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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
THE PAVING REFUND.

Mayor Glendinning has signed the
bill appropriating S7,252. So to claimants
for rebates on paving. His honor's ac-
ton will meet with general approval,
although he says that he had grave
doubts as to whether he should ap-
prove the bill because it did not contain
an appropriation for all who had been
overcharged in the matter of taxes for
paving. There is merit in the criticism,
but it would scarcely have justified dis
approval of the bill; and this was the
view his honor took. At the close of
his message, the mayor says:
This case is but another Illustration
of the improperly of placing the re-
ceipts from special taxes in the general
fund and disbursing the money for
purposes entirely foreign to that for
which it was raised, instead of retain
ing it in q special fund and returning
to the owners any balance left over
after the work of paving is completed"
Unquestionably the covering of any
excess from a special tax, such as that
from paving, sewer construction and
the like, into the general fund makes it
harder to get it returned, for it will
usually have been used for other pur-
poses before the work for which the
tax was laid is completed
There can be no palmer proposition
than that where special tax is levied
any excess remaining after the work
for which it was levied has been done,
should be promptly returned to those
from whom it has been collected; not
to do SO is to work a grave injustice.
The excess paving tax question has
caused much ill-feeling among those
who have felt the baleful effects of it,
| and they have been justified in it. The
action of the council and mayor is to
be commended.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
IN THE ORIENT.

The eastern question of today is,
What do the powers intend to do with
China? The great interest they are
all taking in her portends anything but
good to that country. Does the send
ing of fleets to the east and the seiz-
ing of Chinese ports mean that China
is doomed and that it is to be par
titioned? Such seems to be the general
opinion. 1t would be impossible for
combined powers of Europe, but will
they combine against her? It now looks
as though she must either become a
great nation or cease to be. But that
Europe can agree to the partition of
China and the various governments
not quarrel among themselves, is al
most an impossibility When the final
breakup Of Cathay comes, if come it
does, Russia is in the best position by
far to profit by it. Next to her would
be England. Wherever Russia goes she
assimilates the various peoples and
tribes that come under her sway. Not
so with England. England is in India
as a conqueror and nothing else. Dur
ing the last fifteen years Russia has
made some tremendous advances in
Asia, but she has not advanced as a
conqueror. II to her shall eventually
fall a large part of China, she will as
simulate it and its people the same as
she has Merv and it's people. No other
nation would do the same.
At the present time everything indi-
Gates that something momentous is
about to happen in the orient, but just
what no one can say. Developments
must be awaited. There may be a flash
in the pan or great war; but every
body anticipates that something will
happen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
CLAY EVANS ON CIVIL SERVICE
REFORM.

The latest attack on the classified
Pensions Evans. He is of the opinion
that the civil service reform law does
not accomplish the results expected
from it. Furthermore, he says that the
best men in his office are those who
came in under the so-called spoils sys-
tenn. He is also of the opinion that
the head of a bureau is the best quail
fed of anyone to pass upon the eff
f1ciency Of clerk. He said he thought
it desirable to have a definite tenure of
office, not exceeding ten years. What
he meant by this is probably that no
one should be allowed to hold office
for a longer period than ten years, not
that government employees should be
appointed for that time. Finally, he
was of opinion that if some sort of
reform were not instituted the country
would have civil pension list.
There is much to be said on both
sides of this question. The turning
over of all government offices, every
four years, to any party as spoils is
AAOS NN91i S'bAOs 4lC4LAlSl II II
that there be distinct office holding
class with q prospective civil pension
list, and such a list will almost in
evitably be the result of the creation
of an ofice-holding class. One thing in
the classified service does need re-
forming, which is the rather scant
courtesy that some minor employees
give their official superiors. We have
known cases where an employee has
taken liberties because he was in the
classified service that he never would
have thought of taking had he not
been in such service or had he been in
private employment.
The difficulty in remedying such evils
land they are evils) lies in the fact
that if impudent subordinates are re-
moved or suspended the presumption
on the part of those who have to re-
view the cases appears to be that the
fault lies with the superior, and not
the employee, that the superior has
some Interior motive for his action.
The present classified service has its
evils, but they are not so great as
those that existed under the old whole
sale spoils system.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

