Show ELECTION afterthoughts AFTER THOUGHTS the NEWS this has baa a few words to say eay by way of congratulation to the people of salt bait lake city by the word people in this connection we e mean every honest legal resident dent whether bother property owner or tenant whether bother old or young rich or poor male or female white or black red or yellow whether mormon or gen jew or in infidel fide whether democrat or republican liberal or populist we invite them all to accept tnie this greeting and join in the hope for the fellars fel wel lare iare and prosperity of this fair city the citizen 1 ticket made up without regard to politics or religion and sustained from the name memo willingness to sink eink personal differences to promote the common weal secured a noble victory everybody ought to rejoice at this triumph of principle over parti eane gana bip if themen the men elected on this p platform platform shall prove as sincere in the discharge of their duty as an their constituents etl tuenis were in the discharge of theirs it will not be many weeks before the most moat unrelenting of their present opponents will feel that yester yesterday dayss work was wae welAn well intended tended and most excellently done the soreness of defeat v ill be relieved and all parties and classes will join oin in applauding the uprising that resulted so happily As to the newly chosen officials the NEWS trusts they will enter upon their duties with a full sense of their responsibilities ties with no old grudge to settle aud no personal friendships to reward As representatives of the whole people they should cherish no animosities and should shun the bestowal of public lar gesses tor for private favors already received in so ao far as they are guided by prudence justice jue tice energy and progression this paper will support and aid them and they will have the approval of all good citizens As there will probably be jollification proceedings on the part of the victorious side ethis sid this referring not only to the result as to this city but also alao as to the legislative election territory we repeat what we have already said on a similar occasion there is nothing in these elections and their result for anyone uproariously and insanely to gloat over there is neither manhood nor taste in unseemly joy over the defeat of an antagonist magnanimity to always becoming as a crown for the victor fair and stoutly contested campaigns are honorable but insults heaped upon the vanquished after the struggle is oyer over are unmanly and barbarous it must needs be that one side or the other should lose but it does not follow that the wound of de eat should te be poisoned and made to looter and rankle by fanatical and exultant atter tb rusts after all the contestants are fellow citizens and the patriots are by no most a all on one side it if rejoicing there must be let it us be in moderation and sobriety as befits sensible men and generous and considerate si as becomes a high minded antagonist |