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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21
Ex-rREs1nExrs FAMILIES.

The problem, what shall we do with
our ex-presidents?" is not nearly so i'm
portant as what shall we do with the
families Of our ex-presidents? for of
late years the ex-presidents have taken
care of themselves, or have been cared
for by their friends but this kindness
has not been extended always to the fam
lies. And the son of a president of the
United States is handicapped for life. MY
greatest misfortune is that l am the son
of the president" said the child of a
chief executive.
Presidents wives have been cared for
by congress. Pensions of $1,000 a year have
been granted to five of them-Mrs. Tyler,
Mrs. Polk, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Lincoln and
Mrs Garfield Mrs. Grant is compare
lively rich, the result of the success of
her husbands memoirs. and Mrs. Garfield
has very comfortable fortune, contrib
uted by some rich friends of her hus-
band.
There were four sons and a daughter
In the Garfield family. Their future Was
assured by a popular subscription taken
at the time of their fathers death. The
SIG 500 raised for Thomas Jefferson was
very small compared with the $500 con-
tributed by the people of the United States
for the support of the Garfield family
This sum is held in trust, and the income
is paid to Mrs Garfield. At her death the
principal will be divided among the chill
dren. Mrs. Garfield has also pension OF
s. goo a year from the government one
of the Garfield boys has gone into poll
tics, and is a member of the Ohio legis-
lature. The daughter married her fathers
private secretary, Stanley Brown, and
lives in this city.
President Arthur left a modest fortune
to his children, Allan and Nellie. when
he died. President Cleveland will leave a
large fortune to his little ones. Ex-Presi-
dent Harrison's son is in business in
Terre Haute, and he is prospecting: Mrs.
Mckee. the expresident's other child, is
married.-W Evening Star.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21
TRIAL BY WAGER OF BATTLE.


"The most remarkable lawsuit ever
tried was in New Mexico" said law
yer from the west. TT was a dispute
concerning mineral claim and the evil
dence before the justice of the peace was
decidedly conflicting. Some one had lied
very systematically, and 1 could not make
up my mind whether it was my client or
the other man, but argued the case as
well as 1 could.
Gentlemen said the squire, when we
had concluded our speeches, one party in
interest, twelve witnesses and one lawyer
on each side have lied about this case.
The truth is somewhere about the middle
of it. but l don't know what to decide
At this moment young man whispered
something to the justice, who continued:
This court will therefore take an hour 8
recess, at which time the case will be de-
cided. and may the best man win
"I was new to the ways of the coun-
try. and was surprised to see a circle
marked off, the men strip to their waists
and go to fighting. In half an hour my
client was the victor and court was called,
the justice rendering a verdict without
comment for my client. Wager of battle
was an ancient form of trial, but it was
the only case of it L ever witnessed. y
Philadelphia Times.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21
SENATOR CARTER Will EXPLAIN

In the senate Wednesday Senator
Carter offered a resolution to recommit
the tariff bill to the finance committee
for further consideration. AS Senator
Carter was one of the four Repuhli-
can senators who voted against taking
up the tariff bill, his action naturally
caused much comment. He announced
that he would ask to take it up Mon
| day, when he would address the SEN
ate upon it. This announcement, 1T is
stated, was accepted as foreshadowing
a statement of the attitude and pur-
poses of the silver senators who voted
against considering the tariff bill
When that vote was taken it was
the impression in the west that Messrs
Garter, Dubois, Mantle and Teller
would make free coinage a sine qua
non to all tariff legislation; that they
would stand by it and the great in
terests of the west through thick and
thin. viii they do it? Will the Repub-
lican senators who signed the Wharton
Barker agreement adhere to it no mat
ter what the consequences to them per-
sonally may be, or the effect of such
a course upon their party? These are
the important questions to be answer
ed, but no one can answer them but
the senators personally. The desire of
the people of the west to know how
they will be answered makes them very
anxious to hear what Senator Carter
will say Monday. When he speaks he
will speak for all Moreover, it can
not be forgotten that he is the chair
man of the Republican party, and is
presumably more familiar with it's poll
icy than any one else. This will give
an added interest to what he may say.
That he will speak for his western col
leagues there is no doubt; that he will
also speak for his party there is
scarcely less doubt. 1t means, we be-
lieve, either the announcement of a
split in the party ON the silver ques-
ton, or of healing of all differences
by mutual compromises. And we can
not but think it means the latter. There
are no better partisans than Republic
cans, and with them it is ever party
before principle. However strong the
convictions Of the western Republican
senators may be in favor of free silver,
we do not doubt that silver will
be sacrificed by them if party ext
gency requires it, and who can doubt
that it will demand it when the vote
in the house the other day on the silver
substitute is considered? That vote
represented the sentiment of the party
on the silver question.
Senator Carriers resolution to recon-
NIT the tariff bill to the finance com
mittee already shows that q crisis has
been reached. His speech Monday will
be one of the most important that has
been delivered in the senate during the
present session.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21
THE TIME TO ACT.


