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Show UTAH MISREPRESENTED. Victor Murdock, tho Progressive leader, struck a high note in the debate de-bate in tho house over tho T03olution empowering the president to uso the land and sea forces of the country to enforce respect for tho flag, which tho children of the public schools aro taught to lovo nnd respect. "When my country's dignity is in question I have but ono rule," said the Kansan. That is, "Follow tho flag. This resolution reso-lution will do one thing that should bo done. It will send the word aronnd tho world that our flag must be respected." re-spected." Mr. Murdoch; has very little in common com-mon with tho Democratic administration administra-tion aud ho has never approved the "watchful waiting" policy of Prcsi-1 dent Wihon, but when the timo arrived ar-rived for all Americans to stand shoulder shoul-der to shoulder ha put patriotism ahovo partisan politics nnd followed tho flag. Tho vetern Republican leader, Joseph G. Cannon, also follows tho stars and stripes when thoro is a call to arms. "Whothcr resident Wilson's decision in wise or not,'' said tho venerable nnd venerated cx-speakcr upon arrival in Kow Vork from Bermuda, "the coun try should support him. Tho country is not a divided ono. but united." Thero are thirty-soven ropreaenta-Uvos ropreaenta-Uvos in the lower branch of congrcrs who differ with Mr. Murdock and Mr. Cannon, and we nrn nshamod to nck-nowledgo nck-nowledgo that the Honorable .Tor-oph Howell and the Honorable Jacob Johnson John-son arc included in the list. Tho eonti-mcnt eonti-mcnt of Uv! citizens of Utah was not represented when theso two congressmen congress-men showed by thoir votes that they wore IluortiBtns. The pooplo of Utah aro intonsob' patriotic and thoy feel that thoy havo been humiliated and disgraced. "'My country, right or wrong," is the motto of every good citizen in time of national slross and it is extremely unfortunato that Howell and Johnson should have placed the state in a false position. |