The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-19

THE POLITICAL POT.
I want to say that politics in Idaho
have not lost any of the heat infused
into the campaign. A mess is stirring,
sizzling, and fairly bubbling over in the
Intensity of the warmth political. And
believe me when / say there is already
ample evidence of an increasing tenn
perature in and about Boise, it being
the hub from whence radiates sec
tional strife now being waged in all the
different localities round about There's
music in the air, no mistake. The DEM
ocrats and Populists in Idaho seem to
be dwelling evenly together, and not
infusing personalities into the contest
so far as they are concerned. But the
Republicans-O, doctori The sight of
Pop is to them what water is to a
mad dog-they can't abide them. That
makes it horse and horse" and the
Democrats look on calmly but know
ingly. Just wait the next issue of the
PopuliSt papers in this section and wit
ness how they will rend Edgar Wilson
for being SO indiscreet as to get full
as a tick" one evening recently. 1t
seems the Republican press threw a
harpoon at the Populist nominee for
governor, Ballentine, on his intemper-
ance, to put it mildly, and on the heels
of this Governor Mcconnell gets load
ed, Edgar gets loaded, the Populist or
gans load up for bear" and will I'M
mercifully score the Republican nomi-
nees on the events described, all owing
to the latter having opened the ball
lon personal lines Of this nature. In de-
Tense of these two distinguished gentle
men, for whom / have the highest per-
sonal regard, l will say that as 1 wit
messed them walking about with their
load, spirit of selishness for the mo-
ment took hold of me. l vainly wished
i had half their load, I would then be
in bed at the Capital hotel sound asleep
and wholly oblivious to the cares OF
this life.
REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN LITERA-
TURE.
One feature has manifested itself in
Republican strongholds, not alone in
Idaho, but in Utah as well. Republic
an literature and speeches that were
early prepared now have to be revised,
and that with vengeance. The battle
was to be fought on the cry of hard
times, and they were charged up to
the Democrats as the ruling party in
power. They would show that the
country was gone to the dogs, and the
hard times would be followed by
crime, pestilence, and even grim death
by starvation for the multitude now
eking out scant subsistence under Dem
ocratic laws. They would harp on the
closing down of mines, mills, and fac
tories, and cali upon high heaven to
bear witness that theirs was the only
party-for free silver" They had
things cut and dried in this town. now
they are wondering where they are at,
and how to take much needed reef in
their campaign sails so early spread to
the breeze of public opinion. Hopes of
such early ambition have been f1atten-
ed out. John P. Jones did it with his
powerful silver" mace at one fell
swoop. Republican party leaders ev-
eryWhere are reeling and staggering
about from the effects of what is to all
lntents and purposes knockout
dow on the silver question.
Now is witnessed returning prosper
lty to the country, and we see mills.
factories, shops and mines all opening
up the country over, with renewed life
ana activity springing from every
wheel. bolt, and gearing in the work.
Shops Of the nation. Forces everywhere
an being increased; especially is this
SO IN the great trade centers. The press
or the country tells us daily of banks
lloanlng money once again, and real es-
tate sales the country over show mark
ed improvements criterion in itself
Vault doors are being unlocked and
their wealth again permitted to go out
Tor investment in all the legitimate
trade channels. The people of the coun-
try are made to realize this, and in
consequence the e. o. p. must needs re-
wise their methods: speakers must be
called in and drilled" all over again,
lest their hearers laugh their efforts TO
Scorn at the very outset.
THE JONES CLUB. OF SALT LAKE.
! Do you know that people from ocean
ito ocean are talking and chuckling
over the John P. Jones' mow famous)
/ club. of Salt Lake? Well, they are,
It's great advertisement for Salt
Lake. and while rejecting any other
than high order of intelligence and
discernment among that small number
of her citizens will, am confident. re-
dound largely to the interests of Utah
and the Democratic party. / have
heard here expressed a wish that The
Herald Glee club make tour of Idahc.
! If only stopping long enough at points
for rendition Of that now famous cam
paign song of theirs
WATER QUESTION IN IDAHO.
In previous correspondence 1 stated
that / would later on give the Republi-
can platform on the all important wa
! ter duestion-but 1 won't. 1 find there
is none to give. They haven't come out
now or in the past on this. They don't
force the issue squarely as do the Dem
ocrats. Why. even the Populists jump
{ ed out with a declaration Of principles
on the same: but where, oh where
stands the g. o. p. on the vital issue?
lSPRINKLED WITH HOT WATER.
l hereby apprise the outside world
that they sprinkle the streets of Boise
with hot water-stop that laughing!
Nothing is so very strange about it,
when the secret is unfolded, as wit
ness the following:
Throughout the city in the sprinkling
district is erected stand pipes to throw
off the water from the hot water line
that is used for heating buildings, and
the sprinkling wagons are filled from
these. In this connection yor will note
that fire hydrants are left ula, isturbed,
and from this Salt Lake city could
COPY to good advantage. Any water
works superintendent will tell you that
the sprinkling men damage hydrants
by using them. Valves are not proper
! " closed down. neither are they pro-
/ perly turned on, and resulting yearly
/ to hundreds of dollars worth of dam
age to the system. For proof of this
Salt Lakers may question him that
was the ''Tuscarora" superintendent of
waterworks-Dan Griffin. Some will
incline to the theory that steaming hot
water souirted bounteouSiy upon the
streets during the heated term, would
run I'D the thermometer, but even if
this be so there is something on the
other hand that completely offsets that
claim. What is it? This: The hot wa
ter mingling with the sun-dried dust
particles go at once into the baking
business. and the result follows that
a sort of crust is glazed over, making
1t a success to be derived in no other
way. 1t keeps down the dust-that's
the one great point-and people in all
other less favored cities needn't tear
their garments over something nature
has denied to them. This hot water in
dustrv carries with it other virtues:
For inStance IL heats privata as we'll