1t is to be hoped that one of the
great political parties will declare
openly for the independent free coin
! age of silver and that the other will
declare itself for the gold standard
alone. There will be no permanent
prosperity until this question can be
settled and settled right We believe
the final settlement means the free
coinage Of both gold and silver, with
full and honest use of both coins I'M
der the law.
The remark is from the Cleveland
Plain Dealer; and with it The Herald
heartily concurs. The day of com
promise is past. 1t is true that both
gold men and silver men ceased to
speak with forked tongues. Let single
standard men have the courage of
their convictions; and declare without
equivocation for gold alone as money
of final redemption. Let silver men
have the courage of their convictions
and declare their fixed purpose to es-
tablish bimetallism as the monetary
system for the United States. For
either to daily longer with this ques-
ton is TO trif1e with the people To
allow the politicians to shroud the is
sue with words that darken knowledge
and mystify the people will be con-
temptible. For the people longer to
allow themselves to be Knocked with
platform declarations that are janus
faced, and whose mouths may speak
different and contradictory things,
that promise a gold standard to
the east and bimetallism to the
west should be repudiated with
the scorn becoming sovereigns who
have been insulted beyond bearing by
their servants. The time has come for
the parties to be honest. The day has
come when this question should be
submitted to the people in such form
that they can pronounce a final 6udg-
ment upon it.
The Herald has urged that silver
Democrats send men to the party's
national convention who will insist
upon a re-aff1rmation of the Democratic
faith as held by the fathers of the
party. If such a declaration cannot
be secured in connection with our east
ern brethren; then those who do favor
the primitive Democratic faith will be
entirely justified in Withdrawing from
that convention and once more affirm
ing the pure gospel of Democracy to
the standard of which the people may
gather in maintenance of sound politi-
seal principles, including that of BIZ
metallism.
Let there be no wavering on the part
of Democrats. Let the people instruct
the delegates, let the delegates be true
to the people, and make bold, manly
fight in convention for Democracy in
which, when undefiled, the rights of
the people. are reflected. Failing in the
convention let the single gold standard
heretics know that we have reached a
point where revolution in the party is
justifable and we mean to resort to
revolution There has been enough
trffing with the silver question.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21
BEGGING BY IDgoM.

The following enticing bit of English
was lately received. in a begging letter
from abroad, by a prominent German-Am-
erican:
erty to address myself to you. my dear
sir, but find not any other way, and L
feel myself compressed to take my shelter
to you and 1 hope not vainly. What is
moved myself to the hardy request it is
the boundless love which have to girl,
who is so very lovely and fine that it is
not to say We both, however, are very
poor and have not so much money that
we can marry then my rent as clerk is
so small that L cannot entertain a family
of it. Dear sir, If you will make two man
unspeakably happy ana it is yet an excel
lent feeling to have the fortune of two
man in his own hands, so have you the
great goodness and give me contribu-
tion Of dollars 5000-God our Lord will
bless it plentiful. Dear Sir, in case that
you will refuse my request Chave you the
kindness and do you give me a answer
over that. You. my Dear Sir. assurend
against how very happy I would be by
the granting of my request. 1 remain ex-
pecting a kind answer of you, my Dear
Sir. Your most devoted. New York Eve
ming Post.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

''There are too many measures be-
fore the legislature intended to protect
labor in various ways. It is a good
thing to protect the weak against the
strong, but there is such a thing as
carrying matters too far. Capitalists
have some rights, and employers are
citizens, and our legislators should re-
member that they represent the whole
people, and should give none an IN
due advantage over Others" says the
Manti Sentinel. It is true, and it is to
be feared that the real interest of the
laboring classes has not always been
the prime motive in introducing these
measures.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21
LET ALL ORDINANCES BE EN-
FORCED.

The excitement that pervaded the
town week or SO ago over municipal
affairs has subsidized, and there is no
reason now why the enforcement of
the city ordinances cannot be discussed
calmly and without causing any i'll
feelings anywhere.
That all the city ordinances should
be enforced goes without saying. If
there are any which do not meet with
public approval let them be repealed.
But such lack of public approval does
not mean the vociferous oppo-
sition of this or that particu-
lar class. An ordinance not en-
forced is far more of a detriment
to the good order and well being of the
city than the absence Of the ordinance
could be. One class Of ordinances
should not be rigidly enforced and no
attempt made to enforce others. In
every city there are certain crimes that
are far worse than others and are
harder to suppress or control. There
are times when strenuous and unusual
efforts are made to suppress them.
These are followed by periods during
which little effort is made to suppress
them. The error is in singing out a
particular class of crimes for suppress
sion to the neglect of others. Not the
spssmodic effort, no matter how great
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

