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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01
MORTON AND FINANCE.

In another part of this paper will bs
found some extracts which we have
been requested to publish from the re-
port of the Secretary of Agriculture.
We give place to them as they contain
some facts and figures which may prove
Useful to at least portion Of gu,
readers.
Secretary Morton is a very bright
md we believe honest man, but he is q
title off on the money question, which
IS not surprising in view OF his present
environment. 1t is a matter of regre.
chat in an agricultural report he should
90 out of his way to aim a blow at the
white metal
1t appears as though he begs tbs
question when he asserts that farm
products have only a specific purchas,
ng power. that they will only tu5
money of people who desire farm pro
lucts;" and also when he says, further
The farmer exchanges those results
If his labor for money, which has g
general purchasing power" he assumes
90 much. Evidently he does not re
gard as money any instrument blu
yold. Would he have people believe
hat gold is money unless made so b.
egal enactment?
Does the Secretary assume that tn,
exports of the United States for TIL
fscal year 1894. amounting to $685., 1853.
1873, were sold by the parties producing
hem for gold? Does he not know, o
at least, is he not convinced that, 81
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01
STEERS AND STUPIDITY.


Commend us to our Republican neigh-
Dor for logical argument and niathe-
nlatictl reasoning. An Arizona sheet
OF its own political persuasion has
stated, that during twenty days in
December. 1857 head of cattle were Inn
ported from Mexico into the United
States. That is setSforth as a stunlper
to Democratic tariff reformers, and as
proof that the cattle interests of Utah
and the nation win be ruined through
the reduction Of the duty on horned
stock.
OlSr wonderful contemporary goes
on to calculate from the basis Of these
figures how much the beef producers
of this country are going to lose through
the change, and winds 1t all up with the
proposition put Ia the form Of a query.
that because Of This the Democratic
party have mo object In keeping alive
in the United StatAs."
Observe, that because some Mexican
cattle were brought into this country
during twenty days, our Republican
luminary assumes that the same nua,-
Der per day--443. will be brought IN On
every day of the yearl That is a
wholly gratuitous assumption and a
great big blunder to boot
On the other hand it fails TO note the
fact that the little Mexican steers do
not supply the market for prime beef,
which the American stock raisers sup
ply. Nor does It attempt to show that
there were any more cattle imported
from that country in 1924 than there
were in 1893 And It also ignores the
fact. which has been publ bed n It's
own columns. that the cat tles market IN
this country has Improved Instead OF
declined since the new tariSff iaT went
into opera ton. and that the gs-ess de-
crease in price occurred uader TIE fun
working of the Mckinley act
And why all this saould have any
effect On the object OF the Democratic
party in keeping alive. Is. otiesof those
things that no one can understand,
and would never enter the mind or
find expression on the pages of any
Journal claiming to be sane, except
those of that peculiar propounder OF
lame logic. the Salt Lake Tribune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01
NAIL THE NEW TEAR:


The Herald greets the glad new
year and hopes it will prove a prosper
Gus year to all the world We are not
sorry Ninety-four has gone. Not that
II was bad year. take 1t altogether.
But it has served its purpose and now
makes way for what ne hope and be
lieve will be more Joyful. more prolific
inu good things, more progressive, and
more satisfactory.
The year opens with much brighter
prospects than did its immediate pre-
decessor. There is less poverty to meet.
There are no armies of the unem-
ployed preparing to march through the
land TO the discordant music of dis
content. Hope has much more occa-
sion TO smile. faith greater reason on
which to build, charity at least as
great scope for Its heavenly labor
Eighteeri ninety-hve dawns with the
radiance OF glorious andcipations.
This is the year which is to crown
Utah with the diadem Of statehood. II
is the time OF her great opportunity
For this she has watched ana waited
land worked through many weary
years. AT last the prize is within her
reach. Only her own hands can thrust
it from her. viii she hesitate at the
supreme moment? Win any Of her
sons cast the slightest obstacle in her
way or hold her back 10y a touch :
Surely not Now is her accepted time
now is the year of her redemption.
Chat this will be an eventful year il
each succeeding year becomes more
important and gives greater impetus
and zest to life. And in the midst oil
the struggles and turmoils, the ups
land downs. the failures and successes
| the pains and pleasures which will be
intermingied, it is gratifying to know
that the Development and progress o.
the race viii go ON and better things
are sure to come from the experiences
OF the world.
| We trust that this will be q pleasant
year to all our readers. AS far as we
have the power we viii endeavor tc
make it so. The Herald will try to
snaprovs with the march of the times
It is labor of love to enlighten man
Kind and blend instruction with enter.
tainment. This is our mission. We
shall try to give the news. impart in
formation, express our sincere opinions
on current topics and according to oul
best light help to guide the public MIND
| in the right way. And we earnestly
wish that to all to whom The Herald
shall come this may prove in very deco
a glorious and HAPPY NEW YEAR.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01
PARTIsANsHIP RAMPANT.


