Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-04

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To abandon metaphor-tbere IL no
spectacle In tho whole political arena
that will be more interesting for the
next six months than that Of the dis.
Intuition Of government patronage In
Utah. No one disputes that every Re.
publican rider must be endorsed, II he
does not dismount peacesbly-and
very few OF them will. A few old
siAunch Imperial Guards like Judge
zine may reslgn ms roon rs Cleveland
assumes command Of the grand corps,
bu, generally they will have to he
Jerked from their saddles by the arm
Of force. 1t IL tho fortune OF war,
and they should not murmur. -Four
years ago they assisted In n similar
ceremony In which the roles were re-
versec, and four years hence they Will
bc just rs ready 10 asaist again In the
same old roles ~ before.
To aban Ion metaphor again. The
contest for the governorsbip 10 the
ffst thing-though not by any means
the main tbiDg--that 10 attracting
mems attention. The contestants
have narrowed down 10 two--Hon.
Caleb w. West the former Democratic
Incumbent, anu Col. Lett. Both are
on equal ground as regards their exo-
Jus from Liberalism-andt this by the
way (thins OF 1t ., Irsttnt!) promises
TO be the test Of true Democrscy-the
Shibboleth by which men read their
title clear to the right 20 stand In the
same rank with the Hendersons, the
Dyers, the Chambers, the Rswiins,
the williams, and the others who
were the first TO throw away their arms
and refuse TO Fight longer unicr the
implacable banners Of Liberalism
against n foe that had already surren-
uefed. At tl'' distance from the ,iues
OF March II may be said that Cover
nor Yves % chances for regaining mis-
old seat are somew hat better than those
Of his competitor. He In Kentuckian,
anu viii have the valued support OF
Carlisle. He has besides IN immense
acquaintance IN Washington, and,
IN 40 than all, he was one OF Cleye.
land's hra Utah appointments before.
~ L-tps connection Is largely In
Nebraska and Colorado, which are
hardly In the position TO ask favors
from Democratic administration that
Kentucky Is. But Lett In a gamey
Individual and the verb to islter never
had place In his conjugation.
The part that the local committees-
territorial anu county headed respec-
lively by g. q. Richards and J. b.
Toronto, the national committeeman,
Col. Merritt Twice Ferry, wiped out)
The two congressman. Mr.. Game the
going and Mir. Rawlins the coming
man--taRe In recommending ths vsri-
Gus applicants Will, OF course, have
great zeal TO do In settling the matter
with President Cleveland. But as lar
hsthe local committees, at Ieast, are
concerned, little positive action can be
looked Tor. This reason il that In con-
uucung the great battle 40 Triumphant
concluded the committees had
equal assistance from many OF those
VINO are now pitied against each other
IN me race for Office. Col. Lett gave
up his private business aud simply
uevoted himself TO tho cam paign.
oovernor West was also an ardent
worker. Hence the committee Is
obviously IN no condition TO take sides,
ahu all II can do for either IL 10 endome
poui anu say no mistake will be maze,
"hlchever man was chosen. The
ommittees have literally been sub
merged and overwhelmed with april.
auohs from the various applicants,
out Very whey they have decided to
.nuoise no one 30 lar IN advance, and
wwhitt illallthe names are before them
MT,oie acting on any. Col. Merritt,
~, oaine AMI Mr.. Rawlins may nave
,neI preferences, but as far M can DO
s,neu, all are proceeding very
Slu uv,ously. With one exception, posi-.
eay, a"o, none Of the applicants can
,sh' on the endorsements OF either
y" 'he's three important individuals.
.he,e are Two contests before which
~, ao Ruoernatoriai RAGS and all other
sa.' entered Tor this great uuadrenuiaI