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Show 1 THE SALT LAKE TIMES. MONDAY, Si:rTEMBER7.jg31: aggregate of mortgages is not more than one-fourt- of that number. Hut what is aa Alliance-- orator that he should suffer his faucr to ie hamperca by facts- - . SPIRIT Of THE PRESS. Capital It lJS Soared O.T by Politics. New York Press. The constant reticration in tho demo-cratic and mugwump press of asser-tions and predictions that the Mclvinley bill will be repealed have their natural sequence in reports that come from abroad about the frame of mind of manufacturers and capitalists who uuder ordinary circumstances would have been over here immediately after its passage to erect factories and in-vest money. Au Associated Press cable dispatch tells us that capitalists "are shy of laying out money to erect works in America which a popular vote might at and time render useless. " This is highly significant. It ail'ords good reason for sustaining the republican party this fall and thoreby iiiak'ug it deiinilc'.y known that wa are, not to have auy tarill tinkering in the direction of free trade. Ths Latest ,lnaa. fechem.. Wichita I :i('lc. Tim latest idiom with the alliance, and ono that bids fair to supercede the and government-control-o- f railroad sebum' s, is the store scheme. There is nothing new about it, aud from the experience of scores am! hundreds of honest but de-luded fai'ineis in the tamo line, several yeais ago, during thu reign of the grange, it would scorn that there could not be found enough simpletons with moaey to put it in . But it is one of tlm peculiarities of the human race not to heed the advice founded upo.i experience from others, but to in-sist upon having personal experience. The current r.iove can have but one ending failure. Th. lrrlgatiua Congr.s. D nver N't . tait Lake City is mftkiurr active pre-parations for the reepptu n and enter-tainment of the delegates to tho great irrigation convention which meets thero ou Tuesday, September loth. The congress promises to be cno of the laigest that ever convened in the West, and it will consider a topic of interest to every inhabitant of the transmis-sour- i country. The storage of water, thu preservation of tho water supply, toe cuosi ructions of reservoirs and the reclamation of the arid lands are ques-tions of almost personal interest to every man in the West, and their considerate discussion by the congress cannot fail to exert a beuelieial in-fluence. Oasatiun at th. Fair. Denver Kopul'Ue in. The question of opening the World's fair ou Sunday is under disscussion. It is a question regarding which intelli-gent people may well differ. Much may brt said on both sides, and the commissioners ought not to reach a conclusion too hastily. It docs not v from the fact that a man prefers thst the fair be opened on Sunday, that he has no respect for religion and for church influence. Undoubtedly a very great many excellent cuurch people think that an institution so elevating aud benetie'ial in its inlluenees should, like a public pr.rk, be throwu open on Sundays as well as on other days. ft. turning; to th. Fold. Emporia Republican. The Marion s says many alliance man of that country have gone back to the republican party. The same kind of report comes from a good many counties. There is soraethiog of that sort going ou in this county. A former president sat as a delegate in the republican county convention here Saturday, and wo have heard a number of other Lyon county alliance men who are goiug to vote th repub- lican ticket. Fancy V.rsns Fa.U Boston Journal. Senator l'elfer goes right on declar-ing that the people of this country are groaning under nine million when the census mortgages, statistics show that th. AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK. Capital, $250,000. Surplus, $20,000. Successor to the Bank of Salt Lake. . - - Salt Lake City. Interest l'!don Deposits. JaniRs II. Paeon President Secretary I'. Sells T. A. Davlj 11. M. Bacon Vice Rrcsidf lit Gov. A. L Thomas . . .HI. j. Cravr . D. Holland t 'ashier S. M. Jar-vi- D. G. Tunuielii W. R. Holland Ast. Cashier J. VV, Judd r. y, l' C. i Loofbouroiv. Mcney to Loan cn Improved Real Estate by James H. Bacon. BANK OF C0MMERCE. Opera House Block, Salt Lake City. . Five Per Cent Interest Taid on Savings Deposits. TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS. DIRECTORS . Hoyd Park President Wm. II. Molntyre J. B. Farlo V' W. t'hisholrn t M. K. Parsons C. L. Hannamani S. P. Walker Cashier W. II. Iniue . S. II. Fields, Jr Ast. Cashier K. B. O'tchlow. XJTAH NATIONAL BANK. Of Salt Lake City, Vtau Capita! $200,000.00. Surplus 10,000.00. DIRECTORS; .r. M. Stotitt President W. II. P.ov T. K. William A. B. Jones Cashier Thomas Carter J. A. (;rosbeck. Koliver Roberts C. W. Lyman Wm. F. Coltou A. L. Williams Royd Park P. L. Williams W.1I. Lyon S. 0. Kwin Alexander Rogers J )s. A. Jeuningj Jos. Bauuijrartou W. E. Russell- BANK. SALT LAKE OITY UTA.i TlUVS AND SELLS EXCHANGE MAKf S Jl te,ei?ratih,r- - transfers ou the principal rllirs of the I nlleo S ates nd K.urop., a. don all points on tn I'.ciflo Coast. Issue, letters of rr.dlt available ln th. prin-cipal oltlua of the world. Special attention (tv.n to th selling of ore and bullion. Advances mad on consignments at low. ..I rates particular attention clTn to rotl.ctiors throughout Utah, Nevada and adjoining Ter-ritories. Accounts solicited. C0KRKSI'ONDENT3: Weils, Fargo A Co Loa don W.lls, argo Co New York Maverick National Bank Postoa lrst National iiunU Oman. First National llaua Uenrrr Merchants' National Dank C'hicaifO Koatmens National Bank St. Louis Walls, l argo & Co ....Bau Frauvisca J. 12. Dooly - - A (rent. "0KION RATIONAL Bwerassor to Walker lir., Cankers. Xatabe Ushed, U0. Capital, Fully Pal W.8nt fturpiu .lJ United States Depository Trasiaoti a General Ikakiag Busies!!, Safe Dupciit Vaults, Firs and Enrgltf Proof. J. R. Wsllter Prsstrtenl M H. Walker M. J. ( asln. L. H. Assistant Ca.hier J. K. Walker. Jr Assistant CaidduS AIJJIJHNI-W- S The coiinlste Associated i'ress Keport. The I. at Spe ial Service in tho lie.-lon- . Llvo correspondents in every towrx In the Territo-y- . Tan: Timks has them alk The Timks publishes all th. news from 10 to 20 hours earlier than any other paper in ba t Lake City. If you want to keep posted read Ths Timks. It Is the paper of today. Th moruinj papers vjlv. you the news of yester-day. Tub Timks is the live newspaper of Salt Lake City. It has the largest city circulation. It publishes the brlghtetd news at ths earliest possible moment. - CiH TOFFCH TO CO W1THCUTJT? McGORNICK & C BANKERS. SALT LAKE CITY UT AS Careful Attention Qlven to the Hal. of Or and Bullloa. W. Solicit Oonslgum.nta, g bin Sent Market Pnc. Collsotions mads at lowest rates. Aotlv accouats solicits. CORRESPONDENTS: Nw York Imp. and Trad. National Bank, Chemical National Hank. Kountza Lroa. 0 immereial National Bank. San Fran. Cisco first National Bank. Orockei-Wn- NaMonal bank. Omaha Omaha Na-tional Bank. St. Louts-Sta- te Hank of Bu Louis. Kansas CHy National Hank of Kan-sas City. Denver Denver National HanK, city National bank. London, Jtu. atsuia Martin & Co., 33 Lombard Si. ponniEKCIAL NATIONAL BANK. 8s.LT LAKE 04Xi UTAH Capital. Fully Paid l3M.'jeJ buip.as Sii.tul General Banking in ill Its Brtnclifi. Issue certificates of deposit payable is maud, brarltig lntera.st If lett a ir,e,l I Bells ,1 rafts and hlild of eachange n all p:1a- -' clpal cities in the Uult.d btates and JCuroue. Q.o, V. Downey President v.. P.Noble VlcB.fJroeldeii Thos. Marshall Second d in Juhu iV. Donueilaa Cashier DiRECTOas F. If. Auertarh, John J. Daly, D. J. Hall. bury, Movian C. Fox, Frank li. liyer. I'homas Mat sha 1. W. P. Noble, lieors at. Downey, John Tt. Donnsllan. Mines of Idaho! 'THE TIMES Mnite a Specialty I aaturts of Ida; i' M nic Nivr. :u$ rv oi:h iijM'ifl:-'.- in ih Lioi.n.a'i ot Ui aI rii a:.' Hliouli bo without it. THE TIMES Briers tn Idaho all the nri 15 hours earlier than any .nher p.. per. The Tim's has th. fillies! repor's of all t ie in th ) Wood Rl.er. Seven Devils. Silver C! y and other Cam; of Houtha.a Ids ho. It pub-lishes the t.'ew York bilver and LeaJ daily Subscribe for The Times. IliTiMESl IN OGDIJN. THE TIMES ilellvered lay carrier t sub ecribers In Ogd.n evuy evening, excej Sunday, at regular raten. Itpublishes a'l th news oil th day cf IU 00s currtao. Jool Shoemaker, 0g6a Agent, Itooro ti Fit it National Banrt auljcthi, JJAK!N'(J JKPAKTMENT Utah Title, Insurance & Trust Co. raid uo Capital IKO 000. Surplus 1u,0jJ. IJAY8 5PEK CENT INTEREST ON Tf.VR acts as tt'jste. guardian, admin-istrator and executor: transacts general tru t. business; Insures real esiat. titles; lusutanco fes rovers all charges for attorneys aud STOCKHOLDERS: Itankrrt3. K. Dooly, T. R. Jor.es, L. P. Hills, M. H. W alker. W. S. JWcCornlck. K. A. Hmlth, II. T. Duke. .losiah Harrett, Hyue 8. Young. M. P. Pcndergast, T. A. Kent, W. T. 1yni, J. It. Walker. Cyi'itiiti- K. C. Chambers, Keluev & 0111. s. pta, .yuc Sharp, John J Daly, It, Mclntos i, A. L. Governor of Ulah. ilerelt.nlty. ti. Aueibach. T. (1. Webber, Hugh An'sron, W. H Kowe, A. W. Cnnso.i, 8. U. Auer.