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Show TIIK UISAUTY OP BKHO MIGHT. Juilgc Strickland, of Utah, canio in from tlio Weston Monday in company with a rcspousihlo citizen of Omuha. It gives ua great satisfaction to learn that this gentleman, whom we have never met, heartily and warmly in dorses tho position ot the Umaha JJrr-ald JJrr-ald on tho iMormon question. Judge Strickland resided many years in Salt Lake bei'uro ho was appointed Associate Asso-ciate Justico of Utah, and thoroughly understands the whole subject. We may be excused the pride we tako in haviDg our views indorsed by such a man, in opposition to the senseless and reckless judicial fanaticism of Chief Justice McKean. Judge Strickland echoes the voice of a great majority of tho candid and disinterested Gentile citizens of Utah, and a growing sentiment, there, here, and everywhere, upon this vexed question. It was not so a year or two ago. It cost something some-thing then to assert intelligent views concerning the Mormons. Good friends of the Herald were as much shocked and incensed at its course on the Mormon, Mor-mon, as they were at its unyielding position po-sition on the Indian question. The latter has been already vindicated by General Grant, and by the results of the policy for which we so long contended. con-tended. Not twenty-four months shall pass away before men will be as scarce as those who voted for Governor Butler at the last election who will admit that they did not always believo that Mor-monism Mor-monism could not be put down by re-prersive re-prersive and unconstitutional statutes, abuse, and persecution. All of which illustrates, once again, the beauty and power of being right. Omaha Herald. |