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Show The late grand jury of Salt Lake reproves re-proves the newspapers of that wicked city for their cartoons which were designed de-signed to influence grand jury action. We are of the opinion that there is better ground for legal action in that than there was in the Fernstermaker case. We have never seen the courts treated with as little ceremony by the press, in any state, as they are in Utah. This is a dangerous habit. All good newspaper influences should stand by the courts as long as they preserve anything like a semblance of decency It is self defense to do so. It is conserving con-serving order and good government to uphold and strengthen the hands of our courts. This iB not done by writing writ-ing of them recklessly as the Salt Lake papers too often do. The United States will soon experience experi-ence what China is now passing through, unless corruption, trading in politics, and municipal thieving are stopped. Whenever, in history, we find a bad case" of national decadence we find it traceable to thig cause. China'i experience differs in no sense from the experience of other nations, nor will our own, unless indeed we return re-turn to that decency which was for a hundred years cf our history the glory and the boast of. the nation. It is too bad that New York stands before the world as the worsfsink hole of corruption corrupt-ion in the civilized world, through the Lexow disclosures. This city, be it remembered, is the type of American municipalities, and the difference between be-tween it and others is probably only of degree. The Logan Journal is very charming when it is in a good humor, but it is horrid when it is argry. When the pleasant days of spring return again we intend to pay it a visit and see if we cannot make a permanancy of this epell of good feeling. The Dispatch never suffers the sun to go down until its choler is all gone. The consequence is that the American Fork . Item loves this paper very fondly. With all of its efforts the Tribune has not yet made a single definite charge against " ary siugle "demociatic election judge, or the democratic majority ma-jority on the Utah commission. The Herald of yesterday had a very severe but just article on the subject of this unwarranted persecution of faithful, honest gentlemen who are but engaged in trying to do their duty as faithful public officers. The number and gravity of the mine accidents which have occurred within the last six months, is perfectly apal-' ling. It does seem that science should be able to deal with these thingB in a way that the men working our mines may at least have some chance for their lives. Now-a-days when a man goes down in a deep mine he takes, what he supposes, his last look at daylight. Me. Cleveland is tired, it seems, of the discrimination of certain European governments against American products. pro-ducts. There is a law to the effect that the president may, at bis discretion dis-cretion institute retaliatory measures. Should he do this both Spain and Germany are likely to be the chief Bufferers. Chicago has a doll carnival, and seems to be enjoying it. How would a free coinage festival of some kind strike her? It is high time that she quit ber aping of New York, even to her finance fin-ance morals. As a western city Chicago Chi-cago Is a flat failure. Thb gorgeou3nees of the New year insurance cards this season has never been eurpassed. A modicum of this money spent in newspaper advertising would be much more remunerative. |