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Show us drop the habiliments of infancy and replace them with the robes of American Amer-ican citizenship. "Let us have peace" and a higher political life. LET Vn OKQANIZK OS NATIONAL ' ' LINER. The political problem in connection with the polygamy tenet of the Mormon Mor-mon church is simplified by the recent action of its priesthood and laymen. Following the considerate action of Chief Justice Zane, in taking judicial cognizance of the late conference in its public manifesto against the further practice of polygamy, the Gentile community com-munity ought also o tako cognizance of the fact, and shape its political action ac-tion in accordance therewith. Whether that manifesto was made under compulsion, com-pulsion, or whatever of mixed motive guided to its consummation, every right-minded non-Mormon, and every intelligent political thinker, will hope that it was sincere, and in the future, will, in his political action, count polyg amy as a discarded tenet and practice of the church, until the contrary is proved true. Thore remains the palpable, if not the admitted fact, that the church in its teaching and practice, holds to the non-American non-American heresy of a union of church and state. But while the leaders bold fast to this fallacy, it if evident to close observers that very many intelligent and ambitious young members of the church are becoming imbued with American ideas, have decided opinions upon one side or the other of the questions ques-tions at issue between the two great political po-litical parties of the country, and would gladly join one or the other of them and share in its fate. It must be admitted that this class of men appeal strongly to our sympathies and every fair-minded man, be he democrat dem-ocrat or republican, is prepared to extend ex-tend to them the right hand of political fellowship. But to do this,' now that they are willing to rid themselves of the odious stigma of polygamy, our party platforms must make no discrimination! on account of seot or religious belief, but every citizen must be Invited to place himself on them on a basis of perfect equality. Tho Liberal organization, composed of men of different political parties, finding themselves confronted by po-lygamists po-lygamists in principle and practice, have held their cherished political sentiments sen-timents In aboyauce, and in defense of fundamental principles which underlie both the great political parties of the republic, have hitherto acted in union against the People's party. The Liberal Lib-eral party was formod under the pressure pres-sure of a political necessity, and its legitimate outcome is seen in the enforcement en-forcement of righteous laws, the triumph tri-umph of the old Hag, a signal victory over violators of law aud the public disarmament of a hitherto detiaut organization. or-ganization. In the present changed aspects of the case, the triumphant Liberal party and the defeated People's party, can afford, and of right ought to retire from the political arena. Combatants on both sides can afford to shake hands across the hitherto yawning chasm, and, taking sides with one or the other national na-tional parties, pass from a local and irritating struggle to the higher and broader ground of economio aud political polit-ical debate and action on the lines of existing national political orgapiza tions. The social, educational and material interests of this whole territory require the burying of the tomahawk and the Infusion of a national spirit into our territorial politics preparatory . to the admission of Utah as a state in the union. Our young men on all sides need iuspiring education in the discussion discus-sion of national' themes under the shadow of our glorious old flag. Let |