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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

In this age of official extravaganza,
and often times dishonesty, it is good to
know that there are officials who are
as economical in the administration
of their offices as it is possible to be,
who are more honest than George
Washington was when he confessed
that he cut down the cherry tree. Have
not all heard, and some believed, that
IAN honest man is the noblest work of
Godg For eighteen hundred years
have not Christians been taught to
Render to Caesar the things that are
Caesars. and to God the things that
are God's?" They have, and if at
times they became confused in their
ideas in rendering these thingS%E it
be remembered that man is " frail
thing. a thing torn and swayed by his
passions; and that if he err, to err is
human.
Such an official as is described above
there is in Utah. He is a state Off
cial. He will not use the ink which
the state purchases for his Office to
write a postal card or address an en-
velope when the matter therein con-
tanned has not tor do with the affairs
of state. The sacred pen with which
he signs his name to state papers IS
reserved wholly for state uses. never
being permitted to be profaned in prl-
waite correspondence. For his private
correspondence, he buys his own indi-
viduai pens, ink and paper. Here
is an example for those pub
lie functionaries who hold that
public office is private
snap, and believe, and put in practice
their belief, that if they furnish the
ticks it is the duty of the state TO fur
nish the stamps for their private cor
respondence.
Utah has not been accustomed to
such careful and conscientious public
servants, and for this reason we chron-
icle the above story. a true story, TOO.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
PROTECTION AND FREE COINAGE.

The Ogden Standard has this to say
OH TIE question of protection and free
coinage:
The protectionists who cry for pro-
! lection and free coinage-not one, but
both-and give as a reason that the
principle involved is one of protection
in each instance. are mistaken. In the
first place, the silver miner does not de-
mand protection, but, instead, insists
upon being accorded a privilege vouch-
safed in the constitution of the United
States. They neither ask a dime of
tribute from any other class, either in
the form of direct or indirect taxation
as is the case with protected industries
nor favor that the constitution Of
the United States does not recognize as
their right. Furthermore, the minis of
the United States are to be thrown
open, not only to the American miner
but to every owner of silver and gold
bullion throughout the world. The
ports of the United States will be left
wide open to importations. Is that pro-
lection. as Republicans understand it.?
The very fact that silver men demand
this worldwide intercourse, should be,
to the impartial student. an earnest of
the silver mems belief in the efficacy of
free coinage. Protection and free coin
age are not one and inseparable, for one
of the other is paramount, which i'm
plies separation.
That is a very good statement of the
case, though the Standard did not al
ways see so clearly that there is no log
ical connection between protection and
free coinage. Once it was as strong for
protection as it now is for free coin
age.
It is stated that the miner does not
ask a dime of tribute from any other
class. either in the form of direct or
indirect taxation as is the case with the
protected industries. True, but how
inadequately- the good people of Utah
sense this fact. The whole scheme Of
protection is that the many shall pay
tribute to the few, that the few shall
have the privilege of taxing the many
for their own benefit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

Threats of silverites in both parties
to bolt if the respective national con-
ventionS shall adopt honest money plat
forms is much more serious matter
for the Republicans than for the Dem
ocrats. The menaces of the silver
Democrats in Iowa, Nebraska, Colo
RADIO and other far western silver
states amount to nothing. All the
states from which these declarati
proceed are either Republican or Popu-
list. Not one of them would choose
Democratic presidential electors on
any platform nor under any circum-
stances.
1t is very different with the Republi-
cans. The distinctively silver Repub-
lican states, 1.-The mountain states" as
they are called, have twenty-six votes
in the electoral college. If the Repub-
Leans in those states should refuse to
support the Republican candidate for
president it would have a powerful eff
feet in reducing the Republican vote
elsewhere. The boiling movement
would produce disastrous results in
Republican states that choose fifty or
sixty presidential electors.
1t is the Chicago Chronicle that talks
in that strain. SO far as boiling in
the Democratic national convention is
concerned, we suggest 70 the enron
icle that from now on it bases its cal
culation upon the probable results to
the party if the single gold standard
members bolt: fer if there is anybody
likely to bolt the Chicago convention
they are the ones. With the majority
in the convention for free coinage of
silver, that now seems assured, the
silver Democrats are not likely to
bolt; but it is possible that the gold
men may; and they can go, too, with
much less injury to the party's success
than if to get them to stay the party
committed the objectionable blunder
of adopting some such contemplate
straddle as the Republican party most
likely will formulate at st. Louis.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
"A REspEcrAB1E eASprDArE.y

