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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16
DEMOCRATS AND SILVER.

The executive committee of the National
Democratic clubs is represented as being
afraid Of the silver question, and as in
structiug the speakers which it sends into
the field to steer clear OF the matter when
ever it is possible to do SO, combining them
selves to the tariff and other questions con-
corning which there can be no doubt as to
the Democratic position. This is Republl-
can representation as to Democrats, how
ever, and will hardly be accepted as def
nitely statirg the case for the latter. We
do not bel.ev that the committeeman are
afraid of the question. 1t isn't Democratic
TO be afraid OF any public question. The
Democrat who hasn't an opinion, and tie
Democrat who has!an opinion but dares not
express it, both belong in some other party
they made mistake when they espoused
the cause of Democracy.
AS to silver, the Democrats occupy pre-
cisely the position which they have held
since the beginning of the government,
that position being that silver is money
metal and as such is entitled to all the
rights, powers and privileges enjoyed by
gold. the other poney metal. There has
never for a moment been the slightest de-
Walton by the Democracy from this at
titude. Individual Democrats have
entertained other views and drifted away
after strange gods; but they did not carry
the party with them, nor even turn the
party aside from the straight and persistent
course which it has pursued from the start
Now and then Democrat has voted with
the Republicans, stolen sheep, gotten drunk
and done other disreputable deeds, but in hi.
acts there was nothing suggestive Of the
attitude or policy Of the Democracy
If there were ever any doubt as to the
position of the Democracy on the silver
question that doubt should have been dis
PEELED when the Democrats in the late Con
gress, almost without exception, courage
ously stood up for the cause of the peopl,
and free coinage, and did this in the fac,
of an almost united Republican party
against the people and free coinage.
We do not believe the club committee
men entertain any doubt as to the position
of the Democracy on this important ques
ton, nor do we believe there is a membe
of the committee who is afraid to publicl,
express his opinion. II there be one he Z.
out of place in the position which he occu
pies.
In this connection it may as well be re-
marked right here that the west has nj
use for Democratic orator who is on
posed to his party on this question. l
there are any such speakers they will d.
better to confne their operations to tn
vicinity Of Wall street than to come ives,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16

versy has engendered bitterness enough;
it IS now the business of every friend of
this territory to blot out as fast as posi-
BILE the hatred of the past, and write for
Utah better history in the future,
history that shall have something in COM
mon with other parts of our country,
which can only be accomplished by making
the interests and politics of Utah the same
as those of other territories and states.
The Republicans advice to the Gentiles
in this territory would be adverse to all
this. That advice would favor prolong
ing of the war after the enemy had
surrendered-a most cowardly and
desplcable thing to do IL would favor
the continuation of all the hatreds and Bit
terness which in the past have rendered
Utah al undesirable place for residence,
Notwithstanding It's natural advantages
and resources make it tho most inviting
place of any in the United States for
homes. The Republican would drag
Utah into the Union with Mormons and
Gentiles arrayed against each other as they
have been in the past instead OF having
them divided on the political principles
which divide the people elsewhere; and
would bring the anomalous political condi-
ton of affairs that has prevailed in
Utah into our national politics, to say moth
ing of hindering the progress of our terri
tory, already too long delayed by these I'M
happy political conditions which have pre-
vailed.
The Republican would DO all this or else
it shrewdly perceives that the Liberal
party is but the Republican party masked,
and gives its advice that Utah may be held
in territorial bondage until under the pre-
text of holding the Mormons in allegiance,
it may be made safe Republican state.
The Democratic party in Utah, however, is
ION" to all such schemes, and will stand &
lion in the path of the schemers and pre-
vent the accomplishment of their plans.
! The.Democratic party in Utah is permanent
ly organized, and the Republican party ii
and out of the so-called Liberal party car
take notice from that fact that it is con
fronted by an enemy which knows no de
feat, that will give it no rest, that viii
meet 1t at every point, tear off all its masks
expose all its subterfuges, and thresh IL q
last into something like responsibility. /
will not deal with Mormons hereafter, bu
with Democrats who have set their face!
as flint to redeem Utah and they are com
petent for the task; SO, gentlemen, make {
note of it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16

