The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-06-12

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REPUBLICAN STATES.

Republican states are as thick in
Utah as leaves in Val Ambrose al
ready, and just what the situation will
be by this fall or next year makes one
shudder to think. Our friend Bill
Glasmann is dealing very roughly
with one which has been written up in
Ogden while the Tribune has one or
two in Zion and score or more n
other parts Of the state, all OF which
are giving the great organ no end OF
worry. The :strange thing about these
early states not one seems 10 give sat
isfaction in any direction. Two sena-
torships, a congressman, a governor
ard no end of judges are all in sight
and they stimulate slate making to a
wonderful degree. If it we're not that
every republican you see has a bee IN
his bonnet the thing wouldn't be SO
bad. But you also see that where two
or three of these bees are after the same
plum, mischief is sure to result. Bill
Proans and frets and fumes. The Trl-
bune looks wise and knowing and in
classic, we'll turned sentences laughs at
other mems bees but hugs its own
honey-takes fondly to its bosom all
unmindful that bees sometimes sting
like the devil. Poor Charley Crane is
another of these proud possessors of q
king bee of his own. The Kan0sh cow
boys bee reaches as high as the goY-
ernorship. while the Tribune vaults to
the senatorship. One would think
that these two bees could find different
roses upon which to work, but Bill
Glasmann is resolved they shall stand
or fall together, that Crane shall be
governor and. Goodwin shall not be
senator. Hence it is that Weber county
matters, especially politics, are closely
scrutinized in the sanctum Of the
great organ. Bill seems lusty, and at
times strong, but be is always re-
garded as impudent in the afore-
said sauctum. The fact is
he has become a great big black
thorn in she side of the illustrlous
slate-makers who buzz and bloom
about the Tribune Office. They can
make nothing Of him. They cannot
sound him, they have failed 90 far to
brow beat him ,and now just what tack
to take they know not. Tney are at
their wits end and where to turn or
how to beat Bill they cannot think, or
thinking, will not say.
All this shows up Interestingly the
glaring and healthful harmony IN re-
publican ranks. Bill did play the wild
with the Zion ring last fall and the fear
is that he may do so again. Ii Bill
were now to open for Trumbo against
the field the distress of the Tribune
would become exquisite. 1t is not re
corded anywhere that this will not
speedily follow. If it does, hades and
harmony will be trightfully mixed and
the odors and yells will both reach to
to high heaven. With Colonel Trum-
bo's millions and Bill's gall, such a
battle royal as has never been seen in
Utah before, would result. The OgdeL
champion might be little lonesome
in his triumph, but it would be tri-
umph all the same. 1t would be just
like him to reach up for the racket ii
for no other or better purpose than to
raise rumpus in the Tribune office.
1t is already perfectly apparent to
all, that 30 far as our friends the re-
publicans are concerned, the race is a
selfish and disgraceful scramble tor
office-only that and nothing else.
Fitness, character, patriotism, ability
and integrity cut no figure In the
scramble. Who can get there, and
the devil take the hindmost is the slo-
gan. A little more of this delightful
harmony and fair, very fair chance
will become less inviting than a
pile of rotten eabbages or a disserta-
tion upon the glories of some old time
of Virginia City or the
coast. The democracy very greatly !
rehshes this harmony among its foes
and expects the campaign this tall to
be very interesting.