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Show ' ' ,1,11 j j i n; irr-1 UTAH AND nODERT8. Tli Assiiyer, n nntioinj ptmiorntlc paper, gl Wnshlngtoii, p. 0., lu tho last Issiii' cut 1 tit I ih a wejl writeu cdi 101I11I tip.iti tlii- Ulah people and the l ights 0) llou.D. ll.ItoberU to represent tliem, Wo qiiotu a portion of tho edl-loriul. edl-loriul. The Assiiy.or says In pin t,- Utah linn Aincrleati comiuouwonttli, aliu possesses mr Iniliiilfioiis, luielli-iuut luielli-iuut 11 ml progro.-Mvu people. Aflern ling period of ttilelugo she wits admit led into tlm Union, with a constitution Republican in character nnd heartily Hpprovcd by the executive and legls-lut legls-lut l vu tlfpiiitnifiiis of tlio gnverriiuunt. him now wiitirs the crown of a sovereign Suite. Her pooplo are free ami Iniie-pendent. Iniie-pendent. There is no union of church and Stale. Tlm ineinbers of the Mormon Mor-mon church are divided in their political polit-ical views, and give earnest and devoted de-voted iilleglaLCO to the national political pin tles. The parly to which Alt'. Roberts belongs, met In convention. conven-tion. There worn present Mormons aiiii pontiles, mid they freely mid cor-dln)y cor-dln)y mingled together. Several candidate can-didate woo placed lu nomination, mid afier a fair aip) spirited contest, Mr. Huberts won. A vigorous campaign was enndilcied, there being three candidates can-didates In the Held, and Mr. Huberts was oli'eji'it by 11 handsome majority No charge of fraud Is made, Hotli of hiHopponcnts conceded that he was fairly fair-ly and honestly elected. They concede Ills ability and his devotlmi to his party. No one denies but what tin has ul way m been a faithful and earnest sup-pmter sup-pmter of the principles for which his jurty stands. All concede the fairness of the election, and that Mr. Huberts wvs tho choice of 11 nuijoilty of tho electors ol the State. Ills Republican opponent accepts with resignation his (ItiioHt. T)e Populist cuiiilidato who received only a few hundred votes, talks of contesting the seat of Mr. Holier ts, because It Is alleged that the hitler has more than ono wife. There Is no claim that ho Is not a citizen, or does not possess the statutory qualifications qualifi-cations necessary to rpudcr him eligible eligi-ble to the pusltlon. 4 Tho people of Utah woro the supremo su-premo tribunal to pass, upon the question ques-tion of Ins right to a seat In Congress. I hey decided In bis favor. Congress has no right to roviow their dectslou. It is res adjudicata. Let this agitation censo. Utah Is working out her own destiny. Her face Is toward the coming day. She is radiant with hope. Tlio blood of youth Is In her yelns, mid she will ciiur-ageoudy ciiur-ageoudy and Honestly meet the problems prob-lems confronting her mid tho American Ameri-can peoplo. |