The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-20
Lchi Lines.

LEHI, July 1S.-Although Lehi has
been visited by several rain storms
during the last week, none of them
assumed the proportions of a flood
such as other parts of the state have
suffered from, the damage being con-
fined to few tons of lucerne That
were cut and cured ready to be stack
ed when the first rain storm COM
menced on Monday last
The chief topic of conversation on
the streets just now is the result Of
the two national conventions. That
boss-ruled, yellow-backed, cut and
dried affair at st. Louis finds very
few defenders hereabouts, although L
lew men who are enjoying & guod
thing under Manager Cutle~ Of lie
Utah Sugar company proGa IS u Ee-
IleVe that tariffs and bountieS a.c ii
primary importance, and tnat me free
coinage of silver shOL he content -
play second fiddle in thc coming struS
gle. To men Of This KIM it makes
little difference what the issue is, if
their party declares for the gold stand
ard they shout themselves hoarse in
It's support; II high tariff is the watch
word they are on the qui Vive in an
instant ready to swallow anything set
before them with the Mckinley stamp
loud in their protestations of fealty to
the white metal, but since Mark Hanna
set the pace for the yellow metal they
have changed front with amazing
rapiddty and are seemingly anxious to
cast their vote to aid the goldbugs in
their attempts to rivet their CALLING
chains around the necks of the people.
In marked contrast to the st. Louis
convention was the gathering that
raIo in bn ho
ner of Democracy waved back
sturdy defiance to the hosts of Nam
mon and repealed every attempt of the
money kings to capture the citadel of
the Democracy and lead its brave de-
tenders as prisoners behind the char
lots Of Hill, Whitney, Villas and other
brilliant but misguided Democrats,
who seek to tear the party from its
mornings and cast it aGrift in the
wake of the rotten old hulk that IS
fast bearing the gallant major to his
political grave.
The election of school trustees took
place on the 18th and resulted in the
election of a mediocre school board to
preside over the schools of No. u.
Probably one, or even two of them,
would under favorable circumstances
make capable trustees, but as things
are at the present, the world will not
be dazzled by the brilliancy of their
achievements. One good result of the
election, however, is the dropping OF
the editor of the Lehi Banner from the
last public office he holds or will hold
at the hands of the people. This re-
suit seems to give the utmost satisfac-
ton to the inhabitants of this city,
regardless of party lines; in fact, the
main interest of the whole affair CEN
tered in a desire on the part of every
body to keep chronic ofilce-seekers out
if possible, and they succeeded. So
intense has been his pursuit of office
in season and out of season that he
almost regards himself as an official
necessity. The following parody fills
his case almost exactly:
Abou, CHS honor, may his friends sup
press h,n).
Awoke one hight from a sleep of deep
depression
And saw within the moonlight of his
Making it beautiful like a lily in
bloom,
An angel writing in a book of gold.
Anxiety for Office had made his honor
bold.
And to the presence in the room he
said:
What writest thou?" The angel
raised his head
And with a look OF deep concern
1.-The names of those whose
hearts for office do yearn not
Il am not oneI" he cried in blank
dismay.
The angel answered: Your actions
Justify me in saying nay"
Anxious and unsatisfied, his honor
said: Il pray thee still
Write me as one whose love for office
no power on earth can kill"
The angel wrote and vanished.
Next night it came again with a great
Weakening light,
And showed a list of those who had
been defeated.
And 10! his honor's name the list COM
pleted.
1t is true the executive committee of
the Republican party sent his name
down as an applicant for the position
of deputy registrar for this precinct, |
but as the rame was sent to John c.
Graham instead Of the county clerk, it |
is hardly likely he will get the place. |
1t seems to be a natural failing of |
their local chairman to send his lists |
Of names to the wrong place.
Commissioner Bullock was over to- |
day looking up the lines so as to divide |
Lehi into two election precincts. We /
expect to have Republican registrars /
this year, but we will offset their work /
by having two out of three judges of |
election.
A lodge Of the I. o. o. F. has been
here with about twenty-five I
charter members. Success to it, and /
may it prosper and wax strong.
BEN HUR.