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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
METROPOLITAN JOURNALISM.

Recently a number of New York
papers of the great metropolis, and
they did not find them to their liking at
ALL Many of them are big papers, few
of them are great. 1t is very doubtful
If there is today in New York paper
that has anything like the influence,
particularly in national affairs, that
the Tribune had in the days of Horace
Greeley, or of the Times in the days
of Raymond. The typical New York
Sunday newspaper is big rather than
brainy, while sensationalism takes the
place of solidity. No doubt this pays
commercially no matter what may be
the result Intellectually and morally.
One trouble with metropolitan jour
nalism (the term metropolitan is used
anonymously with New York; is that
it treats everything which happens in
the big city as though it were a big
thing. Like the Little Gentleman, it
regards New York as great bundle
of great things rather than as a great
bundle of little things. To illustrate:
One day last week a cat, a common,
squalling, bowling, making midnight
hideous black cat, the cat of bootjack
throwing tradition, got on top of tele-
graph pole where it was the cynosure
of the eyes of a gop-seed swallowing
New York crowd. A police sergeant
rang up the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty TO Animals. and announced,
with all the solemnity of the president
delivering his inaugural address.
There's a cat up a telegraph pole"
There came back the very sensible re-
ply: well, get out from under it and
let it come down. Then attempts
were made to get the fire department
out, but without avail. Finally,
butcher for a small consideration Of
fered by the owner, climbed up and
got the cat.
That was the great event to which
two of the leading papers of New York
devote a great deal of space. One
gives it a three column wide illustra-
ton, and the other a cut occupying
the better part of two columns. That
is a sample of metropolitan journalism.
If man could climb to the top of
the pole and get the cat and descend
in safety, it is to be presumed that the
cat could do the same thing. Cats
aren't nearly such big fools as some
people are.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
M'KINLEY AND THE CUBAN
QUESTION.

In a very sensible and conservative
letter to the New York Tribune on the
Cuban question. Mr.. Frederick W.
Seward. son of the late. Secretary of
State w. H. Seward. says:
And there is another factor in the
problem not to be overlooked. The
people of these United States have de-
cided, at their recent election, that
they will have a new president and a
new congress, to whom they will in
trust the management of their foreign
affairs. Would it not be an unwar-
ranted assumption on the part of a
congress having but ten weeks to live
to dictate beforehand the policy of the
incoming administration, or TO be-
queath to it the legacy of a foreign
war? Is the action of committee of
one house TO override both congresses
and both administrations in deciding
between war and peace?
That is a view of the question of
the recognition of Cuban independence
that has not been prominent in all the
discussion that has taken place during
the past fortnight
1t certainly would be an unwarrant-
able ASSUMPTION on the part of a con-
gress that had but ten weeks to live
to do what it deemed its duty on any
question. even il it did result in fixing
the policy of an incoming administra-
tration in certain regards. It's powers
do not cease until it ceases to be, but
it is neither well nor wise for an ex-
piring congress to use its powers as a
giant. There are not wanting very
strong evidences that it is proposed by
some members Of congress to use their
power as a giant. Where a matter OF
grave moment can wait, as this Cuban
matter can. an expiring congress
should permit it to wait that it's sue
cessor may have a chance to deal with
it fairly and unhampered by positive
action that would destroy all such
chance.
1t is only a few weeks before Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley will be inaugur-
ated. His administration will inherit
the Cuban problem. He is entitled to
have the problem come with as few
entails and contingent remainders as
possible. No rights of the United
States will be ieoDordized in any way
by delay in the Cuban matter until
the next administration is installed.
The time between now and then can
be employed very profitably by the
congress- and the people in calmly
Weighing the whole matter, and con-
sidering what the effects of each par
ticular line of action will be. The
Cameron resolution was not the result
of second sober thought, or of sober
thought at all. but of a wave of ex-
element consequent upon the news of
the death of Maceo.
Mr.. Seward makes a timely and pa
triotic suggestion. Major Mckinley
should not be bequeathed the legacy of
foreign war when there is not the
slightest need of it. His administra-
ton should not be unnecessarily sad
died with a burden when he has moth
ing to say about how the pack shall be
put on.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
MR.. AsToR AND REPATRIATION.

