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Show Doin's Politically. THE FILTHY POOL. Tho Republicans of Utah will go into the campaign cam-paign this year badly handicapped. The men of the State believe that there is a close alliance between be-tween a certain set of unscrupulous politicians, with headquarters in this city, and the Mormon church to elect the creatures of each to the offices. The evidences of the combine have been very numerous. nu-merous. It seems to ramify all sections of the party from high to low. We all know how the last Senator elected received his commission. It has captured the daily newspapers of the State and I emasculated them. Their opinions no longer count with the people; indeed, it is difficult to discover if either of them has any opinions. Then a bureau is established in Washington to color the news, and when anything passes that institution which does not quite suit the atmosphere of the combine, then local artists are employed to change its shading to suit. They are "prepared to teach that the world is round or square as the trustees may desire." Of the nature of the workings of this un-American league, we had an example a few weeks since in the City Council. A most unjust ordinance was introduced carrying extraordinary advantages to one of the railroads that enter this place and inflicting in-flicting a serious loss upon the other. The part of the Council that looks to the church for inspiration and direction promptly voted for it. The other hand voted directly against it. In the meantime the Commercial club, composed in great part of the foremost business men and heaviest property-holders in the city met and debated the measure. Every possible argument in its favor was presented by skilled attorneys, but the club by a decisive vote declared the measure unjust. Then Senator Kearns ' suddenly appeared upon the scene. He mingled with the citizens in a child-like and bland manner, knew nothing of the merits of the case and did not desire to mix in local affairs. He remained a few days and returned East. Then the Council took up the matter again and the Gentile portion of that body, with a single exception, ex-ception, over the veto of the Mayor, voted for the ordinance which the business men of the city, after careful consideration, had decided was altogether wrong. The Council for the past few days has been on a junketing trip through Idaho. Would it not be a suspicious and envious man who would doubt that any member of that body failed to pay full fare and all personal expenses while on the 4 1 junket? M There is a disposition on the part of some to go j in and try to smash this dishonored combine; while H a great many other say, "What's the use? If we III work ever so hard to wrest the State from these conspirators, what will be gained?" It is a tough hard game, surely. The dally papers, a few days since chronicled tho fact that a man from an outside county who heretofore has been, a staunch Democrat had be- Jcome a Republican, and had given as his reason that the Democratic party did not seem to have any principles which commended themselves to the judgment of an American citizen. Who can gain-sav gain-sav that? The country knows that could the Democracy De-mocracy be restored to power tomorrow, it would do two things. It would try to pass a resolution after the pattern of the Teller resolution in regard to Cuba, which would in substance declare that the United States would retire from the Philippines just as Boon as local self-government, republican In form, could be established in those islands, and e, then affairs would go on there as usual. It knows, j too, that there would be another overhauling of 8 the tariff; that probably another Wilson bill would he introduced and pass the House, and that then v Borne Democratic Gorman would tear it to pieces in the Senate. In the meantime the business of the country, that is the moving business, that part which carries on the great manufacturing enterprises enter-prises of the country and employs the skilled labor, would be paralyzed by the uncertainties of possible possi-ble legislation. If the Bryan wing of the Democracy Democ-racy could attain to power there would be assaults all along the line upon trusts and combines, and in such a form that the certain result would follow of closed works and a return to the soup houses of 1893. Locally, what would a Democratic triumph be to Utah? The change of a few officers, but would there be any change of benefit to the State? It might return Mr. Rawlins to the Senate. Either him or some other man whom the church would favor, but where would be the advantage in that except perllaps another three days' speech denouncing denounc-ing the Government and picturing the army of the United States as brigands and murderers. That would draw all kinds of administration favors to Utah, of course. The Republican majority would rush to give the State means to reclaim some of its arid lands; it would lean kindly toward any proposition to fully maintain the present tariff on metals and wool, and would cover Utah with Federal buildings. It would feel like establishing a great military station sta-tion at Fort Douglas for the much distrusted soldiers sol-diers of the Republic. From the foregoing voters will see that they are in the middle of a very tough place, and it will not be strange if there is a wide-spread carelessness careless-ness about voting at all, and this apathy is a most disquieting feature in a State of a republic that is grounded in the intelligence and the jealous love of country of the people. The Democrats will hold a convention here sometime before October 4th. When and where will be left to Noble Warrum. The theaters are ( taken, and the only available place seems to be Chrstensen's hall. The convention will be held about a week after the Republican convention. We are told that W. W. Taylor, editor of something or other, erstwhile dog catcher and a proverbial "representative colored man," is "seriously "seri-ously contemplating making a race for the Legislature Legis-lature on the Republican ticket." Mr. Taylor should not seriously contemplate anything. He has been butting in at every election as the vil-liage vil-liage chauffeur for the colored vote, and the fact of the matter is he doesn't stand any higher than a Dauschund, even with his own race. Judge McCarty's boom is developing strength daily, and his forces will go into the convention with a great showing. Garfield is the last county to instruct for him, with others yet to hear from. Politicians with the gambling spirit can get a beautiful run for their money in the County Treas-urership Treas-urership race, which will be between W. H. Dale and W. 0. Carbis. Dale is certain that he has several times his last majority and Carbis is equally sure that he has taken away the votes that put Billy in before. In the meantime an anxious public can join a Quien Sabe club, and wait for when two are sure, 'tis folly to be otherwise. Reticent Bingham has mentioned Charles H. Roberts for County Commissioner on the Republican Republi-can ticket, and Morris Sommers says that he has arranged for Hugh Watson to be nominated by the Democrats for a similar position. C. M. Neilson, who is always Justice of the Peace, wants to continue in that capacity for the big city position this fall. He considers the plum better than the seat in the Legislature he was figuring on for a week or two. Walt Meeks has a good place in the running. |