EVERY YEAR as the fruit season comes
around there goes out loud demand for
the establishment of a cannery. Individ-
uals and the newspapers tell how much
money could be made by such concern,
and how much fruit could be saved. Then
the matter is dropped. The apricots,
peaches, plums and apples lie under the
trees and rot, and when winter approaches
we purchase these fruits in cans to the ex-
tent of thousands of dollars. California
gets our money and puts it to good use in
raising more fruit and adding to her can
neries. We do not mention these things
with the view of inducing anybody to go
into the canning business. We only refer
to the matter because this is the season for
doing So and no well conducted newspaper
will neglect these opportunities. In pass
ing we may remark that between now and
October more fruit will 60 to decay than
would supply the entire community for g
year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16

IT SEEMS the true inwardness about the
return of Hon. FREDERICK DOUGLASS,
United States minister to Hayti, or late
minister, for they say he has resigned, is
that the St. Domingo government wants
this country to send a white man to repre-
sent it as we do to other powers. Some
diplomatic business was on hand between
the United States and Hayti, but the latter
wouldn't bulge until a change of pleui-
poten tiaries was made SO as to exclude a
black man. Not even the circumstance of
DOUGLASS having white wife would con-
ciliate the Haytian government. This
drawing of the color line, and without
reference to previous condition of servl-
tude, seems curious coming from people
who among themselves regard 1T disgrace
to be anything but black.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16
DEMOCRATIC EDUCATION.

The wires informed us of meeting in
New York, the other day, of the executive
committee of the National Democratic
clubs, and that vigorous campaign of ed
ucation was resolved upon, but they did not
tell US of the particulars of the scheme, nor
that the great west was to be the scene of
operations. The work already performed
through the clubs has been followed by
such splendid results that it was resolved
TO put greater effort and earnestness into
the missionary service" Congressman
WILSON, the gentleman who reached Salt
Lake las spring just at the proper time,
gave an account of his tour of the far
northwest, and among other things, stated
that 1.-THE direct result of the establishment
Of clubs in Utah, was the election of the
Democratic ticket and the almost entire
absorption of the Mormon vote"
1t seems there is to be held at Spokane
Falls, on September %, a monster meet
ing of representatives of Democratic clubs,
when Congressman BYNUM and other ora,
tors of national repute will address the
gathered hosts. The committee decided tc
organize missionary itinerary composed OF
fifteen of the leading Democratic orators
connected with the national association
The party will leave the city of Washing
ton, d. c., September II. They will make
a complete circuit of the Northwest, stop
ping one day at Chicago. From there they
will go direct to Helena, Mont, and there
organize league of Democratic societies
for that state. They will reach SPOKANE
Falls in time for the state convention o
clubs on the 23d.
Among the speakers will be several can
dioates for the speakership. Congressman
BYNUM, of Indiana, has been settled on a
one of the party, also Senator KENNA, o.
West Virginia, and CHAUNCEY T. BLACK
president of the national association.
AS a matter of course Utah will be Wis
tied by some of these gentlemen, as the ma
tional Democracy is taking lively interes
in this territory since we have abandone
and abolished the old conditions and place
ourselves in position to command recog
milton. We need not say that our peopl
will extend hearty welcome to the ora
tors, and we can give assurance that SCUM
Democratic talk will have no better effec
anywhere in the United States than RICH
here in Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16
LITERATURE.