The story has been told, and also de-
MED, that William Waldorf Astor's vast
holdings of real estate in New York
arc TO be sold as fast as possible, this,
of course. as result of his resolve upon
permanent eXpatriation.
If Mr.. Astor chooses to exoatriate
himself it is a matter that concerns
himself alone and no one else AS it
is no crime in the eyes of Americans for
Englishmen to expatriate themselves
and become citizens of the United
States why should it be any crime for
an American to expatriate himself and
become an English citizen if he
chooses? 1t is rather q narrow view
that holds otherwise.
1t is charged against Mr.. Astor that
he finds London more congenial than
New York; that his vast wealth is de-
rived from New York and that it is his
duty to live there. His holdings there
will still have to bear their public
burdens. He seeks London just as peo-
pie living in San Francisco seek New
York, because it is larger, more at
tractive, and life is fuller there.
1t is neither true, patriotic nor COM
mon sense to say that because the
American form of government is the
best in the world that therefore Amer
lean cities are the most charming and
delightful cities in the world and the
best to live in. A gentleman who for
merly lived in this city returned from
sojourn of several years in Europe
some time ago. Greeted by a friend
upon his return, he was asked if in all
his travels, both in America and Eu-
rope, he had ever seen a city so beau
tifuI as, and where ne would rather
live than. Salt Lake City He replied
very honestly and truthfulIy, that he
had seen dozens of them.
f Local and national pride is a good
thing, but it should not blind ones
eyes to local and national shortcomings
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
THE STREET LIGHTING SERVICE

Salt Lake City pays a good round
price for its street-lighting service, but
it doesn't get a good service for its
good round price. What is the reason?
There should be an Investigation of the
matter either by a committee of the
city council or some duly authorized
person The street lamps should give
forth a certain candle-power light, but
they do not; in fact they give forth a
very uncertain candle-power light.
The present service is only a little
better than the old gas service was.
It can be made better, it should be
made better, for the taxpayers pay for
q better service. Every citizen who is
out at night cannot fail to note how
very dull the light from the street
lamps is this fact can be noted early
in the evening and late in the evening.
In times past the service has been
much better. The fault with the street
lighting lies with the company that has
the contract to furnish it; and with no
one else. But it is the duty of the city
administration to see that the contract
is complied with in every respect. A
lighting company may be expected to
take what advantage it can, and if the
city is satisfied with miserable street.
lighting service the company will be
more than satisfied with it.
The miserable way in which the
streets are lighted is an imposition
upon the people. The electric light COM
pany has had its way so long that it
has, seemingly, come TO consider that
the people of Salt Lake City have no
rights it is bound to respect. 1t is full
time that the peoples agents looked
after and enforced the peoples rights
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
Protecting the Trees.

New York Evening Post: Tree own
ers have some rights in the trees
against corporations which string wires
1t might be supposed that all inter-
ested people knew this fact, were it
not that the employees of telegraph,
telephone and trolley companies so
often hack and mutilate trees without
so much as asking permission, and
without mourning any penalty there
for. One tree owner in Pennsylvania
refused to suffer in silence and sue
ceeded in having inflicted upon gang
of depredators a fine of $50 each. That
was no compensation for the damage
done. and even to inflict that penalty
cost much effort and the following of
the case from a lower court TO the
superior court, where the appeal of the
tree hewers that the destruction OF the
trees was necessary TO the operation of
the telegraph line was overruled. In
discussing the alleged need Of more
legislation on this subject the Phila-
delphia Press makes the interesting
suggestion that individual proprietor
ship in trees extend to the trees upon
abutting streets. The idea is good
one. as the trees thus situated are
most liable to abuse from the string
ers of wires
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
THE FARLEY.

Put by. 1 pray, that sweet disdain,
Forego that scorn alluring,
Which do my hopes and longlngS vain
Provoke. beyond enduring.
For frownS may rear no rampant strong
Nor shall unkindly glances
Build any lasting barrier long
Against a foes advances.
He that encounters in his path
Perils and fierce defenses,
More zeal to overmount them hath,
Whose view his pride incenses,
So all your paltry arts of war
Shall profitless avail you,
And nought may raise the siege before
Your last device shall fail you.
Yet would l not enforce a term
Too harsh in your surrender:
To garrison that stand so firm
Is owed entertainment tender;
Ali were you kind as | am fond,
What further woes might move me!
Sure heaven is but a step beyond
An earth where you should love me.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