The Chicago Chronicle is nothing if
not aIlti-silver It's standard of excel
lence, its test of good and evil is, Are
you against silver? If the answer be
Eyes" all well and good; that answer,
like charity, covers multitude of sins.
The other day it said:
It is the rule in Democratic national
conventions that the platform shall
be adopted before the candidate fer
president is nominated. This is in Or
der that 1t may be known whether the
man chosen for the party leader will
represent the principles of the platform.
If the next national Democratic con-
vention should adopt silver platform
not a respectable candidate could be
found who would accept a presidential
nomination at its hands.
With the first two sentences in the
above we are in accord. To formu-
late your platform before choosing
your candidate is the logical, sensible
thing to do; any other course would be
folly
The last sentence is the expression
of a prejudice; nothing more. 1t is an
assumption that any man who holds
that this country should establish free
coinage is not respectable. Was there
ever greater intolerance in opinion than
this? Is it not possible for a man to
hold erroneous opinions on economical
questions and still be respectable? We
do not, cannot accept the doctrines of
Repu3licanism, but are we therefore
to say that no man who does is re-
spectacle? No. we could not say that;
it would be absolutely false Nor will
a Republican say that no believers in
the doctrines of Democracy can be re-
spectacle.
Is the Democratic party reduced to
such low estate that it can only fur
nish "a respectable candidate" from
among those who advocate the gold
standard? If it is. then it is time the
Democratic party shut up shop and
went out of business altogether. Are
the only eminently respectable people
in the Democratic party those who
bow down and worship the golden calf?
The Chicago Chronicle appears to
have gotten all of it's ideas of the sill
yer advocates from Mr. Cleveland ia
nous Home Missionary meeting trib-
ute 10 the wild and woody west, and
is now emitting them in the form of
the familiar cuckoo cry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
ON LOBBIES.

Senator Plat in the course of dis
GUESSING the Indian appropriation bill
on Thursday, declared that in ali his
senatorial service he had never known
of the use of so much foney on lob
bies to defeat legislation as during this
session Of congress; and then added:
1T is time congress put an end to this
foul blot and disgrace on our national
honor
That is true, but now shall it be
done? How can it be done? It is a
case of IF to do were as easy as to
know what were good to do, chapels
had been churches" ETC.; and if to put
an end 'to this foul blot and disgrace
on our national honor" were as easy
as concluding that it ought to be wiped
out, then the lobby halls of congress
would be cleared Of special agents
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
CoRNsTALK MILITIA.
a Good Story of the Revolutionary

