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Show POLITICAL STRAWS. Tho Provo Enqulror makes a narrow bigoted attack on Fisher Harris. It should make no iurther claims to being be-ing a fair newspaper. Salt Lake Bee. Wo never hoard of Its making anr claims l,n that direction. A And now it Is aunouncod that tho simun-puro gold Republicans all over tho State aro Instructed to knlio the candidates of tho silver-plated varloty. Such 19 harmony. Salt Lake Democrats hare recognized recog-nized tbo work ot tho newspapermen by nominating two ot them, 0. M. Jackson of tho Herald nnd John E. Hansen of tho Dcsoret News, both able men nttho reporter's desk, but n little mlsguidod In their pollt'cal philosophy. philoso-phy. Wo aro glad to sco tho boys recognized, however, for as a usual thing tho uowspapeimon do tho hard work for tho party, get tho curses and kicks for being In the very thick of tho fight, whllo tho politlclaus divide tho spoils, Provo Enquiror. Tho above from tho Republican organ or-gan is a llttlo moro than could bo expected ex-pected from that sourao, but in lino with tho general and special commendation commend-ation of tho Democratlo ticket both In Utah county and olsowhere. Like Utah county, Suit Luko has named its best men, and tbo best of thorn all is they nie Democrats and consequently tho people's candidates. Tho local Depubllcan organ says: "The intricacies of the clerk's ofilco make It a hard position to fill, as tho candidate should bo not only an accountant ac-countant or ability, but also have some knowledge of law, to attoud to certain duties in tho absence of tbo judge," The above is ono of tho strongest possible arguments why George Haver-camn. Haver-camn. tho nresent ofllclent Incumbent should be re-elected. Tho local Republican organ's only hopo hold out to tho party of rot and ruin Is that as to tbo election this year, "tho vote ought U be very closo." This Is what might rank as a '.'forlorn hope." Reed Smoot is montioned as a Republican Re-publican candidate for tho State Senate. Sen-ate. A contest botween tho brothers Smoot would bo particularly satisfactory satisfac-tory to the Democrats. Republican organs gcnonilly aro attempting at-tempting to mako It appear that tho wpmon wore snubbed In tho Democratlo Demo-cratlo conventions throughout tho Stato. Such Is not tho case. In nearly every case whero the women wore not nominated that fact is duo to tho votes and advlso of Democratlo womon. The Democratic party is in favor of woman suffrage and Is always wjlllng to accord recognition. |