were any adequate returns for the hu-
initiation in the way of revenue, the
case would not be so bad but there is
rot. Our government simply makes an
exhibition OF itself for the benefit of a
jeering world and gets nothing for it.
The annoyance it infiicts on its victims,
who have to submit to seeing their
trunks eviscerated and their most init
mate garments dragged out for public
appraisal, is entirely disproportioned to
the amount of money extracted from
them. 1t is well enough to tax luxuries,
but everybody must wear clothes, ard
returning traveller should not be pun
ished for coming home with a reason
able equipment.
We don't admire the Dingley law, or
any other protective tariff law, as for
that matter, but it puts no greater i'm
position on tourists than on other peo-
pie. Why should tourist be permitted
to bring in a whole lot of wearing ap-
parel free of duty, when people
who cannot afford to be tourists, but
must stay at home and work all the
time, cannot import wearing apparel
free of duty? There is no reason in the
world. The really annoying part about
passing ones trunks through the Gus
tom house is not having a persons
most intimate garments" dragged out
for public appraisal, but paying the
duty after they are appraised. There is
not one person in a hundred but what
would be willing to have his most in
innate garments dragged out for public
appraisal" several times if he could
tberebv avid +Ia d,1+1
Tourist or stay at-hone, a person
should be allowed to buy his wearing
apparel wherever he, chooses and with
out having to pay any duty on it. But
tourists are not properly objects for
sympathy, and the bestowal Of it upon
them because they have to pay duty on
personal apparel is a wasting of it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
Met Some Bigger Men.

Detroit Free Press: TN never travel
with Jobbs again. said the excited man
at an informal session of the political
club. Matter? Wait till l spin my yarn.
'Jobbs. SDoher and | went south last
winter. Jobbs took on himself to pilot the
party and he swened around as though
he owned at least four or five states in
fee simple. He'd call waiter at a hotel
and say patronizingly: See here, my boy
you're going TO look after a state SEN
ator. congressman and a big railroad
baron at this meal. Show us what YOU
with the clerks, conductors, even boot
blacks and bel-boys, till l dreaded going
around with the old bunch of conceit.
"One night we went to big entertain
ment in a Texas town. 1t was followed by
Il banllet and Jobbs saw to ii in some
You know what southern hospitality is.
Every seat was occupied when we en-
tered The three gentleman nearest us
arose at once and insisted upon our TAX
ing their chairs. Spoken and / protested
but Jobbs accepted the courtesy with a
satisfaction so evident that we were dis
guSted.
. Gentlemen began Jobs in his pom
pous way, as he spread a napkin over his
capacioEs front with fiirt, it is your
dne to know to whom you have shown
Difference. I am Senator Jobbs. This is
Spoken This is Mr.. Harold, the we'll
known railroad magnate. Would be glad
to receive you at the hotel and by this
tine Jobbs was the more offensive be-
cause his mouth was full.
Delighted. replied little man with
the keen face of diplomat. This is our
governor. this visiting prince. 1 am,
let me see. the czar OF Russia
'SpoEer and | stole away, but Jobbs
never turned a hair"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
THE HOLIDAY HERALD.

The holiday number of the Salt
Lake Herald, to be issued December
26th, will be mammoth issue (32 or
40 pages), filed with carefully pre-
pared and appropriate matter.
Among the conspicuous features
will be the following:
A review of 'Utah's Jubilee Year."
by Judge E. F. colborn, of the Ju-
bilee Commission.
The states growth, magnitude of
her chief industries and condition of
her material interests.
Brief review of the years progress
in the various counties of the state,
carefully prepared by corps of
special correspondents.
An entertaining story of the year
in Utah's sister state of Idaho.
Local sketches and holiday stories,
reminiscent of the pioneer holidays,
Christmas stories by the most enter
tanning writers in the land, besides
the usual strong features of the Sun
day Herald.
The issue will be prOfusely illus
trated and the art and mechanical
features will be of the highest degree
of excellence.
The Holiday Herald will be just
such a paper as thousands of Utah
and Idaho people viii desire to keep
as a souvenir and to send to PARKWAY
friends. Orders for extra copies
should be placed with agents at once.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
THE DEMOCRATIC COUNCILMAN
&c CAUCUS.

Inc Democratic members of the in
coming city council have met in caucus,
as suggested by The Herald, and de-
cided upon their plans for the organiza-
ton of the council. Mr.. Arthur Barnes,
Of the Third municipal ward, was Sc
lected for president Of the council, and
a very good selection it is. The Third
was the only ward that returned a solid
Democratic delegation, and this fact
alone would entitle it to the recognition
it has received. The only other prom
inent candidate for the position was
Mr.. John Allen. It was he who moved
to make Mr.. Barnes selection unani-
nous; and if anyone thinks that ne will
not give Mr.. Barnes hearty and sincere
support, they do not know the gentle
man. When the new council goes into
Office. Mr. Allen should be given dis
tinguished consideration in the matter
of chairmanshiDs, and doubtless will
be; his long and faithful service in the
council entities him to this.
It was decided to organize the coun-
ell on party lines, the Democrats to
have a majority of the committees, but
the minority viii not be ignored. This
is as it should be. The majority OF. the
council are Democrats, and upon them
will rest the responsibility. If the coun-
ell. so far as its duties and response
bilfties extend, gives the city an able
and economical administration, and
that it viii we haven't a doubt in the
world, the minority will doubtless be
quite ready to claim their due share of
the credit; but if the council should be
a failure. the minority will deny all
responsibility for it; and very properly,
too, for it will be the majority and not
the minority that will be responsible.
That the majority of the council and
the mayor will work in harmony gener-
ally, all expect. If there should be
disagreements they would be more like
ly to arise over appointments than
anything else, but the chance of even
such disagreements can very easily be
avoided by mutual concessions.
The Democratic members of the in
coming council have done a very proper
thing to hold caucus, and the result
of it is very satisfactory. 1t augurs
well.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
TALES OF THE DAY.
Mr.. Jefferson's Weak Point.

