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Show "Fools and Their Money are Soon Parted," No better evidence of the truth of this wie proverb was ever furnished than the history of that grand political polit-ical farce just ended with the return of Gen. Maxwell from Washington. For over three years he has kept himself him-self and tho Territory iu one noisy brawl; he has combined most of the loafers, dead heats, drunkards, gamblers and carpet-baggers in the absurd attempt to elect him to Congress Con-gress a thing utterly iniuossiblc, even if there was no Mormon in' Utah. Gen. Maxwell was a good soldier, fought well, and is said to have a kind heart; and if surrounded with true, instead of false friends, would do very well for Rome purposes, anu some places; but lo be Ucpre-sentative Ucpre-sentative in Congress, even if there were any chance foj- an election, he i could not command a hundred votes jiu this or any other district. Would .the I Jon. Mr. Merrill, or Chief Justice Jus-tice MeKcan, or "Oily Gatnmcn" , Carey, lend their aid to Maxwell for anything but a forlorniope? Would jsuch men as tho Walkers, Godbe, Lawrence, any one of them, elect j George It. Maxwell to represent them (in Congress, to "watch over their rights and look alter their interests? What talent, what qualification, what habits of business or industry, what learning, what experience, what education edu-cation has he that business men, who have large interests at stake, who know tbe wants of Utah, that they should elect him to Congress? The idea is preposterous and absurd . And yet during all these long years, more than twenty thousand dollars have been collected and wasted I in this the most absurd farce than (our country has ever witnessed. These j men well know that no Gentile can ; get votes enough to bo elected as a J Delegate from this Territory; and bc-I bc-I sides this, "the ring" managers, the ! Chief Justice, the United States District Dis-trict Attorney, tho ex-Delegate from j Idaho, all know that, though George iQ. Cannon were a thousand times in- eligible, yet all Congress can do is to scud the case back to the people for a new election; and even if there was any chance to elect a Gentile, Maxwell would be dropped like a hot brick by the. men win are now using him as i.;.u instrument to promote their own purposes. I While nearly all the other carpet- baggers have accumulated land, lots i and bouses, and money. Maxwell is Jsaid to have made nothing, but has ' been content with 110130 and brawls. And now, even after he has wasted ;a whole year in his fruitless folly, has I spent all the money he could either j beg or borrow, the cry is still kept up that Congress will oust Cannon and seat Maxwell in his place a thing that never can he done until every principle of parliamentary law is j overthrown and reversed. The only I thing that can possibly happen is to I have a new election, when Maxwell's j chances ofVucccs would not be as good as is Andrew Johnson's of being elected elect-ed President. But since "the ring" aro so anxious to waste their money, they can have a chance, as a friend of ours oflers to wager, for the benefit of the Ladies' reading room of this city, the follow-. follow-. ing sums: $.30 that George Q. Cannon I will retain his seat in Congress; S50 that Genrre R. Maxwull will nnvrr take a seat in Congress from Utah; $50 that the "Poland Bill" will not become a law ol Congress; $50 thatno legislation will be enacted at the present pres-ent session of Congress affecting the administration of justice in Utali Territory; Ter-ritory; these wagers all to be taken separately by any ono member of the "ring." Gentlemen who talk so loudly about what Congress Is going to do, can now have an opportunity of backing their hopes and wishes with greenbacks. "Put up or shut upl" |