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Show FRIENDLY ADVICE. On the second Monday in August, I.' tab votes tor a delegate tu congress. There is no doubt that the candidate nominated by the people will be elected. elect-ed. Cut this is a republican country, in which every one has a right to cast his vote for the man of his choice, even though he should not have a second vote with his own. It is likely, from what we hear, that more than one candidate can-didate will be in the field, and some names have been talked of for the opposition. op-position. As there are quite a Dumber Dum-ber who may not feel disposed to vote for the popular candidate, however Much they uiiqbt be in the minority, we take (lie liberty of offering them a little advice that will be of benefit to them in selecting their candidate, if they act upon it. Fiit, we advise them to select a L'entlemau, and not a man of no social statu-;, as was done once here by a sort of irumped-up convention, attended by a meagre few who went to it principally Kir the fun of the thing and to participate partici-pate in the drinks that followed. Xi'xt, run your candidate on a fair, political platform, which honest men-can men-can vote for as a manly opposition. There ought to be more common sense manifested in organizing an oppos tion than is shi wn in trying to run a man for an office of trust and responsibility merely because he is a half crazy ".Mormon ".Mor-mon cater." Voters, with proper respect for themselves, turn away with !i -trust from such a candidate, and would support instead any "fifteenth amendmenter" of the darkest natural shade that might be put forward for the occasion. Then, let your opposition opposi-tion he conducted on fair, open, honest hon-est grounds, showing that you merely wish to exercise your right of voting Ibr the man of your choice. By this means, no matter how great your minority, mi-nority, you will not expose yourselves to the ridicule and contempt which have followed such efforts here in the past. We know that some of the opposition element would not hesitate at trumping up anything, any-thing, no matter how mendacious menda-cious it might be, and telegraphing it east and west as solid truth, if they thought they could half make a point by the operation. But we would not like to believe that the class is numerous numer-ous ; and we think the honorable men of the party would not wish to be controlled by a few unscrupulous and we might add, brainless fellows; tor such a course as 'hey pursue invariably in-variably defeats the object in view. They have already telegraphed such monstrous falsehoods about the Mormons, Mor-mons, that everything from them is now received with caution by honest, honorable people throughout the nation. na-tion. The day is past, to long play that game successfully. The may forward for-ward over the wires any kind of a sensational whopper they please, and though there might be a momentary excitement over it, a few days reveals the truth, and their mendacity recoils on themselves. Now, gentlemen, if you take the foregoing well-meant advice from one who will neither support your opposition oppo-sition candidate nor endorse your policy, you are welcome to it ; and you will find it a sensible course to pursue. |