Show BElAGO Sr last fall the slogans ana of the utah democracy were home rule ly the right of a people to r self elf gov govern ern ment I 1 equal rights ts to all and special privileges to none etc the democratic press of the territory teemed with campaign editorials on the supremacy gf cf the people osorno months ago our local cor contemporary under andor the heading of powers of government p published ab lial ed that every bev sane bane intelligent linman enman bein being ht humble ifa though ila he may be is 11 in some respects and to hosoma some extent atenta a leader seeking to show enow the deference chica democracy pa pays Ts to tho citizen all are leaders and it was litte itte w wonder ader that tha democrats in spanish fork 1 r I 1 should feel their own importance and call a meeting to select a postmaster why not choose him their several individualities counted something in this great government Rovern govern meni of ours oars though possibly not so much as the individuality ot CLEVELAND ND but bat they must have reasoned GROV a importance is not all his own awit it is 13 delegated to him in part from us for the dispatch says our oar government govern nent is based upon the theory that each member thereof has delegated just so much of his hia own in as is necessary lor for the well being baine of himself and all who ar are sexist exist ing with him in the same sama national compact then why the combined of the spanish fork democrats count in the selection of a postmaster fo for r that city Mo moreover they were acting in harmony with tho the advice of the county central committee in nominating their candidate D n A BANKS but now coma the provo organ of 0 democracy recognized as such and virtually tells the democrats of spanish fork that they are a set sai of ignoramuses ignoramus es it saya that people must drink deeply into the principles i i of government in orser order to dade an der degatana ratana stana that they can not select men for appointive positions then follows this remarkable elucidation of political principles no society or combination of persons or individuals n als have adv right to expect of adv any appointing power that their wishes 13 should be gratified they havo have a richt ashi to make their willies krown and when the appointing power is assured that the persona interested lave have fairly made an unanimous aninious uri choice a recommendation of tha character is entitled to have bave considerable weight etc yon xon notice that democrats have no co right now even to expect that president P resi CLEVELAND shall appoint the men of their choice but bat while they have no rit h to expect that they hilve have the right tho the gracious gra ciona ris rii lit ht t to 0 mike their wishes known how roaey are going to make their wishes known when they cant even evoid expect of oe nry finy RI appointing POinting power that their thair wishes should be gratified 0 how hov great reat are the glorious glori oun principles plea of democracy D but how bow much reater tha ban n they is our only Gpo GROVER vrR in t the h e words of conr fieo and al allia ie horary we wa have great 11 need in utah to become further enlightened on political subjects so as to be able to apply the principles of government 3 at tho the proper time tima and in in the liht i I 1 ht place chice |