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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-03-09

been served right in this case, because
of it's failure to go about the thing in
the right way. Its experiences in the
pigeon-holing of the Armenian con
current resolution should have been
sufficient to have caused the Cuban re-
solution to have been put in shape in
which it could not be ignored by Mr..
Cleveland. This could easily have been
done by making it joint resolution.
Then If Mr.. Cleveland had vetoed 1T
they could have passed it over his veto
and compelled him to carry out its pro-
visions. This can yet be done, and If
it isn't done Congress will justly be ac-
cused of being afraid of Mr.. Cleveland.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-03-09

The debate on the resolution in favor
of seating Senator Dupont, of Della
ware, began this week in the Senate.
1t is reported that the Populists have
agreed to vote with the Democrats,
against the resolution. If they do,
Col. Dupont viii. be kept out of the
seat to which he is entitled.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13
ALLEN, cANNoN ANp pRowN.

Senator Frank Cannon and Represent
tative Allen have evidently Joined
their forces. In a long special dis
patch from the Tribune bureau at
Washington, we are Informed that
when Representative Allen was asked
whether he was in line with the atti-
tude of the senators from the states
Of Utah. Idaho, Montana and Colorado,
on their position with regard to pro-
lection and silver, he Is represented as
replying in the affiyIaative "Republi-
cans should not place protection before
the question of the coinage of silver.
he says, but obey should thoroughly
understand mat there cannot be any
protection without the coinage of that
petal." If the senators from Utah
were both occupying the same position
on the issue of silver and tariff, then
the national legislators from Utah
would be as a unit, but as everybody
knows Frank J. Cannon had to try
the second time before he got straight
with the western senators named, and
Senator Brown preferred tariff legis
lation to silver legislation and remains
in that position yet. Allen, however,
has announced himself with Cannon
and the other senators from the states
named.
Mr.. Allen takes occasion to say fur
Their that it seems to him that Sen
ator Cannon was thoroughly justified
in the position he took" as he con-
cludes that the protection for the west
in the house tariff bill didn't amount
to much, anyhow The protection it pre-
tended to give the wool 6--6-10 cents per
pound in reality would fall below
cents q pound, and the increase on
lead would amount to but little. And so
the senator in his judgment, was justi-
fed in his corrected position, which
brought him in line with Senators
Teller, Mantle ct al. But while Mr..
Allen commends Senator Cannon,
where does Mr.. Brown appear? And
what Of Mr. Cannon's first position in
favor of this tariff measure, which
means so little for the west? What g
pity Mr.. Allen did not inform Mr.. Can
non in the first place that the tariff bill
was a mere pretense, so far as being
Of any service to the west is con-
cerned? It will be interesting to know
how the people of Utah will stand on
the question of indorsing the trio when
they return home. viii their action be
like that of the lower house Of the
home legislature. neither one, t'other
nor all three?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13
A SETTLEMENT ASSURED.

The glad news comes and was pub
lished in our dispatches yesterday
morning that the prospect for reach
ing final and peaceful settlement in
the Venezuela controversy was favor
able, if it might not be considered ac-
tually assured. or even settled. In the
blue book published by British author
ity making out the English side of tho
claim to the territory in dispute, such
defects appear that English statesmen
are disposed to submit the whole case
to arbitration; and as it has been
known from the beginning that Vene-
zuela would gladly accept the sugges"
tons of the United States in the mat
ter the terms OF arbitration will be
easily arranged, as England is said to
be gradually awakening to the fact
that there is precious little to arbi-
trate.
The administra ton has every reason
to be proud of this triumph. 1t can
scarcely be regarded as a triumph of
diplomacy, either, since it has been
brought about by a simple, straight
forward assertion of a reasonable
American doctrine, and a courageous
determination to maintain it. But
then, that may be the very best of di-
plomacy, at least we are inclined to
think so. At any rate, when the peo-
pie of this country look back upon the
second administration CT Grover Cleve-
land, in which there is so little to be
commended, they will regard this tri-
umph in the Venezuela affair as bright
spot in a general dearth of things
to commend. We are pleased the diff
Guilty promises to close without disrupt
ing the friendly relations of the two
foremost nations Of the world. or fur
Their estranging them from each other.
War is TO be deplored always, and es-
pecially ought to be deplored between
nations bound together by so many ties
as those which unite England and the
United States.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13
UNMIsE SPEECH.

