| Show E aa L id 8 1 r atthe complimentary collation at the opening of the walker house yesterday the very best and most beu ben sensible sibio sible speech of the afternoon was that made by captain selwyn iu in response to the toast of I 1 he the chief justice of the territory and theEo gish ah considering sider si dering lug that among the guests at the tahle table were beveral several of the chief federal officials of the territory and aud that the sentiments of most of them and the manner of beir belr express expression lou iou in reference to the community at large were harsh cu coarse arise arlie somewhat a andin iid tid in rather ill taste table the temperate tempe raie rale e and judicious remarks of the captain were exceedingly well timed savoring mu nuu h of the spirit of a man and a gen tieman sagacious high minded mid and really not professedly nor satirically alone liberal though perhaps unintentionally the observations captain were whre certainly of the nature of a gentle rebuke of ungentlemanly sentiments advanced and manifested by others on the occasion captain selwyn deprecated the bitter prejudiced bigoted wrangling i manifested by certain parties part iea leb but more englund than that in speaking of of england as the land of cheap capital he bald haid capitalists of that country would be ready and willing to throw their capital freely treely into utah to assir assia in the d development e vel vei oppen t othis athis of ahia rich and promising section content with it sa interest than thau ui usual ul I 1 in this region if they could only be bb satisfied that security would be guaranteed this was a most important statement manifesting the lack of confidence which is possessed abroad iii in the char ebar character acter of many who have to lo do with the administration of the law in this country and especially in this western country it is certa corta certainly a mutter matter of regret that the character of 0 ruling officials in this thib region should be tie so low in wa eyes ayes of gub pub aud and clear elbar sighted foreigners but such appears appen rio ria to be the cdx cage case e the miserable mis mib erable petty ambitions of politics in which a many officials indulge are ruinous to their character aua aud ruinous to the credit of portions eions of the country and of the country at larg largo in the eyes eyb of other nations and we would exhort all ali elsis chils especially federal officials to mind their own business to attend to their own individual official duties performing them with unswerving faithfulness having the welfare of thu the community and andoe of the whole country at heart and not riot let their minds be eaten up with brej prejudice udice bigotry or political ambition as some of them do and do to such an extent as to utterly dh qualify them for properly performing me duties of any public office and certainly the responsibilities of buch sueh an office ought never to have been placed upon many who are clothed with authority we have known federal officials who have served to io this territory and whose c hief chief aim has a appeared to be to create disturbances to render the condition ot of the community unsettled and fei feverish erish to io prejudice the public mind against the community to sot the federal and local authorities in a state blate of bitter and vindictive antagonism these same federal sederal officials had they been men of sense and decency and had they gone about their duties in a prudent manner could have built up and solidified the community and been respected and esteemed by all persons at home and abroad whose respect and esteem were worth anything we do not think it is to the credit of any official to he be instrumental in tearing a com community maulty to pieces in imparting to it and to the public mina mind in relation to it an apprehensive feeling of insecurity and thereby thi tnt raby doing all to in his hia power to weaken the credit of the community abroad au aud mud d to prevent the inflow of much needed capital to it any omm off lelal official who acts in 10 such a manner is a deadly enemy to the coma unity and to the country coultry at large though he may make the most grandiloquent pretensions to the contrary we have had such officials and there is no need for us to point them out as they are already too well known but we do wish for the good of the territory and the union that our present federal cl alone and hit bit all ail would seriously ponder over the remarks of captain selwyn and act in such a manner that it would be patent to fo all that the common welfare the credit of the territory and the good of the country had greater weight with them than petty prejudices and political loii icil ambitions we are jeal ous of the good name of the territory and anxious that the united hates skates each and every part of it should have as good a reputation at least as any an y country on earth for security it y of life and property this is far from the case at present and so it it will continue as long pes aes aa personal and party prejudices and ambitions shall continue nue to overshadow respect for the rights of others and add regard for the 9 general eral welfare THIS tris morning at 1030 I 1 the ground was wab dedicated and broken for the construction of the city water works I 1 at a point near city creek designated abed as the site of the pressure there were present on the oc easlon casion Ex Governor brigham youn hon hou george A smith mayor D H wells welle of the city council aldermen aiderman isaac groo N H felt theo mikean A C J F smith and el grow city R corer robart campbell Campbe II city treasurer paul A ler ier city mar alar Phal phai JD T mcallister captain A burt of the police for fortie force tie tit surveyor general J W fox W J J silver engineer of the works john sharp superintendent TL 0 R R feramorz little superintendent TJ S B R R and hon warren S snow of san ban pete pets after the dedicatory prayer by alderman groo the first buo sho of earth parth was removed by mayor wells who was followed by ex governor young and the others of the company remarks were made by mayor wells and hop geo A smith after which most of the company returned to the city leaving jerving the surveyor and others to prepare the ground for the immediate prosecution of the works thus has been fairly inaugurated the construction of the city waterworks water works which when n completed and brought into use will be a very great reat rest convenience long iong needed botha both for domestic and other pur purposes popes |
