Show THE TRUE statesmanship W E gladstone Glad atone m was as cri criticized criticised by the ultra patriotic men of england for withdrawing the english troops from transvaal and leaving the boera boers to do the governing business from their own standpoint it was claimed by mr BIT Glad stones enemies that he had bad bold sold out the british interests in transvaal Trana vaal to the beers the way ay he appears to have sold british interests is quite after the manner that most of mankind are ee kingto to consummate their bargains the sale was made all right bat but the proceeds since have been a five hundred per annual bonus and no taxes A tourist has just returned from transvaal who took the occasion in hand to make some observations upon this particular matter he ile declares that the queen has no more loyal in the world than the boers what they kicked about eaid said he was being ruled by a lot of government officials sent out from england who knew nothing and cared leea lees about the true interests of transvaal the boera boers were I 1 in n the right mr gladstone performed one of the most statesmanlike acts of modern times when he yielded to their wishes and allowed them to retain their independence pen dence instead of a hostile toe foe upon the th a british frontiers he lie queen has some to of the finest mounted infantry in the wo world ald added to her army at the time in 1885 when war was threatened with russia the boer government offered to send 2000 mounted rf nemen at their own expense to any point that the british government wished and to supplement them with another 1000 it if necessary what a shame wo we have no W E Glad Glade stones tones at the seat of power in the united states to cast his eagle eye across this western region unless weare we are greatly mistaken there I 1 is 8 a transvaal very near by which Is 18 being ruled by prec precisely sely the sort of pe persons which as this gentleman declares was domineering overt over the boers we can think of no reason why human nature should not be about the same in utah as an in transvaal so far as it affects this act of M mr gladstone utah has for several decades been ruled in the man ner of a conquered colony save that conquered subjects though ruled by a stranger etra oger find in him one who in the natural order of things will bavo the wisdom and moderation of patriotism to watch over their welfare the watchful eye that has tins been over utah was with a few exceptions that of a mercenary adventurer prying into her private concerns conniving like a practical villain with bis his pals against her dearest interests inte tests and strengthening and entrenching himself with every species of lying and calumny which could in any way serve bis big selfish ends A certain class clam til of officers who have boon been sent to look after the government concerns in utah have been ai as conscienceless as go so many siberian wolves in this respect if the government of the tile united states would suddenly raise op up a gladstone who would call homo home from all the territories these mercenary beings and give in their place a gern mout of honorable men and patriots patri ois eherts would be such a change in the character ot of things that utah I 1 in 11 I 1 less than a twelve month would contain what would seem to be an tin entirely new people continual and unjust irritation makes ordinary men beside themselves I 1 ial I 1 cwb M wa 4 pr lip MR xa 4 IT IS r IT is surprising cays pays an E eastern astern paper that chenow the now york Ir herald erali which has for years ben been ambitious ot of becoming a family newspaper should not only devote BO so much apito to 0 o tho the slap slogging aging mf mutch betge between C n fila vin and joe lIcAu mcauliffe I 1 iffe but should shoula announce that it heli the sum of 1000 ti t i bet against glavin that kind cl cf talk M might ight have hare doce done twenty years or more anzo but it pounds like an old I 1 tirade drade no ar ti diio also no york emihl unlike bome of itis namesakes name naine sakes is isa a newspaper aad as at such sue cannot afford to agnole noen n niwo ita rno rna in which a great gumbar of 0 reader readers are interested and when oco one t I 1 theio these requests ila its sporting department to bold amonoy on y lo 10 bet on an event evert it would be tho h pirt part cl cf a journalistic ass mss nancy to refuse it is all right to denounce e the prize ring asa as a brutal heritage of past ages but ut when a bg big fight is ou on iho the tapis the newspaper aper of the day haa has gat ga to ba be in it colens rolens 1 THE tim strike of street car men in salt lake ia is the roost most decidedly metropolitan thing that has taken place in the capital for lol theeo many moons in order that tha general effect be swollen to its fullest proportions a number of the cara were abandoned and only one shift run by the others BO so the people who had bad to walk to and from home were forced to tally fully realize that the strike was a genuine performance albeit a number wanted ta to know why it was that if green hands could be used at all the service should not go on as usual espee especially lilly in view of the companas comp anys boast that not less than men applied for places the first day it was a strike sure enough however TUB tire DATES DATE for the territorial fair draw near TUB STANDARD vill will doubtless be accorded the first refusal of the publication of that story advertised in the department which has for supervisor E A mcdaniel and beginning john and mary closed tho the big gate and went down the lace lane to in asking for the position of superintendent of schools of weber county after this macs maes conscience shows its adamantine makeup make up ac ACCORDING c TO announcement rev joe 0 mcauliffe of the san jose mission california will tomorrow to morrow night in london face and try to deface prof frank P slavin glavin it is understood der stood to be a contest for blood and money whereby the best man is to win both are married men and a long way from their respective mothers in law but it scorns seems there are people who must always bavi something in the nature of contention to engage their time and thoughts LAST WINTERS experience has suggested to the southern pacific company the need of timely preparations for fighting fight lne the snow the remaining snow sheds are all eaid laid to be repaired rep ired and their additions completed and end another rotary steam plow has been received the equipment in this line now consists of three rotary and one cyclone steam plows besides the usual number of bucking and pilot plows I 1 THE STANDARD thought tle death of dion a matter of sufficient importance to the world to publish an editorial mention of it t the following morning it does not seem to have struck any other of the utah dallies dailies in that way but bat all the great papers of the east and west sav eay eye to eye with us WHOLE week has passed NV ciui i out peace being arranged between guatemala and salvador with a report of a battle immediately following within the same period has not been found foun dand end the there rebas has been no french crisis tor for several months the world do stand still occasionally casio caslo nall nally Y DEMOCRAT in the house ct cl representatives will have a bitter pill to swallow in a few days when he has to move a vote of thanks to speaker reed tor for the dignity ability and courtesy with which he lie has discharged bis his duties tn till ic ek EAT T is 1 thirsting lor for something tangible abo bout ut i 1 L journal of commerce give it a drink of jordan river water that is to tangible enough and besides he who tastes it once thirsts no more THE tuc nw ORLEANS picayune 6 sagely agy remarks that it is not a sojourn n in washington that makes congre congressmen a emen bad but a population of congressmen that makes washington bad |