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Show THB MEETING LAST HIGHT. After the meeting held in Husscy's Hall on Wednesday night, the Hth inst., the Herald expressed itself very freely on the subject of minority representation as a principle, and ou the claims which the minority here had to representation in the municipal municip-al government. There was one opinion opin-ion held by us to which expression was not then given, and that wjis that the projectors and manipulators of that meeting really did not want a fair minority representation. The subsequent course taken confirms that opinion, and we now give it utterance. ut-terance. The whole thing has the appearance of a political trick, in which wo are satisfied a majority of those present at cither meeting would not knowingly engage, but juat such a one as has marked the course of a few of the more prominent participators participat-ors in the affair. In calling the first meeting the non-Mormon voters were not invited j to attend; 'only a limited selection,! and selected by whom? When they did get together, the sensible motion of General Conner to appoint a committee com-mittee to confer with a committee of the majority, was rejected; and candidates can-didates were selected, one of whom was evidently chosen with the distinct dis-tinct understanding that the majority would reject any proposition in which ho was a participant. In the meeting meet-ing last night it was stated that notes had been addressed to fifteen Mormons, Mor-mons, and no replies received, except from Mayor Wells, who informed them that a mass meeting of the citizens, citi-zens, which would likely soon be held, w:is the proper place to make their propositions. pro-positions. Thespeeches last night were mostly tirades of abuse, and on what account? Because in four days their proposition, coupled as it was with an attempt at direct insult, wasn't accepted! ac-cepted! Everybody must rush at the behest of these gentlemen, and with frantic eagerness grant them what they would not grant to their political opponents if they had the power, and what they could not, and would not, obtain, anywheie else in the United States; or have the vials of their wrath uncorked and receive the scathing contents! These gentlemen have acL-ed acL-ed extremely silly, whether the move made be esteemed bona fide or a political po-litical trick; and some of the speakers showed so plainly what they had in view, that we are not surprised at the majority rejecting their wild resolutions. resolu-tions. A committee of forty-five was also appointed to wait on the Mayor and demand inspection of the city treasurer's treas-urer's and auditor's books. We imagined im-agined that there were some business men in the meeting, but this proceeding proceed-ing looks as if there were not. The city books are open to the inspection of ever' tax-payer at ill lawful hours. Have they, or any of them, ever called call-ed on thetreasurer or auditor and been refused the privilege of examining examin-ing the books? We do not know what extremely silly tiling these gentlemen will next do; but imagine that if some are not supplied with cream of a re- quired richness for their matutinal coffee, they will demand legislation from Congress to secure to them this inestimable right of free American citizens. |