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Show WHO? AND HOW? u-"ToniAi coRK'-sro:. met.' San Francisco, Dec. lo, '73. Tlicgij-nllemcn wlio usually fill the position, in S.tlt Lake, of 'Tress Agnt," nctxl have no ht.'o:'.;itk'ii in I'hiiming rank ainon tliej ri cugiii'xl writers of lii tiuii parliculitrly ul t!iu ""t-vl Buntlinc" si-liool. It i .nhv;iye a jilcaMiie to aocuril crwlit when it ilue, strut lit'iK-e tliir- iifkn-in Ir-li-nieut L- uiatle without Ih'siutimi. I'o be at (nice a Press Agent nnil a p.uty agent wouUl place under dc-op em-bariMAsinent em-bariMAsinent any ordinary individual j bothered witli old fogy notions of the claims of honor and honest duty. But these gentlemen have solved the problem oi how to do and to .keep doing what party demands, while continuing to hold a position which requires that the public be furnished with the latent and most reliable article art-icle of news obtainable. The words "these gent'emen" are weighed, tor the last four years has seen several changes in the per3on.ig, ,iul en little in the ''style of art'' displayed. But to the point. It has been the custom for a long time lo telegraph the particular and radical views held by the "High Jinks" of the ring as the views of "the (.entiles of I'tah." In fact every Oentile who in any shape dissented from such views was declared no ticntilc but a "Ja k Mnr-mon." Mnr-mon." Xow,it is tolerably well known in UtAh that, while Governor Woods was in full accord with Uonerul Grunt, and recognized as a radical of the radicals, a number of the most prominent prom-inent of this same Press Agent's Gentiles Gen-tiles the ring were working hard to have him removed from oftice. The larger portion of the Gentiles cared nothing about the matter. The Mormons Mor-mons were powerless either way, and, hence, had uo interest in the fight. So that it was altogether carried on between apparently political friends, but really enemies in office. Vet here comes a telegram from Salt Lake, published this morning, to startle the world with the news that, There lias been much anxiety among the Gentiles, tho last few days, over the report that Governor Wods is to be removed. Leading citizens aro addressing the President that such removal at the present time would be a great misfortune to the Territory. It U easy enough to credit the last sentence, that some leading citizena are doing as represented. But how about "the Gentiles'.'" Who are they? Have the. ring members mem-bers been vietnrous over their frier d associate, and are they now pretending pretend-ing to dmp a f'-w tear.i of anguish, winch they no doubt have abdity lu lo with one eido of the face while the other check is mantled with the proud iilow of B:tis faction V Or hus the Press Au'eut been admitting into t!,u sacn-d fold from which he usually usu-ally cuts off what he privately terms " 3entile apostates" quicker than a t'llior's scis-iOrs will snip a thre;id those "Jack Jlormons" whom he has so often denounced in patriotically glowing terms over the Wef-tern Union wires? This thing needs explanation ex-planation villi bear explanation;will somebody say a mission jurist-rise jurist-rise and explain? E, L. S. |