-srh-, W. K. Colton, .las. Amlersou. Xuur John A. Marshall, Wm. 0. Hall. "JIIIE RATIONAL Bank of the RepnWic. Capital, tWC.OOa Fully Paid Up. frank Knor Prldnt L. O. harrick J. A i.irki. Uasldisv 47 MAIN STREET. Transacts a general banking buslnsss. Mosey loaned on favorable taru. Acoounta merchants. Individuals, firms ani corpor-y- ., lions solicit. d. Five per oeril lntorvMt l on savings and time d.poalt. DIREOTUK3: t 0. Karrick O. S. Hlrrooa. r.mil Kahn . J. A Farls. W. E. Smedley Geo. A. Loir. Frank Knox., IT. L. A. Cb1ums J. O. Kuthsrlaud. I 3.D.XZVAHS, fl Suocessr to Evaus Si Ross, lEInWerliWiiier y ill State St., Bait Lake. I Special Attention Given to the B Shipment oi Jiodies. '4 f 6 Open all night. Telephone, 364. w T. R.JOVE3C- - BANKERS. 1WMAIN8T BALTLAKS Buy Ores and Bullion. JOMBARD JNVEST3IENT Company Of KANSAS ClTi", Mo.; anil B08TOH, Maes, Branch Offlci Tor Dtah icd Eontlwn Idaho, VT. II. Dale - - Manager. M'llk0 twm v . T. C. AllHs-rno-tr.- J. C. n mi. President Manager. Utah Undertaking Co. General lTndcrta!cers And Embaliccrs. Telephon rMX No. 317 South Main Bt St. Jame. Hotel. ' Salt Uh City. Open day and night. Kr.rythlui, new and first class. THE SALT LAKE TIMES. pT THE TIMES 1'UH1,1SHINU OIMJ'AN'Y. Till Tim li I" publish.'1 cery .v.,iig Hint-tt- r i entail), mil la '1" '"'l by ' 'r" r ln it. i.aae City aud i'.'U CJ'.jr atru tmit suulli. " Tub Timi.s th. full Associated Press ri rt. an.i ha spe lal rTic VU entire inter-moun- t mi region, juv.nn; "Vr,J ti"" is entered it th" j'0t'i;a. e In Silt I, aie I i'y f; r transmission luruLgti e uiaos nei liihl CikSB m.ALtJI". Vriitados.r'ir--- Vhk Thh delivered at l"ir k" "i recur it hy j o- -t sr.i or. r sHIhinufh telrph lie Whim ,iei,v-i- y Is make Ira.utd te cnu.pia.i.t to thl QC IhiIm ri.tiin to I'l'o Daily Tinifs. i Ar.tsys in adva'c-- e ) ft hlenlbs i :: ;i.H I. .ike City, Utah, Our Ti Upborn) Number, 4il. " MDMIAY, SI.I'l'KMKKK T. in his own lin will often fail entirely wheu put to the test. Again, if the members of n jury do uot happen to agree with th Jaw, they will often summar-ily overrule it in their verdict. In such raes a throe-fourth- rule, would be ( f d.ret't dif advantage, for it would give nine noti opportunity to defeat the object of ihe, law to which they might bu opposed, their known or supposed opposition having led to their selection as jury men. Tho admitted weakness of some feati'res of '.hu jury sytem has led to this proposition to cluing it, but as the general public shall study t lie matter it will bo apt to graviUle) toward a rem-edy that will be muro sweeping. The rb;ht of trial by jury is time honored, but th-- : re is a widespread feeling that the iifOHsity for it has largely u away and that no right would ba lost by a change, to n system of trial by a bench of judges. Those who advoc.--.t- o this wiil m, ."t with siretiuous opposi-- i tion, but tho efforts to reform the jury method will certainly lead tho popular inin ! rn ru and m ire toward the mors radical change. Our judges ar-.- in no respect like those of the old time in Kiigland, who so often became instru-- j menis of an unscrupulous sovereign. lor th. opprtts.si.in of the common poo- - 1)1- -. The subservience, of the judges to the kin,' made) trial 'y jury necessary. ( )ur judges are to no power; with very rare exceptions they enjoy the enure coutidenee of tho people, anil the feeling that they can bo fully trusted oven to supplant juries is ouo that constantly triow.s. TIIK Jl RV 8YS I LU. Tho committee ot the American Bar Association having charge of tho sub-ject of reforms in tho methods of ju-dicial procedure, reported at the recet.t mooting iu New Vcik iu favor of aban- - i doning the rule of unanimity in jury verdicts and substituting a three- - fourths vote. Thu report was laid over until the next meeting and the matter is tin vv being quite widely discussed