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Show THE CLORIOUS CROWTH OF REPUBLICANISM REPUB-LICANISM IN UTAH. So far as our local situation is concerned con-cerned Republicans have every reason to be elated by the results of the election. elec-tion. They show an enortnous growth of Republican sentiment throughout Utah and indicate unmistakably that this will be Republican ground in the future. While the returns are not yet complete, enough are at hand to justify this view of the case. Look at Salt Lake county. Last year the Democratic legislative ticket in this county polled 3242 votes; the Republican, 716. This year the Democratic candidate "for congress received 3244; the Republican, Republi-can, 2523. The Democrats gained two over their vote of 1891, while the Republicans Re-publicans scored the magnificent gain of 1807. Such a result in the largest county of the territory should be most cheering to Republicans. It exceeds their most sanguine expectations, and it makes it quite certain that when the Liberal party divides both .the city and county of Salt Lake will be the sure possessions posses-sions of the Republican party. Now take Provo, the capital of Utah coUnty. In 1891 the Democrats cast 449 votes; the Republicans, 277. In 1892 the Democrats cast 416, a loss of three, and the Republicans 473, a gain of 196. Ogden shows the same gratifying results. re-sults. In 1891 the Democrats polled 918; the Republicans. 493. This year the Democrats received 819, a loss of 99, and the Republicans 821, a gain of 328. So also in Logan, the capital of Cache. The Democratic vote in 1891 was 322; Republican, 227. This year the Democratic Demo-cratic vote is 390, a gain of 78, while the Republican vote is 882, a gain of 155. Complete returns from the territory are not yet at band, but the substantial indications point to a total increase in the Republican vote of from 5000 to 6000 and the reduction of last year's Democratic majority of nearly 8000 to a little over 3000. Complete returns will slightly change the figures one way or the other, but cannot possibly wipe out the fact that all the honors of this election elec-tion in Utah have been won by the Republican Re-publican party and that it is sure to become be-come a Republican state in the future. The results of the territorial election arr ehcouragiug to every friend of Utah. The splendid campaign waged by both sides has done more to Americanize Utah than could have been accomplished accom-plished in any other way. The work of the Liberal party in the past twenty years made a breach in the wall that American ideas might come in. The legitimate sequel of Liberalism was the national party movement, which is now rapidly regenerating the territory in political thought and redeeming it in every respect. The result of the national election does not discourage Utah Republicans. On the other hand they believe that in the end that result will facilitate the growth of their own party in this territory terri-tory and add enormously to its prestige. pres-tige. While Cleveland may deal conservatively con-servatively with the duty on manufactured manufac-tured articles, his party is irrevocably pledged to free raw materials and he is himself the most implacable enemy of silver. Utah will be one of the first localities to feel the injury which must ; result to the material interests of the United Slates from the practicable application ap-plication of Democratic theories. It will thus become Republican in self defense. de-fense. The Times again congratulates the Republicans of Utah on the results of the election in this territory, and it speaks for them when it says that they ! face the future with courage and confidence. |