Pittsburg Dispatch Joseph Jeffersons
weak point is his forgetfulness of names,
and that failing has cost him a good many
embarraSSments. In this relation these
stories are told: He had been introduced
to General Grant at a time when that
distinguished soldier was the lion of the
social world, and the popular actor was
much impressed with the personality of
the hero. a few hours later. as he went
up in his hotel elevator a rugged-looking
man, with a military bearing bowed
pleasantly to him and made an observa-
ton regarding the speed of the elevator,
when Jefferson said:
L beg pardon Your face is very ia
miliar, but | cannot recall your name
Grant, was the laconic, but perfectly
courteous reply.
II got off at the wrong floor" said JEFF
ferson, for fear l would ask him next
II he had been in the war
Mr. Jefferson has been known to forget
his own name. He tells us how, in one of
the cities where he played a few years
ago he called at the postotfice and in
CURED at the general delivery: ANY mail
tor me?"
What name?"
Name! Goodness gracious, I don't
know. Let me think. Why, I'm to play
Rip Van Wrinkle in this town tonight
Jefferson" suggested the clerk.
Yes. Jefferson, certainly. Thanks
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
THE PERSECUTION OF TOURISTS

The New York Journal has some
comments on THE Persecution of
Tourists" by the provisions of the
Dingley law. In part, it says:
But if Mr.. Dingley's accomplices are
determined to commit political suicide,
they might at least preserve their self
respect by shearing off some of the
most isnoble features of the law with
which they have resolved to go down.
There is the provision, for instance,
that levies duty on the wearing apparel
Of American travellers in excess of 500.
A great government has hardly ever
resorred 10 such shabby means of ac-
complishing such small results. If there
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer says
that the opponents of Joseph McKenna
did not expect to prevent his appoint
ment as associate justice of the SUI
preme court; that they fully believed
that the president would adhere to his
pledges, and the announcement, there
fore, creates no surprise, and does not
alter the situation so far as their oppo-
sition is concerned; that it has been
their purpose to prevent his confrma-
ton, if possible, and to that end their
protests have been addressed to George
T. Hoar, chairman of the senate judi
ciary committee; that it has been wide
ly commented on in the east as a most
significant thing that the attorneys who
know McKenna best-eXcept his close
personal friends-oppose him most. 1t
is said to be a we'll authenticated fact
that he is not well versed in the rudi-
ments of English, and that his opin-
ions while judge of the federal court
were marvels of inaccurate orthogra-
ply and muddled composition, and fin
ally that it cannot be doubted that the
fight on him has already made a strong
impression.
The charge about Judge McKenna's
bad spelling is amusing, to say the
least, and viii hardly have any weight
with the senate. The same senate that
confirmed him as attorney general will
not be inclined to hostility to him,
though of course serious charges will be
seriously considered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

Colonel Carroll D. Wright says of the
Eleventh census, Il do not hesitate to
say that one-third Of the amount ex-
pended under my own administration
was absolutely wasted, and wasted
principally On account of the fact that
the Office was not under civil service
rules" Considering the use to which
census reports are put after rublica-
tion, the whole expense might be saved.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

Puck: First Theosophist-This settles
it; L resign from the society.
Second eosophist-W hats the matter?
First Theosophist-Why one of my ten
ants has gone off without paying his rent
and left q note saying he would try to
square up with me in some future exist
encei
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

In his study of crime in the United
States, Professor Cesare Lombroso
strangely neglects to mention how
many people there are who are doing
nothing but killing time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

While the interstate commerce
commission is regulating the railroads
Why does it not pay some attention to
the time schedule and have the mail
trains arrive on time?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

The Springfield (Afass.) Republican
talks about 'the beauties of high
tariff" Chairman Dingley's picture
should be given first place among
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

According to the Hon. William Chan
dler, Secretary Gage did not guage
Republican sentiment Alright when he
Introduced his currency bill.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