in newspapers. Some journals approve and others oppose the proposition. All seem to realize that something needs remedying, ut they cannot agree as to the remedy that should be applied. It is unreasonable to suppose that a three fourths rule would effect any change for the better. The charge now is that the verdicts are often nut in ac- - cord with the facts and that justice is defeated in many instances. To be sure, it it ayreod that the erroneous verdicts result from compromise to secure unanimity, but under the ipropased rule the compro-mise dodge would still be resorted needed to make up an agneing nice would be as strong as that of the one now is who holds out against eleven. There ar no doubt many instances in which more substantial justice would be secured muter a three-fourth- s rule; but the trouble lies so much deeper that it could not be entirely remedied by such a system. The great difficulty is that juries very often pay little atten-tion to the law or the evidence. They are frequently made up of men who are incapable of judging of the credibility of witnesses and who cannot go through mental process of sifting the truth out of the mass of verbiage characterizing a trial. That process requires a trained mind, aud a man who may be an expert j THIS KAIl.VVAV rROHI.KM. Tm: Timi.s recently took occasion to refer to O. P. JIcxi in(;thn s tirticlu in tho Wirlh Awvririni Jli rii v in advocacy of a consolidation of nil the railways of t!ie country under the management of a single corporation. We pointed out t ic fact that Mr. l!t:sns; ros's nrgu-merit- s led liore in the direction of gov-ernment ownership than toward tat) plan which lie advocated. Thoso who are inlerestud in the subject will lind eiilin lainmerit in reading an article in the Jr. (. by (;. Wuoii Davis on tlis same :iiliji ct. Mr. DaIs bases bis ar ticie upon the sarna conditions set forth by the Southern Pacific n. annate, but his eonclusi his Vary !r. m Mr. Hi mini, kin's in that he lirnU that l!it; solution ( f the problem lies in owuer-Mii- p by the nsiliorial gove.i nment. I'm lore making further notice of the .!;. a n'n article, Tun Tivks wouid ailicle to another work on this q'leittion entitled "The liailwa-.- and the Re-public" issued by IUki'KK iims. a lew years ago. This is a book that should be in thu hands of nil whodesiro to ml. Hoi tlisuu"les upon l;iy matter. '1 au;!.or the i'i.in" of nouiy i 1:. (iviis Vl...t iuu c t' lv t air attention is paid to t''" I'art playid by t is e lniiroadi in the cread.iii of the M .ndsrd Oil inoimpoiy. It the great commercial crime o tho century and the reader is compelled to admit that the designation is iiomi too scM-re- A great many other of favoritism are given, but tl c career of the Standard monstrosity is the feature of the work. Tho author of the book rclerred to had had free access to a mass of testimony secured in a number of legislative inves-tigations. Mr. Davis, the writer whoso contribution is given space iu the Arum, has also been able to secure a broad view of tho ontire situation by reason of haing been in railroad employ, lie calls attention to the prevalence of conditions under which the Standard Oil infamy is being continually re-peated in all parts of the country. Cases are cited in which coal com-panies have been compelled to suspend because the roads upou which they were forced to depend for transportation facilities used their vast power to build up other concerns in which ollicers of the corporations were interested. Many illustrations of ths operations of tho system are given, one iu particular which came under the author's personal notice being particularly striking. Iu this case a certain Chicago lirm was paid a heavy brokerage on all business sent east oer tho road involved. The commissions worn being paid also on through business routed from points west of Chicago. Mr. Da Vis, who was imployed by the company, objected, but he was given to understand that it was nono of his business. He followed tho matter up far enough, however, to satisfy himsolf that officer of the road were getting a large share of the com missions. The author of "The Railways and the Republic" does not commit himself to any remedy; Mr. Ill stiniitok advo-cates consolidated corporation control; but Mr. Davis coutunda that tho true remedy is to be found in government