Show FAREWELL the undersigned has tendered his res I 1 agnation as editor of STANDARD to the board of directors the reasons for this action are many but none of them implies any lack of boyo in future nor lack of sympathy in its mission as a friend of the people of utah and an advocate of tho principles guf republicanism la thus severing the lovine relation of years is gratification in the knowledge that today republicanism is neither a silent nor a helpless element in utah it is in alio ascendancy in ogden city weber county and utah territory no better time could be chosen for a withdrawal from journalistic labor than abo hour of tuan victory that the party and paper can well from editorial service one of their humble and willing workers in the long of our struggle to resign might have deemed like doubt or s t le 1191 this glorious morning for utah and republicanism to resign is neither the sign of betrayal nor despair where few toiled and sacrificed in the past now elands an eager and ambitious host hile this farewell is voluntarily and cheerfully uttered there is yet a bensa of sadness in bidding adieu to associations which have become sancti ilca by years of mutual forbearance devotion and goodwill good will has h ad many friends to them the re tanne editor gives his grateful acknowledgments edg ments to the old old friends who were with him when this paper was born ho cenewa his expression of personal affection and esteem to the party friends who have helped and ap predated to the brave directors alio have and risked with generous gene roos hands to the fellow workers in the ato have yielded much that this paper might live the retiring editor says god speed you for THE STANDARD itself there is more than the ordinary newspaper love it was established that it might do good in the earth may it ever be true to right the defender of the weak thy assailant of tyranny may it be held over in strong pure unselfish hands oa is as dear as that of a child fo whom the father hopes with boundless love and confidence farewell J |