Ella Wheeler Wilcox POLITICALLY COM
plains that she doesn't know where
she came from. Without wishing to
be rude, we will say that the public
doesn't care, either.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

New York papers are making much
of the fact that a young woman of
that city fought and captured bur-
glar the other night. Any girl can
capture a man If she will only half
fn,rr
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

Will it be necessary for Senator VOL
colt to go abroad again before he can
make his final report on the prospects
for international bimetallism?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

Mrs. Lease is going to run for con-
gress from che Seventh Kansas district
If she VIII put on boomers it will
greatly facilitate her in the race.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

A portion Of the German press seems
to be aching to give the United States
a drubbing. Let 'em ache or let 'em
try to give 'em a drubbing; it is all
The same to Uncle Sam.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

Ally sloper: Baron oof-.I understand
sir, from my. daughter that you kissed
her.
Young sopley-"Yes; but that's nothing
much for her 10 boast about, is it?''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

"a Kansas football player came very
near being pummeled to death in a
folding bed. This is the first good turn
the folding bed has recorded for a
great many years. says the Wash
ington Post. Why not try the folding
bed cure on the pugilists to make them
shut up9
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

1t is said that the lady managers of
the Worlds fair are still drawing pay
Who viii say, in face of this fact, that
women have no business tact?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
SOME EDITORIAL coMmENrs.

Kansas City Times: Congressman Gros-
venor's bin would exempt all laborers and
workmen from the protection of the civil
service system. In other words. he wants
the government to be more partisan in
hiring labor than any employer wishes or
dares to be. Such proposals show how
much consideration the Republicans have
for the workingmen, or for their own
civil service pledges.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

Nashville American: 1t should not be
necessary to issue more bonds to retire
the greenbacks. All that is essential is to
redeemed But it may become necessary
to issue more bonds for the maintenance
of the gold reserve if this is not done. 1t
would be economic policy to retire the
greenbacks. and it should be Democratic
policy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

New York Evening World: Us your
wife going TO join a woman whist club?"
mot that / know of. Why?"
''She told my wife she had been taking
lessons of a professor of polite conversa-
ton"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

So far as cutting wages is concerned
the massachusetts cotton mills grind
exceeding fine if not exceeding slow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

Chicago News: Editors Wife-"Oh,
saw a regular poem of bonnet dow
town today"
Editor-"R Respectfully declined
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

II Consul-General Lee is not careful
some Spaniard may put a dynamite
bomb in his Christmas stocking.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

ing indignant letteT-"Sir: My steno-
grapher being a lady cannot take down
what L think of you. 1, being a gentle
man, cannot think it: but you, being
neither, can easily guess my thoughts.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
A CYCLE.
Rest for awhile! The Autumn air is soft
The Autumn woods remember Summer


Rest for awhile! The Autumn air is soft,
The Autumn woods remember Summer
yet,
The robin whistles in the little croft
Rest, and remember all we must forget
Ere Winter will be friends with us, undo
His doors, and let us, honored guests,
pass through
When Weakened fields put on their gowns
of green
And there was music in the woods green
March was king, and April was
And May the fairy godmother, to bring
All gifts and graces to the Baby Spring.
Think now upon the summers glorious
When June put on her roses, and July
Lay naked on his rainbow-bed of flowers,
And watched the long professional hours
And August, like a happy mother, bore
The fruits September's heart should bless
her for.
Remember all. and then put all away,
Where Memory keeps the guarded treas
ure chest;
Go forth, your hands in Winters hands
to lay.
Trust him. he too shall give you of his
best
Gifts not less gracious, not less fair and
dear
Than all the gifts of all the Powered year.
The spotless glory of his sunlit SHOWS,
The traceried wonder of his leafless
boughS,
The hearths where laughter rings and
freight glows,
The curtained comfort of the happy
house
These viii be gems in Memorys chest to
lay,
When Time, the nurse, brings Baby
Spring this way.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

Our Lady of Shows" is spreading
her white mantel over our own country
at present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

There is no real test for originality.
1t is usually a presumption on other
peoples ignorance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

kid" Mccoy has a long reach; so
long, in fact, that he thinks he can
take the heavyweight championship.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

The Kansas City Star wants the
footpads run down. Here is a fine
chance for a fight or foot-race.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22
WIT AND HUMOR.

Puck: Woman Lawyer-How old are
Woman Witness (trembling)-Hussyl
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

Cleveland Plain Dealer: ''Why does
Todgers' typewriter girl always sit by an
open Window"
Because Todgers can't stand draft"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

Detroit Journal: Commissary-We are
almost ont of provisions.
o ATerf for Se peef e2nad e cant wait
return home at once.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

About the best way to secure econ
omy in congress is to cut the session
very short.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-22

The Austrian reichsrath appears to
have lapsed into innocuous desuetude.