ownership. Tho latter combats the idea that government ownership would involve increased expense, aud ho fur-nishes figures to show that tho govern-ment could operate the roads at an an-nual cost of Jotit), 000,01)0 less than is no w incurred, ln Australia the government is able to horrow money at IH per cent for building railroads, and it moves freight over lines having heavy gradi-ents at a less cost than is incurred on many of our most favorably situated roads. Mr. Davis can see oniy one sat-isfactory solution of tho general prob-lem presented and that is through the nationalization of all roads. Ilis argu-ments are centainly strong and are well worth careful consideration We may as well understand that this problem is up and that it will not down until the correct principle shall have been discovered and applied. If govern-ment ownership is the only safe plan, the country will soon bo ready for it. We want some system un-der which communities wilt not feel that they ara at the mercy of the transportation companies whose functions are essentially of a sumi-publi- character, it is not right that the business men of any locality should ue kept continuously on guard against tho destruction or curtailment ' of their business by arbitrary and un-just discriminations. Agitation look-ing to a complete remedy has been started and it will not cease until the problem shall have been satisfactorily disposed of. WALKER HOUSE-- The Walker is located In the business renter of the City and has all the Modern Improvements & Conveniences Pertaining to a strictly first-clas- s house, ft Is managed as well as any hotel in the West, aud is strictly the business aud tourist hotel of Bait Lake City. l'itssenger Klevator. Th Walker and the Metropolitan are the two Lading hotels of Salt Lake City. O. S. Erb, m Proprietor. TH3 REPUBLICAN PLATFORM. A Hpl.ii Jlil Il.clar.il'in o' Principle, ltrnad Enough lor trj Auoerli an. The republicans of Utah, in territo-rial convention assembled, in ijsltLaka City, Sept. 2, 1SH1, adopted the follow-ing platform: The republican o' t'tah In ron"ii-li- n f the terri-tory c nu'ratiilat. tu. penile that thu tiniu his co:.t when th-- jr can. pui oid dlflHn-rn-e- l lilnl tlieai anJ n i'i. forward un ttio-- e It'ic. IU.it tend most to r'od We ho;d thiit it is tin) eart of wisdom Rnd 01 to tl. cuaiices tuat Ua.e ioiuit itnwti ac-- pt tair tn.vitan.e and we nilnt,iin that a :y eftort 10 uieier w hti li nl lines wo aid ' e rn wia.ula-- an old bitti runesof ruvl , e 1 is tu ho eo..da nut-- as inimical to the best In-terests of ait ilie ut Utah. , , VVd coiiiir.itnl-it- the rcpnbiii-aii- o. Ltaa lilien tho Urn. vole polted ut th,- - t elw lloii. Cii'eiiiiisOinri-- s i auch that the pariy could Bcare.Miv Imps to make mere than a anil thu s;ileinltl iiroi.ortioiis of Iha-h- i 1,'iuainie eueoiiraes our (oiitlili at beliuf that the tlinxis near hi hand whena iarie majority of the )oiU.. of tim t. rlloi y will if found ar-rayed under the banner of the party of pro- - k HeilBvlng that thu party up m which I'miliy the bc--t results or should cl ally unlinu Us poBitunr, the ppop.i- upon all of i.Hii-ni- l interest ami iinrortam--. we hereby enunciate the follou li.it as the platform or prim 'ipien of the lelwun pa: ty of Utah. Wea.e umilterabiyait ictiei tolhepr.ui-.pI- s of the republican party and are prepared to maintain t i u before the poplor this ter-ritory, bellevin that I hey are calciilatep to fo-t- th linerestsof the section ln which v.-- llvn as well as t ic interests of every other Bcct.uu of our c niinon country. VV ') amrin "oi r nnswerverni'T devot.on to ' the national c. hibI itiitom and to th- - ludbsul-nlil- e union of the stati to the amiiortly to the stiit.-- under the constitution, an.l 1 the personal rights and liberties of cit-izens in all the states and The republicans hold that all political power Is of the people, that national author ty iscie-rive-from the penjne ol all the states am, statu authority from Hie people of tho partic-ular state; that the Kovcranieni of the United States possesses the powers named la its con-stitution an taose h, cess o y to tlieirexercl.se ; that tho people of the state possess the powers not so conferred or denied to them by that ; that the state Kovernmout '"ay such powers as remain Willi its people as they have not in their constitution forbid-den the use of: that the natlo-ia- and state governments are soverirein in their respective spheres, and that there can be no conflict be t .men their riithts bo hounded. And we further alhrm that the allegiance of the i liizen of the Unil-- d btates Is direct and immediate and t:.t his allegiance to tu. state c u.not inter-vene ami that fiom this It follows that the United States is a nation. 