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Show THE COUNTY SEAT. The great struggle is over. Everything Every-thing is gradually settling back into in-to its usual rotine, Men, leaders in politics, have exerted themselves to the utmost to gain or retain, the po-session po-session of the coveted prize. This question has developed more politicians pol-iticians and brought more diploniasts and orators to the front than San Pete was ever suspected of having. Young men have entered the arena, who have displayed a fertility of resource, re-source, in handling these knotty problems, and a knowledge of the r.eds of the public and the quali-rtcations quali-rtcations of officers, that argues well Jor fie future. All classes of politicians pol-iticians have entered the contest with so much enthusiasm and de-t de-t -ruination that those not w t lin the sicred circle of solons, bfgin to tbink there is more in the location of the Connty Seat, than patrotum, or a desire to serve the public. No opinion has been expressed by tUe Register upon this question either pro or con, and as a representative re-presentative of the entire County we had no object to gain in its removal, and scarce the shadow of a choice. Had we taken one vote from Manti and given it to Ephraim, or one vote from Ephraira and given it to Mt. Pleasant, or visa versa, it could very justly have been called partisan par-tisan and incosistant with our broad platform as published in our first Number. What is all this struggle for anyhow? any-how? In the eyes of the Register it is not such a great object as some seem to consider it. The posession or the nonposession of the County Seat will not make or break cither of the three tmvns mentioned. A good woolen mill or other manufacturing enterprise would do mure to build uu a community, to give a town wealth, influence and prestige, than ' t j be t.nown as the County Seat; and any of our towns can have these by working for tliena. If Ephraim or Mt. Pleasant have the resources to become a great . commercial or manufacturing centre, and to take the lead in the county, and if they have the right kind of men to develop these resources, (and we believe they have) they will not be retarded ,, in their growth and development be-f be-f cause tbey are not the County Seat. It is not necessary that qftown should be a capital of a County, State or ' country to be a great city. Some of the greatest Cities in America will bear record of thisjfor instance " the great metroplis of this continent, Tev York, has to go to Albany to transact the but iness o" state MtJ Pleasant is a thriving twn and the loss oi t! e?o.s;at will not retard her f-yavvth nor Ulshe be less the 'ueenj jCity"of San Pete. Ephraim has also a bright future before her, as the juuet-ii..n juuet-ii..n town of the couity.and theseat of Irarning. Will the loss of the county seat lessen her chances and opportunities? We think not. Both tovns will grow, and unless their more fortunate neighbor, and friend, Manti, puts forth her utmost strength and energy, they will distance her jn growth and influence. Another thing we desire to state is that it is the opinion of the Register Reg-ister that at the end of the sir gv;li, last Monday, the hatchet should forever be buried and no feelings of annimosity exist between the con- Jending towns. This advice is to both the political parties, but wore especially to the People's Party, those of our political faith. Let us of the People's Party "bury the hat-c hat-c let," let us be as we were before b; tiers and friend). We have a great common cause to fight, that will require til ouran-.nuinuion without with-out wa iting it on the members of our own party. Gentlemen of the People's Party, the Register exhorts you, be united Manti by yur principles as members mem-bers of that party, and do net for any slight personal injury, iithcr imaginary or real, antagonize or oppose op-pose your co-laborers in that party, still continue to be brother and friend. ' |