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Show Gso. W. Csixds is dead. His character char-acter and career are both well known t3 the people of this country. He was a great philanthropist who did let his fright hand know every time his left didacLaritable deed. He did not believe be-lieve in hiding his light under a bushel. His first appearance above the surface was madewhen he commenced giving Grant fine dinners and dwelling houses. He was ostentatious to an offensive of-fensive degree, indicating a vulgar origin, but withal not a bad man. Iiis relief and. charitable enterprises for printers weie praiseworthy and useful. No very great moral force in the world has been lost in his death; just one of the common ones has laid down to sleep. The passage by congress of the Wilson Wil-son bill is but the commencement of a long series of reform measures, we trust. It is the breaking of the ice. Now let the flood roll copiously, freely until the last taint of republican legislation legis-lation has been wiped from the statuta books. At least, McKinleyism should now be a lost quantity in rovernmental policy. The fairer prospects of the B. Y. by reason of the awakening interest of the church in this great educational enterprise is subject of congratulation for our people of all religious and of all political opinions. It will prove indeed, in-deed, a red letter day when the church comes forward with an adequate endowment en-dowment for the school of schools of the territory. TnE Tribune reaches the hhhly just conclusion that Utah should have' a fish hatchery. Indeed there is nothing noth-ing we can name of greater importance import-ance than this, save, indeed, it may be a game and fish law which will protect and preserve these great blessings for the use and benefit of the people, but especially of the poor.n The Logan Journal has a head, it seems. If it were chopped off the Journal would get fewer bumps and go through life upon a slower but smoother train, head to either the engine en-gine or the caboose, wouldn't matter. The Rio Grande boys doubtless feel good over the restoration of their salaries, sal-aries, and so do we, because we take it that in the mind of that clear-headed business man E. T. Jefferies, times are getting better. It don't take much to convince the Tribune that the democrats in the senate are opposed to the admission of Utah. It relies upon conflicting reports re-ports to prove the fact that they are opposed. The question in England now is, if Gladstone will resign. If the pressure against silver were to let up on that eyent, we would hail it with joy. The comments upon the passage of the Wilson bill through the house are as various as are the noses ofjthe editors making them. The Standard has sold its circulation. circula-tion. This is not always the best policy, albeit it may work well in Og-den. Og-den. The Standard and the Enquirer have settled it. It Is the democrats in congress con-gress who are delaying statehood. |