around the attempt to have them re-
moved or modified last November Suffi-
GENTLY attests. That the voters were
not too cautious in refusing their as
sent to the proposal goes without say
ing. Had they fallen in with the I'M
blushing scheme they would have been,
sooner or later, bitterly regretful.
Another aspect of the failure, and
the chief one in the broadly national
sense, is seen in the need of drastic
reform in the methods of national
bank examination. 1t ought to be i'm
possible for any bank to conceal its
true condition from the eyes OF a
shrewd man empowered by law to in
spect the books, count the cash and in
vestigate the loans. Yet that is what
is happening every few months. We
have had within the last few years in
a certain part of the state examples of
national banks that did q purely spec
ulative business. and often, to make
both ends meet for the time being, Sc
cured commercial deposits on the basis
of per cent interest. Failure was in
evitable in these cases and failure
came. 1t turned out that 10 or so per
cent of the resources of these banks
was mythical, yet two or three times
a year the bank examiner had been be-
hind their counters without finding
anything wrong. Knowing that he had
been there, public confidence in the
banking methods had grown apace. and
when the bank failed there were few
people in the city where they did their
fictitious and irresponsible business,
who did not feel the blow.
Such things should not easily hap
pen. They do not often occur in Eu-
rope because of laws which might
well be duplicated here and enforced
with European severity. We are lax
not alone in our methods of banking
accountability and of examination, but
in our .vays of melting cut justice to
great offenders. IT is all too true that
it is safer in America to steal a mill
lion dollars by wrecking a bank than
a thousand dollars by burglarizing it.
and while this condition lasts reform
in financial administration cannot be
expected.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
AS TO Bank Failures.

San Francisco Chronicle: The fail
ure of the National Bank of Illinois.
owing to reckless management, accents
the wisdom of the California voters at
the late election in defeating a consti-
tutional amendment which would have
relieved boards of directors of state
financial and Judiciary institutions
from a part of their present liability.
1t appears that the directors OF the
Illinois bank succeeded for a short
time in covering up some shaky loans
even from the sharp eyes of the ma
tional BANK examiner. That this could
be done ard the bank maintained in the
odor of honesty is a fact which tells
for the need of extraordinary safe
guards in the case of corporations not
subject to official oversight These
safeguards, so far as California is
concerned. are provided by law, and
that they are awkward things to get
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28
TALES OF THE DAY.
,rant on Kentucky whisky.

Chicago Times-Herald: General Grant
once unwittingly testified to the COM
paratively small quantity of whisky made
in Kentucky in little piece OF
pleasantly with young lady from Ken
lucky at the White House when he was
president The young lady declared that
kentucky produced the handsomest
women, the fastest horses and the best
whisky on earth.
You being a representative of the
kentucky women unequiyocally in
dorse the first part of your statement,
calamity the general said. AS to the
horses he continued Il admit that also
for / own some of them myself, and
am considered a good judge of horse,
flesh. But as to the whisky. you will
pardon me If 1 doubt your position.
Whisky. in order to be good must be
old, and your Kentucky men drink it UP
so fast that it doesn't have time to get
Old
And yet the general had drunk some OF
it himself. though he was not a Ken
tucl.an. and there are many other men
from. other states. who are prepared to
prove that Kentuckians do not drink all
of Kentucky'S whisky.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

of all kinds nor to the merits of other
countries. Local and national pride is
a conmendable form of patriotism, but
it is not all of it by any means
To one filed with the love of country
and all that it means by way of tradi-
ton, expatriation seems an impossible
thing. still those who do expatriate
themselves should not be held up to
either ridieule or execration. If Mr..
Astor chooses to expatriate himself
and live in London it is his affair and
nobody else's.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

THE HERALD Is n franchise MEM
be- Of The United Press, and re-
ceives the complete leased wire
Overland and Pacific Coast news re-
sorts. of The United Associated Press
es, embracing accurate intelligence
Of AL current events in the whole
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sion of the Intest news up till the
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

it is poor policy to permit the jockeys
and rubbers from a rival stable to
enter his stall and do the grooming for
him. No one can tell when the mash
may be doped. The same policy is
equally poor in politics.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

Tit-Bits: A certain doctor had oc-
casion, when only a beginner in the medi-
cal profession, to attend a trial as a
witness. Counsel, in cross-examining the
young NJ. D.. made several sarcastic
remarks throwing doubt upon the ability
of so young a man TO understand his
business. DO you know the symptoms
of conclusion of the brain?' asked the
learned counsel. II do replied the
doctor" Well continued the barrister.
suppose my learned friend Mr.. Bagwig
and myself were to bang our heads to-
gether. should we get conclusion of the
brain?,,- Your learned friend Mr.. Bag
wig might" said the doctor quietly
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

The Philadelphia Record says: ''The
supreme court of Utah rendered an
opinion on Monday last sustaining the
validity of the recent election in that
state The legality OF the election held
has been contested on the alleged
ground that the enactment of the state
Legislature regulating elections was de-
fective By reason of its informality
and had this contention been sustained
the effect would have been to deprive
the state of her presidential electors,
her legislature and her representative
in congress. The turmoil that would
have prevailed throughout the coun-
try if the succession of the presidency
had been dependent upon the electoral
vote Of Utah can well be imagined"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