In the course of his remarks We'd
nesday during the debate over Cuban
belligerency Senator Hoar consented
for time to play the splitting
the ears of the groundlings and making
the unskillful laugh" He said that ''if
we see a great crowd gathering about
the navy yard and much excitement
prevailing, it does not mean tina. we
are going 10 have a war, but an cleo
ton is going on" 1t is said that the
laughter had scarcely subsidized when
Mr.. Hoar made his application of the
illustration, if such it may be called
and so it is with the resolution from
the committee. After all it may not
mean war but that a presidential cleo
ton is on
That kind of a remark is most unbe-
coming in a senator from his place in
the senate house. Already the opin-
ion prevails very generally abroad that
the foreign policy of the United States
is so Influenced as to make it factor
in our ever recurring presidential telec-
ton. When the action of our govern
ment was taken in respect to the Vene-
zuelan boundary dispute the Eu-
ropean powers in many instan-
ces declared it to be an cleo
ton trick, an effort on the part
of Grover Cleveland to lay the wires
for a third term. Such is the esteem in
which the foreign diplomacy and policy
of our statesmen is held to be, and
such remarks as those made by Sena-
tor Hoar are calculated to justify such
opinions of US abroad, and it is wrong
to make such insinuations, for we can
not think they are true; we cannot be-
lieve that even American politicians
have fallen so low that for a tempo
rary advantage they would take a
course likely to mean war to their
country; but we cannot complain Of
the European nation for saying these
things of us if in an effort to be mere
ly amusing in speech our own public
men will say them.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13
VERIFICATIoN OF MINING TAX RE.
TURNS,

The senate has under consideration
the revenue bill. 1t is the most i'm
portant one in the legislature, for on it
depends very largely the future well
fare of the state. There is need that
the state avail itself of all its sources
of revenue, and this no doubt will be
done. To do this there is no necessity
that the state institute itself an in
quisitor. Section 6S of the revenue bin
seems to do this very thing. It gives
the assessor the right to examine the
books of any person, firm or corpora
ton engaged in mining, for the purpose
Of verification of the tax returns
The mining industry is treated by the
legislature in a very captious manner.
One day it is coddled and the next
treated as thing of reproach always
TO be suspicioned. There is neither
rhyme nor reason in the invidious dis
tinction against the mining industry
provided for in section IS. Why give
this power to the assessor in one case
and not in all? If the verification of
the tax returns of mining men and
corporations cannot be relied upon. it
may be put down as a certainty that
the books they will submit to the in
spection of the assessor cannot. The
many defalcations by bank cashiers
show how easy it is TO doctor books
so that the most expert accountants
fail to detect anything wrong for
years Then what assurance is there
that the assessor would not be made
to read the books as the mine owners
wanted them to? None in the world.
1t is his character that must be relied
on after all, no matter under what
bonds he may be. SO it is with the
verification of tax returns by mining
superintendent or owners or lessees
of mines. Section 6S brands those en-
gagged in mining as pretty good fell
lows whose word is to be relied upon
only when Il is known by a state in
spection of their books that they have
not lied. The members OF the legis-
lature cannot but see how unjust and
impolitic is section 6S of the revenue
bill when they give the matter due
consideration.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

sionary and explorer who was
in the northwest two centuries
and more ago. In this con-
nection it is interesting to know
how the great church of Rome looks
upon our American institutions, and
particularly the constitution. Preach
ing in Kansas City last Sunday. Car
dinal Satolli spoke of that instrument
in these words: lily opinion is that
the constitution of the American re-
public in the present condition of
things, and of the people, corresponds
most exactly to the divine spoken
words, most exactly fills the divine
idea of what human government should
be-of church and state. For this con-
stitution prohibits the civil authority
to lend itself to tine enactment of any
law bearing on religion as something
not within its sphere At the same
time the sentiment of the law and the
opinion of your most illustrious leader
is that civil authority should furnish
every opportunity for development. of
religious sentiment among The people"
That may be set down as the opinion
of the pope himself, for Cardinal Satolli
came TO this country as his personal
representative, having an authority
greater than that of any church digni-
tary in all the land.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13
DUEsrRow IS SENTENCED.


Arthur Duestrow, the st. Louis mil
lionaire who murdered his wife and
child, has been sentenced to be hanged
April %. This is well. A man of al
most untold wealth, he heartlessly
murdered his wife and child in cold
blood. The trial was long and the
defendant fought hard. The best legal
talent in Missouri was engaged and
all that it was possible to do to save a
villains neck from the halter was
done. But it availed not
There is a popular idea, and not
wholly lacking in foundation, that
when the rich man gets into the tolls
of the law, he can escape them by the
use of money. This is often true. not
because judges or juries are corrupted.
though this sometimes happens, but
because the rich man has the power
to employ the best legal talent to be
had and thereby make a hard and
stubborn fight, taking advantage of
every technicality. noting exceptions
everywhere. not for the mere purpose
of delay but because it is intended to
carry the case to the highest courts.
The result is very likely to be a de-
cision in his favor. followed by a new
trial, and each new trial increases the
chances Of acquittal for the defendant.
This being the case, when a man who
has committed murder as Arthur
Duestrow has is sentenced to the gall
lows, there is a feeling OF satisfaction
over the triumph of justice. Such
cases also tend to induce a greater re-
spect for law among the people, a
thing very much needed.
In all our criminal procedure in this
country there is one serious defect.
1t is the great and unnecessary time
lapsing between sentence and execu-
ton. 1t has a strong tendency to de-
feat justice.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13
The Touch of Leap-Year Hand.

