| Show POLITICS IN litah politics in utah are different from the politics of any other state or territory of the nation local issues enter into the tight of a character that can nowhere else bo found and newcomers new comers are apt to gain a misunderstanding der standing of the situation for their information we will briefly state that the great majority of peoples party members are heart and arith the democratic arm caples of our big nation could the shining robes of statehood be donned by utah for the next dentith election most of her sturdy sons would be valiant workers for the democratic cause talk with a peoples party man today to day about pel bics tics and he will delight more to discuss national topics than local issues why home politics are not inspiring nur elevating strife and bitter animosity not becoming to manhood enter the political arena so it is no longer an intellectual conflict or a battle for principles of better government he sees in local issues nothing edifying or enabling obling en like that con bained in the broad principles of national politics there is no political economy no question of free trade no free coinage no international commerce in fact no single question that requires deep study and that tend to develop mans reasoning faculties then why do the peoples party hold together if the above are facts why dont they break the gauntlet and stand on the broad platform of national politics the answer is simply that their opponents will not permit them to do so the peoples party are men united in defense of their rights political adventurers have flocked into the tei and banded themselves together to tight a people on account of their religious belief republicans and democrats have united for this unrighteous warfare and the peoples party are forced to work together in defense then so long ata the opposition seek to disfranchise the cormons mormons and otherwise bring about political serfdom just so long must the peoples party valiantly hold their ground it is a solemn truth that liberals in utah have always been the aggressors and though the peoples party would gladly follow in national channels they have found it necessary in the past to keep up their local organization and they may aind it necessary to do BO for some time to come |
