The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-06-11
PROVO CITY. JUNE IL, Is
CHILDISH POLITICS.

lar of territorial republicanism, if not
regularly appointed and formally ac-
cepted, at least acquiesced in and hon.
ored as such. There is no denying the
fact that in the past the Tribune has
played the part of manly paper, mark
you, we do not say as to the quality Of
the manhood. This much, however,
we may say. 1t has been cruel unfor-
giving and harsh, at times it has been
toUchingly tender and fearful. From
these bits OF history we conclude that
it is simply acting. When in the
mood and with an audience of the right
kind it grows tender, deals in tears and
reminiscent virtues. When the mood
changes and the audience is con-
structed of the proper materials, then
this versatile sheet becomes fierce,
coarse, and even brutal.
However, it is now on the childish
lay. 1t does infantile innocence and
callow ineXperience with an art and
finish which would teach an on-looking
stranger that it is under the sway of
all the charms of infantile grace and
tenderness. For some time its tender,
half-grown heart has been all broken
up because the president of the United
States appointed our chairman of the
democratic executive committee, secre.
tary of state for the territory, and the
party authorities have not seen fit TO
call the committee together to elect
another chairman instead of the secre-
tary. 1t conjures from the clouds of
its imagination demons in endless
variety and countless numbers to
plague both the nation and the state
because Mr.. Richards has filled both
places, both with marked success. In
its tender eyes Mr.. Richards sin is be-
yond atonement, and it would not be
very greatly surprised if the ''crash of
kingdoms and the wreck of crowns"
came now any day.
Its latest childish worry comes from
the election of Professor Paul, demo-
craft the presidency of the Logan ag-
riculturaI college. AS though man
could have exhibited the qualities to
fit him for such place and at the same
time have been SO constructed of neu-
tral tinrs as to hold no opInTon on po-
Itical matters. If a democrat, why
not a republican? But the childish
truth is, he is a democrat, hence all
the sin of the 'partisanship." Had he
been republican, he had been one
without reproach and altogether
lovely. ''The faculty and the alumni
are opposed to Paul" Indeed, but in
how many colleges in this age are the
faculties and the alumni polled in elec-
tion for presidents? This baby ought
TO be in swadling clothes yards upon
yards long. If the good Tribune will
permit,We will say that this is about the
most childish and ridiculous objection
We have ever heard urged to any man.
You see we have recently had those
lofty patriots, the commonweal
'armies," with US. Hard times had
touched them a little as they have
touched the most of us. This tender
hearted, unselfish old Trib. of ours was
indeed all broken up. Its great big
tender heart was melted in pity for
their woes, and to help them it was for
turning over to their free use and be.
hoof, not only our railroads but our
provision stores, without price. These
successive waves of intensely tender
feeling rushing over its heart in such
quick succession has rendered the Tri-
bune abnormally. soft and it pines as
does the heart of babeless woman. for
something to coddle. Ifit can't have
plenty of railroads for its 'wealers, it
must have republican college president
or a headless democratic executive
committee upon which to lavish its tend
erness. Is this real infantile tender. |
ness on the part of the Tribune? History
says no, Has it then reached the
pleased with rattle and tickled with
q straw STAGE" OF being? If go, a rag
Oaby will not do. What can we find
ior it? What will supply its needs in
this way2 Perhaps few thousands of
lead democratic Mormons would serve
10 distract its mind from its present
woes for few days. If this fails, then
here is nothing left to do, but to
lwaddle it within spotless linen and
ay it away in one of the mansions of
he Cliff dwellers and let it become
mummy with as little loss of time as
possible.
THERE is trouble between the Stand.
rd and the Enquirer over the Ohio