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Show r ' THE SALT LAKE TIMES, MONDAYEVENiyG, APRIL 21, 1890. SALT LAKE EYENING TIMES, THK TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY. T. A. Davis, Pres't, W. K. Ciuuh, Jtaug'r. ALFRED SOlfKNRON, realtor. Subscription to the Daily Times. . 12 mouths i Ifum 4.00 " !l) . 1h (Always in udvanrii.) MONDAY, AF1UL 21. 1HU0. will, no doubt, have the effect of check-ing its growth to any alarming extent. It will keep it within limited bounds, and probubly put an end to "skin," "braeo," mid percentage games, which are simply systematic robberies. KlUKNK I'lKLD, who witll 0.11. Rotll- - acker gave the Denver Tribune a na-tional reputation, and who has been connected with tho Chicago News for a number of year, is now in Europe cul-tivating the acquaintance of distin-guished literary men. At present lie is engaged with W. S. (Silburt in collator-alin-tlie libretto of a new light opera, the score of which is to bo written by Sullivan. Gilbert, Sullhaii and Field are indeed a blight and talented trio. We venture to say that Mr. Field in the forthcoming opera will add new laurels (o his reputation as a poet and a wit. Ho certainly lias written some of the sweetest gems in American poetry. Mr. Field is a student anil a scholar, and is one of the smoothest writers of the day, either of poetry or prose. Ho is ambi-tious to make a name that will live 'in literature, and we have every reason to believe that he will Succeed. Eveky man who desires to see Salt Lake push ahead this season should at-tend the mass meeting in the federal court room this evening. Matters of great importance, especially public improvements, will be discussed. Let every enterprising and public-spirite- d citizen attend. 'There are certain evils that cannot te entirely suppressed. One of theso evils is gambling. Mayor Scott's order that it must be stopped in Salt Lake "WHAT THEV SAY. THKOAMui,ERS-- We have been' whlpsawcd. Mayor Scott dirt it wltli hid little copper. Tiik hai-oo- KKEFKHK--We bare been turned toglvoup nnevwventh of ur income. That bnata tho Murium lltbtng. Mayor Scutt knocked us out with bin little order. Tiik MoiiMoNS-Sw- tt! Scott! (Jorge M. Scott! Thb Hiinoav Obhwivehs Scott! Scott. 0"Orgo M. Scott TlIK DlscJKUNTI.IIU El.KMKNTS-Ka- ts: llatx! George M. Kats ! THK IIkhamj ClrcnmHtaiicPS all" caws. Times have changed. We are now Cor moral reform, although It. took us twenty years to wake tis nn to tho necessity of a reformation. Tim Casual Odskhvkb-Politi- cs makes strange, bedfellows. TiikMikat Majority -- Let nil the f"r the public, (rood be enforced. There's nothing the matter with Scott, tie's all right. ThkTuibiink - Parson bo hungd! PAiiso.ys-Th- o Tribune ho : KVBnvBouv Pown with the riant! Tins Ooiincil-- Wo must get the cirt before the water. iJonokbss Wo are going to paws a tent-oat-for l.'tah. THE poi.yc.k-V- on can lead a homo to water but you can't make him drink. Yon can make an oath for us, but you can't make us swear. TfIB PKOliltKRSIVK KI.KMKNT HlVO US public Improvements. Push them. Thu ooiinch The matter Is referred. You make us tired. Cllvu us a rest. Tub Timks If yon don't toot your own horn, nobody else will. P. B. Keep your oyo on Thb Timkh. rights.' Nor is it denied that there is, and probably alwavs will be, a relation between labor and capital producing mutual bcnelils. The error is in assum-ing that the whole labor of the commu-nity exists within that relation. A few men own capital, and that few avoid labor themselves, ami with their capital hire or buy another few to labor for them. A large majority belong to an-other class neither work for others nor have others work for them. In most of the southern states a majority of the wholo people of all colors arc neither slaves nor masters, while in the northern a large majority are neither hirers or hired. Men, with their families, wives, sons and daugh-ters w ork for themselves on their farms, in their houses and in their shops, tak-ing the whole product to themselves and asking no favors of capital on the one baud nor of hired laborers nor of slaves on tho oilier. It is not for-gotten that a considerable number of persons mingle their own labor with capital; that is, thev labor with their own hands and also buy or hire others to labor for them, but this is only a mixed and distinct class. No princi-ple stated is disturbed by the existence of this mixed class. Again, as has already been said, there isnol.of necessity, any such thing as the free hired laborer being fixed to that condition of life. Many independent men