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Show ing the policy of the new common- j wealth. This wo cannot liopo for unless un-less wo lay Ionuda'..o:is upon which tho republican an u..aie of Utah is to be reared. Whatever may bo urged og&inst tho wisdom of paving tho way now for party division, the fact that tho domo-crats domo-crats have determined to withdraw from the old liberal organization and sut up a party of their own loavos no ground for any argument against republican re-publican organization to stand upon. If it is a mistake the democrats will have to bear the responsibility, and it will not help the mutter, or alter tho duty of republicans, to stand back and assail democratic motives. It may bo that certain leaders of that political faith are actuated byadniiro to secure office for themselves and by a belief that they can stampede tho members mem-bers of tho people's party to their support. sup-port. It may bo that tho democratic motive is to bo found in the selfishness of some of tho leaders, and that the democratic impulse come') from overweening over-weening confidence in the gullibility of a particular class of citizens-, but that has nothing to do with the question. ques-tion. The Times does not believe that tho member of the people's party are to be driven like sheep into the democratic fold, and it holds that it is the duty of the republicans to effect an org ani.a-tion ani.a-tion so that, with the disintegration of the old parties, the citizens of this territory may have a free opportunity to array ar-ray themselves under the political politi-cal banner which their judgment points out as tho true standard. A campaign of education ami invitation is to be begun be-gun aud it caunot bo entered upon too soon. Reason, not demagogy, is to decide de-cide the future political status of Utah, and the power of reason under the direction di-rection of organization must be brought to bear by republicans if they would reap that reward which comes to those who fearlessly meet and faithfully discharge dis-charge a duty. It may be presumptuous, but The Times would suggest that the subject be taken up at an early date. It is aware that the matter has been talked over discursively by many republicaus and that a meeting of some kind has been suggested, and this reference to the proposition is ouly made to urge the necessity of making nny call for a meeting of that character of tho widest possible scope. Every republican in Salt Lake should have an opportunity to come in and take part in the proceedings. Tiik Times lias entire confidence iu the ability abil-ity of the members of the party to come together harmoniously, earnestly and patriotically, and it sincerely hopes that the proposition which has been indefinitely indefi-nitely broached may soon assume tangible tan-gible form. I THE DUTY OK ItKI'l Itl.ICANS. QThere hss been much discussion concerning con-cerning the probable course of the republicans re-publicans of this city and territory in the matter of immediate party organization. organiza-tion. In connection with the subject The Times desires to express its deliberate delib-erate opinion that steps should at once be taken to effect such an organization. The movemout should be started here aud extended as rapidly as possible to nil parts of the territory, so that the republican re-publican party may be ready to discharge dis-charge any and all duties hereafter devolving upon it. The reasons upon which tlie conclusion conclu-sion of The Times is based are manifold mani-fold and a recital of a few of those that are most prominent will satisfy the groat majority of our readers that the position taken is sound. The old conditions upon which the liberal party in Utah has been held together in the past are rapidly giving place to a now order of things under which there must, sooner or later, come a division on party lines. The renunciation of polygamy by tho mormon mor-mon church has cut the bond by which the old parties of the territory have been held together, and tho inevitable drift must be toward division upon national na-tional issues. The wiping out of this feature of the political situation leaves the church in a position where it will no longer appear as a political engine. It matters nut now whether the church in the past was or was not a political machine. Its members rrero bound together'in a common cause and it was regarded as an active aeent in the political po-litical world; but since the practice that raised the issue between it and the gentile gen-tile population has been abandoned by it, the contest must disappear and the church must take its place in tho public mind as a simple religious or ganization. Iu view of the inevitable result of the present drift of events; because be-cause of the certainty that the time is drawing near when party alignment cannot be made upon old issues. The Times holds that it is tho duty ot republicans re-publicans to "got together" and pre- pare for the work that is before thorn, j The territory of Utah embraces one of the richest sections of our common country. It has a large population of busy people whose minds are turning longingly to the thought of statehood for the region in which they live. It is useless to ignore the fact that statehood must eventually come; and it would be almost criminal on tho part of the republicans if they should neglect to prepare for it. Wheu the time shall come we cannot afford t present ourselves or to be presented as a disorganized mob. We must, in that day, be in a position, as republicans, to make ourselves heard and felt iu shap- |