At 9 o'clock last Saturday evening
Algernon stood at the front door of the
house of the girl he loved but to whom
he dared not say the word.
For a long time he had been sparring
for points, but to the bashful these things
do not appear in a clear light, even
though they clearly exist.
He had rung the bell once. twice,
thrice, but there had been no answer.
Nervously he stretched forth his hand
to ring again. when the door was opened
by the one being in all the world who
made his Iife worth living.
why, Algernon,' she exclaimed. If 1
had thought it was you | wouldn't have
kept you standing out in the cold SO
long
He thought of how long he had been
standing out in the cold. and wondered
when the courage would come to him to
go in out of it.
you know" she continued as she
drew him inside and closed the door.
that the servants are out tonight. and
some of the family have to answer the
front door bell"
He thought he saw a chance to make a
start in the right direction without alart'-
ing he". That had been the trouble all
the time with Algernon: he was in mortal
terror of frightening the girl by some
emotional precipitancy or other, and thus
destroying his hopes forever.
why, Miss Dora he said in tender.
insinuatiDg tones, don't you know my
ring YETI
She looked down at her empty fingers,
where no jeweled setting shone, and then
looked up into Algernon's face
mo, Algernon" she said. blushing. Il
do not. But don't you think it is almost
time that l did?'-NeW York Sun.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13
A SOLDIER CANDIDATE.

Ex-senator Henderson, of Nebraska
is a candidate for the presidential
nomination on the Republican ticket
His latest comment on the situation
is this:
II believe the Republicans will nomi-
nate a man who lives west of the
Mississippi river He may be Senator
Allison, or Senator Davis. but all the
signs of the times are that the party
wants and is determined to have a
soldier candidate"
In his own person he can furnish just
such a candidate. He lives on the
west bank of the Missouri river. That
satisfies the requirements for a west
ern man. He has been soldier, and
was q very gallant one, and this would
satisfy the wants of the party in that
respect. But if the Republican party
wants soldier candidate, there is
Major Mckinley. No soldier candidate
as such is possible today. There are
no survivors of the war who were so
distinguished in it that around them
would rally the voters of the country
filed with enthusiasm by a name.
There must be another war before
there can be such a candidate.
But it is really amusing to see Cen
eral Henderson take himself SO seri-
ously; no Gle else so takes him. not
even his own state. He is genial,
whole souled man, pleasant and agree
able as few men are, but he is in no
sense available as a candidate for his
party. If his party gave him con-
sideration for a single moment it would
have to meet on the very threshold
the irrefutable charge that General
Henderson, while a senator Of the
United States and having large
private fortune, took from the govern
ment $4,000 arrears of pensions. That
fact alone would absolutely kill him
politically. The sooner General Man
derson gets the silly notion that he is
presidential possibility out of his
head, the better it will be for his
peace of mind.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

Last Sunday was the ninth ami
versary of the death of Henry Ward
.Beecher, but there were no services in
his honor at Plymouth church, Brook
Ign. His body rests in Greenwood
cemetery, on Oak hill. but this year
there were no flowers upon his grave
on the anniversary of his death. And
such is fate and such is fame. His
fame once filled the whole country for
he was great preacher and a great
personality. He was perhaps the
greatest preacher that America ever
produced, and yet nine years after his
death no one places a flower upon his
grave. 1t is matter of Indifference
to him as all things are matters of
Indifference to the dead. Vanity of
vanities; all is vanity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13
SOME EDITORIAL COMMENTS

Mr. Mark Hanna's modest request that
Pennsylvania manufacturers should swell
the Mckinley fund. regardless of their
support of Quay, might not be quite so
paralyzing if the Mckinley men were sep
arated from the attempt of the municipal
combine to retain its grip on state legisla-
ton. As it is Mr.. Hanna should direct his
request to the combine leaders. There is
enough in it for them TO warrant their
paying a round sum for the use of Nc
Kinley's name.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13
SPANISH srrnsENr RIOTS.