If there is a pubic position which
more than any other should be exempt
from the Influences of party politics.
it is that of notary public 1T is purely
a business Office. It ought not to be-
affected in any way 10y partisanship.
Appointments as notaries public are
commonly made without any reference
to the political or other views of the
persons appointed. There is no reason
why poliucar opinions should enter in
to their appointment or their official
acts.
But it appears that the Republican
Governor of Idaho is so strong a par
tisan that he intends to make all his
official acts, or at least all his official
appointments proceed from a partisan
standpoint. A gentleman well known
in Pocatello, who is fully qualified for
the position, applied some time ago to
Governor Mcconnell for appointment
as a notary public. He received the
following reply, as published in several
Idaho papers:
Boise. Ida, Dec. It'll, 1894
Mr.. G. A. Hannaford, Pocatello, Idaho.
Dear Sir-I have your favor OF De
cember 9Th, and note contents.
1t is my intention hereafter while in
the governors office to make all ap-
pointments political, even those OF
! notary public, and there must be con-
ststency even in politics. 1 must first
learn how many notaries there are in
your town and the political status of
/ Tuh
the place.
L have incidentally learned that you
were one Of those who opposed my
! nomination and succeeded in putting
up delegates against me. I do not
know that this is true: l hope not.
| The vote I received in your county and
city was fattering one, but there
! was an organized effort on the part OF
those who are closely allied to you in
| politics TO reduce my vote 70 the low
est minimum.
There viii be time to take I'D these
| matters after the legislature convenas
| and L hope you may be abe TO make
such showing as will entitle you tt
my consideration. Yours truly,
". ]. MCCONNELL.
If the writer of that letter continues
to hope to gain seat in the Senate OF
the United States, We should think
that letter ought to settle MS chances.
There is something more in it than
extraordinary partisanship. There is
personal spleen and petty spite.
The applicant did not vote for
Mcconnell. therefore Mcconnell will
not appoint the applicant. We never
had very high opinion Of the man
whom the Republicans have made Gov
arnor of Idaho; we think much less
than ever of HIM now. He shows that
he has narrow mind and revengeful
soul and Is altogether of too paltry g
stamp for a United States Senator.
He has doubtless reached the zenith OF
his political career.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

The purchase OF those cclrfmodi ties from
the prodncers. but very little IL any
gold was paid for them?
The Morton Produce Company. of
Nebraska. City Nebraska, where the
Secretary resides. we presume deals
largely III agricultural products. VIII
the books of the company show that it
has been in the habit OF giving the
farmers Of Nebraska gold for their
products? Docs that company always
give the farmers Of Nebraska .'prime
currency" for their prime pork
On page A of the report the following
statement occurs:
During the year 1853 accounts were
resolved, audited and paid. They In
|cluded the Supplemental accounts OF
1893, which amounted to s1,967 S42 70.
Ninety-three acquisitions were drawn
on che United states Treasury in nqui-
'dation of those accounts, aggregating
|s2.o14.SOs.95 Those reauisitions we're
in settlement OF 1900 checks exclusive
about $3.50 coo paid in currency over
the counter =
According to e.his statement It does
not appear that the large sums men
TONED were paid in prime money gold,
ion the contrary only checks ana cur
rency were used.
On page 40 occurs the Following:
.'cn March 1, 1894, the rolls showed
|622 names. with shares amounting to
S49, 0s5.66 per month"; Now it Is fair
Ito presume that these 622 employees
received payment for their services,
but in what were they paid? Not in
gold, not in silver. but in ''checks or
currency. K
TIE question occurs. Why did not the
Secretary pay his employees for their
services in prime money, which is gold
alone according to his theory?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

An important suit involving q con-
siderable sum Of money was recently
tried in the District Court in this city.
The Judge took the case under advise
nent, announcing his intention of de-
Gliding it early in January. The deci-
sion has not yet been rendered. Not
withstsnding this fact, an enterprising
and popular weekly published in this
city, has been incautious enough to
comment at considerable length upon
the issues involved, and in language
obviously partial to the defense. This
palpaDle violation of good Judgment is
all the more striking as it was penned
by q, gentleman whose record as lega,
reporter has been uniformly marked
BY discretion and impartiaIity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Stamp collecting has become a mania
with many people. and like all manias
has run to excess. The business has
Become so extensive that the printing
and selling of fac SMILES of United
States and foreign stamps has been
taken up. It is the opinion of the So
Icitor OF the treasury that 1t is I'm
lawful to have in possession or to use
plates FOR the printing of postage
stamps. Phiiatelists contend that by
printing fac SMILES Of stamps they are
serving as educators of youth and pre-
vent imposition. Their modesty is too
great to allow them to contend that
they are also making money by the
operation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

