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Show JUST MCFOltK THE BATTLK. An army which enters upon a battlefield battle-field with conildeuce in its ability to win, has the light well in hand. Confidence Confi-dence is a potent factor in any contest, martial or political, and the coward has no place there. But it is not cowardice to reason and prepare ahead of time 'n anticipation of the strength of tho enemy. This is prudence, caution. It is well, therefore, before buckling on the armor for the encounter of Monday, to scrutinize keenly and closely the situation, sit-uation, and if there be weakness at any point that point must bo strengthened. The Liberals are firm in their belief that thev will carry this election. They will, too, if tho electors perform their duties as citizens. A careful canvass of the county shows a Liberal majority, but not nearly tho majority which some of the most sanguine predict. There will not be 120(1 or 1400 more Liberal ballots than ballots of the People's party in the boxes. The Liberals have a majority of 400 perhaps, which would bo increased to nearly 1000 if all the Liberal voters were in the city. But a large number aro away for the summer vacation or aro for other reasons called out of town and a reduction of at least 500 is tho result. Unless the Liberal voters resolve each man for himself to go to tho polls on Monday at whatever iucouveuienco they may anticipate defeat, for tho opposition op-position will commit no. such political crime. It is estimated that at least 05 per cent of the People's vote will be polled. It is one of the things which they are accustomed to do, and Liberals may well go and do likewise. Many Liberals have lost their right to vote because of uegleet of duty on failing to register. There are no People's party votes lying around looso and unregistered. unregis-tered. This is not a time when any Liberal may feel safe if he remain at home and lose his vote from sheer laziness. lazi-ness. At the school election but 55 per cent of the Liberal vote was cast. The Mormons, Mor-mons, without any particular effort, placed 08 per cent of their vote in the boxes. It is a positive necessity that tho Liberals do better, for, although the city is clearly Liberal the outside county is not. This talk of a big majority in the county is worse than foolish. It is criminal, for it induces neglect, and neglect means defeat. The Mormon majority in the county ranges from 700 to 1000. It is therefore of highest importance im-portance that the city be carried by a majority which will obliterate the Mormon Mor-mon county vole. This can bo done and the county can be carried as a whole by 400 majority if the Liberals do their duty. It is also important that the Liberal vote bo cast only beforo 10 o'clock in fact. This will give an opportunity to disclose the identity of tho stragglers, so that they may be looked up. It is urgent, also, that so many as possible go to the polls to work. Hard work must be doue and if tho Liberals work hard the victory is theirs. If they prove indifferent they will be defeated. That is all there is about it. |