Show A GOLDEN opportunity oar our greatly esto emel in some circles the tribune receives the election returns from utah with becoming equanimity not to bay my resignation it has doubtless made this a comparatively easy task beforehand by anticipation realizing as it must bare have done that its editor bad had about as much chance as a democrat in vermont or a republican in mississippi but what grieves us mildly is the affected stolidity ex pressed and implied by reason of the situation having been a firel fact on see account 0 tint of the Pa peoples oples party toting voting solidly and at the dictation of their priests judge Goo goodsir dwir would command more reaped respect from all sources it if he would attribute the narrowness of bla life vote not so much to the solidity of the other eide side as to his personal unpopularity he ile evades this just jast as its he evaded the question put to him by the democratic committee in salt lake city instead of saying yes or no he wandered off into a mw mass of verbiage the only point in which was an appeal to bia his questioners not to give aid and nd comfort to tha people by asking such questions it is not as we look at it judge goodwins views on national politics altogether that have caused his tremendous defeat much of the satisfactory to tons us result is due dae to the editorial utterances of his paper during daring the past several years ue he has bad had but little regard for those who chose to differ with him even as to details while those who were squarely against him on ll 11 general subjects were treated little b better etter than criminals in many cases and not half so good in man many y others ue ile has his a saucy incisive ve and persistent manner of abusing an opponent and to do him full fall justice has generally been bold an and daggres ageros elve alve enough to retrain refrain from mincing 9 matters or stating only a part of it his i case so that when some of the class clas he has so repeatedly maligned got so excellent an opportunity for getting even it is not at all unlikely that they availed themselves of it to the utmost extent not only by their own action or failure to act but by using their influence to cause cans e others to do likewise if the defeated editor candidate would only draw correct conclusions from the th result of the territorial contest and for just once see himself as otherlee othe olbers roee beeheim him there would eventually eventual I 1 y ba be much in the situation that would be beneficial to him and gratifying to bis his rapidly narrowing circle of friends having not the slightest ill will to wards him and never having spoken of to or concerning bin him with even bitter bitterness ress let alone vindictiveness THE tas STANDARD would like to know that ench a consummation as that above indicated had bad been or would be realized it would assuredly ba be a great thing all around for then the tribune would cease slandering people for rejecting its peculiar teachings and altogether reform its disposition to unload column after column of billingsgate and abuse upon those who honestly oppose it then indeed would the burden which the editorial christian christion baa has so long been lagging up the bill hill of tribulation fall from bis his tack and be he would thus stand more erect tread more firmly see more distinctly and hear more correctly than for many long years past and a great and exuberant joy would possess his foul soul such as it has never yet known this reminds da as that another great addan b tage would accrue to him in the ascertainment tain ment of the fact that he actually has a soul judging from some of his writings be he seems somewhat in doubt on that subject try it judge and perhaps in the not very distant future you may imay come before the public as a candidate and make a much bettor better showing than you did on tuesday last but the laople will hive to be battened satisfied through a period fl probation that your reform is thorough and your heart has oscillated back to where it belongs but where it has his not been since yea first gat got the tripod of the tribune under your metaphysical system we would watch the progress of such an experiment with unfeigned interest and bail hall its success with unaffected joy |