POLITICS AND PROPERTY; OR PHoNvERACY
compromise between Democracy and plu-
1ocracy. BY Slack Worthington New YORK.
G. z. Putnam's Sons. Price, $3.50.
This is a book by political student for
political students. The author proposes
scheme for rule of reason, prudence and
understanding" his idea being the forma-
ton of party which would combine IN its
creed the best principles Of the Republican
and Democratic parties and which would
occupy the middle or conservative ground
between the two old organizations The
evil or danger of great wealth accumulat-
ing in the hands of individuals is conceded,
and as remedy the author would establish
a system of cumulative taxation by which
the greater the wealth of the person the
more OF the burden of taxation should be
imposed upon him. He claims that poverty
can never be eradicated from society, but
that 1T may be ameliorated by the enact
ment of properslaws. Many of the lead
ing questions of the day are thoughtfully
and lntelligently discussed from the stand
point of conservative thinker, and the
result is an interesting and instructive vol
ume, and timely one in view of the radi-
cal socialistic literature of the day.
The frontispiece of The Illustrated Amert-
can for the week ending August Is is pen
Gil sketch Of the pretty face and figure of a
Narragansett belle, which is accompanied
by fully-illustrated sketch on the social
life Of that famous resort. The number as
usual is full of interesting matter. An
article on the Wagner festival at Beyreuth
is most timely and gives an interesting &C
count of the production of "Parcifal,' -
which is story of the search for the 'Holy
Grail" subject that Tennyson loved to
deal with. The article is fully illustrated,
one of the pictures being the uncovering OF
the Holy Grail. The first of two interest
ing articles on the naval reserve operations
at Fishers island is accompanied by tull-
page picture of the firing of big gun on the
Chicago, and an interesting story about the
baby King of Spain, and the use of mortars
in coast defence are some of the many sub
jectS treated.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16
Little's Mlyiug Age.

The numbers of The Living Age for
August and contain prince Napoleon"
Westminster; 'Infuenza" by Sir Morrell
Mackenzie, M. D., and "Bulgars and
Serbs" Fornightly; 1.-THE Locust Plague
in Algeria" and Italy aud France" Con-
temporary; 1.-THE Gurkhas - Fighting
Race" Nelo ReutelC; Richard de la Pole, "
white Rose" ga Night in Hay stack
and ways and Whims of Fresh-water
Fishes" BldcklUoOd; "John Bright's
School, Gentlemdns's; "Monckton Mines -
Temple Bar; 1.-The Kings Luck" Corn HUI;
"a Publisher and His Friends" Leisure
Hour; IL. E. L." BeIgrGuia; Essays in
the Obvious" Murrays; with installments
of "a Philanthropist," 1.-THE Woman in
the Morgue," and Little Love Affair."
and poetry. Little g. Co., Boston, are the
publishers.
The Young WOmen'S Journal for August
is out with its usual quota of entertaining
and instructive reading. With Mrs. Susy
Young Gates as editor and Mrs. Ellen
Jakeman as business manager the magazine
is being pushed in both literary and
financial way with great rapidity. 1t is
the evident intention to make it first among
the literary works of Utah.
FLOWERS OF ALL KINDS
AT Readings, under Utah Nstionalbs nix.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16
SAM JONES.

