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Show DKl.KOA'rlCS TO THE HUFCUI.I. ('AN t'OSVKMIDS. .t:V JjAke Citv, Jan. hi, 1ST-. It seems oiuinentlyu'uiny and jirop?r that delegates should be sent to the national llepublioan convention to he held in Philadelphia in June ntst, and equally apiropriate that every qualified voter should nave a voice in the aelec lion of ;mch delegates. It is right, too, that, the legislature of ihe Territory should designate some way by which the voice of each voter can be heard in the matter. .No caucus system can accomplish ac-complish this; J'rom tho ballot alone can a lair and free expression come. As a general election for another pur pose is shortly to be held, no good rea-I rea-I son esMts why advantage may not be taken of it to elect delegates to the He-i He-i publican presidential oonvoution, as 1 requested by the national committee of : the Republican party. This ia a question ques-tion of convenience, merely, and has j nothing to do with tho other objects of I the election suggested hy the assembly, j Vetera of "Democratic proclivities" ! will of cour.-o decline to vote for delegates dele-gates to a Republican convention, and the legislature 13 as powerless to com-' com-' pel them so to do, as it is to compel anybody to vote for delegates to ihe i constitutional convention; but it can ; ncotumtiul action in either case, and it rests with the voters to decide what action, if any, they will take iu the ; matter. .Nor does (he acceptance oi' the invitation to send delegates to said convention involve any expression of 'Satisfaction or otherwise with the present pres-ent administration. It is the voico of the whole voting population iu favor of' Territorial representation in the : councils of the various political organizations. organi-zations. More than this, it is fair to conclude that two competent Republicans Republi-cans from L'lsh in that convent ion, un-1 un-1 pledged to any candidate, but havina the interests alike of the people ami . the rarty at heart, seeking "to pro-; pro-; mote the geuer.-d welfare, to develop the varied resources of tho Territory, I to make more secure the rifrhls and i liberties of the citizens, to disseminate : universal education, and to secure a 1 pure and rapid enforcement of iaw" would do much to enlighten the representative rep-resentative men of the now dominant party eoncerniti; Ltah a flairs, and ihat their eiTorts uiieht result in inli-nit inli-nit good to the people represented, li the national Democratic committee extend a similar invitation to tho Territories Ter-ritories during the present legislative session, apian for tho election of del-' eyatcs to the presidential convention of : that paity will doubtless be suggested. sug-gested. It woe Id be as appro-! appro-! priate iu one ca-e as in the other, and thorj could be no I improprie: j in euhor case. Tuo will of the people should be expressed in all these matters. The caucus system is totterinif to its fall. If power is to be delegated, let it be conferred by the peo-. peo-. pic. and not by a few politician1'. If it will "mar the harmony" of any person per-son to see votes ea.-t fur delegates to the Kepublican national eouvenuou, or lor any other purpose, at the same time that delegates uuhe cou.-:iuuioual eonveuuou are vorcd for, let h:m stay away from the polls and bo hippy aoi harmonious. No pers-n who gives the . sub'ict a moment's thought will eon- found the two o:Yt-, or conclude that tor those of liepu'f.iicari ptoeliviiici in 1 I :ah to secure dtl.itt.- to I'liiiadel-! I'liiiadel-! phia to c:i;-it? --a' : U: :Ioq wiili . evry a-t of the present administration: , "ov-r :ltii to wte uc!i -iei.-i:a:-:s i.u tbe .:.- 'ikki- d fn- the .! c'ion ol : o;l. : iaLe.-. in j. .-;--e "iL.xis up" ti.e i'ae.-:toj of a ina.e tovcra-iiica: tovcra-iiica: t'.irL'tah ai:d!.hai cf :Le ;.'icCU"U ei a tiepa'bliaa ciudidatt lor the pr-;x.u-;;cy. l.'v!-.ru'.e- to various con-' con-' vYii;i - :uM,-u!'y ci-.u I at tie: ' -.uce ume ;ir.d p! iee ia evorr fj'-j iu i,- l-.ii.vi. A dtMiLS Rimi;l; an. |