| Show POLITICS after all done and said the national party lines we hear so much about these days are not so thoroughly divided as are certain sections of tho united states oar country is a large one and politics of a national character cut no figure when sectional interests aro at stake this is true of the silver question for example on which tho views of eastern dem and eastern republicans do not agree in the least with tho ideas of their political bretherd ethern br in tha west As nis as CLEVELAND and are on other topics strange to say meir views ou silver are much the same they are both goodites gold ites and are working for the interest of the yellow metal whilo many of tho men from whom they expect support are zealous friends of silver evert the tariff question as by both parties is not so ent CLEVELAND great of free trade does not think iho big sum required to run our government can i be raised in any fth or way than by banff duties believes in admitting certain articles free of duty such as abo people stand most of hut the duty he maintains should up on others JAMES the acknowledged leader of the ee publicans public ans believes in admitting aj most tho same articles free by macais of reciprocity treaties reciprocity which he argues so ably and works for so energetically is only another name for free trade but restricted however to certain countries with but vary few exceptions there is not so much real difference between the platform of the two reat national parties ant as we said in beginning the difference exists more where local interests are at stake in utah we are confronted with the question of preservation from a lot of hungry politicians men have come to utah and seek all bublis officers though perchance they do not own a foot of land or a house to live in they have begun the fight and really scruple at nothing disfranchisement chi is now their cry and like as not when this is accomplished confiscation fis of property will be their aim for this cause we think the local issues are at present more im por tant for the people of utah than national party lines we have to stand united in the ranke of the pec pies party to protect our home interests the sam as people elsewhere work for their own welfare before they consider tha nation platforms that mark our party lines opponents may cry church and state til their throats are sore but BO long as cormons mormons only are the persecuted BO longlet long let us hope they will stand united for their own freedom |
