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Show () SOMETHING ABOUT A SENATOR, boveral times the cdnnr of Tub Utah County LkSiocirAT luu been asked who Is our choice for United Suites Senator. Kvery time mvo pub, llhcd an I em commendaiory of anv worthy citizen of this Stole who nwv polbl,v be a curidldate we hive been ulinrjtcd with advociilliur the cltcilon of that geiiilcman to the high ollleti ot ( jotialnr. Now wo desire to miy lo i cover all further giiesnlng as to our 1 position that wo are not "In" the Sen-atorla! Sen-atorla! couicsl. Under tho present Constitution of tho United States th0 United States Senators are elected by Uiojulnt assembly of the Slate Lculn-tut Lculn-tut lire. In Uinh we have elected u miiio legislature composed of members mem-bers who aro fully able to represent. Utah, and wo are willing to trust that f'CgMaluro In tho selection of a representative repre-sentative from Utah to the Upper llotiso of Congress. All wo ink of tho Uiah Legis'aluro Is that tho geuilenmn selecied hIiiiII posesi the following quallllciiilons, viz: I, tint ho Is a slnunch Upholder of the principles of Democracy as declared In the Chicago platform of 18()0s a, tint lie Is a bona title citizen of Urn Stato of Utnh, thoroughly thor-oughly Imbued with lovn of the Slhte ami with lutoro-t for and wilh hcrpeo-ph'i hcrpeo-ph'i fl, that ho Is n man of ability and Intelligence cap.iblo of upholding the interests of the Sintoj .J,. dial ho Is a man of probity und hnnefy who can bo trusted to work for his constituents nnd keep hi hands clean in Congrcs.. In othot words wo want a man of abllliy and ono who can ba depended upon to roprescnt theipeoplo. Daring tho lime Intervening and oven during the Senatorial contest In tho Legislature Legisla-ture wo may feel It our duty to auuln commend the courso of nutny public men for acts betieflelal to the people of Utah, but nono of theso utterances should bo construed as nn ellort to divert the members of the Legislature from their duty In tho Senatorial election, elec-tion, nor us an elTort to create a boom for any caudldat.). Wo are not In the business, an wo aro not the pur-sonal pur-sonal rcpresenliidve of.,nBvrjiUnu,, only cla!,-'" , m trfnt-rti, iilsj L1.VT0 stand for tho grand prln-wio"of prln-wio"of Donioeracy, which means the I people. |