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Show There was never a piece of political work to be done but what there was ready a deft and willing hand to dojit. Col. Trumbo doubtless has found willing will-ing men to dispense all the yellow thousands he is reported to have brought to Utah to be distributed to the republican patriots. It is bad enough if as reported Trumbo has come here to buy into the senate, bad for Trumbo, but how infinitely Bhame-ful Bhame-ful it is that men are found here so lost to every decent instinct, as to be willing to act as the go betweea in the effort to debauch the people. For the saKe of the age in which we live and the state also, we hope this whole matter mat-ter has been overstated. But "where there is so much smoke there must be some fire." All this talk could not be had without a basis somewhere. Thk Provo correspondent of the Argus is nprlghtly, but he don't know half as much as be thinks be does. He is a champion for Col. Trumbo, but we doubt if he will do Trumbo any good in that capacity. lie attempts to draw a parallel between the Californiau ae-piraot ae-piraot tor the senate and the editor of The Dispatch. There is no parallel possible, because Trumbo is an open and avowed candidate for one ol the best positions in the gift of the state and the editor ot Tun Dispatch is not an applicant for any political position whatever. In order to strengthen his lame attack he alludes to the Enquirer's En-quirer's lie of last summer that we were a republican in New Mexico and a populist in Colorado. Ti e Argus could put a crimp on this correspondent w ith great propriety. We have uever perusedra bitterer or more malevolent article than the Star's article of Thursday last under the caption cap-tion of "A Life Tfiat is a Lie." That beats all the denunciatory writing we have ever eeen. Throat-cutting has come from far milder words, but what will be the outcome of this, we, at least, cannot divine. For the sake of cleanliness clean-liness go to killing and quit writing. The Standard is really neck and neck with the Tribune if it is not a bit ahead in the rase for Jtbe republican, onranship. The two papers are about equal in nerve and chefk. The only appreciable difference is in grace and culture. The Tribune is the smoothest smooth-est by many degrees, but it is not a whit less wicked than the Ogden champion. Tna Ogden Press is becoming a little lit-tle anxious as to the complexion cf the coming candidates lor the legislature Doubtless. But the republican candidates candi-dates will all be Trumbo men. There is where the colonel is getting in his work. In that case the Bresa and its friends will probably bring out some independents. Missouri officials are moving for better bet-ter banking by rigidly enforcing the new banking law of that state. Bet ter banking means more money at a cheaper rental and absolute safety to depositors and the penitentiary for the cashiers who steal. Last Thursday's Star is positively savage when diecussing the editorial and managerial force of the Tribune. It is not at all unlikely that the Star j will get itself into bubinees it it keeps up this lick very much longer. The Salt Lake Star is in this campaign cam-paign with both feet and both fists, also. It is fighting, sure enough, if only the Tribune could be brought to see it in that light. The Tribune's loud call for a clean campaign has brought down upon Its devoted head the anathemas of all the other republican papers in Utah. The inference is . The Patriot of Park City, is rapidly taking root in the country. It hasn't said so yet, but it is quite evident that it has come to stay. Thkre is now,a dispute between the Lahi Banner and the Enquirer. Thus are the republican harmonies spreading. spread-ing. Nice boys. Harper's magazine grows better and better as the years go by. The August number is one of the best it ever published. |