The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-21


been in the east for some time, but
he is expected home today. The dis
tinguished gentleman may have some
thing TO say in the political line, al
though it is not expected he will make
any mention of the result in Nebraska.
Because Congressman Dorsey is not
a success as a political prophet He
has roasted in his easy chair in this
city for some time antedating the
election, foretelling that Bryan would
not carry Nebraska; that the major
had a grip on that state which could
not be overcome, and which would end
in a five-figure result, beginning with d
and ending with four cyphers
So when Mr.. Dorsey gets here one
may look for announcements of a re-
vival of business unprecedented in the
history of the country; we may expect
TO learn that Organism and silver are
dead issues; that the Dingley bill will
become a law; that protection is as
Sured, and all that sort of thing
Dorsey is a good old soul withal He
believes in tariff for protection, and in
all the dogmas of the Republican
creed. He was elected to congress the
first time because his opponent wore
long whiskers and the Populist craze
had not struck the state at that time.
Dorsey ran again and was elected be-
cause the people wanted TO try the
policies of his party. When he came
up for election the third time-Well,
matters were different.
Among other things which Mr. Dor
sey wanted protected was lumber He
roamed over his district, telling the
people about the red-shirted men in
the Michigan woods who would be
thrown out of work if the Canucks
across the lake ponds and land them
without duty, and portrayed in graph
ic terms the misery which would befall
their starving children and hungry
wives.
His audiences used to sit on the hard
wooden benches, under the trees, and
in the halls and weep with Dorsey as
he tearfully appealed TO them to avert
the calamity. His meetings were al
ways noted for dampness on that ac-
count solely. Thenstimes changed.
In the rural portions of Dorsey's dis
trict the people lived chiefly in sod
houses. Lumber was high and shingles
were a luxury. The. only board one
could find was that given the school
teacher, who took her meals from
place to place-on the wing, as it were.
ing better to do. conceived a plan,
which was no less than to canvass
DorseyS district and count the sod
houses, which was done. The people
agreed with the late General Hancock,
that the tariff was a local issue, es-
pecially so far as Nebraska was con-
cerned, and they made it an issue, and
a successful one, so far as Dorsey was
concerned, for he was showed under
a. "a a
On the oath of this month the Demo-
cratic state committee will hold a
meeting, at which a new chairman
will be elected to succeed Judge Pow
ers, who resigned a short time ago TO
enter the race. for the United States
senatorship. w. II. Dale is a candi-
date for the position, as we'll as Judge
on the securing of the same, although
there may be a flop.
The rumor to the effect that Chief
Pratt is trying to be appointed to sue
coed Captain Nichols, postofice in
spector, is untrue. Pratt is looking for
the official shoes of United States Mar
the fire and police board remove both
men, and Devine is also a candidate.
what a quandary Major Mckinley will
be in, to be sure. Here are two men
striving for the same place. Both
will come to town with the same kind
of Endorsements, and what will he do?
Imagine the major Eliminating over
the matter. ITO choose or not to
choose, that is the question. To aD-
point Arthur or James; Aye, there's
the rub Isn't this-well. its's awful,
anyway Here are two of my valiant
supporters, neither of whom have held
any offices in the past-that is, none to
speak of-who beseech me to place
them in the same position. 1 cannot
select them both. All. how happy /
could be with either, were 'tother dear
charmer away.
And then the major would be forced
to retire for rest.
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George Smith has a new and power
full ally in his fight for the postmaster
ship. one who will make Jake Greene
valid turn green with envy when his
name is mentioned. This party is a man
of influence, a man of brains, a man
whose work in this territory and state
have been such as to excite attention,
a man whose voice has been heard on
the stump, a man who came here when
the country was younger and he was
also, a man who has thousands Of
friends, a man who has seen Mckinley,
knows him well enough to speak to
him. a man who stands in with all the
nobs. 1t is not Arthur Brown, neither
is it Frank Cannon nor Congressman
Allen 1t isn't anybody that one would
think of in the first breath. All, no. 1t
is no less a person than Hon. John
Henry Smith.
John Lu Taylor will not make en- ap-
plication to be appointed as pension
commissioner during this administra-
ton 1t is stated that John has some
thing else in his mind which will as
tonish- the natives when he gets it out
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Senator Arthur Brown read the
Thanksgiving proclamation of the pres
ident for the first time yesterday. When
he had finished it is said that a sort OF
spirit voice chased itself around the
law office where he sits and that the
expression of the same sounded like,
Il wonder what that old pirate thinks
l have to be thankful for, any way?''
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It is rumored that Attorney Fred
McGurrin will not go back to Washing
ton as the private secretary of the
senator. Fred can do a great deal
more practicing law than he can an
swering the letters of the senator, and
there are not so many temptations
thrown in the pathway of young men
here in Salt Lake as there are in
wicked Washington, where every other
person wants you to corrupt a con-
gresham. Who Arthur will select is a
matter of conjecture. as he has made
no announcement as yet.
George Blair is going to quit the ex-
element of the political field for a few
days and make a trip to Chicago. He
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