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Show Till resolutions adopted by the ob-struciionists ob-struciionists in their convention on Tuesday declare that the admission ad-mission of Utah as a state under present conditions "would destroy values, demoralize business, and stre'eh around a pologamous theocracy theo-cracy the protection of state lines." Ihree years aao the liberal organ declared de-clared that I'tah would bo ready for statehood when present conditions should bo established, and that it would be the gladdest day the territory terri-tory hail crer kuown. Last October it solemnly .assured the world that polygamy po-lygamy was dead in Utah and that do onu would ever sgain undertake to establish es-tablish it unless it were in some desert island. The utterances do not all jibe. No one is trying to secure statehood now; iu fact, all parties, mormons and geutiles alike, would be perfectly willing will-ing to have it delayed until the parties cm 1 e firmly established. The liberal cry agaiust statehood is not only withot t foundation iu the effort of anybody I to secure tho admission of Utah, bill ft fiatly opposed to the proposition laid down by the liberal organ in former years. Statehood will couie when the time arrives and it wiii be a glad day for L'tah; but that is a bridge that we do not yet have to cross, and voters are not going to be influenced by this hullabaloo hul-labaloo about tho terrors of the passage. The republican candidates will be fuod good enough for republicans. |