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Show ROBERTS AND WOMAN SUFFRAGE Tho Enqttlror rccommonds to other Hot ublicnn organs that thoy fight B. II. Roberts "on straight Democrat loas grounds," yet tho only urgutnent it has .so far advanced ngaltiat our cnpdldato Is that ho opposed woman suffrage iu the Constitutional convention. Isn't Unit rather far-fetched "Democratic grounds," considering tho faol Hint woman suffrage wns not at that tlmo a political Isstto botwoeu the parties and that, with the one exception of Mr. Roborts, all tho opponents of tho principle prin-ciple woro Republicans. "THirlng tho campaign succeeding tho Conslltv tlnn.il convention woman suffrage was mado n doctrine of Utah Domocrncy, nnd Mr. Roborts accepted and endorsed en-dorsed tho platform and did loyal work tor the adoption of tho Constitution. Constitu-tion. He has oyer sinco stood nnd does now stand on (ho platform of tho Democratic party of Utah, among tho fundamental principles of which Is the doctrine of woman suffrage. Raborls Is tho cnndlduto of the Democratic party, ho Is n champion of all lhat Democracy a Utah roprcsonts, nnd ho will rcoeivo the votes of ail loyal Domooratlc worn on In the Stuto. |