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The herald., 1896-01-01

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took the floor and spoke in favor of his res
olution instruci!ng the finance committee
to 10 tore the Mckinley duties on wool in
any revenue bill reported to the senate
He said:
No industry has received such stag0er.
ing and deadly legislative blow as that in
6icted upon the wool industry by the Viii.
son tariff act. It drained from the United
States within the sst year $S5, 100000 in
gold to pay for foreign wool, and occa.
stoned loss to tine wool growers of this
country of more than 81 ,OOO,OOO. Unless
this legislation is changed the sheep indus.
try OF the Pacific coast will be annihila ed
Mitchell referred to the condition Of the
treasury and the presidents appeal, and
added: "While providing at the eArlies,
possible moment legislation which will pro-
duce sufficient revenue to relieve the adj
ministrasion of It's present embarrassment
other important questions should not be
lost sight of IL the performance of our pat
Fiotic Response to the president. and we
should 20 leRislate as to relieve from dan
ger and destruction some of The great in
dustrios stricken down by the ison tariff
nct." Mitchell said he tariff bill passed
BY the house would pr badly increase the
revenue 100000, 900 year. Amended as
e should be by affording wool, lumber,
barley, hops and other agricultural pro-
drets adequate protection, it will give an
additional revenue of $60,0O0,000 and
plAeo . paddock upon the so-cAlled ''end-
Ioeo chainH by which gold is drawn from
Ne treasury, stop all necessity for further
1ssus o. bonds, and rescue ON impending
ruin the wool and other agricultural inter-
6ots Of this country.
while Mr.. Mitchell was contending that
~ secretary of the treasury could have
stopped The gold raids by using discretion
- reooem notes In coin, Mr.. Hill, DEM, of
NeW York. asked him If it was not true
tbet greeubacks had been redeemed in gold
b. every secretary since 1879.
NJ. Mitchell replied that it might be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16
GO HOME.

It becomes more and more evident
each day that the present congress
will do nothing of Importance. 1t will
pass no tariff bill; it will pass no sill
yer bill. Some minor legislation it may
enact, and also pass an appropriation
bill; that will be about the extent of
its work. 1t should do this promptly
and go home. That there is danger
in going home each member recognizes;
none the less he must recognize the
fact that there is even greater danger
in remaining in Washington. Several
efforts have been made to force the
tariff question to the front, but they
have failed. Efforts are continually
making to keep back the silver ques-
ton, but they, too, meet with no sue
cess. Congress is afraid to act. The
reason why it is, is not far to seek.
Within a few months the national con-
ventions to nominate presidential cam
didates will meet. The platforms on
which they will stand will very largely
be formed in accordance with the
party records made in congress. Hence
the great fear to make a record lest
it should not be approved by the peo-
pie. Then. again, great many of
the members of the present congress
were absolutely unknown men when
elected and when put UP they
did not anticipate election. There
came a landslide which surpris-
ed all parties. These men who
benefited by it are anxious to go back
to congress so they are striving not
to offend their constituents in any
way No doubt they also realize that
public opinion on various matters has
undergone considerable change Aince
their election.
In view of all this and the great
probability that congress will only
waste its time over trivialties the very
best thing it can do is to adjourn and
go home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16
MIR. GLADSTONE.

