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Show agent in criliclrg the republican cause. The republican party now I) an tlm ipportuuily lo make itself master of Utah, and 'J iik Tints would urge every it dir Idual who should bo in Its ranks hut who is ittill training with the liberals, not to continue in a course which is calculated to fool that Opportunity Oppor-tunity away. 1IO.VT FOOL IT AWAY. It is generally understood that Colonel Goiri(i:Y, chairman of the Utah commission, com-mission, believes that the republican party should be thoroughly organized iu this territory to combat its aucicut enemy, democracy. The colonel does not say much on- the subject, taking the ground that ho is not a resident here and that ho ought not to muddle in our political alfajra. He has not consented to be intwrvifiwVXjjhiv subjuot and ha made no public utterance in connection con-nection with it, but The Tmi'.swill take the liberty of quoting a remark made by him to tho writer yesterday that is so full of meaning for the cause of re ublieaiiisii! that it ought not to be permitied to pass without notice. Tho general subject of Utah politics w as under discussion iu a disconnected way whun tho noionol wis asked: "Do you not think that Utah will be republican:1" repub-lican:1" "I'lidoubtoiHy," was hi reply, "if the opportunity to make it bo be not tooled away." Titi Timi.s ha no authority to make uso ot this remark, but it is tou important to be passed by, and the paper takes tho liberty of violating tho seini privacy of the conversation, iu the interest of the republican party. The colonel's reply shows clearly how the situation Appear to an outsider; and his view of the matter it th tauiu as that held by the patriotic and fearless fear-less republicans of the territory, An opportunity to make Utah republican is now presented to us and we caunot aiTord to ignore it. Such an opportunity will cover be accorded again. If our republicans should falter at this time, the causa would be irreparably injured aa.l we could not hope to regain in a generation tho ground that would be lost. If we should fail to make the most of the advantages placed uudor our leach we would simply fool away the opportunity of the party, and would have to settle down under democratic domination. But this opportunity will not be fooled away. Thero are some republicans who are blindly following tho course that would lead to such a result, re-sult, but the party organization will be jnaintained si.d atror.gthcned and the party ca.iud l-j tuct.e.-.s in .pits ,f them. Ho-.i6er, tl i helaiii bai 1; of i;itr. wiio shcuid la eulUUJ ia tiu cajm of ihe party u:tkcs tto wurk moro diili-tult, diili-tult, and every such an one should re-niomber re-niomber that, as far as ho is concenv;tl, o is fooling away the greatest opportunity oppor-tunity ever presented to the republican party in auy section. Every republican in Utah who is clinging to tbo liberal par:y should stop aud ask himself whether ho is not doitg that which is calculated to deliver the territory ever to tleiuocratie rule. It will not do to pacify the deinand3 of conscience by-biding by-biding behind the fact that somo democrats demo-crats aro also continuing in the liberal ranks. Tho democratic party has beau organized and it is making an aggies-sivo aggies-sivo campaign. If any democrat keep out of it that is tiieir lookout; th circumstance does not In any way absolve republicans from their duty. Then, there i the suspicion that the liberal party is really beiug maintained in the interet of the democracy. It will not do to take any chances on such matters as this. To be sure, the republicao party is on its feet; it Is making a winning campaign; but in all fairness it has a right to call for the support of every man who- owns allegiance alleg-iance to its principles. The fact simply is that every republican who is holding I back, is doing exactly what pleases tha ! democrats best and becomes au active j |