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Show ANENT THE COMING EUECjJonJ EDITOH M1NEII As ftlectffidf city officers draws nenrilLJjM8!limtiB' ing to see the "Gentile" offlegjifckors try to show the MormonTvpters'jwhat good fellows they are. Cjjsilcjiiptlon the city council stood thrce?ptU!H, nnd two Mormons. neforoB&tffi everybody wus In lmrnjotTyJ:jH:wiiro three lentlleR wor Beati.hoJljjiS' Bpectlvo chairs In tho city council, It wns to "hell with the Mormons," and any person npplylng for nit nppolntlvo offlco who was not non-Mormon wns given n gcntlo little hint to "go and chaso themselves." Tho Mormons of Mercur should remember these things, not because It Is tho deslro of your correspondent to see n factlonnl fight, but rather to causo n feeling of harmony har-mony to prevail In tho city administration, adminis-tration, which xnn never oxlst by electing to ofTIco n bunch of pessimists pessim-ists such ns prevailed In tho city council during tho past two years. In tho first plnco, thoy nppolnted to tho offlco of night wntchmnn a "tramp paper hanger" and "agitator" of tho worst typo, who was continually stirring stir-ring up strlfo among tho citizens of tho town. In tho second placo, thoy elected to tho offlco of city marshal, aftor tho resignation of tho regularly elected marshal, n mnn who was not oven n qualified voter, In order to do-feat do-feat tho election of Mr. William God-man, God-man, a "Mormon" and nn upright, loyal citizen, whoso chnracter and dally life was commendable In every respect. During tho administration of tho past two years many changes transpired In tho council, sevoral of tho members resigning nnd moving away. Wero any of tho. vacancies filled by deserving Mormons? No. Then tho disgruntled Gentllo politicians politic-ians will cry for harmony. Is that tho way fo get? No. Work together; leave religious Hcruples out; work for the Interests of Mercur nugnrdless of sect, and o not bo dominated by a fow would-bo ward polltclans thnt are provnlont In Mercur, nnd seok to Influence In-fluence Incumbents In nlTlro to satisfy their personal spleen. , A FIUEND TO MEIlCUn. |