The following dispatch concerning
Mr.. Gladstone is going the rounds of
the press:
Glasgow, Feb. 1.-THE Herald of this
city says that Mr.. Gladstone is greatly
inclined to stand again for parlia-
ment at the first available opportunity
in order to support the Armenians. Mr..
Gladstone does not conceal his convic-
ton that both political parties in Great
Britain have betrayed Armenia.
In silence, and at night, the con-
science feels that life should soar to
nobler ends than power" That is
sentence which Sir Edward Lytton Bull
wer represents Richelieu as reading
where he portrays the priest-statesma
en- the eve Of losing absolute sway of
France, and thus he makes him COM
ment on the thought: $50 sayest thou,
sage and sober moralist! Ye safe and
formal men, who write the deeds, and
with unfeverish hand weigh in nice
scales the motives of the great. Ye
cannot know what We have not tried!
History preserves only the feshless
bones of what we are, and by the
hooking skull the would-be wise pre-
tend to guess the featuresI Still it
we're sweet"-at this point of the So
liloquy his messenger enters and sup
posing him to be possessed of the doc
uments that will secure to him his
power-empire-th fierce old states
man filings away the book. crying out:
Philosophy, thou liestp' and clutches
for his sceptre.
So, if this dispatch be true, the En-
glish statesman who, feeling the inf1rm-
tiles of age stealing upon him, in a
moment of philosophical eXaltation
laid down the sceptre, would now again
take it UP. But it will be mistake
for him to do it. He has served En-
gland long and WE'LL and in his volun-
tary retirement there is a quiet dig
nifty which adds a charm to his active
life, and rounds out career which
only seemed to need the calm of his
present position as a private citizen to
complete. Let us hope that the ruI-
ing passion of man, his love of power,
will not tempt the grand old man from
his retirement.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16
SENATORIAL EXPLANATIONS.

/ Some one has said that ''our best
conduct is that which needs no expla-
nation" Accepting that doctrine as
true and reading the long-winded ex-
plantations which appear in the Trib-
un's special dispatches of yesterday
from Washington in reference to the
vote of Utah Republican senators, one
would be obliged to concede that their
votes in the senate against the free
silver substitute for the house tariff
bill, is not to be classed as their best
| conduct
The circumstances are these: When
the house tariff bill came before the
senate finance committee, they substi-
tuted for it a bill for the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver, which was
reported to the senate. On the 18th
inst the question came to a vote in
the senate by Senator Morroll moving
to take up the tariff bill, which was
defeated by twenty-nine against it to
twenty-one votes in favor of it. On
this question Mr.. Cannon was paired
with MIR. Blackburn of Kentucky,
who would have cast his vote against
tariff and in favor of silver; and of
course this commits Mr.. Cannon as
being in favor of tariff legislation be
fore silver Mr.. Brown being present
voted out right in favor of taking UP
the tariff, excusing his vote by say
ing that the senate had passed one bill
for free silver, though he knew that
bill was doomed to defeat in the
house, and on the further ground of
being in favor of protection for the
west.
Senators Mantle and Carter of Mon
tana, Senator Dubois of Idaho and
Teller of Colorado voted against tariff
and in favor of silver, but in that IL
lustrious company the Utah senators
were not found. The facts are inter
esting mainly for the reason that they
say to the people of Utah that in the
opinion of our Utah senators protective
tariff is more important considera-
ton than free silver-that is it is evil
dent from their votes that they are
not willing to refuse tariff to the east
until the country gets free silver in
return.
This was scarcely to be expected of
the Utah senators after all the silver
talk we had from the stump in last
falls campaign, and the claims that
were made for the friendliness of Re
publicans to silver In the meeting
that ratified the Republican nominees
for state officers Mr.. Allen is repre-
sented by the Tribune as having said:
I hold that the chiefest question be-
fore this nation is not the tariff. 1t
never viii be the tariff until the adj
ministration that is selling the bonds
of the United States is turned down.
Following him ON the same &C.
casion, Mr.. Cannon said: I was
pleased to hear Mr.. Allen, the next
congressman from Utah, affirm and
unequivocally declare the issue. we
have served and will serve protection,
but the nation must and the nation
will serve the cause of the money of
the people"
It is evident that at that time the
money question was considered by
Mr.. Cannon as the issue paramount.
but it is not so now to the extent at
least of holding up tariff legislation
until concessions are made to silver.
We did not expect that the Repubn-
can senators would be under the nee
essity Of explaining their votes so
Soon.
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by Julian against the Christians, La
banius says: "They who adhered to
corrupt religion Che means the Chris
tians) were in great terrors ion his ac-
cession to the throne) and expected
that their eyes would be plucked out,
that their heads would be cut off, and
that rivers of blood would flow from
the multitude of slaughters. They ap-
pretended their new master would in
vent new kinds of torment, in compari-
son of which mutilation, sword, fire,
drowning, being buried alive. would
appear slight pains For the preceding
emperors had employed against them
all these kinds of punishments
1t can scarcely be claimed that any
thing equal to this has yet been done
in Armenia
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16
THE eovpRNoR,s pLuNpER.


