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Show The San Francisco Call ia rather severe upon the patrons of the midwinter mid-winter fair. It states that the men who live by their wits are the first and most numerous class of visitors On the ground. We have always regarded that midwinter affair as a hotel and resort grab anyhow and so feel little chargin because of the insults heaped upon the visitors, especially as there is no danger of our figuring on that list this winter. The midwinter was projected too soon after the Columbain exposition. exposi-tion. People had hail a surfeit of the thing. Those who had witnessed the lewd contortions of the midway pleasance had little taste to see it renewed re-newed at the midwinter and so will stay at home. The remainder of the world has but little ungratified curiosity. curios-ity. ( What has become of the democratic club organizations in Utah, of which we heard so much immediately subsequent subse-quent to the late election? If we are to have any benefiit from such organizations organi-zations it seems to us that it is time to move in their organization. There is likely to be lively times in Utah the coming summer and we should be get tine into position to make the most of things. The people of Utah regret that the hangup in the senate over New York appointments is likely to hold back appointments ap-pointments for Utah indefinitely. They are sadly needed here, and if the president does his duty by Utah, he will go ahead anyhow. As an appointing appoint-ing machine His Excellency is not a roaring success anyhow In a recent trial of nymphs du pave ! in Grand Junction Attornev Wheeler ! moved to exclude the press reporters. If that rule prevailed in Salt Lake the effects would soon prove very salutary. The particulars of these trials should be sedulously excluded from the press. No paper should be permitted to publish them. The Herald is very justly, very severe se-vere upon the president of the council and the runaway republican members. Afraid to meet the democrats in debate de-bate they cleared out, cut and run. This is a new way of conducting the business of the territory. Jack Rabbit killed on anv ether day than Sunday is bad medicine for the poor. The full beauty of the bird comes out only when he gives up the ghost on the Lord's day. This is the theory over at that wicked village called Salt Lake city. There is or seems to be a little hitch in business in Washington. Neither tariff nor statehood are coming on as we had thought they would when the the fumes of the Christmas egg nogs had cleared from the brains of the members. The United States can handle the bruisers of Great Britain easy enough but when it comes to her financiers she is net in it. Lombard street finds no difficulty when she puts on the gloves and faces the patriots of Wall street, The good old festival, Burns' day, was suffered to pass in Provo without notice of any kind. This, tco, when there are many canny Scottemen here, at that. The Black Hawk survivors feel encouraged en-couraged by the cbance of having their claims allowed by the government. Rumors of a great gold find at Nehi are rife, but as yet, so far as we can see they, are only rumors. |