everywhere in these states, a few years buck' in their lives, were hired laborers. The prudent penniless be-ginner in the world labors for wages awhile, saves a surplus with which to buy tools or land for , himself, then labors on his own account another while, and at length hires another new beginner to help him. This is the just and generous and prosperous system, which opens the way to all gives hope to all, and consequent energy and progress, and improvement of condition to all. No men living are more worthy to be trusted than those who toil up from poverty; none less inclined to take or touch aught that they have not honestly earned. Let them 'beware of surren-dering a political power which they al-ready possess, ami which, if surren-dered, will surely be used to close the door of advancement against such as they, and to lix new disabilities and burdens upon them, till all of liberty shall bo lost. LINCOLN AND LABOK. A Neglected Chapter In the Career of the Great Man. Lincoln's anecdotes, . speeches aud messages arc generally well known", but his w ords touching the labor quest-ion have never yet received the promi-nence they deserve. In fact very few know that be ever announced any opinions on the subject. But iu his an-nual message to congress, dated De-cembers, 1H01. tho following passages may be found: It continues to develop that tho in-surrection is largely, if not exclusively, a war upon the first principle of popu-lar government the right of the people. Conclusive evidence of this is found in the most grave and maturely considered public, documents, as well asiu tho gen-eral tone of the insurgents. In those documents we find tho abridgement of the existing right of sutTrago and the denial to the people of all right to par-ticipate in the selection of public offi-cers, except the legislative, boldly ad-vocated, with labored arguments, to prove that large control of the people in government is the source of all polit-ical evil. Monarchy itself is sometimes hinted at its a possible refuge from tho power of tho people. In my present position I could scarcely bo justified were' I to omit rais-ing a warning voice against the. ap-proach of returning despotism. it is not needed nor tilling hero that a general argument should he made in favor of popular institutions; but there is one point, with its connections, not so hackneyed as most others, to which I ask a brief attention. It is the effort to place capital on an equal footing with, if not above, labor, in the struc-ture of government. It is assumed that labor is available only in connection with capital that nobody labors unless somebody clso owning capital, some-how by the use of it induces him to labor. This assumed, it is next consid-ered whether it is best that capital shall hire laborers, and thus induce them to work by their own consent or buy them and drive them to do it without thoir consent. Having thus proceeded so far it is naturally concluded that all labor-cre- s are what we call slaves. And f r, it is assumed that whoever is once a hired laborer is lixed in that condi-tion for life. Now there is no such relatiou between capital and labor as assumed; nor is there auy such thing as a free man be-ing lixed for life in the conditiou of a hired laborer. Both theso assumptions are false, and all inferences from them are groundless. Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Capital is only the fruit of la-bor, and could never have existed if labor had first not existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much tho higher consideration. Capital has its rights, which are as worthy of protection as auy other JUST PKAISE TOR SALT LAKE.' From its magnificent and eligible location, the fertility of the valley of which it is the distributing point, and its al-most midway position between the two oceans, there is no question in my mind but that Salt Lake City is bound to thrive and become a very im-portant center. Utah in the course of a few years will be admitted into the union. She already claims, by reason of her growth, the attention of congress with that end in view. The Union Pacific Railway company will derive incalcu-lable benefit from the growth of this new state, and the con-struction of branches, which will penetrate her rich valleys and give access to her rich mines, will doubtless become an imperative necessity in the near future. From the re-port of Government Director Spalding, of the Union Pacific, to the secretary of the interior. . Hint of SprliiK. The violet winks her knowing eye, With meek pretense at being shy; Tho saucy crocus