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Show MAJ01UT1ES AND HIN0BITIE3. Recent political nciion in this city by a few mm claiming to represent u-pcctively the ropabVic.m anil dem-ccraiie dem-ccraiie parties furnishes a text lor reflection which a great many American Ameri-can citizens will improve. The right of free speech and free political action is undisputed in Utah as in every other fetate and territory, and is freely indulged by men of any and nil opinions. It seems that we cau enjoy the luxury of political organizations organi-zations as well as any other people, including all the para phcrnalia of "bolts," "splits, " secret caucuses, and tho formation of cliques and rings, all bent upon getting get-ting the advantage ot their opponent; and associates. These manifestations do not distress us. They are. the natural na-tural and inevitable outgrowth of American institutions and of our political po-litical manners and methods. At first sight these things may look a littlo strange to people who have not been educated in political schools, as few of the citizens of- Utah have been, but to most ol the individuals indi-viduals assembled at the Liberal Institute In-stitute and the federal court room during the past week, the caucus is a familiar institution, and political management, if not intrigue, come to them as an inheritance. This city has its full share, and we are bound to say some excellent specimens of tho genus politician. Many of these are lawyers, gifted with eloquent tor.gues and versed in the tactics 01 partisanship statesmen of no meaa calibre, some of them men who have graced positions upon the bench, in the halls of congress and in other stations ol honor and profit. They have drilled to Utah, many of them to better their positions, and some have found it profitable to make this tcrritoiy their peruianet residence. As citizens all are received and welcomed. Everyman Ev-eryman who brings to the community brain?, industrial skill or capital for investment 13 a gain to the community, commu-nity, and all inevitably drift into their place?. They go and they come, a convenience or necessity dictate, but Utah remains substantially Iho same. The people who settled these deserts, and in a great degree the cities and towns,who have made the waste places fertile fields and gardens, remain here through all changes and vicissitudes. This is their home, endeared to them by practical struggles strug-gles and by undying sentiments. Driven here by a strong religious zeal and a Hviuu faith, having worked out their temporal salvation by their own strong arms, and comprising a vast majority of the people, they naturally claim, the right to have a voice in their own government; but this right ia persistently denied by a few men. a majority of whom, here to-day, are likely to be off to-morrow. These men Bet themselves up as the only legitimate American citizens in the territory, and insist upon dictating, dictat-ing, not only the Utah policy of the general government, but complain grievously becauso they cannot manure man-ure our local afJairs. By raising a great and unjust clamor against the people here they have- been able to fasten upon the territory laws which might do very well for Russia, but would disgrace any free government, and are a standing libel upon and a menace to American institutions. In the interest of this small minority an absolute veto power has been conferred con-ferred upon the governor, while at the same timo congress baa the right to nullify all territorial legislation whatever. Not satisfied with these restrictions upon local government, they now ask the passago by congress of iury and voting laws that shall disfranchise dis-franchise ft vast miority ot citizens, and raako themselves tho virtual rulers and masters of the community. Thi3 is tho undisguised and unvar-ni-hod truth, and wo challenge its Buc-'Cftjful contradiction. As a further U.p in this direction thc-iC lew rnon aro now setting up tho I orgaoizV-ioti of p-jlitical parties in tho territory, in which tho test of membership mem-bership is to ho ant."MfjrmrnUm," hd I from which all men disposed to be friendly to Iho "Mormon" pcoplo 'are to ba exchuh d, thus bringing (o' i tho fro'U a rili.i-v.is i.-i'.o and niak- j 'ing t'.ut a para:munt principle of 'political ai!..-i ui'.--;. The action o.f ( the little haiuif.il A men who nrjt' ! the oih'jr evening in the n ue of the1 ikmoerai-y and i:i the spare of asing'.e hour organized a p irty for t'.-.o entire territory iitnii -.ii; .-t a vcty fair iihi-tra-tion of lii? p tl.cy an I animus of thet-pennlc. thet-pennlc. Tiny ovMe-ntly kcjk upon j the:n elves U'j sipernr b;::i, who J hold tho k'y.-) of g y.vruLiitnt, and iuiv.-! the- rl-fitt to dictate the politics1 an 1 laws of Utah without r-.-g rd to the inajtirily. Tho IlruAxn does not a.-urno to: .uivU.'or even to caution tli-'SJ gentle- . men, but ;ve m ly sug'-st with all tli'.-ir sumption and inventions, that they have not yet discovered the principle by which the minority of an American Ameri-can Community can ru'o the majority. ma-jority. Neither are they likely to ac-ejinplih ac-ejinplih anything satisfactory by their ellorta to ignore the well established estab-lished principles of law and justice. Ilcligious conformity is not a constitutional consti-tutional requirement ; the success of the American sy..teni largely hinged upon religious toleration, and when it comes to a question as to whether tho minority or tha majority shall give way in matters of government thero can ba but one rightful deter- ruination of tho problem. Tho ma-1 jority must rule ; tha minority must have their rights in Utah as elsewhere else-where in the United States. Thero must bo no discrimination against citizens on account of religions opinions. opin-ions. Tnoso who desire to organize political parties should find out whero their voters are caning from before they invest in the business. |