'We are uncompromisingly in favor of the American fvstm of We jiro-tee- t airalust Its dedructiou proosed hy the de-mo ratic party. It serves the Interests of Ky-le pe. We will support the Interests of America. The protective system mu-tb- e maintained: Its abandonment has always heen followed by iretieral disaster to all Interests except those of the usurer and the sheriff. "We condemn the proposition of the demo-cratic party to place wool on the free list." This policy, persistently urred by thai party, w ould work measureless disaster to one of our most important industries, brlntf ruin to many, throw a vast number of muti out of em-ployment and loso to Utah a very larire part of her Income now annually received from the wool clip. We view with undisguised alarm the per-sistent efforts made by the democratlo party to admit Mexican lead ore free of duty. That-part-supported that proposition iu the last congress and would carry it throURh if it should be permlt'ed to come into complete control of the national government. The re-publican party has niveu our Kieat, minimi in-dustry protection against the peon product of the nouthern republic and has tnor.i y confer- - red an lnestlmahle Diessiuff upou ana iv is entitled to the unw avering support of ail who depend for their individual prosperity upon the prosperity of th. territory. We take pride in the -- policy of appropriat-ing the public lauds of the United Slates for homesteads for American cttizfns aud settlers, not aliens. which the re-publican party established in I8S8 afalnst the persistent opposition of democrats in congress, and which has brought our (treat western domain into such magufUceut devel-opment." t:And in contrast with the republican party's record iu this resj-- t we point to the failure of tho demoy' ; admlulstiatlon under Urover ClHve!V execuie the laws to settll ir titles to homesteads." We Indorse tl Milstratlon of President Harrison aud pf . i;lyoonimend the course pursued by Weh.a .tly approve the reoiproony policy inaugurated iy true adminn-tration- , believii.t it wiil open new and eulaiared mar'tets for American farm-ers and manufacturers and be of the greatest value to tiiis country. We point ' ith pride to the record of Presi-dent liarr'c-ou'- administration in cc.nno tion w ith federal appointments In this territory, the appointments havim-- been uta,le front a notiK the :oiri-ii!-- : r sideuts of rtah. thie marked comraet with the record of the di administration that preceded ir. We aia loyally attached t tuon. principles of therepuinic-i- party under which it strives lo build up the An oricau ineiehaiit ma-rine and the America. i navy, to protect the r of franchise, to maintain free schools, to encourage temperance, to maintain the honor of the Ainericau Hag. 1 protect Ameilo. n citizens at home aud abroad, and to secure proper and adetjuvie pensions for the veterans of the war and for the dependent families of deceased soldiers. We demand that silver shall be restored to the position that It neld before the passage of the demonetization act of 1873, We will carry forward popular government iu Utah regar.iless of rellirluusd lstmctiona, by our uuileu eiTorts, free from all dictation. vVe an opposed to the disfranchisement of any citizen except for crime of which he shall b ive.been convicted by due process of law. aud we favor the fr-- e exercise of the power of amnesty to all citizens disfranchised on ac-count of poivganiy or polygamous relations, who will obey and uphold the laws of tho United States. We assert and recoenize the dignity of labor and the necessity ot proper legislation to pro-tect Its interests, that home laborers and con-tractors, who contribute to the public funds, are justly entitled to tho preference in all pub- - ..,... a... ...... I't ,h vvoclr uhoillll (TO In 1. tah wurltmeu The national republican party, in lt3 plat-form adopted in 18, declared, "The govern-ment by of the