The eccentric SAM JONES' whom the Sun
describes as "a slim, wiry-looking south
erner, with swarthy complexion and
little black moustache," is in New York
delivering series of prohibition sermons.
The old doctrine Of ''poor pay, poor preach"
doesn't appear TO apply to SANS case, for
he charges only 10 cents admission, and he
must De as entertaining certainly as BOB
INGERsoLL, who gets 81. BOB is smooth
If Illogical, but SAM is holy terror, max
ing 1t sizzling hot for sinners. He biteth
like q serpent and stlngeth like an adder.
Here are a few of his expressions from one
of his narangues:
There's many man who takes disordered
liver for pure heart.
The fashionable minister is without sym
patty. He says to the members OF his congre
cation, IF you believe as believe, you will be
saved; if you don't you will be damned, and l
don't care much which"
L know as well as l know that l am living
that L never can make the sort of HUSBAND
that want my wife to have unless GOD help
me.
There are thousands of 364 day prohibitionist
in New York, but on the 365th day, which i:
election day, they don't show up.
don't believe in towing the good ship zior
ten miles out from shore ard then standing or
deck and shouting Say, all you sinners Of
shore that can swim, come aboard"
This kind of evangelizing is very fetch
ing, probably quite as much so as the pyro
| technical methods of Brother TALMAGE
produced with new and startling stag
effects" as they say in the theatre bills
1t is of human sort, and if at first i
strikes the nearer as somewhat profane, i
reaches the common mind and gets in it
work. At least that seems the easiest wa,
to account for the immense throngs VIII
go to hear this Mississippi backwoodsmal
preach.
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officials at least do not know what they are
let the money to pay for the work should
be provided, or at least arranged for. The
city hasn't got enough money in the treas
ury to pay for trenching for the foundation
of the proposed building, and where, in
heavens name, let US ask. is it going to
get the cash? Notwithstanding the out
rageously high taxes which are driving
people frantic, the corporation revenue is
no more than equal TO the current expenses
and interest On the public debt. The
money to meet an extraordinary expense
must come from the sale of bonds, and our
late experience in this business is not
sufficiently encouraging as to induce the
belief that enough of these corporation
promises to pay can be disposed of to pay
Tor the city's share of the half mil
hon dollar structure. The last bonds
sold, and that was months ago,
were traded off at discount. Since
then another lot has been offered, but CAPT
talists did not even want them at dis
count, as we understand not single appli-
cation for them at any price was received,
although they were widely advertised.
Now another lot is on the market, with as
little prospect of finding a purchaser as
the last lot had, and if these shall be sold
we are informed by the mayor that the
money has already been bespoke, none of it
going into the public building. There is
another little matter in the way. The tax
payers of this city have recently voted a
debt of 5000, 900 for new school houses, and
our ablest lawyers say that sum is part
OF the corporation debt; in which event the
city has very nearly reached the per cent
limit of its borrowing capacity-has SC
nearly reached the limit that it will not be
worth while to attempt to float any more
bonds this year.
THE HERALD would like immensely to SEE
the joint city and county building under
way, but we don't like the idea of the cor
poration letting a contract for the work
when every official who knows anything
about the city finances knows that the cor
lporation cannot obtain the money to pay
its proportion of the cost. II Is not goot
business; indeed, it is mighty bad business
ana can only bring the city into ill-repute
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16
LEGAL NOTICE.


IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR
county Of Salt Lake. Augustus A. Willis, plain.
tin, VS.. Victoria A. Willis, defendant. Sum
mons The people OF the territory OF Utah
send greeting: To Victoria A. Willis defend
ant: You are hereby required to appear in an
action brought against you by the above named
plaintiff in the district court OF the Third Judi
oial district of the territory OF Utah and to
answer the complaint fled therein within ten
days exclusive Of the day of service) after the
service on you Of this summons-if served
within this county; or if served out OF this
county, but in this district within twenty days;
otherwise within forty days-or judgment BY
default will be taken against you, according to
the prayer of said complaint. This said action
is brought TO have a decree OF this court dis
solving the bonds Of matrlmouy existing be-
tween the defendant and plaintiff, above relief
prayed for on the grounds that the defendants
about the dates OF November 16 and March ~
1889, at Denver, Colorado, committed adultery,
with persons unknown; and that the defendant
on or about the 18th day OF November 1882
wil1ully deserted plaiEtiff and has ever since re-
fuEed to return 10 his home although often
requested so TO do by plaintiff. And you
are hereby notified that IL you fail to
appear and answer the said complaint as above
required, the said plaintiff will apply TO the
court for the relief demanded therein
Witness, the Hon. Charles s. Zane Judge
and the seal OF the district court Of the
Third judicial district, in and for the
[sEAJl. territory of Utah. this 21th day OF july,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety one
HENRY G. MCMILLAN, Clerk.
By GEORGE D. LOOMS. Deputy Clerk
NJ. E. MCENANY, Attorney for plaintiff,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16
THE POTOMATO.

