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Show FLOP. Sui'unmu (Jymu.'istif Feat. The Salt Lake. Iti'publieau Organ Or-gan Tunis a Souici'sault. Anil -I.ntthew nnd Klliicri TIionc Who tiuve It Iillc und Itrcnd. The rcpublicim of Salt Lake, and particularly the federal officials here, were surprised yesterday morning, upon taking up their urgan, thfl Tribune, to find that it had turned a complete somersault, and come outas radically democratic, as it had before been republican. It is needless for us to say that for the last three years the Tribune has been the rank ' supporter of the worst kind of radical republicanism, and j as bucu has merited aud received the substantial support ot the party , in Utah, including the officials (with perhaps a couple ol exceptions) appointed ap-pointed by the administration. These samo federal gentlemen oud republican sympathizers can now see in its true colors tho treacherous reptile rep-tile they have nourished iu their bosoms. Read tho following indictment indict-ment of the party from the Tribune's issue of Wednesday : The great American nation has expressed ex-pressed its choice quite emphatically for Tilden. We have the poet's assurance as-surance that "Whatever ie iB right," aud we are ready to concede that this political revolution is right. The republican party has been in power sixteen years, and now the peopto are willing to try a Change in their public pub-lic servants. The corrupt practices inLn which this still DOWerfnl nnrtv has fallen have given ofleme to tho nation, and a private station is now believed to be its post of honor. Grautism has been a learful incubus for the republicans to bear, and the last four years of it has carried them irresistibly to destruction. We may all console ourselves with the reflection reflec-tion that matters cannot be much worso, and there is large room for hope that the change may make them vastly belter. The strong opposition that remains to confront and watch the parly elected to power, will necessarily render them wary and cautious, and thus secure useful ser vice without plunging us inio excess. To Utah tho cliaime cannot help but bo beneficial. Republican rule of the territory has been disgraceful to the name of statesmanship; for six teen long years the obliteration of this surviving twiu relic has been promised the country, and with abundant opportunity to redeem the pledge, we find polygamy as oflensive and law-dclying as ever. With but few houorable exceptions, the men appointed to oflice in thia territory have been grossly unfit for their duties, and it is from this contumelious contume-lious indifference to our reasonable, wants by all departments of govern-1 ment, that the Mormon priesthood ; have been able to retain and exercise their oppressive and dangerous power, and retard progress and development of the territory. With the country at large the Tribune Tri-bune welcomes the result, firmly believing be-lieving that'a change in the policy of the government cannot make matters mat-ters much worse, and is likely to lead to needed improvement. |