territor es, is based upon ueeessitv only, to the end lhat they may becoms states In the union. Therefore, when-ever the condition of the population, material resources, public Intelligence and morality are such as to insure a stable local govern-ment therein, the people of the territories should be permitted, as a right inherent ln thenf, to form for themselves constitutions and state governments, aud be admitted into the union." Wedeuv that the republican party in Utah is organized to unduly has'en statehood. The nuestlou of statehood for Utah is uot involved lnth) pre-e- political issues, or in the divis-ion of the people of the territory ou national pary Hues. We urga the enactment of laws which will establish uniformity and eou'ty In the appli-cation ,,f tne general laws of the United States government in respect to the location aud of mining property, so that pros-pectors mav bo more gr.-utl- encouraged to continue their explorations in our great min eral districts. We demand the enactment of a law niakin-- ; it, a for employers to practice what la known as blacklisting, or to lntei fer with the freedqui of their employees ln tue exercise of the franchise by any sort of coer-cion We hold that eight hours should be made by law a day's work on all public work. We are ln'favor of euuitable railroad leiris-latio-under which railroad companies shall bo encouraged to build the lines that are needed for the further development of Utah's great resources, and which shall at the same time fully protect the interesis of Individ-uals and communities ln their relations to the common carriers. We demnnd such legislation as will satisfac-torily eipiahze the assessment and taxation of property. We favor the enaetment of a personal regis-tration law which shall compel voters to reg-ister ln person or bv satisfactory vouchers, giving their exact residence : and we urce the adoption of a ballot law modeled af;er the Australian system, so that th. disgrace of polls, heretofore too familiar in some tila es in this territory may uot here-after attach to the fair nam of Utah. CLOSING OF VAILS. At tall I .lc ltr I'. (., Angn.t 1RP1. t. ik i.t Vfil ,ast .... S:Xla. m. t r , : i' '- I- a . ' i t,. :,,e a , i ,'u: t v a m. I:. At i. .in m-.- a- :0 s. U-V I' - ia l ' I l! leril' daie pi ' III-'- . JilKO c,(,ud i ,,,u. h :,! ..vt r r.inrH,-- " p. v. ii. v ' ' - 'l ' O u . ii.r. M.m r in meis, o oj,. m. K. '.. 'A - Man lor Hjil ! ail li- o I' "W p. 10. K. (. V. i, i alio ii ,a,l 1) in. I. r I'irlitMy C.alMlle an, I l.cl,o ill p. m. lj. t' rr, sco. Miiford anil iiiteriuudi lit. p,.i - fl:IO a pi. IJ. I' S o, kt ill au l inter: 'uate p,,pis 'I ll) a in, V. f-- '..ru ( Hy. Mill Cre-- S and lo l poiiim . 7 on a. m. R. VV Hiiirfhani : :ii iu. h. il vv M.lford, Krlsi.. act IT oo 'MO P m. III'OHS Kolt AiatlV Al, OK MAILS A OKI'i rtS. 17. I'. list rn Kast Mull 4:00 a. m, II, I'. Park : ty unit C.wi valley.. 10:1!. a. in. t:. I'. Idaho .Montana and Oiei.:oii liir.p.m. t I', i'lisro. Milfoid Si points ninth p. in. I!. 1 H.orkio.--i and Intermeillalepts l:uo p. m. Ii. it, W. California a id w.st V ! a. m. K II. VV. I'acKlo Mail 4 if. 1. m. H. (I W - l'acine, t.xress IK iM p. m. K. (I. W. Iliiitcham 1:oo p. m, V, (J.- - Park City. Mill Creek M p. m. oi rii-- Hocus. Money order window opemju a. m elose 5 p. in I'ppulDir r.-- later window y no a. m. CloaoiK r window li On p m. U. neral delivery windows open S a. in. to fl p m siamp windows open s a. m. (o r, p. tu. L'arriura' window exceptini; Hiimlay 8 till 7 pm SliNllAT Hoi ns. General flellvory and stamp windows open 11 a. m. to 1 p. in. farriers window to I p. m. Hours for collection of mall from the Inner boxes in theb'isinesilirttrlcts; S a. m., to ID a. in., i.JO p. m.. 4 p. ui p. ra. and 9 p iu I. A. IliisioM, 1'. M, " Tnr. price of wheat, in Chicago is ranging about $1.00. We would like to ask the fanners who are so greatly benefited by tho rise how they would Hko to receive Jl.L'o, $1.50 or even n.oro, and then we would like to remind them ti.aL they would be pet-lin- g i or ;10 cents more per bushel if we had a free coinage law in force. The failure of thu crop in Etiropo has sent tho prim up, but it is only up cow to a point below which it would not have gone had it not been for the de-monetization of silver. In otherwords,' the farmers are not getting the full