The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-06
What Folks are Saying.

| That all movements for the perpetual
| ton by suitable memorials OF the lead
ing events in American history should
be given national and State support.
That the proposed excursions from
! the east to Utah, as originally promul-
gated by Ogden, and so ably supple
| mented by the capital, Will without
doubt take tangible shape and result IN
much good for Utah.
That the influx of visitors on account
of the excursions will revive the droop-
ing hopes of real estate dealers, and
make the hearts of those persons feel
glad who bought property during the
| inflated reign.
That Edlson's graphaphone is in keep
ing with nineteenth century progress
ana go-aheadativeness.
That the temperance articles, by Miss
G. s. Burnett, in the SUNDAY HERALD.
are attracting attentive and interested
readers.
That McNeal's Vision of Heaven, as
published in THE HERALD, may be, and,
we will, concede, is mighty interesting
reading, but it Is highly wrought"
nevertheless.
That the theme of Protection VS.. Free
Trade, is growing in intensity and
national interest, conconlitant with the
growth of democratic principles and
views IN the nation.
That the howl set up by 1rishmen
against any interference of Papacy In
their political affairs, should be lesson
to His Holiness that his proper sphere
lies IN religious, and not political, or
civic affairs,
That earthquakes in travelling west,
after having shaken the people of the
east, are creating quaking and fears
among the people of the great Pacific
seaboard.
That Beul anger is not loss to the art
of diplomacy Is shown by his recent
utterance: that Democratic France is
maligned by being accredited with
thoughts of aggression"
That the past week has been noted as
an extremely quiet one, notwltDstand-
ing the presence of Republicans and
Democrats in attendance upon their
respective Territorial conventions.
That the way in which one or two
Weber County delegates acted at the
Republican convention last week re-
minded one very strongly of the proven
b al monkey on a stick or Jack in the
box, except that they did not seem to
possess the sense of the latter, who only
Jump up when propelled by wiser and
more knowing ones.
That President Cleveland, by his ap-
pointment of Fuller to the bench of the
Supreme Court OF the land, has again
recognized sterling merit and distin-
guished talent as againstthe demagogue
and merely partisan politician.
That the new marriage law which
becomes operative in this Territory on
the 3lst of May cannot fail to be pro-
duCtiVe of good results if impartially
and carefully administered.
That. the employment of carrier
pigeons by the editor of the Chicago
Times, while not, perhaps, original, is
an undoubted instance of journalistic
enterprise in the gathering OF intorma-
ton for the reading public.
! That all thoughts of other muce-
! needed public Improvements seem to
have become absorbed in the building
of the new City Hall.
That Councillor Jackson of the
| special committee should get in his
work in relation to sewerage for Ogden
City, embracing, as it does, many I'M
portant and intricate questions which
will demand, fair, open, public
criticism to ventiIate and mature.
That car factory and a window
glass making concern may be very nice
TO talk about in Salt Lake. but Ogden
claims recognition as the first to pro-
pose these paying enterprises, and
should supplement her proposals by
substantial effort and action.