During the exciting times of the Ameri-
can revolution the Eastern Shore, while
many were true patriots and thoroughly
believed in and upheld the cause of Amer
lean liberty, was yet hot-bed for tories,
who as firmly defended what they
claimed to be the rights of the king. The
region known as the Seaside" which
extends along the western shore of Syne-
puXent bay, was particularly well sup
piled with the adherents of George III.
A great-grandfather of George W. Pur-
nell, now a prominent member of the bar
of this circuit. and who made a close
fight for the judgeship at the Ocean City
convention in 1885, when Judge Holland
was nominated, was staunch defender
of American independence and commits
stoned officer in the militia, but owing to
the depredationS so frequently being COM
mitted along the seaside and about his
own home, known as the Fairfield
Farm it became necessary for him TO
remain there to protect his property. The
tories about the country acted as pilots
for the British soldiers, who frequently
came in boats through the inlet at Chin
colleague and up the Synepuxent bay, the
prosperous farms along the shore offer
ing an excellent field for their raids. For
the most part these farms were entirely
unprotected, and the local tories would
guide the soldiers to those houses where
they would probably get the most booty.
1t is told of Mr. Purnell that early one
morning, while looking over his farm and
standing on a hill which commanded
view of the bay, he saw several boatloads
of redcoats making their way toward
his own shore. He went to his house and
summoned a dozen negro men about
him and armed them with long corn
stalks. Mounting an old gray horse, he
marched his battalion down behind the
hill, always keeping out of sight of the
approaching British. AS soon as he
reached the foot of the hill on the in
land side he called a halt and gave or
ders for his men. He stationed himself
just at the brow of the hill so that the
head of his noble charger could just be
seen by the men on the bay. Then came
the order for his battalion to march in
review. In an unbroken line around and
{ round the hill they marched with their
corn-stalk muskets glstening in the sun.
His twelve men made a fine showing,
and the effect on the raiders was magi-
cal. The distance magnitied the number.
They saw the army and precipitately re-
treated. The fame of the valorous old
gentleman has been handed down to the
present Observation-Disclosures Sun.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

A Washington correspondent says
that now that the administration cam
paie.n for control of the Chicago con-
vention is well under way Il am at
liberty to reveal a little secret. The
president has never felt half as much
alarm about the outcome as he has
professed to feel. He has always had
faith that influences could 1e set to
work at the right time which would
make practically certain the desired
result at Chicago. But he has also felt
that it was good politics to make bad
face over the matter and to lead all
the sound money men in the country To
take alarm What these wonder-work-
ing influences are is n2t stated, which
is much to be regretted, as the Ameri-
can people have a proneness 20 be sus-
picious about influences in politics.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
TALES OF THE DAY.
He Was Suspicious.

"Pardner," said Derringer Dan, you'll
excuse me. but I'll have to quit you.
amt a-playin' no more poker this even
in"
But you have lot of chips yet" re-
marked the young man from the east.
Il know it. And I'm goin' ter cash 'em
ill., too You look like er tenderfoot, an
We talk like one But, I've, heard o PEG,
pie that got bounced and bought gold
bricks even eff they did read the news
papers, an orter of knowed better"
II really don't quite follow you
81 had four nine-spots a little while
ago.
did your
say ye'd stay out Then 1 had a flush an
We said the same. l got four kings an
an ace, an We laid down yer hand ez
usual
THAT was remarkable"
Remarkable don't seem ter quite COW
err the ground fur me. Pardner, don't say
yer workin' one O. these here Roentgen
ray outfits on me. All say is tibet amt
a-playin' no more poker this evenin'. -
Detroit Tribune.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
RnIIade of Busfness.

The smile of fortune is ever glowing
On him with the head for the business
fray
On him are the silver coins a-snowing,
In the billowy sunshine, for not day
Does he know that it is totally bleak
He is happy beyond all vague surmising,
When deep in his bosom he chants this
lay: =.
"Oh, sweet are the uses of advertisingr
In castle the blue pill king is growing
So wealthy that soon he'll retire and
play.
No tide of woe DER his life is flowing.
The lamp of ALADDIN its golden ray
Casts on him a-puffing his Henry Clay,
In manner whose pleasure there's no
Disgusting,
While he sings like a bird in a lilac
ooh, Sweet are the uses of advertisingr'
The wind from the west is always blow
The Ship of gold to the clothier gay
To a crowded store all his goods he's
His stock like the March snow meIts
away.
He dances jig, unto joy prey,
While swapping his thumbs with vim
surprising,
I will say just so long as have a say,
ooh, sweet are the uses of advertisingr
ENVOI.
Oh. merchant prince, you may ever stay
On the crest of the wave that there S
no despising,
If you'll act on this motto while making
"oh. sweet are the uses of advertisingr'
r.. K. Munkittrick in Cleveland Plain
dealer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