makes believe To hide her her sleeve. The dandelion, while wo hunt To rind hsr root, comes to the front Yard, smiling with ft bra.en face, And promptly overruns the place. ' The lilac's topmost plumelets shows The purple pink of toper's nose; And oiner things, with equal tact, Call our attention to the fact Thai spring has coma, that spring Is bore. And we may now expect bock bier I A PRACTICAL KLOGK-mON- . How are wo to provide accommoda-tions for tho thousands of visitors who will conio to Salt Lake this season? This is indued a serious question. All tho hotels are now running full, all tho lodging rooms are occupied, and there is not a vacant dwelling houso in tho city. It will be at least thrco months before extra accommodations can bo provided, The Timks suggests that in view of tho emergency tho Industrial Women's Homo, it possible, ho utilized as a hotel. That large building is now oc-cupied by only eight or nine persons who could easily bo taken care of in an or-dinary dwelling house. Wo under-stand that the Utah commission has the control of tho Women's Home. If the commission has no auth-ority to act in this mat-tor- , why cannot congress be peti-tioned at once to permit the leasing of tho building for ono year or eighteen months for a hotel. We believe this schemo cau bo successfully carried through if tho proper steps are taken. This is a matter that should bo dis-cussed at the mass meeting this evening, and then taken hold of by tho chamber of commerce and real estate exchange. What the Cyclone C'au't Lift. Philadelphia Times. One disheartening thing about these western cyclones is that as yet they have shown no disposition to take the mortgage with them. Kansas Women Like Their Sisters Else-where. Chicago Times. Some Kansas woman, In speaking of the small vote cast bv her sisters in the recent elections in that state, remarks that the women of Kansas are a handful of salt cast into the bitter pool for its cleansing. True enough. Kansas women do not differ materially from their sex in other states. Wherever they exist they make the brine in which the men are pickled. Attend tho mass meeting in tho fed-'Cr-court room this evening. Sunday was a paradoxical day; Al-though it was wet, it was dry. The Times' circulation is increasing Waily. r. S. Keep your eyo on The 'Times. Postmaster, Bahhatt continues to do business at the olA stand, where stamps are licked as usual. "Hew to tho lino, let tho chips fall where they will," observed Mayor Scott, as he issued his order that gam-bling must stop. Sl'KING SMILES. Every dog has his day. The nights, however, are still reserved for cats. Texas Sittings. "What are dreams made of;" wildly cries some poet. Dreams are made of pies. Merchant Travele r. It is curious that when carpenters strike, not the sound of a hammer is heard.- Baltimore American. Never kiss your sister before another girl. Make sure of the oilier girl first. Chester (Pa.) Democrat. Tho boarding house keeper should havo pens to her hashes to have a quiet time Washington Star. When a man finds a Initio 1 in his salad he will hardly take the excuse that it is a part of the dressing. Rome Sentinel. "I wish I knew any way to find out about that new neighbor of ours." "I'll tell you what we can do. Just let's get him nominated for some otlice, and wo shall soon know all about him." Fliegendo Blatter. The heavenly spriukling cart has temporarily converted the dust into mud. As between dust ami mud, givo us tho latter every timo. ., f Japanese hens with tails fourteen inehos in length are being imported into this country, Isn't it about time that tho infant ben industry was pro-tected? "-- - - There is no. truth in tho report that the government proposes to use the Tribuno's picture of Postmaster Bar-ra- tt on the next issue of two-cen- t tamps. AS TO MAKH11AL pakhonh. Soon after Mr. Parsons was appointed to the position of United States marshal a vigorous light was opened up to pro-ven- t his confirmation. Charges reflect-ing upon his moral character were formulated and forwarded to Washing-ton. These charges if sustained would in all probability have defeated his con-firmation. Mr. Parsons very naturally defended his character, aud went to Washington to moot and refute the accusations. That they were fully in-vestigated and found to have little or no foundation is shown by the fact that the senate confirmed his nomination. If tho charges had been true, we do not believe that Mr. Parsons would have been confirmed. Nor do we believe that 'Mr. Parsons obtained tho counter affidavits which refuted the charges, by means of any compact that ho would "stand in" with Mormon violators of tho law. Mr. Parsons, according to the state-ments of his friends, has made a manly and square fight against his enemies, and he has dofeated them. It was just such a tight as any man under the same circumstances would have made. He now holds tho otlice of United States marshal, and ho is there to stay, unless ho commits misdemeanors in office. To say that ho does not propose to do his sworn duty, is prejudging tho man and taking an unfair advantage of him by prejudicing the public before ho has had time to show what he means to do. We say give Mr. Parsons a fair chance. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Lawrence Barrett is in the south of France rapidly regaining his health. Millais is nowr engaged in painting a portrait of Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain. Little Josef Ilofmann is living at Kis-nac-practicing constantly and com-posing. Queen Victoria has derived much benefit from the massage treatment at Frank R. Stockton's sister has become a teacher in a fashionable Washington academy. The prince of Wales is looking very well again. The rumor that he had Bright's disease was unfounded. Susan Coolidge will join tjie literary exodus to Europe this summer, and in-tends to remain abroad for six: months. Jean Ingelow; although nearly sixty years of age, looks still quite young, and goes about from pace to place with evident enjoyment and satisfaction. Isaac. MeLellan, who wrote "Poems of the Rod and Chin," was at Bowdoin college with Longfellow and Haw-thorne. He is now over eighty-thre- e years of age. It is said that JVfiss Edison, daughter of the electrician, has been completely cured of epilepsy by Professor Fiedler of Dresden, physician to the king of Saxony. Buffalo Bill has purchased a house in Naples. He has become an enthusiast regarding life ou the continent, and he was offered an old house in Naples at a ridiculously small price. ' The king of Sweden is about to send to the' shah of Persia the insignia of the order of the. Seraphim.' The shah has already been decorated several times by European sovereigns. If report speaks true of him, he is sadly in need of polish. - Marion Crawford has been awarded a prize of 1,000 francs by the French academy as an acknowledgement of t he merit of his novels, and especially of two of them; "Zoroaster" and "Mar-Bio'- s Crucifix," which were written in French as well as in English. The present king of Dahomev, who was educated iu Paris, speaks French fluently. His anxiety to defeat the French in Africa is said to bo due (o an unfortunate love affair which he bad in Paris. He has become a barbarian be-cause he could not marry the woman he loved. . , M. Bartholdi, the well-know- archi-tect of the American figure of Liberty, is eufrased in desieninsr a monument to commemorate the balloon service of the Franco-Prussia- war, which is to be erected in tlin Square of St. Fierre, Faris. He proposes to construct a model of a balloon out of thick glass, with an iron-wor- netting. An electric arc lamp will occupy the center and light up the whole interior. ' Faul B. Chaillu is resting in Loudon. He has been suffering with throat trou-ble for some time past, and was advised by his physicians to go to warmer cli-mates. Cairo was his destination on leaving America, but ho has remained in London ever since earlvinl)ecember last. As concerns future literary work, it. is said to be his intention to write next a work of travel and description for young people. The wife, of RevT Thomas Mai-Mas- - tors, a retired elder of the Methodist Episcopal church of Glens Falls, N. Y., stated that her husband came into tho house about 8 o'clock the other even-ing feelingquito well, apparentlv, and , sat down on the bed preparatory to re- - J tiring, when he was stricken with par-alysis. Almost immediately he began to laugh as if ecstatically nappy, and there came about his head a halo'whieh transtigured his countenance. The cir-cumstance of the halo is corroborated by the younger Mrs. MacMasters, who further says that it lasted one hour and a half, and w as like a luminous cloud about the old man's head. Deskj's FIRST Addition , SUBDIVISION OF GLENDALB PARK. ? Deskj's I SECOND Mill COR. SECOND WEST & TENTH SOUTH ST Deskj's I THIRD Addition BET. NORTH & SOUTH TEMPLE ST. Mfs FOURTH 1 llita (For Particulars in regard to this Addition Keep Your Eyes 0i THE TIMES The Prices of Lots in all of these Additions t CHEAPER THAN ANY ON THE MARKET! - I For Prices and Terms address or call on: Chas. S. DESKY& G 324 33 SCOTT-AUEmC-H SIMG-- SALT LAKE CITl . . . . i . ,'. .' "Sight and llcarlug lie Cave l's. DR. G. W. TIBBITS, Oculist and Aurist, Xo. 16 East First Suth ? 