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Show Things are getting to be very warm over in Cuba. The American council general at Havana has been sent home. At least his recall has been asked for, which is about the eame thing. There are few Americans but spmpathize with the revolutionists and no one can complain com-plain if the Spanish government is jealous ot any interference in the affair af-fair by United States officials. Many of the best Informed men of the United v States look upon this latter uprising as the final revolution which is to forever withdraw Cuba from the clutches of Spain. We haven't a doubt but the ultimate purpose is annexation. If so the fighting will be fast and furious and there will be many Americans in it. There are many thousands of desperate des-perate men all along our southern coast, who will regard the revolution as a godsend. John Henry Smith may think he is running the convention, but he isn't, . King Caucui is the individual who is doing that. There has been much unseemly un-seemly wrangling over the permanent organization. Lord I Loidl how the patriots do reach for the patronage.The smallest places are being itrugged for with an earnestness which would indi-date indi-date that, the Utonians aia fond of office-holding. We greatly fear that this is the one great fault of tbia new state, and there is nothing more des-picawe des-picawe than thiseternal caterwauling for office. The most insignificant clerkships clerk-ships are contested for ai eagerly as though each had a princely income. But the caucus has settled all those matters, and it seems impossible to undo tbe decision arrived at by the republican re-publican caucus. Thk Tribune of March 7th had an article containing some advice for the convention which we rather like. One piece of it was: "Do leave local regulating regu-lating to the people." That is against state prohibition. That's good. Another An-other is: "Don't listen to special classes." That's sound, and if carried out woold destroy the boantF suggestion. sug-gestion. Another Is: 'B-oh't put" in fads." That's against woman's suffrage. "Don't attempt to reform the world." On the lady Henry Semers9t plan, we suppose is what is meant. If so, this is also a good piece of advice. Now if the Trib. sticks to that sort of thing we may have a very fair set of fundamental funda-mental laws. The constitution which will .be framed by the convention will be as bitterly partisan as any republican platform which was ever written. Everything indicates this. Every 6tep in the organization of that body was partisan in the most illiberal and biased way. The riders are up, the race is on, and there is nothing to do save to acquiesce. The real tussel comes on when the document comes before the people for ratification at the ballot box. We say again that the majority of that convention can never make a constitution which the people will ratify. The Herald playfully tenders a number of leading democrats in the convention for leadership, as the republicans re-publicans do not seem to be able to settle the question among themselves. The Herald is very good but can it deliver de-liver the goods in matter of that kind ? We doubt it. If the revolution in Cuba develops upon an encouraging scale, It will be everlastingly a shame upon us if the United States don't swoop down and take in the island. That would ultimately ulti-mately mean the entire West Indies. Jehu! What a fine state we could make of those islands. It is graiifyinsr to all the friends of President Smoot in this city, ' both Mormon and gentile, to note the warm expressions of sorrow from all parts of the territfjy. and regret for hie death. A great au good friend of all the peo pie has gon out from among us. The convention hasn't gained what the Tribune has lost in devoting Judge Goodwin to the business of constitution-making. He is a great editor, but only a tinker in statesmanship. They had to go through all that nonsense of the "new gavel" humbug Wait awhile and see how he uses one, then perhapB he will deserve it. Now he certainly doeB not. |