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Show YOURSELF, FOR INSTANCE. The Times thinks the proper way to fight statehood for Utah is in the Republican and Democratic ranks and not on the outside. We think we see Mr. Arthur Brown, Mr. Sat-ISbl rt and Mr. C. W. Be.nxett going to Washington to fight statehood. We have named those three gentlemen because they are all prominent in the Republican party. Tribune. We do not claim that either of the distinguished Republicans named above are likely to go to Washington to fight statehood. We do not claim that the platform of the Republican party is opposed op-posed to statehood. But we do assert and believe that every prominent Liberal Lib-eral "vvho is Republican at heart, Tike C. C. Goodwin, Henry W. Lawrence and John E. Dooly, could exert four times the influence against statehood before the next congress as members of the straight Republican party that they can wield as members of a Third party, using its influence to prevent the growth of Republican principles in Utah. We do not say that the Republican leaders named will use their influence against statehood, but we do say that every man who desires to make his influence in-fluence count in that way should be a friend and supporter of one of the great parties that rule congress and the nation. na-tion. It may lie demonstrated within a yery short time that we are right and our Liberal friends are wrong. Now is the time for them to see the error. |