In the communication of the Cache
Valley Agricultural society to the
legislature in respect to the land bill,
presented the other day by Mr. Bern
htsel, a member from Cache county,
it was recommended that a practical
farmer" be added to the board in each
county where public lands are located
to assist in the appraisement of said
lands. We are of opinion that such
an addition to the land commission is
not at all necessary. If care is taken
in the appointment of efficient men on
the board of land commissioners, they
will be able to appraise the land as
farmer" in each county as with him
It does not follow that because a man
is practical farmer that he will
know more about the just price of
land than the regular members Of the
commission will. A man may be a
practical farmer" and yet ON so
broad a question as appraising the
state lands with reference to being
just to the educational institutions for
the support of which the lands We're
donated by the general government,
he may have very narrow and con-
tracted ideas. The commissioners in
every locality will make careful in
vestigation into the value of lands,
citizens settled on school lands will
doubtless have full opportunity to
represent their respective cases. and
taking it for granted that only first
rate men will be appointed on the land
board, there can be no danger of in
justice being done the settlers on
school lands, at least no danger that
a practical farmer could avert.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

The Denver Republican in its issue
of the 18th inst. says:
The protectionist Republicans in the
eastern states may as well understand
now as at any future time that no high
tariff legislation can be enacted until
they first aid in the reopening of our
minis to the unrestricted coinage of
both silver and gold at the ratio Of 16
to I without the cooperation of any
foreign country The Republicans of
the west are as firm believers in the
policy of protection as their eastern
brethren, but they also know that BIZ
metallism is the more important policy
of the two, and until it is secured they
will withhold their support from all
protective tariff bills in congress.
That doubtless states the position of
Colorado's Republican senators, and
especially the position of Senator Tel
ler 1t may also state the conclusions ar
rived at by Senators Mantel and Car
ter, of Montana, and Dubois, of Idaho,
but the Republican must not include
the Utah senators in the list of west
ern senators who have determined to
have free coinage for silver before
SIduLlu6 uuOiC plOICCtlOA " IhS "N'''
Mr.. Brown by his vote and Mr.. Can
non by being paired on the recent tar
iff bill vote proved that the first was
an after-tariff- bimetallist; and the
other an 1S9S-bimetallist. Mr.. Cannon
don't want the issue referred to by the
Republican made on the present tariff
bill. Mr.. Cannon wants to wait until
the general tariff bill comes up in
1898, then he is willing to devote himself
to that cause!
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

at is lucky thing fer this coun-
try that it has a Republican house as
a bulwark against the financial here
ssee Of an Republican senate, !"
says the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
Otherwise the Republican house can be
depended upon to vote against free
coinage every time. i
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21
FOR BETTER CITY GOVERNMENT

Everywhere the sentiment appears to
be growing in favor of non-partisan
control of municipal governments. The
determination to take the city govern
ment out of party politics seems to
have taken deep root in the minds of
the good people of Chicago. In the
course of an address published by
number of citizens in Chicago seeking
to reform affairs municipal, it was
said:
1--WE believe that if the people of
this city are as earnest now as were
the people of the American revolution
to secure self-government it can be had
in this city. We believe that the great
mass of our citizens and voters desire
honest, efficient and economical local
government. We believe that while in
national and perhaps state politics,
government through political parties is
essential and wise, yet we believe that
where either political party shall fail
in presenting proper candidates for the
local Offices the people themselves of
such locality have the inherent right
to protect themselves by selecting
proper officers to represent them in
such local government"
The better class of citizens of Chi
cago have determined to secure a
higher class of men for the city coun-
Gil, and for that purpose have organ
lied a committee of 100, composed of
two members from each political ward,
and thirty-two members at large. 1t is
said that the committee is thoroughly
representative of the people, including
in the membership working men and
also professional and business men.
The plan is to watch closely the party
conventions, and if they do not put up
suitable men for the city council, then
the committee will nominate suitable
men, and appeal to the people to sup
port them.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer, observ-
ing the efforts being made to secure
better municipal government in Chi
cago, says:
The time is at hand when the people
of Cleveland must insist upon the nom
ination of men of ability and charac-
ter to serve in the city council. They
may well follow the example of the
citizens of Chicago and give the poll
ticians to understand that party ties
will not bind citizens to vote for can
didates who have neither the honesty
nor the ability to occupy positions of
trust and honor.
And SO the demand for better munich
pal governmental non-partisan city
government, grows apace, and ulti-
mately the necessity for it will become
so generally recognized that it will
materialize in practice. Speed the day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21
SOME EDITORIAL COMMENTS.


