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Show DAILY UTAH STATE JOURNAL, . UTAH STATE JOURNAL OGDEN, UTAH. FEBRUARY 4, 1904 WHERE THE BLAME LIES . IF' The Fire ?eTs Referring to a paragraph recently copied in these columns from the Salt Lake Herald, PRANK J. CANNON, EDITOR. SOUTHERN STATESMEN It appears that the Southern senators are re- not united regarding1 the ratification or the new jection of the Panama canal treaty, Arkansas senator standing in with the administration while that brave and stalwart son of the South, Senator Morgan, expounds and upholds a vastly different doctrine. This is a reminder of what by this time should require no reminder that it is about time the Southern states were no longer tabooed in casting about for presidential timber. For many long, dreary years the emminent talent and great wisdom which that region possessed was strictly tabooed because of the late rebellion. That is all supposed to be only a memory now, and not much of a Sectionalism has or should memory either. have no place in contests wherein the best' that we have is alone entitled to consideration. Virginia has furnished the country with as many presidents as Ohio has, and will anyone have the temerity to say that they were inferior ? As well do that as claim that the newer stock of Southerons are behind their Northern brothers in the matter of ability and patriotic purpose, however much they may be lacking in availability, this latter chiefly, if not altogether, because it is considered that the South is safe for the Democracy anyway, while the North has to be cultivated if not pampered. This thing is too invidious and unjust to be carried on much longer. It is not to be gainsaid that the Empire state with its great array of THURSDAY, thirty-eigh- t electoral votes is a consideration not to be overlooked. But can these be had only by nominating a New Yorker ? It is a certain thing they have not always come over to the Democratic side even when that was done, as, for example, when Horace Greeley was the candidate ; later, when' General Hancock, a Pennsylvanian by former residence but at the time practically a resident of New York was the nominee ; and still latter, when Grover Cleveland ran the second time. Neither is it to be denied that that great commowealth has material not to be overlooked, with its Parker, its Hearst, its Hill, Cockran, McClellan and many others. Would either of these refuse to support a Southern candidate for geographical reasons alcne ? Assuredly not. But the corporations, the centralized interests might not take keenly to such a thing, and this, it $eems to us, is all the more reason why it should receive full consideration. The sooner the Democratic party lets the great combinations know that if they give their support at all it must be for its sake and not theirs, the better. 1 LITERATURE AND BOOZE, Five times as much money in 1903, it is estimated, was spent for literature1 as for booze. Under this slang term for drink is doubtless iucluded all kinds of intoxicants from cider to absinthe, and under literature every grade ot type in binding from reprints of Shakespeare to the latest novel of Marie Corelli. It .would be amusing, were is possible, to see if the drink did five times the harm. How much cognac, for instance, could fairly be set against an edition of three hundred thousand of a new novel by Hall Caine ? How much beer would equal in sodden consequences the seasons output of fictionized history ? Good books, whether of the imagination or of information, surpass in inspiration the finest beverage ever quaffed and celebrated by Omar or John Keats, but ordinary books cannot compare in efficiency as evils with the common abuse of whisky. Therefore, we take the drink expense to be a misfortune more than five times as great as the misfortune caused by the sum wasted upon what our esteemed contemporaries cheerfully describe as literature. Where drink makes criminals, novels make nothing worse than idiots. England has just failed in an attempt to prevent habitual drunkards from being served with liquor. It would still be more impossible to devise a system by which habitual consumers of adulterated or otherwise deleterious reading .. to the effect that the Utah delegation has been boycotted by the Congressional Record, it is observable that it may not be a serious statement. But suppose it is, what wonder? Perhaps the principal fault of the statement is the misuse of the word boycott, which has no application to cases where there is no opportunity to extend recognition, and our delegation in the national legislature can hardly expect to be mentioned until it gets busy and stays so. Senator Kearns so far has made one speech during his three years occupancy of a senate seat ; this was short and sweet, like a donkeys pacing, amounting to I ask unanimous cousent for the introduction of a bill to make whichwas Salt Lake City a part of entry and Smoot Senator not granted. Representative Howell are young members ; the former is a very fair speaker and the latter by no means unable to speak in public, and they Senator Kearns, may be heard from later. speech-makand, having however, is nota sense enough to know it, does not try. But his senatorial qualifications otherwise are hard to discover if they exist, and the ugly question thus again protrudes what was he placed in such a position for and how was the thing acer complished ? To a certain class of citizens it may seem unduly hard upon the senior senator to parade his defects before the public so often. This may be because of that natural weakness possessed by some people, by which they are led to sympathize with the unfortunate, no matter how the misfortunes were acquired or how well deserved they may be. To these good folks we would say that their sympathy Senator Kearns is not an is misplaced. object of either charity or sympathy. He is a Croesus in real, every day life. He is worth that is, he has possessions supposed to amount to about $10,000,000. If the capitol at Washington were to sink into the sands ; if Salt Lakes city and county building were to be overthrown by an earthquake ; if the metropolis itself should all at once be lost to n the map and the Silver King mine have were