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Show The Ogden Press rather more than intimates that the Manti Messenger was paid to publish the late biographical biograph-ical sketch of Charley Crane. We hope he was paid, and liberally so, too. Xo part paper can afford to publish 8uch matter free. It should be paid I for in every case, and at a good round I figure, at that. The papers labor constantly con-stantly for principle, and are not paid for the work, but when it cornea to making a governor out of such material mater-ial as Charley Crane, they ought to pet the outside figure in every case. Now friend Shoemaker has an excellent I idea that newspapers ought to be made to pay, but no paper can pay which fills its fcolumns with free write-ups, no matter how illustrious the subjects may be. Make 'em pay big, friend Joel. The Iowa prohibition law was cleverly clever-ly flanked by tbe mulct law, Eomethirjg on the order of John Sherman's famous fam-ous and fatal demonetization interpo- lation. The churches have fiuniz themselves into the fight and huge petitions are circulated asking for an eerlj repeal of the mulct law. It eeems that the mulct tax is a legal recognition recogni-tion of the saloon. Even a prohibitionist prohibi-tionist must watch as well as pray. The wiley saloon doth lie in wait day and night and does not hesitate to play an advantage when it has one to play. The miners union of Coeiir d' Alene propose to celebrate the riots of '91', which is almost certain to bring on a riot. The people of that city are fully determined that the "celebration" shall not take place. The governor of Idaho is tending troops to Coear d' Alene to preserve the peace. Tue miuers must be rard up for eomething to celebrate w hen Ihty go back to the riots of that troubled time. Better forget all about such things and endeavor en-deavor to muke the world forget ii aleo. Tint republican ladies of Utah act wisely in determining'to act independently independ-ently of the iEMle persuasion in politics. poli-tics. Now if they come over and vote the democratic ticket in a body that would be the proper caper entirely. We would not be veiy much Burpneed if they do that very thing. Gov. PrixCk of 'i;w Maxico, now in New York, has discovered that the silver dollar was the orignal unit of value. In the rim of the dollar of 1795 and 1802 the word "unit" was cut into the silver. This should settle the discussion dis-cussion and it probably will do so effectually. ef-fectually. The Salt Lake Star republicanism now is as much too intense aa the old management's was too lax to suit the patriots. Salt Lake hasn't any very luried republicanism just now and sne'll have less of it as tbe season passes on toward the election time. It seems a hard thing for the summer sum-mer to make headway against spring, this Beason. The unsettled weather, cold nights and low temperature is not serving the best interests of the farmers. farm-ers. One can have too much cool weather in the mountains. Xow that politics are beainnlcg to warm up a bit, perhaps the associated press will vary the play on college commencements, collegiate regatt&B base ball and cyclist reports. One does get teriibly tired of 6uch things along in the summer. Poor old grasshopper-chewed and stoim riddenKansas ia preparing to cast the usual republican majority. It is a wonder that she does not take a hint and try a bit of democracy. It can't make things any worse and it might make them better. Femais suffrage added to the Iowa vote as it stands today would bar the Baloon out of that state forever. That Is a combination which strong drink cannot tackle with any hope of success whatever. Stkph Elkiks wants to run on the Harrison ticket for vice-president. Elkins doesn't yet know that Harrison is dead. After he has made the race i he will haye more definite iaeaa on this subject. Bro. Crane has great hopes of carrying car-rying Kanosh in his race for governor. If he carries that precinct in the primaries prim-aries he will have one voice in the convention, con-vention, if no other. |