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Show DR. MILLER'S POSITION. Whenever it is possible for the Tribune to say a mean thing about Dr. Geokge L. Miller, it is sure to say it. As lief would a grasshopper fly a green field as the Tribune the chance to oast a fling at Dr. Millek. There is some truth in the assertiou of the Mormon-baiting organ that Dr. Miller "came here and labored hard with the chiefs." That was some years ago when Taylor was president of the S church and the particular labor he came here to perform was to convince the church authorities that unless they y abolished polygamy the consequences would be just what they proved to be, h even to the confiscation of the church ty property. At a meeting arranged by Delegate s Caine Dr. Miller plainly explained 't the situation to President Taylor. The latter listened attentively, and at the close asked for two days' time within which to consider the matter and give an answer. Dr. Miller returned east j" fully convinced that the answer would n be a satisfactory one, somewhat in the nature of the late manifesto of Presi- . dent Woodruff. To his amazement and disappointment it was the other ' way. Mr. Taylor insisted that polyg- amy was a heaveuly institution and could not be abolished by him. The jr church was evidently not ready for the - change at that time. - Conditions have changed since then, and they have changed on the line of Dr. Miller's proposition. Every child t? in Utah knows how much bettor it t would have been for the people had the change occurred then. r- But what would have become of the P Tribune if it had lost the only issue f upon which it has striven to run the politics of Utah? ... f r ' .. . t |