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Show Utah to get out of the mists of religious prejudice and to mount the fair heights of American politics, where men differ only in their convictions of the best way to serve the country that is to us all the object of a common love and pride. THINK OF YOUR COUNTRY, O LIBERALS LIBER-ALS i "To your tents, O Liberals 1" is the title of an earnest editorial in the columns col-umns of a morning contemporary. It urges that things are the same here as they were twenty year ago, and that one class of our people must forever stand arrayed against another class. It j is the old story, told with the pathos of one who sees his party dwiadling away. The Times wishes to say a few words to the Liberals also. It aske them whether they honestly believe that conditions con-ditions have not materially changed as the result of the abandonment of polygamy, polyg-amy, the dissolution of the I'ecpje's party and the division of its members on national lines? It asks them whether wheth-er they do not see in the war that is being waged in this territory today between be-tween Republicans and Democrats all the evidences of good faith? It asks them how the old conditions can ever be entirely outlived and forgotten, and how we can ever have here the healthful health-ful political atmosphere that surrounds all other states, unless this division on national party lines goes forward, unless un-less this discussion of American ideas and national issues is encouraged, and unless w e continue to instruct our people peo-ple in the history and politics of their country? And how can all this be if we try to maintain here a party that arrays Itself against a great class of our population and insists that things have not been and never shall be changed? Another thing, O Liberals! What has the election of a delegate to congress con-gress to do with our local situation? Do you believe that Fkank J. Cannon will go to Washington merely to obey the orders of a church? No, no ! Listen to Judge Goodwin when he says : "HE WOULD NOT GO TO CONGRESS CARRYING IN HIS BREAST THE BELIEF BE-LIEF THAT TO ABJECTLY SERVE THE MORMON CHURCH TO THE EXCLUSION EXCLU-SION OF EVERYTHING ELSE WOULD SECURE TO HIM THE HIGHEST GLORY." . What would he go there for? H would go there to tell the people of the United States that Utah is steadily advancing ad-vancing with tfce development of her marvelous resources; that Utah wants continued protection of her wool in order or-der that she may make it a mighty industry; in-dustry; that Utah wants protection for her lead in order that her mines may continue to be operated and her mining development kept moving forward; that Utah believes in the protective tariff and wants it maintained fnr thn benefit of the industries she has aad still more for the benefit of the indas-tries indas-tries she wants to get. Either Cannon or Rawlins will go to congress, and Rawlins would go there to tight against everything that Cannon represents in the range of living liv-ing issues of this day. Think of your country, O Liberals ! Remember that Utah's voice should speak on the right side of great issues that will have much to do with the f a-ture a-ture destiny of the United States. Remember Re-member that thousands of earnest men in this territory are trying to lay the foundation of an American state on the solid rock of national politics. Think what you please of municipal affairs, but when a great industrial system is trembling in the balance, and when the future political ideas of Utah are being 1 moulded, think of your country, O Liberals Lib-erals f . I Help us send a delegate to coDgress J whose ialluence will be used for tbts j- policies which iu your judgment will I maintain and enhance the greatness of I the United States. Help the people of j |