If what the Republicans say of the
several Democratic candidates for SEN
ator be true, there isn't one Of them
qualified for the office of senator
Criticism from that source will not
sway the legislature.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

Truth: On the Veranda.-''There goes
Mrs. Chatwicks. What does she come to
Florida for?'' ''She wants to get rid of
her rheumatism. But why does she
bring her three daughters aiong?" "Oh,
she wants to get rid of them too
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

The evacuation of Manhattan island
by the British isn't comparable in i'm
pertance with the raid on Sherry's if
one may judge from accounts of the
latter in the eastern press.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

"A young woman was held up and
--obbed of s25 last night. Moral-Buy
your Christmas presents early says
the Chicago News. The true moral is
spend all your Christmas money for
Christmas presents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

Mrs. Sfaceo does not believe that
Maceo is dead, having had no confir-
nation of the report. Another exam
pie of women's sublime faith in their
husbands.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune: The
Big Brother.-''What are you going TO
give the governor for Christmas. Edith?'
The Sister-'I am working him some
handkerchiefs. What are you?" The Big
Brother-'I am working him for raise
in my allowance
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

Truth: His Satanic Majesty-"What is
that terrible odor?" The Attendant-..It S
that last man from New York. He had
a Sunday paper in his pocket
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

Chicago Tribune: Sunday school
Teacher (who has told one of the new
boys the beautiful story of Christmas
and hopes she has made an impression)
II am glad to see you so attentive,
Jamie Do you understand it now? Is
there any question you would like to ask
me?" New Boy-"Yes'm Dye reckon
Goliath could a licked Jim Corbett?'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

Puck: Jones-"Brown is very careful
about his children. isn't he?". Jenkins
Yes; he's trying to bring them up In
the way he should have gone
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

Puck: She-"She is doing her best to
fascinate that widower. OF course he has
considerable means He-"Perhaps 5he
thinks the means justify the end.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

There is a movement on foot in Colo
RADIO TO erect a monument to Zebulon
Pike. The movement being on foot,
it is making very slow progress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune: g
suppose every profession has its owl
peculiar disease, doctor? What is th'
writer's hand cramp?' ''No-inancial.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

How things are reversed in politics.,
A little while ago Mr.. Cleveland had
congress on his hands. Since the Gu
ban situation became acute congress
has had Mr.. Cleveland on its hands.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

Chicago Record: 1--WE must get little
Bobby football mask What for?'
He is going down town with nurse, and
don't want him to ruin the shape of his
nose on the shop windows"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

How cid msr Dana of the New York
Sun hates. Mr.. Cleveland. Speaking Of
the presidents hunting trips the Sun
says: ..As a duck killer the president
has many advantages over other men.
and if there is anything in the laws
of physics, the shot from a gun fired
by him have greater penetration, and
therefore greater killing power. Mr.
Cleveland is a heavy weight, and so
when q gun kicks; it does not move
him back as far rs a similar kick would
a lighter man. say one of 100 or zoo
pounds. In fact no gun has been known
20 move Mr. Cleveland back in recent
years The butt Of a gun sinks into
the shoulder and the kick is gradually
taken up. something after the fashion
by which hydraulic cylinders take up
the recoil of 12-inch rife by oleic re-
sistance, and not nearly so much Of the
force is lost as would be We're a light
1esistine power behind the gun"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

The phrase, THE harmony of the
spheres" does not refer TO the re-
spective spheres Of the president and
of congress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

The agitation against the importa-
ton of American meats into Germany
continues. They are too rich for the
German stomach.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

Apropos of the return of prosperity.
it is said that the darkest hour is just
before dawn. Isn't the present about
as black as need be?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

Major Mckinley should have learned
by this time that high tariff bill is
very apt to prove a true bill.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

Puck: She-"Everybody in the choir
detests the organist.' He-'.Yes; L un-
de-stand that he is despised as non
combatant.'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

At the New Orleans races Trilbv
proved to he q fast filley. That was
Triibys chief fault.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

Philadelphia Times, Qnd): A joint
resolution passed by congress and ap-
proved by the president, or, if vetoed
by the president. passed over his veto,
has all the effect of a national statute,
and it is the duty of the president, as
we'll as of every citizen, to obey the
laws of the republic; but it is not the
less true that the recognition of the
republic of Cuba is an executive act,
and that the president must have en-
larged discretion as to the time and
method of giving that recognition.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

Cameroa's resolution brings to mind
the fact that hell itself is paved with
good resolutions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

Puck: His View.-Brown-"Do you be-
lieve in civil-service reform?" Jones (who
has failed to pass an eXamlnation)-i
do. The questions should be made
easier
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-28

The outlook for prosperity isn't so
good as the look out for it.