Show I I A AsTAfiJLY WORK ANOTHER VILE HEPU3LICAV THICK SHOWS UP Rcpnhlicnna Attach Their Names to a Circular Letter Which They Knevv Contained Lies Muuufnc turcil For Ganijiaign Purposes Vernal Utah Nov 9The following clipping I find in a Provo sheet VINSAH PE3SRVATJON To Whom it May Concern We the undersigned residents of Uir tah county unqualifiedly assert that Joseph L Rawlins bill to open the TJin tah and Tjncompahgre reservatIons has I been and continues to be greatly detrimental detri-mental to the best interests of the people j I of ttiis secclon f Utah causing great j numbers to emigrate hither xvitaoat means of subsistence thereby Imposing a heavy burden upon a new section of j country poorly able to bear such a bur i i den ana atter allotunent to the beat i I portions of said reserves to iheTndian I nothing will remain but worthless aria ami tmirrgabe tracts berides destroying the market for our products now furnisn ed by Fort Duchcsne and the agencies Geo Searle S D Colton G H Wilson J K Builock 15 O Colton S T Dllrnon Ell Stewart S M Hicks Isaac Burton A G Overholt i B H Boshov MD B Adams CD Supt And 103 other sIgners I Vernal Oct 23 1S3J I This fabrication vfoiclh is signed by 12 residents of Uintah countyall stalwart Republicans and 303 other signers was conceived in iniquity and with the express purpose of injuring the Hon Joseph Li Rawlins by detracting from his vote and otnerwise injuring his I I chance for reelection As a citizen bf Uintah county I but feebly express the views and sentiments of hundreds of others residing her when I brand it As basely false and utterly untrue in every partiouar That men of intelligence many of them in fact haying signed a petition for the opening of these reservations which wa forwarded to the Hon J L Ravelins at Wa ftingfon urging him to use all diligence in hailing them thrown open to settlement could subvert their manhood and change their views on such shoot notice Is a poser and they should be branded as moss backs and nullifiers Iliat in opening these reserves i5 greaty detrimental to th best interests inter-ests of the people ojthis section of Utah is not onjly false but malicious and Democrats to a man denounce it as basely false land utterly without foundation To the ctmtrary every intelligent person knows it is a bessing and will bringjpppulatjon enterprise railroads and prosperity to our doow and add material wealth to our territory terri-tory These nonprogressives would deprive American citizens the right of enjcying life liberty and the pursuit of happiness happi-ness and prevent them from traveling and searching out a home where hey can build and make substantial farm improvement and add to the wealth and beauty of this fertile section because as they say they are without means of subsistence thereby imposing a heavy burden The seritiments here expressed show that these signers are also unchristian and seem to have forgotten that admonition ad-monition from holy vrit Remember the stranger that is within thy gates and leads one to say if thesa strangers were only rich how different it would be beIt It is an undeniable fact that the Indians settle along the streams so that wood water and gras is convenient con-venient while the benches which < contain con-tain the veiy best lands remain un ivmched save for gracing purposes and there are thousands of acres awaiting the honest yeoman whose industry and thrift will transform then into beautiful beauti-ful homes and the rich products of the eaich and on good authority I unhesitatingly unhesi-tatingly say that the arid and un irrigafcle tracts referred to in the above article will easily support two hundred thousand people These twelvfc men good and true are all members of the Republican party of this countythe one hundred and five othar signers aie beieved tu be myths If there are any others the citizens ot the county would like to knew them There is one satisfaction We know there is not a Democrat on the list and some of those who hwa placed their names are doing their best 15 get out of it To all those who contemplate moving to those parts The majority of therE the-rE idet of this section bid you a hearty welcome and trust that you will be able to find and build you pleasant i and prosperous homes and to the Hon I Joseph L Rawlins we say Well done I you have our best wishes and warm affections be not discouraged nor cast down the people of Utah will yet vindicate vindi-cate themselves and reward you for your deserving labor and efforts R C CAMP |