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Show FOR UNITY ONLY. Rural Itepubllcnn Salt Lake. No organization can or over will go amlBS that has as Its underlying mo-tlvo mo-tlvo that of unity Scoffers and In politics scoffers nro only tlioao who look for much, nnd, Justifiably, get llttlo nro wont to deride nnd hold linck In tho traces. Hut llko tho other Jackasses who nttompted tho samo font, tho collar draws too tight nnd they choko to death. Hut, waiving tht, question of Jackasses In politics nnd thero nro many and dealing with tho question In tho abstract, unity of pur-poso pur-poso for good can never fnll, especially especial-ly If thnt union has for Its groat object ob-ject tho solidification of a stnto. Tho United Republicans nro for amity. Tho United Republicans nlm only to cement togethor tho closo bonds now existing In tho hearts of thoso loynl to tho principles of tho "Grand Old Pnrty." Hut, unfortunately, unfortunate-ly, tho principles of tho Republican pnrty In this stnto havo been lirgoly relegated to tho background by tho do-slro do-slro of cortaln sots of politicians to so regulnto civic affairs that any nn-tlonal nn-tlonal party shall bo merged Into and become n part of their own, private, organization. Ab to n tiamo, that Is ' not matorlal, that Is, to their way of thinking. Hut If thoso samo men had tho wolfnro of n stato nt heart; If thoso men could hco nn inch beyond their own narrow vision, thoy would seo thnt n hrondmlndod wny of handling hand-ling public nffnlrs would react to their jjreater credit than nny coureo thoy can possibly pursuo under present conditions. It is not a matter of tho destiny of a city or n stato with them: It Is merely n question of control of ofllco, nnd control of olllco by thorn means tho repudiation of all thoso principles sacred to proud American pltl'on'Mn Tho flng Romn "f thorn should bo an emblem to bo shown only on the fourth of July, nnd tho rest of tho year hid In some foi-gotten foi-gotten nttlo whoro tho cobwebs nnd mildew could gather and dim tho Ins-' tie of tho red, whlto nnd Muo. It Is to ollmlnnto such elements that tho United Renubllcnn's organization was started. Tho Republican party Is not tho only party that Buffers under such a burden. Every great party does, and, oven in this city a certain partv of dubious antecedents nnd mushroom growth labors under tho same dlsndvantogo. Thoro nro n great many people In thnt party that arc really sincere; that bellovo they aro working out tho destiny of a Btato; that It's greatness and expansion lies In their hands. Hut they nro just ns shortsighted as any clement or elements ele-ments In tho real parties arc, for their range of vision does not extend beyond be-yond tho lines of their environments, beyod tho llno-llnilt of their vision. Now, It Is to adjust not necessarily to plncatc thoso different elements thnt tho United Rcpubllcnns wns started. It alms for n "Greater Utah," n Utah that SHALL take rnnk with Its Aster states In this great old country. It believes that tho destiny of n state comes first and that party elements nnd bickerings should be relegated to tho background. It believes be-lieves that Utah stands on tho threshold thresh-old of nn unprecedented era of prosperity; pros-perity; It bellovcs that now Is tho tlmo to get out nnd push nnd help tho good work along; that now Is tho tlmo for everybody to get togethor nnd forget old nnlmosltles nnd ndopt n new slognn for tho future It alms to hold out n hopo to thoso despairing despair-ing ones who can seo no brightness ahead ; It nlms to show thoso loynl ones, who, cither crossing tho plains pushing n handcart, or being born nud raised hero, learned to rovorenco thoso deeds, thnt tho safety and not tho tolcranco of a stnto Is in their hands. It nlms to cducatn tho people of Utnh to a piano wherein Us pcoplo can bid all tho world welcome, knowing know-ing thnt tho past with Its contentions, blckorlngH nnd strlfo has been wiped out, nnd that It wants tho good pcoplo pco-plo of nil tho earth to como and join In tho good work. That's what unity will accomplish; Hint's what tho word "united" means, nnd tho United Republicans enn work only for tho good nnd for tho upbuilding up-building of Utah, Its pcoplo nnd Its magnificent resources. |