Students at the various universities
of Spain continue their rioting and
demonstrations of hostility to the Uni
ted States. These riotous proceedings
are usually accompanied with the burn
ing of an American flag. Thus far
these proceedings have aroused no cor
responding feelings in the American
people towards Spain. Had they, war
would have been almost inevitable.
The reason is, it is recognized that the
Spanish authorities are very promptly
suppressing these demonstrations and
preventing the popuIace joining in
them. The only counter demonstration
seen in this country was the very silly
and absurd conduct of some Princeton
students who burned a Spanish flag
That was scarcely more than the prank
of school boys, for American college
students do not occupy the same posi-
ton that university students in Europe
do. There they may be said to be quite
emancipated from home control, and
they are usually filed with political
theories OF one kind or another which
they are ever anxious to put IN prac-
tice. They also receive considera-
ton in public opinion that American
students do not. All readers of Les
Miserables'' will remember Marius and
the students of the Latin Quarter in
that work. They are idealized, of
course, but they are the type of the Eu-
ropean student, and it is such as they
that the Spanish police have to deal
with today. It is this TACT that makes
their anti-American demonstrations
have an Importance it is had to real
ize in this country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

The house committee on territories
has decided to recommend the passage
of bill creating a territorial form of
government for Alaska and giving the
territory delegate in congress. This
should be done, for Alaska bids fair
TO become a great field for mining and
her affairs will require local manage
ment. Anomalous as territorial con-
5ition is the present control Of Alaska
Is Still more anomalous,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

proper shape, all switches locked and
the semaphores properly set, then It
viii enter 81. Louis with flying coiors
and take the great prize. But who
can tell how many men have keys to
the switches and where these are want
ing have made preparations to remove
several fish plates?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

Samuel ]. Tilden, one of the most
learned of lawyers, was unable to draw
his own will so that it could not be
attacked in the courts. Lord Coke did
the same thing and lawyers kever have
been able TO agree as to the meaning
of it. All of which shows that great
learning may be as dangerous as a
little learning.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

If General Booth has asked his son
Darlington to go to England, as he de-
sires no see him. and he refuses. he
will make a mistake. Much as the
American people admire independence
in a man they none the less admire
dlial respect.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

Things are bad enough IN Cuba, no
doubt, but artists who illustrate imagi-
nary scenes should remember some
things. For instance, that when a
squadron of soldiers executes a prison.
er the prisoner has no time after re-
ceiving the bullets in his body to as
sumo a tragic attitude and hurl a look
OF defiance at his executiorers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

Centenarians are being trotted out
all over the country, each state claim
ing that its old Gus or old Bill is the
oldest man living. AS yet none has
trotted out Old Nick, who is unques-
tionably the oldest inhabitant of the
Union.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

A story is going around that money
is being used to advance McKinley's in
terests. If such be the case, is it any
worse than McKinleyism which permits
the manufacturers to put their hands
into the pockets of the people under the
pretext of protection?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

Carrying other peoples money in
ones pocket is careless habit. 1t is
apt to wear a hole in the pocket and
the hole not be discovered until the
money has slipped through.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

Why doesn't some presidential aspir-
ant put himself in Dan Stuart's hands?
The preliminaries, including free ad-
vertising, would be managed to per-
lection.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

The legislature is trying to adjust the
burdens of taxation so that they shall
be just 1t is the poor man who is ever
taxed for all he IS worth because he
has no .'lace in which to conceal his
property.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

At present Manager Mark Hanna is
in the paymaster's department of the
Mckinley army. If the major gets the
nomination and is elected, Hanna will
go up higher
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13
property.

OF Italy, is the daughter of the late
Duke Ferdinand of Genoa, and was
born in 1S4S.
She married King Humbert 1 a. Tu-
rim. April -. 1868. Her son. the Prince
cf Naples, was born November il, 1869.
She is very popular with her people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

IF this country had poet laureate
this is the year in which he would be
required to rite a poem entitled, THE
Building Of the Platform
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

1t is time that City Attorney Mckay,
Assistant City Attorney Hampstead and
Mr.. Shoup covered the city money in
their possession into the city treasury.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

Foraker says that nothing but over
confidence can defeat Mckinley at st.
Louis. The statement shows that For
aker is over-confident.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

The San Francisco Examiner says
Sullivan has improved wonderfully as
4 conversationalist. That being the
case he intends to challenge Corbett.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

In case of hostilities Spain threatens
TO sweep American merchantmen off
the seas. Wouldn't mop" be better
word than Sweep"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

Every paper in the land can tell what
the first duty Of congress is. When
this is performed they will be on hand
with suggestions as to the second.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

The peaceful settlement Of the Vene-
zuelan controversy, which now seems
assured, Will be a distinct triumph for
the Monroe doctrine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

There is some agitation in this coun-
try against the Roman Catholic
church, and for some weeks it has been
very active because of the placing in
the statuary hall of the capitol at
Washington statue of a Jesuit mis-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-13

The king of Spain is eleven years
old. Woe to thee. o land, when thy
king is a child. and thy mobiles eat in
the morning"