1020- - . Salt Lake City. .At.-.- , . It is hoped that at tho mass meeting this evening the question of tho now city hall will, come up, and that some one will explain why tho building is being delayed. Wit. Cleveland has no doubt dis-covered by this time that Mr. Dana is not so senile after all, and that he 'vriolda a vigorous pen steeped In gall end vinegar. .' Muiiat 11 alstead is to become the ed-itor of the Brooklyn Standard Union. ,Halstead in Brooklyn will be like a fish out of water. He will never get along wimmingly there. The two Salt Lake editors, who are ti.ow fighting at long range, evidently think that the longest editorial knocks tho persimmons.- At last accounts it was a stand off as to length. SUNDAY CXUSINU OK SALOONS. In compliance with the instructions of Marshal Young, who acted upon the orders of Mayor Scott, the saloons of Salt Lake City wcro all closed on Sun-day. Tho law is titrict in regard to sell-ing liquors on that day, tho penalty be-ing a fine iu any sum hoi exceeding ono hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a period not exceeding one hundred days, or both fine and iumrisonmrut. The law has not been enforced until yes-terday, but nevertheless, the saloon-keepers havo hitherto of their own voli-tion paid some respect to thcSabbaih day by lowering their curtains and in var-ious ways keeping their places in an or-derly aud quiet manner, so that, tho pass-orr-b- y would not know from casual ob-servation at least, that there was a wide-ope- saloon inlheclty on Sunday. While some of the saloonkeepers com-plain that the strict enforcement of the Sunday ordinance w orks an injustice to Iheni anil causes a considerable falling off in their receipts, they should not forget tha,t law Is law. The closing of tho saloons on this day is not only in obedience to law, but in response to the demand of tho religious and moral ele-ment of the community, who favor a strict observance of tho Sabbath day. Tho officers of the law ought not, there-fore, to bo criticised for doing what they are sworn to do. They havo done only what has been done in nearly every city of any pretentious iu tho country. If, on tho other hand, the city authorities should permit a half-way violation of the law, they would subject themselves to a merciless criti-cism, not only from the churches, but from various other quarters, and it is therefore evident that in enforcing Sunday closing they are simply pursu-ing tho only strictly proper course. And now crimes the Laramie Boome-rang with an offer of $25 to tho person pnessing the nearest to tho population of the town. Here's a chauco for somo man to earn $25 in ono day. Ho can walk around the town and. count 'oin. TlN.S5n;oit as a moral, reform wavo lias struck Salt Lake, why not close up tho opium joints? It is claimed that there are several of theso vile dens in the city. Let them be raided at. pneo. 'J'hero is quite a severe penalty for run. uing such places. Thk Ogden Standard of receut dale severely criticises a Salt Lake horse for grasping an Ogdcn lady "by tho shoul-der as though she were a bale of hay." When it is considered that tho natural food of the horse is grass, the remark of tho Standard seoms very much out of placo. Thu city council at its meeting should make some provision for tho placing of street signs on every street corner. If signs were put up the new comers would not iind so much fault with our system of street names. It is a wonder that Salt Lako has gone so long without such signs. There never was, a more law abiding set of saloon keepers than those of Salt Lake. We do not believe that there was a single open violation yesterday of the Sunday closing order. The liquor dealers are certainiy to be commended for their compliance with the marshal's instructions. liHVMbS OF THE TIMES. BY OMJX OWN MACHINE POST. The gladdening shout of "Keno" Ave Never again shall hear; No more the cry of "Sixteen. Red'' Will greet the listening ear; The "layout" now Is stowed away. The playing cai-d- are boxed; No more the porter swings the door. The gambling has been stopped : In the baek room where he doth sleep The festive g:imlng joker Will now entice the guineas youth. And fleece him at draw poker, The last resort's been ta'en away, Closed up is the stde door; The barkeeper now at the beach Doth paddlo near the shore; The man who wants a Sunday smile Will surely be "a dub," If he does not at once go jolu A way-u- p social club. |