that should accrue, to them from existing crop conditions; and they ought not to permit tho advintages that they enjoy to blind them to what they loose through the linaucial policy of the government. Ir was a splendid turnout that the labor organizations made today, and Salt Lake has reason to feel proud of them. The celebration of the day has been a siicecs in every feature aud this city may congratulate itself that it is second to node in tlm observance of this holiday created in the interests of labor. Siimk of the Denver papers are being printed on paper made, in that city. They justly feel proud of the fact. There is nothing like home manu-facture, and every city should strive to lecure as many establishments as pos-sible. Tllt.HE is talk of colonizing a large umber of the refugee Russian Jews in Colorado. They are agriculturalists, aud It is proposed to find homes for them in lome of thu fertile valleys of that state. 1'heso refugees will become valuable citizens .wherever they locate, and it would be a good thing for Utah if some jf them could ba induced to settle in die territory. TnritE is only one thing that visitors lo Salt Lake object to. "Your streets ire so dirty," they say. The point is ivc',1 taken, but we think that wo can .ifomisd our friends that this condition sill soon bu changed, hi a lew years ao will have 'pavud streets and care-Itill- y kept sidewalks, and Salt Lake will jo beautiful and attractive iu every !eature. Many of our own citizens jave not yot awakened to the necessity Vr these improvements, but public seu-.imc-is rapidly changing aud the de-mand that tin) streets shall be put in irder will soon be universal. : Till-- question of keeping the world's !air open on Sunday's is now agitating j die board of directors. Strong argu- - aieuts are urged on both sides of the j lubject, but there is an impression imoug tho better olasses of Americans lhat the great principle of Sunday bservaneo should be ollicially rccog-lizo- d by the management of the ex-position. The exhibition is designed to ihow tho progress made by this country luring the four hundred years since ;he discovery made by Coi.l'Misrs, and t is nothing more thro right that the religious sentiments by which this lation has been guided should be recognized. What the country owes to he sentiment which is now demanding lhat Sunday shall be observed at the ixposition can never be measured, and it ould be a great mistako to ignore it In this grand exposition of our national ichievemtnts. It is assorted that tho success f the Chilean revolutionists has itirred up discontent iu Mexico, i'residuut Dia.' enemies declare that e is a counterpart of IIalm.vciida. fhey assert that he has suppressed free ipeech; that he has enriched himself H tho expense of tiie public, and that e holds tho country under a military lespotism. It is further asserted that ho masses of tho people aro against lim and that an insurrection would icrtainly result in his overthrow. It ould be a misfortune for Mexico if inch a revolution should occur there. Dia, has given the country a stable overnment, and under his adminis-iratio-it has made greater advances ,han ever before. The charges against lim aro probably exaggerated by his Did enemies, for no man who has done 10 much for a free pontile could be so auch of a tyrant. A talented woman and a bright a riter connected with one of the daily jxpers in this city claims that her own tensibilities and those of other ladies lave been much shocked at times by leeing the mens bare legs while bath- - ! ng at (iarfield. But there is really no :eaon for it; custotu regulates all such 1.:.,- - lt'l,;l ; :a n -- :. i.. e .. tuiiio. out. i. mi ngui tor a vomau to wear a becoming bathing toalume at the beach and one that dis-jiay- s her pretty or unpretty limb clear ,o the knee, it would be highly r to wear such a dress on the itrect or in tho parlor. And after a reotiemao, (mind we mean that word) aas taken a lady into the lake, we don't , mppose one in a hundred would know iftpr he came out whether her legs were big or little, shapely or unshapely. That being true of gentlemen, we think that the same rule should hold good rvith the opposite sex; but it must be admitted that there are occasional male bathers at the beach whose ac-tions are such that they should be or-dered to absent thejseivci. |