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Show WE MLSr HAVE A I'AKl V. The Tribune can fiud no argument against tho proposal to organize the republican party, aud fulls back upon the plan of appealing to prejudice and sounding the hewgag over au alleged bargain between the leaders aud the church. Its idea seems to be that the Mormon people are not to cut auy figure fig-ure in the future history of Utah. Jl would have them ignored entirely and would condemn any non-i'iorinou who should talk politics to any one of them. The paper's charge of a "deal" is too absurd to merit attention; but it is just as well to recognize the fai t that any democratic gentlemen or any republican republi-can geutlemen have a perfect right t talk to members of the old people's party upon political matters. The Tribune, it seems, would rather lead a liberal contingent iu a hopeless 1 struggle than to seo a victorious party organized here. That is its priv- j ilege, but it ought lo confine itself to j reason and not appeal to passion. Republicans who are opposed to or- j ganization should recognize the folly of i adopting any other policy. The time i hss come when it cannot be avoided, j You may maintaiu a liberal party, but ! with the democrats in the field it would vote in tho air, Tho enthusiasts who talk differently are wild. They make -110 calculations but simply stand up and let their feelings yell. We want a , republican parly in I'tah to meet and defeat the democratic part3 anil if the Intelligence of the republican element be permitted to rule we will have it. j |