The recommendations in Governor
Wells special message to the legisla-
ture in which he deals with the ffnan-
cial situation confronting the state.
and suggesting the methods by which
its perplexities are to be met, we con
cede as moderate ana 0H the whole a
wise communication. CHANGING again,
however, at its concluding paragraph,
we think the governor in that made a
grave mistake. This is the paragraph
in question:
In conclusion, 1 cannot forbear to
urge upon you the necessity of keep
ing the expenses safely within the rev.
enues. No work or new undertaking,
an absolute necessity should be coun-
tenanced at this session. Neither
should unnecessary offices be created.
We were elected upon platform
pledged to economy. Let us live up
to our pledges. The party charged
with the responsibility of legislation
has had committed to it a great trust,
for the faithful execution of which the
people will hold it to the strictest
accountability If it shall succeed in
performing its responsible duties hon
estly, faithfully and economically, and
use its power for the general good, its
fitness for public trust will be demon
strated anew, and the people will know
where to repose their confidence again.
That is partisan appeal utterly I'M
worthy the governor of d state The
recommendations of keeping expenses
safely within the revenues mo work
or new undertaking involving expendi-
ture Of money not an absolute neces-
sity;" and of creating no unnecessary
offices, however worthy in themselves,
appear to lose something in their
worth when we learn that they are
recommended not upon the broad
ground of being necessary to the gen
eraI welfare of the state and the peo-
pie, and because they are right and
just, but because it is necessary to
follow this general economic course
if the party now charged with the
responsibility of legislation would re-
tain that poweri To close a fairly
good, sound message with a party ap-
peal and an appeal. too as if it were
addressed to boys just for the first
time put in pantaloons-you must be
good, and keep your pledges to econ
o1ny. land the people will know where
to repose their confidence again'-is
rather d weak climax most lame
and unworthy ending to a good begin
ming. The incentive to right and econ
omical legislation is to retain the party
in power! That's frank, truly; but it
is utterly unworthy Governor Wells.
The governor apparently fails to
realize that when he was elect
ed he ceased to be parti-
Fan in becoming governor. He
was not elected to be governor of the
Republicans alone, but of the entire
state; and it is therefore unbecoming
in him to be making party appeals Of
the character that his last message
contains. We desire to honor Governor
Wells, but it must be as the COVER
nor of Utah, not as the governor of a
party in the state.
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The Utah legislature, and more es-
pecialIy the senate, did not like the
plain talk of the Weber county people
The feelings of several Of the sena-
tors were wrought up to high pitch,
but they must remember that men usu-
ally do pay high price for greatness.
"He who ascends to mountain tops
shall find their Hottest peaks most
wrapped in ice and snow-he who sur
passes or subdues mankind must gaze
upon the hate of those below" etc.
Perhaps, however, it will comfort our
much disturbed state senators to know
that the great in other parts of the
world do not escape censure, and with
a view to comforting them we publish
this paragraph from the Baltimore
Sun:
In his speech yesterday on the Mon
roe doctrine, Senator Smith, of New
Jersey made a statement which has
no bearing at all on the subject of his
address, but which will be heartily
approved nevertheless. 1.-THE great ma
jority of people throughout the coun-
try he said, ARE disguised with con-
gress in general and the senate in par
ticular. The most popular thing we
could do today, and probably the most
beneficial thing, would be to pass the
necessary appropriation bills and go
home. The mere fact that we are in
session is a menace to the revival of
business and the return of prosperity"
A prOfounder truth has not been ut
tered since the present congress began
Its erratlc performances, early ia De-
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cember. Not a bill has been passed
for the public welfare, and no sincere
effort has been made to pass one. The
house passed a bond bill which was
not desired and a tariff bill which was
simply the first step toward restoring
the high-tariff laws repudaited nearly
four years ago. The Republican ma
jority in the senate has bargained with
Populists and given the silver men
possession Sof the finance committee.
The senate has also passed a free
coinage bill, and, with the exception
of uniting with the house to depress
business by lingo talk and threats of
war, has done nothing else. Senator
Smith understands the situation fully.
The people are disguised with congress
and would welcome its adjournment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16
CARLISLE ON srLvER.

