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Show "' THE CAMPAIGN. Never in the history of Utah has the Liberal party waged so earnest a campaign cam-paign for its congressional candidate as this year. Never was it so agressive and enthusiastic -Never before was the Mormon phalanx charged along the entire line as it is today, and never before be-fore was the Mormon press compelled to defend its greatest stronghold against the telling assaults of the opposition. In the past the nomination of a delegate in Utah caused scarcely a ripple of commotion in the sea of politics, while his election was simply a formal confirmation con-firmation of the action of the church. The effort of the Liberal party was concentrated con-centrated on a few places and intended merely as a demonstration of a principle. princi-ple. Today It Is different. The ehurch organs call frantically upon their people peo-ple to turn out in force and confuse the enemy who positively refuses to be confused. Confidential confabs are had and stumpers hurry hither and thither to bring up the stragglers and onthuso the indifferent. Was there ever a change more marked? The present canvass is remindful of the local 'elections 'elec-tions held in Salt Lake in February and August minus the noises of drums and skyrockets. . So earnest and determined deter-mined is the battle that the church cohorts co-horts are growing uneasy. They realize real-ize that their majority is dwindling down and they know not how far the process may continue, therefore they raise the stereotypod cry of fraud. Thero will be no fraud on the part of the Liberal party, and we hope none on the part of the other side, but the church with characteristic cunning provides pro-vides .against any surprise that may await it at the close of the polls. One thing is certain. Delegate Caine will not return to Washington with a two-thirds two-thirds majority of all the votes cast, and it depends upon the will of the friends of the new Utah how much smaller it shall be. |