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Show TIIK I IKK Cr?.&cs Democratic fcr Cccncil. The nomination of soim of the pnMnt members of the it council on c the Democratic ticket N an insult to th intelligent population of Salt Lake Cit y. The )emoi rat if party must lie in desperate straits indeed when sihIi and names as Lernstrom, llowe Siddoway are wanted on the ballot. We ask the people of this t ommunity in aP candor if Mich men are worthy the confidence they seek? Would any responsible corporation selec t either of these men to look after its interests.' Arc either endowed menially or otherwise to fill even the humblest public We think decidedly not. office? Their record in the: council for two years has been one of the: blots on the: city " reputation. The argument will be advanced that their constituents desire them returned. 'That is not true. Take the case: of Lernstrom. lie was put in nomination by that high priest of political demogogues. I). C. Dunbar, who declared Lernstrom was a necessity to catch the: Scandinavian vote. hy Great American itizen is Dave! should anyone in particular be put up to rally the vote of any particular people? If they are voters, they are, or ought to be, American citizens. It is true there are some Scandinavians who have little conception of citizenship, albeit they have been granted sovereign rights but the large mass of Viking descendants will resent the imputation of as conveyed in the speech made by Mr. Dunbar. Hut the good Democrats of the Third in convention assembled fell into line and Lernstrom was named, not that they had any con1 r c fidence in him, but because he could pull a certain vote. Such a nomination could only be possible in the Third; the home of Dave and where weeds grow on the sidewalks and moss thrives on the roofs of Lernstrom supporters; where signs are not seen on the streets, not that there is any objection to the signs, but because as soon as one is put up the proud citizen, who has renounced King Oscar and sworn allegi-enc- e to Herr Lernstrom, walks out, takes it down and hangs it up to decorate his parlor wall. It remains to be seen whether or not the Scandinavians of the city will resent the insult. The nomination of Howe is little better. Howe is not the possessor of a single qualification for the office he is seeking. Next to Lernstrom he has been one of the spectacles on the floor of the council chamber for two years. He has not advocated a singlejproposi-tio- n designed to benefit the"people of 3 Salt Lake, simple because he lacks mental capacity. Old man Siddoway is another incompetent w hose ambition ought never to exited that of janitor. The test of the councibnanic ticket is math up of some good and Mime weak men. We predict the Democrats will not semi live nun back to the cntim ih 1 im.r.cny' N:nr.n?i:n la the present city government among the many instances of unfitness and incompetency there is no other as gkiring as his lonor Judge imm my, lb- is an absolute mislit in the position. Ills erratic and tyranical conduit for the last two years demonstrate his unfitness in temperament am! disposition to preside over the police court with any degree of dignity or effectiveness. His habitual familiaritv with thedrunks and vags that conn: before him breed in their minds only contempt for the court and mutiny against the police. Hy having Mich a man in such a position the good order and peace of the city is constantly jeopardized. His total lack of discretion makes it impos1 - 0 sible to guess when or where he will deliver a reprimand to the police or joke with defendants before him. He is as apt to lecture the whole police forc e before a room full of police court loungers or turn any sort of a legal or criminal proceeding in his court into a comedy as a kitten is to play with its s mother's tail. Against Judge veracity this paper has never had a word to say, but we do insist that he is entirely lacking in the judicial dignity and balance essential to a Tim-mony'- proper administration of the duties in his court. In renominating Mr. Timmony for the Democratic part) lias forfeited the right to demand for its ticket the serious consideration of the voters of the city. re-clecti- on Colored Pie Hunters. The colored McKinley Club of this held a meeting a few nights ago and discussed the question of municipal political pie. They want recognition, in the shape of office's. The club seems to be ripped up the back, and is divided against itself. Some of the members proposed flopping over to the Democrats, while others wanted to see what the Democrats would do A mass meeting, with a brass first. band accompaniment, has been called to discuss the matter of remaining, or emigrating to the Democratic ranks. city' If their politics is based upon place hunting, mainly, they may as well change the name of their club to a more expressive title. A Kelbcucn man lies in prison charge. I with mui tier, suffering from t In; hum ex minuting tortures of a guilty liven should he he acquitted ilnough the quibble of the law, nr on the worn out plea td temporary insanity, he will leave his cell a physical ami mental wreck. And this, on account of a faith lesx wife, A man who dishonors anothers wife, should be killed, but in hi death the life ol the injured luish-ban- d is aLo wrecked. The treacherous woman alone escapes. It has perhaps never occurred to tin general public that the seduction td married woman is a misnomer! Married women are not seduced -- they lead themselves astray. A wife knows her duty, her plighted faith and vow at the altar, and it is her duty to guard her own honor, and that of her husband, who supports and protects her. When designing men attempt improper liberties, it is her duty to repel these insinuations, and, if aggressive. to notify her husband, her natural protector. If wives did their duty then: would he no wrecked homes and assassinations in consequent e of such faithlessiH !SS. An unmarried lady may he led astray by the false promises of the tempter, and by promises of marriage. Hut, what promises can be held cut to married women? Not a promise of marriage! 'They compromise themselves when they willingly listen to the flatteries of the man of the world, and thus he is encouraged. He should be checked at the first step. Hut, too often, a tragedy follows. At once, sympathy goes out to the wronged woman, who, had she had firmness to do her duty, would have preserved her own honor and that of her husband. A cou-wienc- e "She who listens to the tempter is apt to betray, is a trite and true adage. Loafers. The visitor to Salt Lake City naturally inquires why so many loafers are permitted to stand upon the street coiners? These are the bunco steerers and "short card sharpers who are looking out for whom they my entice into a back room and rob. They prefer cattle and sheep men, for when they bleat they are more easily scared out ol the city by threats of These fellows are a disgrace to the city, they live by the toil of others. Those who do not labor and produce something beneficial are of no use to a community. There is no place e of lifes industry for in the drones, and these fellows should be driven away, or introduced to a counter-prosecution- bee-hiv- s. |