Thursday Mr.. Mahany of New York,
tainted the ex-confederates who were
members of congress with blocking pen
sion legislation while the men who
saved the Union were starving in the
aims houses" The men who saved the
Undon are not starving in the aims
houses. and to say they are is the pur-
est brncombe. When improper pen
sion legislation is before congress it
is the duty of all members thereof.
whether ex-confederates or not, to OPP
pose it. Congress has passed altogether
toe much improper pension legislation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

General Weyler has issued a procla-
nation. 1t gives the leaders of the
rebellion twenty days in which to come
in and surIea der. How perverse those
leaders are. Several times this same
offer has been made them and they
have never taken advantage of it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

looking after particular interests. But
there's the rub-how can it be done?
Having passed the point where legis-
/ lation Of an institutional character, by
which we mean legislation shaping or
( interpreting fundamental doctrines of
government, occupies any very con-
siderable portion of the time of con-
| gress, and nearly the whole time of the
/ national legislature being employed on
legislation dealing with matters that
affect special interests, and largely the
industries and enterprises of the peo-
pie, how shall the agents of the re-
spective interests be kept away?
When a Republican congress sue
ceeds Democratic congress, and there
is TO be "a change in tariff legislation
by which protection" is to be given
to favored lines of industry, what can
prevent the Industries to be affected by
the change from sending their special
agents to watch their interests and Sc.
cure as much of the so-called protec-
ton as possible? Absolutely nothing
can prevent that. If you Danish them
meet the members of congress at their
homes, or in the hotels and there drive
their bargains, coax wheedle, flatter,
bully, threaten and, where these fail,
and virtue is weak, bride the mem
bers
So, too, then a Democratic policy is
to take the place of Republican
policy, the protection pampered indus
tries will have their lobbyists on hand
to prevent as much as possible inter
ference with their interests; and while
many of them are quite willing that
the protection should be taken away
pretty much from every other line of
industry, greed can always suggest to
each reason why his particular enter
prise or business should receive the
fostering care of government, and grow
fat by feeding at the public crib.
And so we have Hobbies and will have
them to the crack of DOOM All that
can be done to lessen the evil is to re-
more the government as far as posi-
bic from legislative interference with
anything except securing life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness to the in
dividual; and tranquility to society and
the state. When government does
that, it answers the purpose of its
creation; ana the less it has to do with
things outside of that-the less it in
terferes with the trade and industry
of the people, the less necessity there
will be for lobbies at the nations CAPT
tai, the less corruption, and shame and
national disf onor that arises from
legislative halls crowded with lobbyists
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

In the discussion of pension legisla-
ton in the house on Thursday the per-
sonal and angry repartee between Rep
resentatives Mahoney of New York and
MI. Taibert of South Carolina might
have led to a serious result if mem
bers OF congress were governed today
by the ultra sentiments of personal
honor that Influenced them three-ouar-
tiers of century ago; for in one of the
replies of Mr. Talbert there was di-
rect banter to Mr.. Mahoney to hold
him (Talbert) responsible for his Ian
guage elsewhere than in the house of
representatives. Our dispatches yes
terday morning gave the passage of
words between the gentlemen as fol-
lows. First, however, Mr. Mahoney
referred to 'confederates in the house
like the gentleman from South Caro-
lima blocking pension legislation, while
the men who saved the Union were
starving in aims houses
Il challenge the gentleman" shouted
Mr. Talbert, jumping to his feet, to
show where l opposed a single bill
which my judgment did not tell me
was unmeritorious.'
Il would be loath to accept the gen
tleman's judgment" replied Mr.. Maha-
ney ION that or any other subject"
"And l would not accept your judg-
ment,' retorted Mr.. Talbert holly. 81
desire TO say" he continued angrily,
that 1 am responsible here and else
where for what l say and dc y
Il thought the gentleman was very
irresponsible at times retorted Mr.
Mahaney
The angry words of Mr.. Talbert
where he says-"I desire to say that
1 am responsible here and elsewhere
for what 1 say and do would have
been taken sixty or seventy years ago
as a banter to the man to whom they
were addressed to call the author of
them out; and no man supposed TO be
possessed of personal bravery would
have been expected to let the banter
pass unnoticed.
The fact that such insinuations no
longer lead to encounters on the field
of honor" shows, among ether things,
at what distance we have removed
from the spirit of the past generation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

