Show J ECHOES OF THE STORM I Some time agO the New YOrk Mail and Express commenting on the senatorial I sen-atorial situation in this state saId Utah Is face to face With another opportuniy to affront and defy the sis terhood of states which so ititely flnd So generously conferred upon her the II inestimable 1 blessings of mebershIp This of course refers to the agIta ton of the stormstarters and contains an insinuation that a preacher of and a believer in polygamy Is apt to succeed suc-ceed Senator Cannon who as the Mal and Express remarks although of that extraordinary political breed knoWn as silver Republican wi undoubtedly un-doubtedly give way to a Democrat The legislature on joInt ballot shows I frtyone Democrats slxteer Hepub1c ans and six fusionists A majority of both the Republicans and Democrats incline toward free silver but ever should a fusion of silver sentiment be forcedvhlch Is un1elythc Dem crats would have the right of way with their candidate by reason of superior numerical strength Vhat doe superior numerical strength amount to with Democrts I Is always a drawback to them There are a few spiteworkers in the party I and they never lose an opportunity to do it injury But our New York contemporary con-temporary takes I for granted that whatever else he may be Utahs next I senator will be a sliver man Neither is there anything so sure about that The man In whose interest this deadlock dead-lock has been continued George Q Cannon selected by the exsenator In ills theatrical speech as hIs successor is a goldbug and an adminIstraton lie pub1cn according to the exsenator hImself I the obstructionists have succeeded 11 preventing the election of a Democrat Demo-crat alogether and it certainly seems that they have accmnllshed their pur I pose George Q Cannon will be elected This New York organ of the administration admin-istration holds that the gold standard I Is safe enOugh In the next senate anyhow any-how so It says that the people wl ask concerning Uths next senator Is he a polygamist before they wilt ask Is he for free sliver Utah is on trial In but ont direction just now As the Mal and Express has been reveling in the dust kicked up by the local starter of the slmoon it w1 be I interesting to read the answer |