A Kansas genius has produced vine
which he names potdmatO, as it bears DO
tatoes under the ground and tomatoes
above. The New York Sun pokes fun at
the Atchison Citizen for 1.-THE modest
pride and sweet stimulation of yeracity'
with which that paper announces the fore
going fact, saying: "The idea is able, but
the potamato vine seems to be a repli-
niscence of the ingenious combination
which DR.. LoRING discovered when min
lister to Portugal. DR.. LoRING grated the
common corkscrew upon the cork tree, and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16

CHAuNcEY M. DEPEw was, at last &C
counts, in Rome. He says It was ram
bling set of porcelain teeth that DEMOS
THEMES used when he recited .The Boy
Stood on the Burning Deck" This can
not, cannot be; for, referring to the deaf
ness of old ELEANOR SPEARING, Mr.. Hoop
says:
She was deaf as stone, say one OF the stones
DEMosTHENEs sucked, to improve his tones
And surely deafness on further could reach
Man to be in his mouth, without hearing his
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16

succeeded in producing corks with the
corkscrew growing in them"
1t is not hard to graft corkscrew upon
or into cork, the difficulty generally be-
ing then, to take out the cork without re-
moving the corkscrew; but this gentle
persifage of the Sun doesn't destroy the
potamato vine, which is positive actual
ity. The potato, the egg plant and the red
pepper plant belong to the same family as
the potato, and we feel sure the Kansas
man will eventually produce combination
vegetable of the above, which, to be great
as an edible, will require only salt.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16

Is IT true, or merely a partisan SANDER,
that members of the city council police
committee we're told that if they would
permit themselves to be escorted to a Ger
tain house ofill-fame they would be pre-
scented to a certain police official who had
not shown up'' for two or three days?
And is il true that the councilmen declined
to be escorted to the certain house! And
if both these queries shall be answered in
the affirmative, why did the committeeman
object to receiving the positive, unanswer-
able testimony of their own eyes as to a
charge against an Official?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16

WHEN THE city dignitariss want to make
a raise and arrest the demi monde to &C
complish the object, why not continue the
work by arresting hundred or so of the
worthless blear-ey citizens hanging
around the gambling hells on the east side
OF Main street and the south side of Second
South! They are lounging disgrace, and
should be fined for BEND menace to the
good of the city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16

IT Is currently rumored that the twenty
six policemen who set out to reform the
in certain respects viii be out
of employment after Tuesday when the
committee which has been conducting the
star chamber investigation files its report
The bounced officers will have the consola-
ton of knowing they have larger share
of the public respect and confidence than
is accorded those who stay, or the partisan
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16

Miss FRANCES WILLARD, in her lecture
called ga White Life for T yo'-which
title must be pronounced slowly and dis
tinctly-wants women emancipated from
corsets, skirts, high heels, garters and all
other denominations. With all our heart,
but the dear old girl will certainly want
something to criticise after they are gone,
and we guess she'll go first.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16

THE UTAH commission is in the last year
of its existence, and the present city coun-
Gil will expire in February. These two
facts, together with the prospect of better
times, have a tendency to make the people
of Salt Lake look upon life with a large
degree of contentment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16

The ST. LOUIS Globe-Democrat speaks
about somebody's "name being coupled
with SHERNAN's seat" If it means his seat
in the Senate, we hope the name will be
that of good Democrat, and that the
coupling won't break.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16

AN OLD soldier who was wounded at
Manassas thirty one years ago, has picked
out of his sore leg a gold button fired into
him in place Of bullet by some confeder-
ates, who was evidently in hurry to get
his gun off. The button is round, with a
small link attached, and is inscribed
s,E IN r
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16

WE heard of Iowa and Kansas using
corn for fuel. N ow comes a proposition
for Louisiana planters to substitute molasses
for coal in making sugar. We will next
hear from Georgia on the watermel on
question,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16

REFERRING TO the case of WAN SWING,
in which the court held that no Chinese
merchant could come over here without a
consular certificate, suppose China should
say that no tea could be brought to any
port of the United States except by a
Chinaman. Would that drive tea drinkers
to coffee or cold water!
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-08-16
THE PUBLIC BUILDING.

1t is possible the city and the county au-
thorities know what they are about in
awarding contract for the erection of the
joint public building; but what everybody
knows concerning the city finances will
nclines most people to think that the city