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Show v. JUDGE KING'S DREAMS. If the Honorable William H. King were ns logical In his deduction as he is certain In his facts, lie might win a very large following in this State. He asserts the existence of Smootlsm, tho dictation by ecclesiastical authority In politics and tho domination of tho affairs af-fairs of tho State by the church; and he draws from this the Inference that the Democratic party will succeed and will settle all theso questions. Judge King knows how to be hopeful hope-ful when there is.no hope. He has seen a willingness during several years past on the part of Mormon Democrats to forsake their party under ecclesiastical ecclesi-astical dictation, and yet he expects tho moiety who remain (and eomo of them are subject to the samo influenco of their religious chiefs)' ,to redeem the State from that domination. His present attitude is a reminder of his experience as a Senatorial can-dldate can-dldate before the Legislature of 1S99. Those who remember that Interesting episode In Utah history will recall that Judge King had a fairly good collection col-lection of votes at tho time the first ballot was cast. But soon his ranks began to break. A man camo over from the McCune camp, stayed with King two days, went back to the McCuno camp and took two other men with him. Many were the" methods adopted by his opponents to make inroads upon him. But Judge King was always smilingly confident that he was tho ' only candidate upon whom the Legislature Legis-lature could or would unite. As his company dwindled to a thin wavering line, his debonair assurance Increased and his hopo rose. Every night, when he nnd his supporters met in solemn conference and missed some familiar face, every time that the Hon. "William H. Dalo appeared with palo visage to tell him that "Brother So and So" had gone over to the enemy, the Judge smiled the more serenely as showing his complete understanding of the great game which was being played and only spoke the more reassuringly to his little Tcmnant, of his certainty of being elected to tho United States Senate on tho very next ballot It is not the part of The Trlbuno to spread despair among human kind and least of all to derogate from the beautiful beau-tiful hopefulness of Judge King's char-actor; char-actor; but when he tells the voters of this Stato that the Democratic party will settlo this question of church interference in-terference ono cannot avoid the In-1 In-1 quiry: Are you quite sure this time. Judge King? Or is this one more of the Iridescent dreams with which you have at times honestly, but unfortunately unfortu-nately deluded yourselw and your personal per-sonal followers? |