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Show Tin: t.orniNoit's insiimTiov. The course of the Jlcratd towards Governor Thomai Is ntt filly understood under-stood by all the e0lf. In today's lsu. It raltei the quaatlon, "wat Thomas bounced?" On the day of Gov. West's nomination the Nl wa announced, for the first lime, the fact iflhe Governor having reslgnei. Tho truth Is, IheXr.us was aware of tbo fact nianyila)abeforc,atwereolhcralii the city. The retlgnatlon wat handed lo the i'mlilent by Huator George D. Hhoup of Idaho. The l'restdeut ex. (retted toHeimtor Hlioup his grattll iatlon"at the frank and msnlyactof the Governor," nud said that lie bad uot time to consider the situation lu Utah and requested Stnator Hhoup to lay that "he woulj be pleuej It Governor Gov-ernor Thomas woul I writs him a letter giving him full In'ormatlon as to the situation in the Territory," manifest. Ing at the same lime a disposition not to nccet the resignation at once, Wa are advised that the reporter of the Itcratd oilled upon Governor Dioraaa last night and waa made acquainted with these fsi.ll. It Bscmt to us that It It of little con tequonca what tbo Cunyrcttlonaf Heard or any odlclal or other paper may tay or do, becauie It It plainly evident that Governor Thomas did the right thing In the right wn, and If In the lace cf his resignation the clllclals of tho administration at Washlutton have given the matter the nppcarauoo cf a removal, the rtllecllon Is Um Inem and not on lheOivernr, The I'rit Idenl, we are aalliflod, was not a party lo It any more Ihan he would to a party to maligning au elllcl.il or other person lo gain a pollllc.il point or talltfy a personal grujte. It Is too small buituett. |