public purpose or service, but merely to supply the bankers and financiers with a currency or medium of exchange upon which they will pay no interest. The Govern ment would lose $3,000,000 a year on theso certificates and gain nothing. And that is too high a price to pay for a j voluntary proffer that is not needed, and that is really a violation of law. SMITH OPPOSES REVELATION. Verily I say unto you, It shall come to pass, that all thoso who gather unto the land of ZIon shall bo tithed of their surplus properties, and shall observe this law, OR THEY SHALL NOT BE FOUND WORTHY TO ABIDE AMONG YOU. Doctrine and Covenants. It Js not exacted from the church. Tt I Is a voluntary offering. Many do not pay it at all. Somo only pay It in part, i Neverthlcss, I assert thnt no man has j been excommunicated for non-payment of tithes. Joseph F. Smith In Pittsburg Times. It is not at all nnlike the present head of tho Mormon church that ho should set himself above tho supposed law of the Almighty. He has repeated ly told tho world that' his life practico was iu opposition not only to tho com mands which he professes to belie vo wore delivered from the mouth of tho Lord, but that ho purposely ranges him self against tho statutes of the Stuto and tho Nation. So it is not surprising that his pronouncement to the Pittsburg Times, concerning the rule of tho church in regard to tithing, should be in direct defiance of tho written word as contained in tho church law book, and which is given to tho saints as a "standing law unto them forever." "While the professed revelation sets forth tho immutable rule that members of tho church aro bound to pay ten per cent of their earnings into tho "store house of tho Lord," Joseph F. arro gantly declares that thiB contribution is not exacted from tho givers, but that it is a voluntary donation. President Smith also Bays that no member has been excommunicated for non-payment, notwithstanding tho church law pre scribes that tho disobedient in this re spect shall be cast out. Perhaps the moro vicious hypocrisy coutuined in the Smith utterance to tho Pittsburcr Times is whero he denies ex communication for failure to pay. In a sense, perhaps, ho can claim to bo technically truthful, but in his heart he knows that his position is false in tho extreme. Tho Tribune feels no hesi tation whatever in saying that hundreds of men have been declared apostate on that account, because Tho Tribune has been in closo touch with tho doings of tho church for many years, and speaks by reason of observation. "We do not recall a case of excommunica tion proceedings in the church whero the direct chargo was ono of non-payment of tithes; but wo do remember many cases whoroin tho final accusa tion was but tho outgrowth of refusal to pay. That is easy to prove, becauso in nearly every proceeding of this na ture the formal charge is always in tho form of tho blanket expression, "uu chriBtianliko conduct." Under this named offense the victim is left entire ly at the mercy of bia inquisitors, for tho reason that any act of disobedience to tho priesthood no matter of what nature is conatrucd to constitute un ohristianlike conduct, and therefore puuishablo by excommunication. Tho high priests thomselvos havo so consti tuted tho law that they arc permitted to mako their owu construction of of fenses uncfer tho law. A man may be gin what they consider to bo his apos tasy by refusing to give up his monoy for tithing; he may bo urged to con tinuo faithfully to make his contribu tions; he may persist in refusal; thon ho is charged with disobedience of tho priesthood; after this he may bo re monstrated with by still higher authori ty in tho church; and tho thing goes on until finally they may even chargo him with rejecting the prophet of the Lord. But, you must remember, tho trouble started over tithing, these other offenses being piled upon tho victim simply because ho was not left alone after ho had refused to pay. Tho very nagging of tho priests is utilized to bring about tho disobedience of which they afterward complain; and the up shot of it all is that what began in re fusal to pay tithes ends in the sweep ing nnd all-covering charge of "un christiaulikt) conduct," which usually serves the intended purpose Usually the wrongdoors and the ty rant aro cunning enough to take pre cautions to cover up their tracks. It is true, too, that even tho shrewdest criminal will leave some fatal defect in his plans, which later betrays his identity or the nature of tho evil which he porpotratos. So it is with the prophets, seers, and revclators. They aro sufficiently fox-liko not to make a direct accusation of non-payment of tithes when they proceed against a man's fellowship in the church. They know thnt such a courso would debase tho action below tho supposedly spirit ual. But tho primary cause of the ex communication can bo very readily traced back to the hierarchical greed for pelf and tho unwillingness of the victim to be fleeced; and tho weak spot in tho priestly armor in this particular matter is found in the fact that the world is boginning to learn that this j is true. Besides, wo know of quite a number of the church members, grow ing more iudepondont in spirit, who aro learning of the actual conditions and who are acting in accordance with their findings. As a consequence and without minding what the leaders have lately said to the contrary there is a noticeable diminution appearing iu the annual aggregate of tithes. The Mor mon people are becoming awearied of keeping their hands in continuous mo tion from their pocketbooks toward the high priests. And especially are they becoming the moro determined to cease their contributions when they ob serve that all they receive in return is a certification to the world of their own short-sightedness, a life full of trouble with t.hoir neighbors and tho country, and the continuous task of standing between law-breaking leaders and the. peuiteutiary. CURED TO STAY CURED How a Salt Lake City Citizen Found Comploto Freedom from Kidney Troubles. If you suffer from backache From urinary disorders From any disease of the kidneys, Bo cured to stay curod. Doan's Kidney Pills mako lasting cures. j ' Salt Lake City people testify. Hero's one case of it; K Scarle, living at 235 Third West j South street, Salt. Lake City; Utah, j says: " I cannot speak too highly of Doan's Kidnoy Pills, as they proved of groat benefit to me. For a long time ! 1 suffcredi from a deranged condition of my kidneys. Seeing Doan's Kid- i ney Pills so highly recommended, I pro- j cured a box at the F. .T. Hill Drug Co. 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