The east loudly complained at the
action of the senate in substituting a
free silver bill for the Republican House
bond bill But when the senate finance
committee reported a free silver SUBJ
stitute for the House tariff bin they
were still more incensed. Now that
the senate has refused by a vote OF
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16
Triumph al thc Monroe Dnctrinc.

The countrys triumph in the Venezu-
elan matter makes further discussion OF
the Monroe doctrine in congress needless.
The world knows by this time that that
declaration is vital principle in Ameri-
can diplomacy. Therefore it has ceased
Democrat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16
NoTABLEs OF THE DAY.

The French president makes the rule OF
retiring early to rest at night. This habit
is Wen known to his guests, and the pres
idents dinner parties usually break up
soon after 10 o'clock. Seven or half past
seven is his favorite dinner hour.
The world doesn't hear much of John
Ruskin nowadays, but he still lives, and
ne has Just celebrated his seventy
birthday in his rural home in England.
He is able to take long walks, play chess,
read novels and scold occasionally.
w. w. Howell, an English scientist. who
recently visited Iceland, discovered that a
recent volcanic upheaval in the Vatna
JokuIl, the arctic plateau of the island,
had pushed forward the glaciers that
start from the region some five to nine
mines
Senator Hill is gaining some reputation
as wit. His speech at the Gridiron
club the. other night is said by those
who heard Il to have been humorous.
Even in the senate he has lost his serious
ness and appears to see the humorous
side OF everything
Buddhism of late is gaining quite a
ual leaders in Germany, such as George
Ebers, Gabriel Max. julius Stinde f.
Hartman and they have just begun to
issue monthly at Brunswick under the
General Horace Porter held a position
on General Grants Staff. For several
years the former has been engaged on a
series of papers embodying his recollec-
lions of the great commander. 1t is said
that they contain much material that is
entirely new.
General Cassius NJ Clay of Kentucky
who has always claimed the credit for
the negotiation of the Alaska purchase
is writing a book to refute William n
Stewards claim to that honor. General
Clay was the American minister at St
Petersburg when the transaction was
closed.
DR.. Awdry of Southampton, an English
bishop. has accepted the appointment by
the archbishop of Canterbury as bishop
in Japan, the Society of the Propagation
of the gospel having offered to provide
the support. This is the first instance
Of an English prelate going to foreign
work.
AS the colonel of the Royal Horse
guards Lord Wolseley enjoys the title
of ''Gold-Stick-in-W Waiting This title
was first conferred by Charles II, ana
means that his lordship must, on state
occasions, carry a gold-headed ebony
staff, and be especiaSy responsible for the
personal safety of his sovereign.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16

Her mistress had been initiating Biddy
the cook in the art of mystery of hari-
cot. And we should like a pudding, too,
/ think" said the mistress deprecatingly.
"a pudden is 1t. ma am2' said Biddy,
surveying the materials for the stew with
undiSguised scorn. Sure, yell never
want pudden after ating all them
beans."-Household Words.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16
Henderson's Good sense.

dietary committee saws his COMMITTEES is
very busy at present, and that the Bar
rett resolution Of censure against Tai
bert OF South Carolina. is not likely TO be
considered for some time to come, il IL
every is. Chairman Henderson. it nav
be added, is a veteran Of the war for the
Union who considers that Mr.. Talbert's
explanation entities him TO courteous
treatment.-BoSton Herald.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16