Mr.. McKinley's advocacy of reciprocity
comes rather late in the game. 1t will be
recalled that the late Mr. Blaine had to
smash a new hat and resort to other Wig
orous means to force reciprocity into Mr.
McKinley'S one-idea tariff bill.-NeW York
Journal.
Among the politicians just now there
seems to- be prevalent an unlimited
amount of harmony And it is all so
sincere, 50 hercely sincere, that but for
the labels one might almost mistake the
feeling for hatred--New York Times
Mr.. Porters Mckinley bureau gets out
a fine story about how Ex-Governor Nc
Kinley put aside presidential nominations
twice, but the story gets out of line with
the facts. Mckinley was not in danger Of
nomination on either occasion. In 1892
he believed he had chance, and he moved
to nominate Harrison by reclamation
ng.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Governor Morton seems to be engaged
in desperate effort to reach the hearts
of the New York Republicans via their
stomachs.-Chicago Times Herald.
Andrew Carnegie and Joseph Wharton,
the armor-plate manufacturers, say that
there is no money in the business when
500 a ton-but they are still willing to
sell at that price just to accommodate the
people.-Cincinnati Commercial Gazette,
Tillman and Talbert are causing a good
many people to regret that South Caro-
lima did not succeed in getting out of the
U'nion.--St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21
SOr1E
SUNDAY
FEATURES
~aig@@
A FEW OF MANY
A FEW OF MANY

''THE MOTHER OF FIVE
A short story by Bret Harte.
EHIsTIER's WIT AND ECCEN-
TRICITIES,
Anecdotes and description Of the
man whom Du Maurier satirized in
"Trilby," and he'd to apologize to-.
GRANT AS 4 COLONEL.
"reminiscences by the chaplain of
Grants own regiment.
A SCHOOL OF HYPNoTISM,
A little English doctor who pro-
fesses to teach the magnetic art.
THE ETERNAL FEMININE.
Some awkward experiences of an
American girl in Paris.
FEBRUARY FRoCKS,
Matters OF Interest to the fair sex
generally
DISASTROUS RUBY MINING,
Three times par for stock that
has never made dividend.
A LIFE OF PERIL,
Arduous work OF Uncle Sans
coast guards.
ALL THESE
AND MANY OTHERS
IN
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

AS yet the mayor has not filed his
charges against the fire chief. His hon.
or gives the word immediate" q won
derfuIly broad construction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

Experiments have proved that in
photographing the brain by the Ront-
gen process the rays go in at one ear
and Kit at the other.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

Miss Martha EIvira Stone has been
postmistress at North Oxford, Mass,
forty years last Sunday. She is not
a new woman
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

1t begins to look as though j. Pier
pont Morgan would get at least $780,
900 of the popular loan. If he
gets more the loan won't even be half
popular.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

Silver 671l.
Lead, $500; exchange, SS.171s.
Copper, brokers', $40; exchange, S1O.75
@1OO.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

No Rontgen ray win be able to pene-
.rate the financial plank in the Repub-
Ilcan platform and tell what is really
behind it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

That $40 a plate dinner to Croker
was for the purpose Of dividing the
Ioaves and fishes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

Thus far the Whitney presidential
boom has been confined to the Sunny
South It is a good place to rear a
delicate child.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

Spain claims &C have under arms in
Cuba 100000 regulars and volunteers
They appear to be under the control
OF the Cubans.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

The legislature seems much better fit
ted for creating offices than for devils
ing ways and means for raising rev.
enue
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

What Chicago needs is not so much
the Bible in the public schools as its
precepts in the hearts Of its city Off
Gals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

Tom Plat tells Morton that he will
sing him the songs of Araby. But Mr.
Morton VIII pay the fiddler, or rather
singer IN this case.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

1t is perfectly plain that Mr.. Cleve-
land either does not know his own
mind or that of the public on the third
term question.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

It Is TO be hoped that the gentlemen
~vho we're at the Morton harmony din
zer viii not find themselves in the
soup eventually.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

At last the Chicago tailors have
struck. They have been on needles
and pins for long time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

Sunday laws are so strictly enforced
in New York that man can neither
get a shave nor read THE Barber of
Seville"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

they are having zero weather in the
east while here in Utah we are hay
Ing April days.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

Mary Yellin' takes all her texts from
the woman's Bible. She refuses to
use any other.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21
HuMoR OF THE DAY.

First Fish-How are you getting along?
Second Fish-No luck at ali. The man
at the end of that line is q churnp, or else
he's as full as a goat.
First Fish--Whats the trouble?
Second FISH took the bait off his hook
an hour ago, and I've been waiting ever
since for him to put some more on.-De-
troit Catholic.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21
THE SUNDAY HERALD,
GET TT:

Congress is very anxious to seal the
doom OF the seals.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-21

She-You know you would be just as
happy If you didn't kiss me.
He-But do you suppose I am selfish
enough to think only of myself.-Reho-
both Sunday Herald.