It is said that the members Of the
bond syndicate have repented of their
bargain, and that 1t will be difficult
to place another issue of bonds of the
same description on favorable terms
The bond syndicate have endeavored
right along TO so manipulate matters
as to force the issuance of govern
ment bonds, and have succeeded but
100 we'll. 1t seems now that the piters
have been bit. If they have, the coun-
try will not mourn at their lnisfor-
tune
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

a year or two ago German SANTA
rians made a report that American
hay was unfit for the use Of Germans
because of ';ts lack of nutritive sub
stance and its tendency to harbor nox-
tous insects. These are the kind OF
sanitary scientists that are called hay
seeds in the United States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

In Barnum & Bailey's menagerie at
Bridgeport are eleven German boar
hounds. They have been quarrenng
and fighting among themselves, and
when their keeper went in to stop them
one Of them sprang at him. It is
scarcely necessary to add that the
name OF this dog was Tammany.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Probably very few imagine that the
total area Of our arid or semi-arld region
is equal 10 about one-naf the total ar
of ALASKA, but such IS the fact It Is
well known that a very large portion
perhaps even the greatar portion, of this
qnproductive region will never be pro
ductive, for the reason that there seer
TO be no sources of water available for is
irrigation. But on the other hand. man
portions Of it still unoccupial may hav
imnarted to them almost uneQualed fer
tnity by The application Of ayailab}.
Notwithstanding Record.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

It is not at all improbable that the
archdiocese Of New York may be di-
viGed- If it is It is likely that the new
see will be either at Poughkeepsie.
Rondaut, or Newberg, The archdiocese
of New York contains 925, 600 souls:
that Of Boston. SIC. 200; Chicago, $50, 900;
Philadelphia. 100000. and Baltimore,
2S5 600.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

The Nevada millionaire left a very
Fair fortune, $4,000. 900 looks like more
than fair share Of this worlds
wealth for one man. He hasn't taken
a cent with him but ne gets two or
three columns of editorial in the Salt
Lake Obituary, which it is to be hoped
will do him some good cover the
river for it cannot be of any benefit
10 him on this side.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Chicago capitalists are to build a
theatre on the site OF the historic man
sion in Washington. where James G..
Blaine died. There is a peculiar fitness
in this as the late James g.. was more
OF a theatrical statesman than any
thing else.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

For two years Chicago's smoke in
spector has been pleading and implor-
ing with the violators of the smoke
ordinance, to cease doing so, but with
out success his leniency having been
construed into a license. After today
the orders to comply with the ordi-
nance will be peremptory and they
Will have to be compiled with. Salt
Lake may follow pattern after Chicago
in this matter with profit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Sixty-three. years ago Daniel Webster
had Isaac Barrett appointed ., page l.,
the Senate. Ffty-two years ago the spe
cial position OF ioorkeeper was create5
fer him. and he has held 1t since. H
now has the distinction of having beer
in the service of this government longer
than any man living.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Fepple should not jump 10 the con-
cilisson that because AIRS. Hearst gave
q free library and reading room to the
tewn Of Lead, S. D.. the books were of
heavy nature.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Sultan Abdul Hamid, the unspeakabL
Turk lives in constant fear of assass
nation. He has been ruler since 1875
when his brother, Murad V. was deposeC
on account of insanity. His face an
beard are Slightly Psrlsian
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

/. The new car OF Russia has now beer
on the throne a few weeks, and yet ht
sentry box in the front yard of the palace
-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Military students have learned nothing
from the war il. the east except that
pr evidence is not on the side Of the big
gest battalions If they are worthless FOL
Serious lighting -Philadephia Item
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

The attention of those who have been
so persistently confident that there are
no pension frauds worth speaking OF,
and that it is an outrage upon the gal
liant soldier to inquire into the matter,
is invited to the confession of DR.. kis-
sci, Van LeuVen's partner-Detroit CMtch.)
Free Press
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01
IN SEVERAL SANCTIONS.

The fact Of The business is that Mr..
TSe5s went 10 iail to escape, further at
torney's fees And Mr.. Debs is no fool
Indianapolis News
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

When the oleonargarine people put ur
their product in a shape that does not
facilitate and encourage it's sale under
Fraudulent pretenses they will be in q
good shape to ask for an amendment OF
the law against thenl.-Pittsburg Dis
patcb
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

The whisky trust wants to borrow lew
million dollars to recoup itself for the big
leakage of water out of its trust cask.
Here is an opportunity Cor capitalists who
are bent on work OF noble charity
Omaha. Bee
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

If Madeline Pollard gets any of old
Colonel Breckinridge's lecture money she
viii have to hire very sharp agents The
Gus trial proved, and ne will carry around
with him q homb-proof ticket Office rather
than permit any of his dollars to fall into
bic for his political downfan.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Turkey regards a treaty only as SO much
paper, ink, sealing wax and red tape tc
tie it up. The sacredness of a treaty
doesn't Bother Turkey deSpots and states
men to any large extent Japan will have
to teach Turkey a lesson.-Chicago Inter
Ocean. ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

The Tribune not only objects to the
Utah Commission counting over the
ballots in the boxes but even to their
turning over new leaf New Years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

y Captain Stephenson of the New
Tosk police force, has had a more or
less checkered career. Now he loses
his star but gains his stripes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01
PEOPLE OF PRoMINEcE.

