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Show THE RINGSTERS' BLIND RULE. On tho ovo of tho "Republican'' Stato convention, and after tho primaries pri-maries under tho operation of tho test oath, so-called, havo beon held, the Stato committee unanimously ropaals the teat oath requirement on Republicans. Republi-cans. The tost oath having supposodly dono its work and there being no further furth-er noed of it, it is graciously obliterated. obliter-ated. At tho same time tho so-called Republican Re-publican organ, tho Smoot "Mouth," is out with a whoop to tho Republicans of tho American party to come back into tho fold of tho church's political embrace. Having ostracized tho best Republicans in tho Stato on National issues preparatory to a convention held solely for National purposes, the "Mouth" is now frantic to have them crawl underfoot and bo trampled on. It is impossiblo to couccivo of any independent-minded- Republican in Utah consorting with tho bolters and ring-Ktcrs ring-Ktcrs who aro now in control of what thoy mockingly call tho Republican party par-ty hero. It is not tho Republican party at all, but a party of bolters, men who havo no party allogianco, no party hou-or, hou-or, aud who do not consider tho Republican Re-publican party from a political standpoint stand-point at all, but from tho standpoint of the interest of tho Mormon church loaders. Tho managers of this bastard party havo the gall in order to insure the success of thoir ring methods, to institute in-stitute a test oath tor Republicans at tho primaries which elected delegates lo a convention that has no particular local bearing, but is ebiofl- National. Tt would have been possible for the independent Republicans in tho American Amer-ican party to havo taken part in these primaries if tho3' had been frco and open to Republicans who a Nationa issues but who condeffi prostitution of tho party, to tbo dhn service in local affairs. The rinrr -agod to hoo that such Republican. barred out of tho primaries. Whii ia thero for thoso Republicans tn ate m uny way now with the rinJ.? and local bosses in State and I cog? fairs? Whatever propriety thoro have, been for such a teat onth election, ot delegates to the later k convention which will nominato Iu candidates, and to tho countv ta. tion winch will nominate count--didatcs, thoro wns absolutely si pricty, no justification for "it j ' election of dolentes to tho NatU convention. Aud having put un-i barriers against theso independent publicans as to this convention V not only insulting folly to protend nunimity now in the repeal of ? test oath after that test oath has en tho purpose of tho ring and IjCnt? best, 111011 in the party ?rom part cjl ing in the preliminaries for tho XaK al presidential election, but is a m conveying the idea ''See ho tricked you!" '4 No American Republican ran bly take any hart with tho brutafj. urs( the high-handed despots, fhi-! natical oligarchs, who have tho cli Republican party in this State in n grip and who aro using it f0r own porsonal and sectarian punvi without uny Tegard whatever tot tics, lo persons, to principles, to nia or fo parly rights. There will w solutely no response to any such in tion as is given by tho Sti "Mouth." It is manifestly iaposg that there could bo any re3pons6:t under tho circumstances. The chance that tho 3'ear had to o5i can offer, to got tho independent) publicans who arc in tho American' ty to co-operato in auy way wit! local church Republican machinet to havo had their co-operation iaf convention for tho selection of dolci to tho National Republican coavea That opportunity having been To tho willful, tricky requirement c repulsive test oath, will not agaii renewed. Thero will bo no junetio the American Republicans with church Republicans this voar. And moro will bo exemplified tho ada i "Kor of rill sad words of tongue or a The saddest aro theso: 'It mlgnt ' hl'i'll ' " |