Kentucky must have any amount Of
gold TO squander. to Judge from the
way her legislature continues to fight
to prevent the election Of a silver adj
vocaue as United States senator.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16

1t begins to look as though some Of
the Republican free silver senators
were being whipped into line by the
party managers. Else why so many
explanations? 1t is ever true that
they who excuse themselves accuse
themselves.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16

Chicago has formed committee Of
safety OF one hundred, which has be-
gun war upon the combination of the
city council. What a commentary upon
municipal government in America
that the people should have to band
themselves together to prevent those
whom they nave elected from preying
upon thami
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16

Prince Luigi has been Swallowed by a
mysterious stranger in various Ameri-
can cities. He should not be alarmed.
1t Is merely one Of the shadows of a
great city.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16

The legislature could not do more
commendable or a more popular thing
than to pass law prohibiting the
killing of any deer, elk or antelope IN
the state, under any pretext whatever,
until the year 1901.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16

Every friend of silver will find the
speech of ex-Speaker Crisp on the
money question well worth reading.
There are some nuts in it that the
gold bugs will find it exceedingly hard
70 crack. try as they NAV.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16

IT Is natural that Nansen's friends
should be positive that he has found
the north pole, while it was to be ex-
pected that the Antarctic explorer, c.
z. Borchgrevink, should take a mega
tive view of the alleged discovery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16

The new Bible for the public schools
Of Chicago has Just been completed.
Chicago's reputation being what is is,
1t is proper to ask whether the Lord S
Prayer and the Ten Commandments
have been retained.
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LincoIn's Financial views.

Mr.. Mckinley waxed very eloquent over
Lincoln. but he hadn't one word to say
about Lincoln's views on the financial
queStiOn.-Denver News.
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COMMENTS BY THE EDITORS.
Republican Currency Plank.

The Republican national COMMITTEES
would make Il ten-striRe if it would en-
gage the statesman who wrote the Vene-
Zuela part of the queens speech to par
lament to write the currency plank OF
the Republican platform Chicago Chron-
icle.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16

Tbs Venezuelan commission is work
ing away, but slowly If it is not care
full Venezuela and Great Britain will
have settled their difference before the
commission knows where it is at.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16

People are more anxious to know the
contents of Dunraven's letter than
they were to know what Salisbury said
in reply to Secretary Olney's dispatch.
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NLannfa cturere seIIins. Moe Good.

The manufacturers are going on with
their manufacturing and are selling mora
goods to outsiders than they ever did
before. They would not object to moro
tariff and more profit but they are doing
very well with the present average duty
OF 4 per cent. The Hobbies at Washington
are not as full Of tariff fixers as usual this
winter and we imagine that there viii
be more difficulty in frying the fat out
of the protected interests than was ex-
perienced in the campaign Of 1892 Things
are different nOw.-Philadelphia Record.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16

When a member Of congress declares.
as Mr.. Hardy OF Indiana did,
that he will vote for every pension bill
presented. he is not fit to pass upon
the merits of any pension bill. He
might as well declare that he would
vote against all.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16

The crowd Of pugilists and toughs
gathered at Ell Paso and their doings
have ceased to have any interest for
the public. The best news that could
come from there about them would
be that they had all been sentenced
TO ninety days for vagraney.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16
g. 6.nrnrnment.

Chlcaso, like Pittsburg has wearied OF
the partisan plea in counciImanic cleo
lions. and all it's leading Republican
newspapers are supporting Democrats for
election on non-partisan pledges against
franchise jobs.-PittsDurg Dispatch.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16

Friday night in the house of repre-
senratives Mr.. Hardy of Indiana
came very nearly ignoring the recent
congressional law against pugilism.
Law makers should not be law break
ers.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-16

A New York professor gravely an
nounces that life cannot be restored
by the application of the cathode rays.
He announces no new discovery.