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Show 1 THE UTAH ELECTION. j Voting 13 a3 rcucii a d'.i'y in I' tab lit in the htate?. Every irg-il voter aiiouid remember thai in the preat election on Tut i'l:iy each of the 7,000,00 voten th.it will prOnUy he cut into the bj.)'.oi tot.j will reprc-eent reprc-eent a ci':2 n whwc ind, v.du.ihry ol ( no greater importance to the cMiniry than Ilia own. In some rupee's the act of voting or of abiUiuiiig from voting wo-. Id invi.lve rnoro friou.j cOiHe'jiiencea hern than a similar ant in Illinois or M n-.inhii 3"t 'i. Tnf record o'trie polNi is inleu'led to be ad index of the opinir.n.i of tho corn muiiity, and in footing up Ih'j re! itt of the pending canva;s it will bo w regarded. The record of Utah'a ote for delegate to wtireM will be closely icanned fy the sUle-mian, the pbiloa opher and the rciiolar. Ihe verdiet will n'-t be rfnrd'd us that rendered in an ordinary political campaign, Tije peopl'j of L'tah have Iieretoforr been more united iu their politic! cxprcfliioiJd, 0 far as Ihy may hi supposed Ui have arty politico, to a derro beyond that of any other American community, and there hH been n rA rson for k'kIi uriitrd action. Tin y havij frit it re crs'siry for their own protection, in the anomalous posit iou hi wliich (hey have been p aced, Tney have felt, as did our r vmH' ior.ary falherrt.tli.it if lh'-y did not "nil han( f,( i-r they would Jiai.i; f'..ir-itf ly." fi'-If-pr'-fl ervation," -if-prot'Tlion aro hiirn;in in stiuclTand in tiniei of great dimmer all ;ninor diIer'nf": ar) Biibm'ir'd in If j the. nT'aity f',r thif f n'Tal fftT' ly 'i far thi iiiii'in of 1 iti r tt arid hniidf by the Ut'ih pC"plo ht urnMe'l then, to ride safely thr"iih many a nt'iriu h:-d to avrt toi dircsl P'-rih. Xh'J time will come when this necessity 1 ot united cflort may not be so pressing press-ing as it has been; but can any voter who has fought an unscrupulous minority in the past that would strip this community of every right of local government, miagiue that the danger heretofore) so imminent to Utah have been finally averted ? Is there any one who will remain at home on election day lest some person per-son might chargo him or her with a lack of iudependence ? Tha highest type of independence U the defence of one's home and fireside the noblest manhood is that whinh, while exercising charity for its neighbor's faith and opinions, is ready to defend its own at all hazards. There is nothing to bo lost, but much to be gained by votirjg one's sentiment. The world respects a a man who intelligently defends his principles, while it despises the truckler, truck-ler, who for tear, favor or popularity may be swayed with the winds in the discharge of his obligations. When Delegate Cannon walks into congress with a majority of 25 000 or 30.000 staunch men and women at his back, 1 he is looked upon as a representative , man. He is consulted and congratu-i congratu-i lated and hia opinion deferred to by legislators and rulers. Congress uo ilrf(viif!n mninriti cunppinllv in creasing majorities, no matter whether tney come from Utah or New York, eo long as they reprcdont intulligoul men and women. ! Id Mr. Cannon a fair representative of the people of Utah? Have the people confidence in bis integrity and .ibil'uy? Has he shown himsolf a man in hid ofiiciiil capacity at Washington? Washing-ton? Theso quebtioua are for the judgment of every voter. Ho Lao received the unanimous nomination nomi-nation by a full delegate convention representing tho people of Utah, and received the highest commendations which it is possible for a community to bestow upon u public servant. Under such circumstances circum-stances we have no hesitancy in com mending him to the support of every man, Mormon, Gentile or Hebrew, who regards individual worth, hon eety, capacity and a representative standing as qualifications to be sough' for in Utah's delegate to eagres?. |