left, he would nothing in his worldly situation calling for either spoken or demonstrated assistance ot any kind, and doubtless he desires nothing of the sort as it is. Now, let us get back to primary methods for a while. The constitution of our beloved state provides among other things that a recurrence to fundamental principles is now and then a healthful and useful practice. Suppose we of Utah relapse so far into the way of doing things as to give an occasional thought to the candidates qualifications otherwise than the dropsical proportions of his wallet. Supposing Utah to be unjustly attacked in congress (she is now attacked), a mans wealth will not inspire him to the point of taking the floor and making the assailants understand that the contest is a d one in which they must earn all they get ; nor will any amount of genuine loyalty to our mountain home enable him to compete with the adversary if nature and training have not supplied the necessary capital. God-give- old-fashion- ed two-side- In the death of William C. Whitney the country loses one of its loftiest and ablest men. As secretary of the navy in Clevelands first administration he was practically the beginner of the United States present naval equipment, and was in all respects ed, thoroughgoing and upright. . f Having no recent murder to fall back on for newspaper paubulum, our neighbor to the south resurrected one several years old. Luckily, the statute of limitations does not run far-sig- ht against that awful crime. f The unearthing If Russia can only defer things till it gets its armies mobilized in Manchuria, no doubt its response to Japans note will then be promptlv delivered. tion attainable. : Personal Pointers Rev. P. G. Wueblen was a passenger for Salt Lake this morning. J. Marks, a Salt Lake City cigar manufacturer, la In town. W. R. Gorley, a Salt Lake variety ahow man, la in Ogden today. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Welsh of Oakland, Cal., are In Ogden for a week. J. D. Turner, prealdent of the railroad company, went eaat In hla special car today. W. H. Ransom, circulator of the Salt Lake Herald, left today for a visit to hla old home in Canada. Mra L. R. Rodgers came up from Salt Lake today and will be a visitor at Mra J. C. Armstrong's for a week. J. H. Manderfleld, traveling passenger agent of the Chicago & Northwestern at Salt Lake, was In the city this Penn-aylvan- FIREPROOF. Manager Binford of the Ogden Baseball association, went to Salt Lake City today, presumably on baseball business. V. P. Jos. Clark. Big Discounts HOUSE Manager. Thureday,FeO Marie Heath In All Dinner And a Company Unusual Patterns of Excellence Presenting tho Latsst Rural Dnmi This Week FIRST CAR OF CROCKERY FOR 1904 JUST RECEIVED RICHARDSON & GRANT Wells, superintendent of agents Hill, a Vermont maple sugar manufacturer, 82 years old, Is in Ogden. Mr. Hill is the pioneer New England tree sugar man and has been to the Puget sound cities In the Interest of his Industry. R. G. Will Powell, the brakeman on the Southern Pacific, whose ankle was broken three weeks ago by a hand-ca- r and who has been In the hospital since, will leave tonight for his home in Nebraska, to recuperate for a month. upto-da- te echanical effects. Sesti 75c. Lyceum Family Theater SAWYER & YOUNG, Proprietor! Its D. O. Clark, superintendent of the Union Pacific coal mines, came in from the west today and continued on east to Rock Springs, Wyo. Superintendent W. R. Scott and Resident Engineer Thomas Fitzgerald returned from a tour of Inspection over the division today. story of New England life pit Startling, Artistic and ductlon A carload of scenery and mA Prices 25c, 50c and sale Wednesday. THE CROCKERY PEOPLE for the Mutual Life Insurance company, will be in Ogden for a few days on business. Week of Feb. 1st ANTONIO VAN GOFRE, Tho Hereulw or MISS EMMA COTRELY, thsatsrs or to esteh a train in a hurry If you HENRY AND FRANCIS, To attond dances Lady Juggbf Comedy Artid rsmsmbor tho number CAREY BROTHERS, Minstrel Entsrtsiwn C. R. POWELSON, Baritone. phono 22. Soup Moving Pictures. . Illustrated Admission, 10o. ALLEN TRANSFER COMPANY. . ALBERX ALLEN, MGR. hone 22. 412 25th SL DIGNANS DANCING ACADEMY. L H. Peck, traveling freight and pas- EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL senger agent of the Chicago & Alton, and A. H. McCune, auditor of the D. A R. G. hotel and dining-ca- r system of Denver, were guests of Manager G. M. Greene of the Union Puclfis hotel last COMMERCIAL MONDAY WITH REGULAR DANCE EVERY EVENING. Those Lite Men FIRST ELECTRIC COMPANY. The trouble behind. Defective vision may seem a small thing now, but the trouble which lies behind it is of such magnitude that unless properly attended to may cause serious results. Eyesight is of such great value that you should carefully guard it Have your eyes examined and fitted with glasses the right kind the kind furnish. C. P. Utter, optician, 201 Ecdes bldg. Phone 6S4 T. Superb Cut Flowers i Ordsrs carefully fllUd sad promptly dolivomd HolbrooK Greenhouiei Phons OPERA la morning. Old Sol is taking a few falls out of King Winter, the result being slush, slip and swear. f The Jersey Lily is a heavy investor in Salt Lake realty. One good turn deserves another BUT WOOD, GRAND of an old murder in Salt Lake by the confession of one of the criminals is promotive of the hope that that reverend night villain, Hermann, may yet be apprehended. Mrs. Maybrick is undoubtedly somecould be protected from the gratification of where. This is the only authentic inform their appetites. There is only one angle from which the literary menace at all equals the menace which is made by alcohol. As publication increases at a much greater rate than brewing, the time may come when the relative destruction will be much closer than five to one. Collier's Weekly. ALL 430-- Eugons Holbrook, llgr, 8TAKUY 8. 8TEVEX8, Mgr. 2X79 Washington Ava. Phons 514X. I Removal Sale! Our fins lino of CHINA and GLASSWARE must bo elosod out at groat sacrifices. Grain (Wholesale) T7T7T7. CAJmurthwaite gf OGDEN, UTAH 4 SURPLUS AND PROFITS. Wo 2 In all extend every transact business of banking and consistent with soundness. " DAVID ECCLES THOMAS D. 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