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Show THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE TICKETS. The ofTlclal bnllot for this county, as officially made up, placed the American ticket directly between the straight Republican Re-publican bailor nhd the straight Democratic Demo-cratic ballot. The Republican ballot was given first place, as was quite proper. This was the best possible arrangement, arrange-ment, as affording members of the American party the most convenient way of voting for RoOKevclt or for Parker Par-ker as they might choose. Its advantage was toward the Republican side, as presenting the Republican electors" first, and thus inviting the American voter to mark In their names and then easily pass to the American ticket. But this did not suit the , Smootttcs. They would rather see Roosevelt lose votes than see the American ticket put before the Democratic ticket. Accordingly, Accord-ingly, they remonstrated, and had the positions of the ballots changed, eo as 0 put tho Democratic ticket next to th Republican, and so make it more convenient con-venient for the voter to vote for the Democratic electors and Judicial candidates candi-dates than for him to vote for the Republican Re-publican candidates for those several positions. It was a vry stupid blunder from the Republican party standpoint; but it brings forward again in emphasized form the special hatred which the Smoothes bear toward the Americans, and their reckless tactics born of that hate. "What do they care If the Democratic Demo-cratic electors are given the advantage that this reorganized arrangement will afford? What do they care for Roosevelt? Roose-velt? Isn't The Tribune supporting Roosevelt, and Is not their rage against this paper sufficient to overbalance their love for Roosevelt? As an exhibition of petty spite against the Americans of Utah, this act of the Smoothes will be a ridiculous failure In Its ltoped-for effect of minimizing the American vote. But it will attack the Roosevelt strength, and was no doubt so designed; for the fanatical rage of the Smoothes would rather see Roosevelt Roose-velt beaten in this State than to have to confess that it was the American vote that gave him the State, as later on they may bo obliged to do. Spite and peanuts are small and mean inspirations for real political management; manage-ment; but when the managers have no capital to go on but spite and peanuts, why, of course, there Is nothing for them to do but to use what they have. |