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Show I THE BEE. 3 , cial depression, an occasional nugget of indestructable truth will be uncovered in the placers of the Herald. All an growing older. How How true! And how fondly an overjoyed tersely stated people will clutch that adage and place it upon the apex of the pyramid of other nud older discoveries,' almost as true, if not so important, which have been handed down to us bv meu with high foreheads and spectacles. high-grade- ! The mayor declares liinmdf a non. . he is quite the reverse. let ia partisan, A partisan is not necessarily the adherent or a political party. He may care nothing for politics ; he may know nothing about political issues; he may hate Democracy, loathe Republicanism and hold Populism in supreme contempt. But he may be a partisan for all that. There are local parties as well as natioual parties, personal organizations as well as political organizations, adherents of men as well as adherents of priciple, Pratt parties, Cannon parties, Thatcher parties and Rawlins parties and each has its partisans. The generally accepted definition of the term is this : One whose judgment or partisan perception is clouded by a prejudiced adherence And this to a faction, a party or an interest. describes the mayor. He is a blind adherent of the local organization which supported him ; a faithful follower of Manager Lannan ; a radical supporter of Arthur Pratt ; an obedent servant of the bankers syndicate of Salt Lake. Mayor Clark is anything but a non partisan. He is a partisan of the most pronounced type. - W .Ard still they gazed ar.d still the wonder grew 'That one;small head could carry all he knew. in a local warfare, in personal campaigns, in e truckling to powerful men,' in the encouragement of ecclesiastical interference in civil affairs, in the loss of state influence, in trouble to all the people, in the growth of prejudice now dying out, in bitterness, and disaster. ' It is a dangerous thing to do and Republicans as well as Democrats should keep these facts in mind. Xo mans election, no papers preferment, is to be compared with the welfare of the whole people, the good of the state, itshonor, its popularity, its growing influence in the world. And for the reasons given, The Bee is glad to see the Tribune take the stand it has taken in reference to the fusion movement. Some men crave distinction but shrink from its attendant, responsibilities. They go in for the honors but shirk the duties of an office. They work assiduously - self-preservati- , for a place but make all manner of explanations on taking it. There is the editor of the Tribune for instance ; he was appointed chairman of to select from photographs of Utah women the two most beautiful for the And while there composite picture. is no direct evidence to show that he asked, for that chairmanship, circumstances indicate it very, plainly. He will not deny that he yearned for it, and there is every reason to believe that the contest, relying upon. the parliamentary-knowledg- e of the appointing power to name first the mover of the motion. And Senator Shurt-iif- f is a parliamentarian upon whose pourtesy reliance is not placed in vain. But when the personnel of the committee was announced, the awful responsibility of this? charge burst suddenly upon. Judge Goodwin, and he began-thedge. His editorial acceptance of the trust was full of coy protestations and excuses for any action he may eventually take. His awakening, his realU cation of the danger, into which his love of thebeautiful had led him he thus expresses : If the composite picture of two ladies is to Trans-Mississip- ; pi each one of the rejected has sisters, cousins and aunts, and is it not natural for people to resent a slight to relatives? And then apologies for errors not yet committed, for mistakes not yet made, for anything liable to be done by the committee within the scope of its business follow in profusion. But the Judges cunning does not desert him. In order to show that it isnt altogether a matter of he offers excuses for Young of the Herald, Gordon of the Journal, Cannon of the News and Thomas of the Press. This leads the unsuspecting reader, up to the declaration that he, Judge Goodwin, has defective eyesight, and consequently should never be blamed, whatever may happen. Then the whole responsibility is very adroitly thrown upon the two members of the committee for whom he cares least. The work will have to be left to Glasmann and 'Graham ; they are experts, he remarks. Such hedging ! That chairmanship, no doubt, held out-- thousand inducements to Judge Goodwin while he was longing for it. It presents a thousand dangers and difficulties now that he has Man never is but always to be blest. it. And it makes little difference which two photos are selected, the Judge will be blessed. He senses it. And he concludes that Senator Shurtliff named that committee in order to kill off the newspapers, all but Warrums. a , ed ! t-- " , be. selected s and tjbe pictures of the other 999,1)98 are to be rejected what chance will the members, of that committee have to make a living in the the newspaper business hereafter? Of course Solomon stiii Lives. . Here 13 ' Te Herald has made a remark which places it in the front . rank of cotemporaneous journalism. People will dispute whether the rich are growing1 richer and the poor poorer, but no one will dipute that all are growing older. j Though dashed off with that reckless abandon which often indicates genius, this great truth will stand the test of time and cause a slump in the ancient proverb industry. How it happened that the sage of Israel overlooked this great and glaring truth is hard to figure out. The multiplicity of his household duties is the only excuse that suggests itself at this writing. If the doctrine of reincarnation be true, there is reason to suspect that Solomon is completing his unfinished work of several thousand years ago. and that, even in these days of wars and rumors and finan- - hat office-fillin- g English newspapers are grateful to Lord Libel Chief Justice Russell for some recent decisions on the libel question. Lord Russell takes a very sensible view of such matters and emphasizes the wTell known fact that the majority of such cases are frivolous and without foundation. Sometimes they are brought by a notorious rascal who desires to pose as injured innocence. Sometimes a candidate for office takes this method of intimidating the opposition. Sometimes it is nothing less than blackmail, the plaintiff counting on any kind of compromise. The newspapers of this state have had experience As a result of Lord Ruswith all three classes. sells rulings the number of libel suits brought by shysters, for the purpose of obtaining free advertising or a compromise fee, is gradually diminishing. This practice of the English jurist might be studied to advantage by American judges. cheap ANNOUNCEflENT. Next week The Bee will begin the publicaWomans Department, devoted to tion of a the interests of the women of Salt Lake City and the State of Utah. This, department will be of great interest and will be carefully edited and beautifully illustrated. There will be an Orange Social tonight at the Odd Fellows hall, under the auspices of the Knights of Maccabees, Tent Xo. 2. Prof. John P. Meakin will give a number of choice readings and a select literary program will be rendered. p anted brief which appeand on Heines-damorning reciting the action of a city council Tuesday night, shows celerity and enterprise. Salt Lake is a lively town. OA y |
