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Show A GREAT TIME. . Thgsc who think Fred Dubois of Idaho a proper subject for banqueting banquet-ing have a right to so think, and also to act in accordance with the thought. And those who think differently have no right to interfere with the others in thinking and acting as suggested. This does not, however, mean that criticism as to the manner in which the privileges arc used should be shut off, and so far as this paper is concerned con-cerned it will not be cither shut off or curtailed. Dubois was once like Napoleon In one respect 'one only: He was a man 'without a model and without a shadow. Nobody else even remotely resembled him. He was in-a class by himself. Let those who arc disposed to complain because of the waywardness wayward-ness of fortune, of the partiality of providence in dealing with them think of that and, if they cannot behold positive benefits pertaining to their lot in life, take great comfort in, the knowledge that there are some filings which it is a blessing not to have and this has been their lot in gqodly measure, meas-ure, as set out in the last preceding sentence herein. Even Dubois now has models and shadows; he also, according to all accounts, sometimes has other things clustering around him which only himself can see things of direful shape, visage grim and frightful hue; but no matter as to that better men have trod that path. He also has admirers, ad-mirers, some of whom are themselves good men, having no other vice on earth, so far as known; but God knows, that is enough. Other admirers ad-mirers have also some of the Idaho-an's Idaho-an's peculiarities, prominent among them being a determined repugnance to the practice of one man associating associat-ing intimately with more than one woman if he is married to them; another is steadfast hostility to the church wielding influence i" Political affairs except when it is wielded for the mid admirers; and still another is fixed opposi 'on to the Mormon practice of taxing themselves for the support of church institutions when all their tax-paying ability and energy should be directed to supporting American party rule wherever the same exists. There are other peculiarities, pecu-liarities, but these will do for the present. As a general thing, and as it is understood un-derstood elsewhere, banquets arc social functions at which one or more guests of honor are made to feel very much at home, with good things to eat and drink, good feeling and good will prevailing, and clever things said on all sides. Of course politics is on tap, if it be a gathering of politicians, and the event takes on the shading of the political organization under whose auspices it is held; but, even then, everything is supposed to be said in a good-feeling sort of way and entirely devoid of acrimony or resent- I ment. And if a national red-Icttcr occasion oc-casion Be selected for the occasion, something appropriate thereto, at least an occasional reference, ought i j mm ' r- " ' ' to be had. But Americans, as the Mormon-haters of Utah and Idaho persist in calling themselves, do things differently, vastly so. So gorged are they, or some of them, with the venom ven-om of anti-Mormonism that even if they can control their .utterances to the extent of saying nothing or at least speaking in moderation regarding regard-ing the hated class, they don't. It is d the Mormons at banquets, cuss the Mormons at meetings, to with the Mormons in the pulpits, down with the Mormons at weddings, blast the Mormons at funerals and cf-faccment cf-faccment of the Mormons in the papers. pa-pers. So that, the desecration of the sacred day spoken of must have been a very congenial, hearty affair to the majority of those who attended it. Mayor Bransford made a decent and fairly appropriate speech; Dave Dunbar spoke in such a moderate tone thai the ringleaders must have looked upon him with suspicion; Mr. Weir's remarks were not bad from his standpoint; Mr. Varian, who is able to make a good speech on almost al-most any occasion, failed to do so on this one; Joe Lippmann read some ancient history for about an hour a performance which was enough to make one sympathize with the hard-cst-hearte'd American present; and then came the original and only, tlie gloomy dnd peculiar, the famed and extinguished Dubois. He said what he has sa'd so often before and no doubt will keep, on saying until the Idaho Mormons cease 'their lawless practices, such as cohabiting with their wives and opposing him for political positions. Such a thing as his being a guest here and constructively construc-tively of the people at large, if it occurred oc-curred to him at all found neither expression nor reference; the father of his country was apparently not deemed worthy of mention; the many beautiful objects, splendid attractions, excellent resorts and grand advancement advance-ment of this State to which he was a visitor at the time what were all these to one who was so hot on the trail of the hierarchy that there wa? no time to think of ordinary etiquette, even if such consideration had been imparted to him in his bringing up, which, under the circumstances, one is at liberty to cjpubt. And now that it is all over, who thinks any the more of him, even among those with whom he caroused? Who really cares a continental whether he sinks or swims, lives or dies, survives or perishes? per-ishes? Mighty few, we reckon. |