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Show ALAS, POOR LINCOLN! It is a source of great grief to their mutual friends and admirers that friction should ever come 'twixt the souls of Governor Cutler and General Geoghegan, his chief of staff and commander com-mander of all that is left of what was once the national guard of Utah. Heretofore there has appeared to be unalloyed unanimity between them, a fact which was particularly evident when they united in a successful effort to wreck the state militia. It is strange that the present fracture, involving involv-ing the possible catastrophe of Colonel Geoghe-gan's Geoghe-gan's resignation from the governor's staff, is precipitated by something in which they should be mutually and enthusiastically in accord the new Smoot paper. Ever solicitous of the strewn fragments of the national guard, General Geoghegan Geo-ghegan objected to the use of the armory as the scene of the banquet in honor of the launchment of the new Smoot paper (and incidentally the celebration of Lincoln's birthday), although to some intellects the relationship between the two events is difficult to realize. General Geoghegan says the hall should not be used for political purposes, and Governor Cutler Cut-ler says to hold the proposed Republican banquet there is perfectly proper. This being so, it should not be difficult for the governor and his chief of staff to get together, for the reason that there will be very little political aspect to the gathering. gather-ing. The intention is by no means political. It merely means that on that occasion the Smoot literary gunboat is to be launched, all of which is just as legitimate as holding a priesthood meeting in the armory. Mr. Geoghegan should not be so hasty in his conclusions in reference to Utah politics. Aside from the disagreement between the governor gov-ernor and his chief of staff, the banquet should be quite a noteworthy gathering. Many toasts are to be given which uhould be of almost epochal A importance. Governor Cutler is to felicitate about the "Progress of Utah Under . the Republican Repub-lican Party," a subject into which he should be able to introduce some very dramatic episodes. At the same time, it seems lamentable that the present governor should have been chosen to discuss dis-cuss such a subject, as the progress of the party all antedated the nomination of Mr. Cutler last year. That did more to absolutely cripple the progress of the Republican party in Utah than any other event that has occurred in the history of the party in the state. Mr. Cutler will probably prob-ably treat his subject seriously, but- if there were any humor in his Southampton system, he could scarcely refrain from referring facetiously to the awful joke that was perpetrated when Mr. Smoot succeeded in dragging him forth from his flannel store and making him the candidate for governor. It seems unfortunate that the caption cap-tion of the toast was not the "Retrogression of the Republican Party in Utah," and that the subject sub-ject could not have been turned over to other hands than those of the gentleman who, as the plastic tool of Smoot, made of Republicanism in Utah a travesty. Then there is to be a speech by one William Glasmann, of musty and mendacious fame, on the subject of the "Republican Press." It is difficult dif-ficult to figure why such a subject should be assigned as-signed to Mr. Glasmann, any more than he should be made the orator for an anti-preVaHcation league. The only difference is that he would be perfectly at home as an exponent of the latter, while I v t "-entions to being in any way connected con-nected w; -cent journalism are about as farcical far-cical as . attempt to elevate a sandbagger to the dignity of a seraphim-Mr. seraphim-Mr. Spry will give a dissertation on the "Republican "Re-publican Party." If his Views on this subject could be adequately photographed, they would probably evolve into a composite picture of Reed Smoot and Joseph F. Smith. There are to be many other specialties in honor of the birth of the Smoot paper, most of which, unlike the above, will be quite devoid of farcical features. And Judge Straup will be toast master. Alas, poor Lincoln! 4 |
