Show GUESTS As our readers have learned from I th report or be extra tenion of the city council on IMI friday our municipal authorities have taken time by tha forelock nd appointed two committe tg one of arrangements and one of reception for a becoming I welcome of ogden city to the illustrious party resident on bis tour on tho pacific coast the action of the council is the more commendable as they have chosen the committees from the ranks of our best citizen irrespective of caste creed or party thus giving the respectable elements of the community a fair representation with which no one will dare to find fault iava gome incorrigible tort heads the occasion of president iiames passing through our city cannot be made a great and pompous ovation first because the abort time of liis tay in our municipal limits forbids any such move and second because ai our salt lake correspondent wise ly remarked the guests and the host are plain people averse lo 10 all the pomp and pageantry which has iti true place in oriental despots courts but not around the government or citizens of a republic i whose feitl law is the equality of all I what is there in the booming of cannon in the flare of alcy rockets but ft bang and an ex floding six far moro is there in the manly grasp of a manly band in the ober but heart born word of welcome in the true glance of the greeting eye of course our committed will mak all the arrangement befitting ahe occasion and rendering it impressive imp restive and memorable till we do not want to impress the presidential party so much with th elegance ele ganc and oi our ac ceory makeup make up s with the loyalty of our bearta we want the president anchia counselors and all the distinguished guest in his party to learn that the people of utah in the overwhelming majority have national feelings national ashira eions that the stars and stripes are no unmeaning emblem to them although the chasm of party division separates the people from the president and bis friends they are BO less american and their loyalty mani tested on this occasion will be no less sincere than that in any other sec tin of the country traversed by the presidential party As we stated before the present administration has sought to take measures hostile to our people but the results were such that vr can well condone the littleness of the man and honor the greatness of the office we even believe that without the persistent agitation of the mormon question by those parties who their aggrandizement in the oppression of the church none or little notice would ever have been taken at washington of our ex istance the abort visit of president hayes and his parly in our midst will con vince him that wa are by no means as black as we hare been painted the of thrift industry welfare deac and progress eliat amiles from our town and fieldi cannot but make a favorable impression upon any unprejudiced mind and our arill land in a butter light and judged in a better spirit arbor the presidential aliey were bedfor ignorance opens alic door to pra judic con tempt and haired but acquaintance creates justice respect and kindorf kindo ef all we want ii justice and due to all men and we hope wo will have it after the party haaf seen with their own eye and heard with their on ears in this mutual acquaintance will become a mutual benait be neit |