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Show . l , dwindlino down. Dolegate Caine gives it out cold that he expects to get a majority of 5000 in the election next Tuesday. Two years ago, without practically any effort, he received a majority of 6043. Thus, by the confession of Mr. Caine himself, he i in a state of beautiful decline, and when a man reaches that point, none can tell how soon be may collapse entirely. ' , Let it be remembered, however, that Mr. Cuine is just now dealing largely in bluff. His figures are calculated to inspire the faithful and discourage the Liberals. They will fall short of the latter mark. As a rule, when a heavy vote is polled at an election, as will be the case next Tuesday, the majority party is the gainer, and where the increase in-crease in population is considerable, as it is in Utah, it should be markedly so. Instead of that, the church candidate makes a confession of his weakness by allowing a heavy falling off on his side of the ledger. Of course his confession contains only part of the truth, and if the Liberal party does its duty, Mr. Caine's calculation will be knocked into a cocked hat before the moon rises on the 4th of November. In view of the conceded decrepitude of the church party, is it not worth while for all the friends df progress rallying around the Liberal banner to make a supreme effort to sustain its candidate? Judging from past elections, elec-tions, the church will muster its force in full and whip the wavering into the ranks. Persuasion, threats and more substantial arguments will be used to swell the vote. So complete is the organization and control of the church that it can turn out every one of its adherents. ad-herents. In the local elections this year fully ninety-five per cent of its contingent con-tingent appeared at the polls, while the Liberal party,- notwithstanding the momentous issues at stake, mustered barely seventy-five. Don't let us be remiss re-miss this time. If the church party can influence its members through ways that are dark and means that are odious, why should the American citizen, citi-zen, prompted as he is by a high principle, princi-ple, not do his duty, too, and see that bis neighbors do it as well? In unity there is strength." Mr. Caine concedes his majority is dwindling down. Let us surprise him in the extent to which it has dwindled. We can do it if we will. |