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Show 1 , ,,- j uenera! public are not aware that it wa a lvised. Is there then sunte I members of the "left wing" who are also tr t':o s enough to reveal what was 1 ot tii si ;ned to go abroad? A party may stand against the combined com-bined strength and cunning of an open enemy, but what party can survive traitors within? Ve may guard cur lives from the attack of a foe, but who can take precaution against the assassins dagger, in the hand of a trusted friend. This is not the only telegram as false, as malicious and as misleading, mislead-ing, that has been published in papers far remote; things the writer would not have dared publish at home; and you, gentlemen of the "left wine" are responsible in a great measure for this! if you have in any way suffered wrong from act of Party officers, is it not patent to all that every member of the party has also suffered suf-fered the same wrong? Was there no way to prevent the repetatton of such thing, or to gain redress but by a further betrayel of your own, and the people's interests. Does a ma1) burn his house because be-cause a window has been broken? If a man steals a horse would you consent that all his living relations should go to jail? Yet this has been like your reasoning in the course you have taken. Like Arnold the Traitor, who after acknowledging acknowledg-ing the nobility and justice of the American cause, after fighting for it, sacrificing for it, he betrayed his comrads in arms, the cause, the nation, the future of the struggling! Republic to avenge a fwrvVvpersonal injustice. That the act returned upon his own head, was the work of providence, provi-dence, and he, alone, was buried in the ruin of hi honor and glory. The man who puts self before duty and the welfare of the people, has proven himself unfit to lead or hold office. The cause of the people peo-ple is the winning cause, because it' is the only true cause. It is too obvious that all others are the out growth of prejudice or selfishness. Consider well, you Peoples Party men of the "left wing" before you attempt to level the defenses and spike the guns of your friends; before be-fore you set in motion a power you can not stop,or even in the slightest degree control. Come inside of yourparty, quit being a cats paw to your scoffing enemies, and use youe strength, influence and experiencr in making your own party perfectly pure. THINK WELL. This following telegram appeared Jn the papers during the Manti Campaign, and is only one of many and without any desire to keep tlr's question alive, we could hardly let it go by without mention: Manti.Feb. 9th Special to the Times. The political situation is constantly changing.and the muddled state of a flairs furnished an all-important topic for conversation. con-versation. Such au unprecedented uprising up-rising among the People's Party against priestly inteilerence at elections has caused even the County Register of Ephraim, to come out with a five-column editorial in detense of the original party ticket. The Sentinel, of Manti, devotes column to both parties When an attempt at-tempt at peaceable reconciliation was made bv the interference of stake authorities, author-ities, and the project failed, the citizens went to woik with renewed v g ix for the success of their ticket. Now comes the announcement that the higher ecclesiastical functionaries have counseled all members of the high council to withdraw from both tickets. This takes out Ezra Shoemaker, the nominee for mayor, and A. W. Bessy, candidate for councilor.from the peoples ticket, and Andrew Peterson, candidate lor councilor 011 the citizens' ticket, The move made previous to this declared that C. P. Larsen, the peoples nominee for first justice of the peace and Peter H Madsen, one of the citizens councilors were not qualified to hold offices under the city government because of not beine resident taxpayers. Such a state of affairs has never before be-fore happened and this election will be one of the most interesting ever held in .this city. If the Register believed as some of its friends do, that the "left wing" or citizens party were noble.consci-entious', noble.consci-entious', devoted patriots, we would say to them.read the above clipping from one of the Liberal papers of Salt Lake City, and, pfter pondering its open lies.its lies by inference,and the dastardly insults heaped upon the religion we revere, ask yourself if you are not in some degree to blame that such a telegram as this has been made possible by your conduct? con-duct? ''Such an unprecidenied uprisi ig aga'nst Priestly interference at elections has caused even the County Register, of Ephraim, to come out in a five column editorial iu defense of the original ticket." This is so much like the Associated Associa-ted Press dispatches sent abroad by the Trib. slaves, that it admonishes all readers of it, that a bird of the brood is at Manti,able and willing to misrepresent the true state of affairs with unscrupulous skill. The Register Reg-ister has stated its position so often that it seems like a vain repetition to do so again. We do not believe . , .... nerc ever nas Deen any dictation of the priesthood of this church in politics. There is not a man in the community who has not a right to exercise his influence to the fullest extent to sway his party. Where no coersion is used there can be no dictation. Where there is no punishment pun-ishment even a command sinks in force.to a request. In the article alluded to, the Register plainly stated that the peace committee act-fid act-fid only as philanthropists, and advisers. ad-visers. We also stated that had their decision been adverse to the Citizens party these things in the ftoove telegram would have been said. Gentlemen of the "left wing' t did not save these noble men who have served the people of San Pete tot years without money and without price, from being slandered because they besought peace in your behalf. It did not save the religion you profess pro-fess from being dragged in the mire by the apostates and Liberals with whom jrou have licgued yourselves, Jxcatm you sn)od in with them. They hare used yoa for their own purposes, and when they have abstracted the last drop of juice from jrou, they will throw you over with as little compunction as you would fling away an empty orange rind. "Now comes the announcement that he highs r ecclesiastical funcionaries iiave counseled all members of the hit'h council to withdraw from both tickets."' Ct course this was not done, and the 1 |