The first dollar received by the Ernper
or William as royalty upnn his song vii
be given to the imperial baby as a teeth
ing present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Chauncey M. Depew has begun talk
ing about the Armenian atrocities.
They are no laughing matter SO he
should bewase what he says.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

James ". Davidson, the Arctic explor
er, has left for Hong Kong OF a self
imposed mission to explore THE Tn
known in China
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Very many men either lost or had
aneir regulations badly smirched by
the Lexow committee investigation.
Counsel Goff did not add to his.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01


Jonn-Oh, woman will take anything,
then.-Detroit Free Press.
KickseyI am going to give my grocer
a blowing up
N1ckSey--What fdr2
Kicksey-He's been selling me sanded
sugar fer years, and now find The stuff
Z roasted dirt I'm no hog. / don't want
the whole earth Philadelphia. Record.
That space is infinite there is
No doubt that woman fair believes.
She sIioweth itsby what she takes
In which TO spread those wondrous
Buffalo Courier.
Hunters, Attentions!
highest prices paid for raw furs and
game heads Mehesy. the Furrier,
Knutsford.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

The fact that the house committee has
decided to report fayorably the bill Gre
ating a military. park at Gettysburg is
a. matter of national interest and con-
graduation. The desire to preserve this
historic spot from further Entertainments
should meet with encouragement from
every Qu'rter of the Union.-Pittsburg
(Pa.) Dispatch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

In these charges of blacknail and official
crookedness it Is sad act that nothing
can be predicated on the public reputation
OF the accused. It has happened so Otter
that men above suspicion have been
proved guilty of crookedness as to require
other rroof OF innocence than a previous
coed name-New York Commercial Ad-
Vertiser.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Ex-Yice-President Morton has series
OF four wigs, beginning with one repro
senting recent haircut and ending wi I
ore suggesting the need of another clip.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Walter G.. Chase, an anna teur photo
grapher of Boston has received an h05I
cradle mention in the Photographic con.
test Of the London Graphic.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Mrs. Amelia Bloomer is dead. Her
memory viii i've SO long as women's
sleeves retain present shape and size.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

The new born year see,ns to look all
right but we hope il will improve
sveTy day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

{ Where can a successful rival to DR..
Prices Baking Powder be found? No
where. 1t has distanced all compete
tors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01
Mrs Evans. wife Of ex-r,ord

Mrs Evans, wife of ex-Lord Mayor O.
has Just married Harry North, son o,
Colonel North, the nitrate king. had 0
most plebeian origin. she was maid 81
al work in a country inn when Mr.. Ev-
ans, the wealthy London merchant, fel
in love with her while on hunting visit
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Keep your .'good resolutions to
yourselves.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

pon,t forget the agure 5 instegd O. !
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Kitty-Good gracious, how did Fannie
9yer come to take such a man as that?
a dry-goods emporium on bargain day
kitty-What difference does that make?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01
JEST HUMoR.

mir. Billings" said the landlady play
fully, (which do you think came first
the chicken or the egg?'
81 never gave the subject much
thought, Mrs. Hoshcroft," answered Bin
ings, but am willing to bet that if an.
Chicken preceded this egg 1t died long
ago, long ago. indianapolis Journal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

Happy New Tearl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

"Good-by, Marie" he said. kissing h
wife fondly as he started for the door
Try to bear up bravely in my Absence
Reginald! she cried, tell me where
you are going?"
'I am going" ne replied in the firm
resolute tones Of dauntless MANI an
going to ride downtown through the tun
nel."-Chicago Record.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-01

TIE question occurs. Why did not the
Secretary pay his employees for their
services in prime money, which is gold
alone according to his theory?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-29
Suggestion to Chief Tobln.

A we'll known citizen who is a
close observer Of the application to
this city Of the fire department in
all its workings, in noting Chief
Tobin'S relocation of the fire alarm
boxes, suggests that another good
innovation would be the painting
Of part Of the electric arc lamps or
globes nearest to an alarm box, a
good red color, which could easily
Oe seen at night and guide any
citizen who had discovered a fire
to the nearest box and key, to give
an alarm.