The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-05

for Fourth Of July speech, but Caldwell
chose Lincoln as his subject, probably be-
cause he had committed that same speech
to memory through oft-repeated delivery,
without taking the trouble of revising it for
, this occasion. The great martyr Presi-
dent would turn over in his grave if he
knew to what base uses he is put. Adieu,
| Caldwell.
A gentleman who has not long been in Utah,
joined the Republican party. Yesterday he
| Joined the Liberal party, and his reasons we're
that he went into the country on business. and
in an outside town he ran against the bishop
! and was introduced. The bishop asked him
what his politics were. He answered, Il am a
Republican" The bishop responded, II am a
Democrat" "How long have you been a Dem
ocrat:', asked the Republican. 'Only little
while, said the bishop. but we are going to
have statehood now" Then the Republican
asked two or three other questions, and the
bishop lost his temper and in his excitement
said: by God. sir. my children and my chill
drens children will not only see Utah polyga-
nous state but every other state in the Union
will be polygamous state"
This delightful paragraph is from that
mad wag, the Tribune. Recalling the Bishop
West episode, one would imagine that the
Tribune had done about enough quoting
from Mormon bishops. 1t seems, however,
that that vein is not yet worked out The
quotation shows it is yielding mighty poor
stuff though. Mormon bishops, we take
it, as a rule, are not such blooming idiots
as to give went to foolish sentiments or
language of that kind. No, dear Tribune,
like the Judge Anderson 'rumor'' this
yarn must pc set down as another "Foul."
Old Sol is getting in his work and Demo
Gratis, Liberals and Republicans are alike
bent on getting out of town. THE HERALD
begrudges no man an outing, but suggests
that no one get so far away that he cannot
return for the July and August elections.
1t is nuisance to have any election occur
during the dog days, and The HERALD will
work with the coming Democratic legisla-
ture to lump all our elections into the same
month in which the delegate is chosen-No-
vember-but until that reform is accom-
plished we trust that the heat, which is
going to test all party loyalty this summer,
will have less effect on Democrats than on
their neighbors.
I 7 I
Harry McCallum takes to politics like
duck to water, but he is not advancing in
it with very rapid strides. II anything, he
is retrograding. About ten years ago his
political pull was strong enough-he lived
then in Leadville-to get him position on
the police force, and handsome cop he
made in that lively mining camp. To-day
he is the deposed chairman Of the county
Liberal committee, and the nearest ap-
proach to the persimmons he has yet made
was his nomination for county recorder,
which he did not get.
BY the way, was it not In Leadville that
McCallum met Billy Allen, who was on
trial here recently for ballot box stuff g.
BILLY" did not then aspire to political lead
ership, but was only common. every day
sport. He gained some promotion since then,
however, or didn't he.
The blowing up Of the old sidewalks be-
fore the building materials are in sight,
while it looks like business, is rather an
imposition on pedestrians who are forced to
walk over or take to the center of the
street. If the authorities would hold of
tearing up the old walks until the materials
for the new ones are on the ground, the in
convenience TO the public from this nui-
sance would be lessened, and no unneces-
sary delay in making the improvements
would result. So much new work is to be
done within the next few years that unless
there is some restriction placed upon con-
tractors Salt Lake will be one long trench
by and by.