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Show POLITICS NOT IN IT. Not Essential for Public Servants to Be Old Time UesldenU of I tall. A meeting of the Colorado association associa-tion was held last night at which the former residents of that state took up the question of local politics. Following Follow-ing are tho preamble and resolutions passed: Whereas. The members of the Colorado Association As-sociation are permanent residents of the city and county of Salt Lake: and. Whereas. The material Interests of the said city and county are f -It to be the interests of membtrs of the said association; and. , Whereas. The growth and prosperity of any city or county aie closely connected with the character of its local government; and. Whereas. Those politics are best in which there Is the freei-t participation by the wholo people, and in which the public welfare Is exalted ex-alted above the claims of party; therefore, belt . Resolved. That this association views with disfavor the attempt to divide the voters of the city and county of Salt Lake into any other parties than those commonly known as the liberal party ami people's party. Resolved That the mutual interests of Salt Lake Citv and Salt Lake county, for the lmme-dlat lmme-dlat present, require that the "Liberal" organization or-ganization should be preserved Intact, aud all Judicious nominations supported In August, l). Resolved. That this association will support good men in their claims to office without regard re-gard to questions of democracy or republicanism. republican-ism. Ilesolvert. That It is the sense of this association associa-tion that a residence Iu Utah for a long term of vearslsnot essential to qualify citizens as public servants: that a residence respectable and reasonable In point of duration, and identification iden-tification with material business or other interests, inter-ests, and the possession of suitable educational aud moral qualltlcatlonts, are all that ought to be required of citizens to serve the public In official positions. - . , . |