The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-07-03
THE LAMBS Do FIGHT.

Monday morning the Tribune in
dicted and sent an open letter to Mr..
Charles Crane, chairman of the repub-
lican executive committee, which was
a corker to be sure. 1t had teeth all
over it and each tooth was ground to
such point that it cut in every direc-
tion and to the quick. We felt sure
that some of the wounded brethren
would kick back and waited with all
our equanimity in full play for the
skinning to commence. Our patience
is richly rewarded, because yesterday.
the Monday evening edition OF the
Standard came. The result is per-
fectly satisfactory. The Standard says
in effect that if Crane isn't satisfactory
to the Tribune, it is sorry because the
Tribune, being republican, will have
to support him for governor. If he is
not pleasing to the Trib. as campaign
manager, it is again sorry because the
hoary old Tribune VIII have to fight
under his banner or do its battles out
side the regular party organization
Charley has the inns it would seem
from all this and he seems to be so
situated that only bis word is law ana
he will administer it. The recalci-
trant paper must either surrender to
Crane or see its own leadership turned
over irretrievably to its younger and
more agile confrere at Ogden, Now we
have some democrats who are not very
bright, but there are none who do not
and cannot see the full significance of
this intense harmony. 1t is bound in
the end to bring them all together on
the principle that "extremes meet"
The Tribune will fall weeping upon
Mr.. Cranes neck and the Standard
will stand by with napkins, sponges
and other means of drying up tears,
and that of course will put all parties
in frame of mind to go down TO Kan
osh and try the ''yaller legs" and the
vintage of '94 which are so gracefully
and elegantly dispensed at the ranch.
but only to friends.
When we read the Tribune's open
letter we felt sorry fol- the Standard
because we failed to detect a single
flaw in it from that standpoint. Since
we have read the Standards reply we
have been just as sorry for the Tribune
and only little disgusted with ourselt
for not seeing at once what is now SO
plain. OF course there is no one in
the republican party saye Crane, who
can lead that party to victory, and
even he cannot do that unless he heads
the ticket with his own name for gov.
ernoI. This represents a degree of
blindness which is astounding and it
is very well calculated to teach us to
have contempt for our own lack of per-
ception. If this is Bill's measure of
political scumen then indeed may the |
Tribune tremble at the certainty of its
leadership's passing away, and at no
distant day, That sort of an engine in
politics will beat money. The cold
cash has no chance in the presence of
q preseience of this character. 1t Just
beats air.
Now let as modest and demure dem.
ocrats stand back and see the salvation
of Charley Crane work out under the
skillful manipul9tions of Bill Gias-
mann, over the protests of the Tribune.
The angels of light are battling for the
sage Of Kanosh and not
all the black demons that haunt the
dark corridors of the Tribune den will
be able to prevail against them. No,
no, Charley is to be candidate for gov
srnor and the Standard is to be the
leader. That is all settled and may the
Lord have mercy on their souls. OF
course the democrats will have no lot
1r parcel in this great harmony fight
and they do not feel the slightest inter,
est in it only to see fair fight and no
advantage given to either side, and we
would affectionately plead with the
unfortunate Tribune to put itself at
,nce in place of safety just as soon !
IS possible while the fighting editor is
sking his medicine on the battlefield. a
The truth is, that sane editors candi-
lacy for the senate complicates the !
natter amazingly and his recommen
latiOn 70 Crane tn abandon hjs ola; =
nanship or his candidacy, is equally
pplicsble to himself, either abandon
is senatorial ambitions or quit writ
1g for the organ.
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