In selecting delegates to send to Chi
cage the Democrats should not lose
sight of the all important fact that the
administration and the goldbugs are
arrayed against them on the silver ques-
ton. No man should be sent who can
be swerved from a free silver declara-
ton
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

Mayor Swift, of Chicago. says that
'chicago is probably the dirtiest large
city in the world" Doubtless there
could be a dirtier city than Chicago,
but doubtless there never will be a
dirtier city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

Ambassador Bayard responded to
toast on ShakespeaIe's birthday. and
praised the great poet. For this he
deserves censure at the hands of con-
greSs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
JIMS CHAMPION.
When lin was dead

When jim was dead,
"Hlt sarved him right" the Majors sed,
An 'bused him for the life he'd led,
An him a-lying thar at rest
With not a rose upon his breasti
Ali many cruel words they sed
When Jim was dead.
"Jes' killed hsselfy' TOO mean ter liver
They didn't hev one word ter give
OF comfort as they lowered near
An gazed on Jim a-lying therei
Thar amt no use ter talk they sed,
Hes better deadr'
But suddenly the room growed still,
While Gods white sunshine seemed ter fill
The dark place with a CLEAN of life,
An DER the dead she bent--Jim's wifei
An with her lips close, close to his,
AS though he knew and felt the kiss,
She sobbed-a touchin' sight to see
"Ah, Jim was always good ter mer'
I tell you when that cum to light
1t kinder set the dead man right
An round the weepin' woman they
Throwed kindly arms Of love that day,
An mingled with her own they shed
The tenderest tears-when Jim was dead
Frank l.. Stanton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve clean
SEES. purifies and heals. 1t was made
for that purpose Use it for burns,
cuts, bruises. chapped hands, sores of
all descriptions and if you have piles
use it for them. For sale by Nelden-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
HuMoR OF THE DAY.

Mr.. Winks docking over the paper)-
Cheap, Drugg & Co. are selling all sorts
of patent medicines at half price.
Mrs. Winks-Just our luck There isn't
anything the matter with any of US
Tit-BitS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

There is another bolt in Thomas
Dunn English's family besides Ben.
Els daughter Alice has renowned Pro-
testantism and became a Catholic.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

A presidential candidate is not a very
big man whose distinguishing charac-
teris1ics are physical resemblance to
some great man long since dead. Vide
Mckinley.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

Carlisle's boom is still being tenderly
cared for in an incubator. Il is doubt
full if it will ever be able 10 emerge
therefrcm.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

About the worst thing that could
happen to the Democratic party would
be to have the Chicago nomination cic-
tated by Grover Cleveland.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

Mr. Fussy-I don't see why you wear
those ridiculous big sleeves, when you
have nothing to fill them.
Mrs. Fussy-Do you fill your silk hat?
-Harper's Bazaar
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25
Several
Sunday
Features

Among many other features of inter
est The Sunday Herald will have:
s'ODD FEILoWsHIPs AT HOME AND
ABROAD"
Next Sunday being the 18th an
niversary of the founding of that
noble order. 1t will be of intense
interest tc every member.
"BRICK POMEROY's Ups AND
DOWNS"
With an Illustration of Brick
"FRENCH FASHIONS
And other matter of peculiar in
terest to Woman. a great page
"ELECTRICAL SCIENCE Up TO
DATE
Every progressive man, woman
and child viii be interested in
this, which is fully illustrated.
HANDICAPPED BY FATE,
A great short story.
All This
And rIuc1
More
In addition to the regular daily
round of local. editorial, tele-
graph and other matter.
Read
The Sunday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

Comptroller Of the Currency Eci,els
deems il his mission TO control the
ideas of the Democracy on the money
question.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-25

Billy Russelrs boom viii have to rus
tie if it makes any Roadway at Chi
cago.