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Show and its Cassius have quarrelled and the Octavius and Antony of its opponents are pressing hard upon its disordered flanks at this modern Philippi. Who its will come to its rescue and shattered battalions? ft ft John James will to almost a certainty receive the Republican nomination to succeed himself as county clerk, and clerk of the district court. His conre-for- m duct of the office during the present term has been very satisfactory to both the legal fraternity and to the general public. He attends strictly to business. There are no cobwebs about his desk, and the affairs of the department were never in as good shape as they now are. ft ft The Gentile and Mormon feeling which exists in the city council is most deplorable. It has reached a point where there is no attempt .to disguise it and the charge was made repeatedly that certain of the Mormon councilmen derived their inspiration from the Mormon church headquarters, that there was no Democracy and no Republicanism in the body, that it was the old conThat dition of church and the fight in the council has become a Mormon and Gentile one there is little doubt. Chief Paul, Truth, however, thinks, might have .averted much of the condition which now exists by taking a perfectly independent . stand and by filling the: vacancies in the police force with men who do not belong to either faction of the council. Detective Sheets has a genuine grievance anti-chur- ch. . against the Republican party. He was one of the very best and most effective workers in the last municipal campaign, but some place equally as good as the one he occupied on the police force might be found for him, and he might be spared the notoriety of being the bone of contention between the two councilmanic factions. ft ft Some Gentiles make a terrible outcry about Mormon church interference in The Gentiles themselves, politics. not a little to blame for are however, whatever influence the high church officials exert in politics. Nearly every Gentile officeholder and would-b- e officeholder has visited the heads of the church either in person or by a deputy and endeavored to enlist on his behalf that same church influence which he cries out so loudly, against when he has not succeeded in obtaining it for him self... However sincere the professions of the Mormon hierarchy maybe that they are out of politics the Gentile office seekers appear determined to keep the church in the business. ft .ft The vital trouble with the Democrats at this time is that they refuse to be honest with themselves. They a made disastrous blunder in 1896; they repeated it in 1900 and their stubborn pride will not permit them to confess and repent. Longiago the Democrats were likened to the Bourbons of France it was said of them that they never learned anything new nor forgot anything old. The Bourbons seem to be in the saddle in the National Democracy even at this late day. Unless they are thrown out and men put in charge of the organization honest enough to face the situation as it really is and. brave enough to apply the right remedy the outlook tor the party is indeed dark. Two years ago on the Eourth of July the Democrats of the nation' met in convention in Kansas City. The Populist states were there. with the demand that William J. Bryan be nominated; that Ifl.tolbe reiterated and emphasized; that the silver forces be given complete control of the pprty organization: that no other Democrats be recognized. Every demand was granted. The results was that at the election the Democracy was driven south of Mason and Dixons line. The to the Populist states that Democrats of the nation in the Kansas City convention wheeled into the Republication column with the exception of Colorado and Idaho that were held back by Teller and Dubois, two Repubhad-dictate- licans; and Montana, the pocket-boroug- h of W. A. Clark. ft ft And the most discouraging' or the roost rediculous phase of the situation is that even after this exhibition these . TIME TABLE, IN Populist states are still demanding the right to dictate the policy of the party in the nation with added vigor and brass. William J. Bryan, without the slightest exhibition of shame or mercy, is still puttering around mixing his Populists and Democrats in Nebraska and Kansas; still hurling verbal brickbats at every Democrat who dares to raise his head; is still coining his notoriety into dollars and cents by means of his Commoner. Here are a few facts that Democrats should take into consideration when they make their inventory: Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming that voted for Bryan in 1896 deserted to the Repub- EFFECT APB. 1, 1902. DEPART. For Ogdon, Cache Valley, Omaha, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, St. 7.00 a m Louis and Intermediate points For Ogden, Butte, Helena, Portland, San Francisco and Intermediate 9:45 a m points For Ogden. Omaha, China go, Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis and San 12. to p m Francisco For Ogden, Denver, Kansas City, 6.00 p m Omaha, St. Louis and Chicago For Ogden, Butte, Helena, Portland, ftan Francisco and intermediate 10:50 p m points For Tin tic, Mercur, Provo, Nehpl and 7.53 a m Mantl For Provo, Nephi, Milford, and 7.05 p m licans in 1900. His only intermediate points gain was For Garfield Beach, Tooele and Terand that was not on 1 7.45 minus am ARRIVE. From Ogden, Portland, Spokane, Butte, Helena and San Francisco. . 8.35 aa m 9.10 m From Ogden From Ogden. Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, Denver and San 3.05 p m Francisco From Preston, Logan, Brigham, San Francisco. Ogden and intermediate 6:50 p m 'Points..... From Ogden, Butte, Portland and 8.10 p m San Francisco From Calieutes. Milford, Nephi, Provo 9.35 a m End intermediate points 6.00 p m From Tintlc, Mercur and Nephi From Garfield . Beach, Tooele and 6.00 p m Terminus Daily except Sundays. D. E. BURLEY T. M. SCHUMACHER, G. P. & T. A. Act. Traf . Mgr. D. S. SPENCER. A. G. P. & T. A. . City Ticket Office 201 Main 8t. Telephone No. 250 the Ken-tuck- Grover Cleveland Instead of taking its ghost dance aeross the prairies and mountains in the train of William J. Bryan. It is all right in Populist set: tlements to say that Cleveland deserted the party; but the fact still remains that the party deserted Cleveland because he would not espouse the 16 to 1 , dogma. And the still further fact re-mains that the party has now been compelled to desert the 16 to 1 dogma, and. is getting right back to where it was before it deserted Cleveland. The last statement sounds radical, but it is borne out by the facts. Within the past month the Indiana state convention was held; in the platform Bryans name was not mentioned, nor was the Kansas City platform endorsed. Within the past week the Illinois Democrats held their state convention. Seven years ago this state started the cyclone for free silver that swept the National Democracy before it. This year it ignored silver; it ignored Bryan; it ignored the Kansas City platform.. All the other northern states outside the Populist belt will follow suit, as will most of the southern states. The die is . cast Bryan is to be eliminated from leadership in the National Democracy. Cleveland is not to be the leader and all talk of him as a candidate again is dog-da- y politics of the silliest kind. .. The tirades of the Bryans, the Wattersons, the Howells and the many others who' would rather say smart things than wise ones will have no more effect in the re'-- i organization of the party than the beatwould have in a modern ing of tom-toms battle. The great mass of conservative Democrats who followed Tilden and Cleveland to victory are again to be considered. They are the Congressman Sutherland's friends in this city are angry at Senator Kearns for his action in the matter of the Ogden post office appointment and several warm expressions were heard on Thursday and yesterday concerning the manner in which Mr. Sutherland has been treated, not only in this, but in other affairs. If Mr. Sutherland has senatorial aspirations there is no doubt of his support having grown since the selection of Tom Davis. Many men are asking if Kearns is the entire party and are declaring, if he means to arrogate to himself the control of the patronage of the entire state, they will see to it 'that all .his little plans arc wrecked and when ' the proper tim arrives will shelve him for keeps. Stator Kearns has done nothing to hurt himself harder than by turning down M. Hansen. George ; That Judge King will be a candidate tor congress before the Democratic . - convention with .good chances for success seems quite probable. The pari? appears to be. a unite on Rawlins to succeed" himself and no one agrees that he deserves it more readily "than Judge King. ft ft At a meeting of the Republican county committee, held bn Wednesday the sentiment was expressed that it would not be wise to hold the state convention during the Elks gathering tor numerous reajBons and the conr mittee, by resolution, so expressed itself. The election of a county superintendent was left to the county school committee to make arrangements. The representation to the state convention was fixed at 151 delegates. ft ft Geo. H. Wood will in all probability be a candidate for to the office of county auditor. He may have some opposition from the fact that he has already had two terms at the hands of the Democratic party, and some will object to him1 because he appointed his wife his chief deputy thereby depriving some party worker of a nice comfortable position. One thing, however, is certain, Mr. Wood has been a most efficient and obliging official and Mrs. Wood has filled the position of deputy in a manner with which no fault can be found. Most office holders try to find positions for their relatives and friends and its all right. If its justifiable for heads of departments to e'mploy their re-electi- on daughters, sisters, or brothers, there neednt be any great object to a wife. ft ft If present methods are continued there will be a first class Mormon-Genti- le fight this fall. Plenty of bitterness is cropping out already. The Provo Enquirer served notice in an editorial last week that a few more assaults on Reed Smoot's candidacy, such as was made by Judge King at the Lagoon, and the Mormon people would get together in such a way that there will be no ey princi-le- s involved, but because of the mur-er- of Governor Goebel. But this is not all. Mr. Bryan carried 16 states in addition to Kentucky in 1900, and in these 16 states his vote fell off a quarter of a million compared with 1896. Bryans vote in these states in 1896 was 1,951,856; in 1900 it was but 1,704,326; so that if the wild revel of Populism were kept up a few years longer there would be no Democratic states even in the South. ' ft ft It is a very difficult thing for Democrats to acknowledge, but it is nevertheless absolutely true that the Democratic party would have been very much better off today if it had remained with IT IS A' GOOD'HONEST SpAP Omipletlpg:ttbwltigOTe( MADE TO DO THE WORK.-- , s ; Am oponreqaesL Send ymir name o..'ui3ir MdatK SmA OatSufllfct jwlwenrea pwmi by savi ogthcwrappenfonUbfri onaposul cardMdwelliiadiypo tastea Biyfc, mWUYlCnxC0 Ditmmd ' C!l Soap for toltbiioOgrocart. ' ' ET |