Show WHY NOT STATEHOOD what good reason can be urged why utah otah should not be granted statehood state nood bood the territory has wealth dealt h enough to war baar the burden and patriotism enough to see that an american gover government Dment bo be maintained we havo have rich resources which will not be developed until statehood comes and the people ara permitted to govern themselves we have tulOn talented tOd men in our midst the peers of af the tha wise men of other stat states es W who b 0 could be ba chosen to frame our lawn la Ws and represent us in congress wo we are closely connected with the rest of the pe people ople of this great government I 1 national commercial highways 11 run through our valleys and bind the territory to tho the rest jbf of the country w with I 1 th bands of steel the tel telegraph wires pulsate with the same came news for utah that is furnished the rest reat of the country public patriotism reaches fever heat here as quickly as elsewhere in ia the nation when the honor of tho tha united states is assailed As many brave boys in utah would shoulder their rifles in defense of the starry flag according to population I 1 as would respond in any of the old older e r states of the union we wa are one in pursuit one in purpose one in patriotism with the rest of the country and who but a craven coward coward I 1 would would say bay that we should riot not bo be one with the american nation in freedom statehood alone can bring us that freedom which is the birthright of every american citizen citi and it should be considered a patriotic duty for every one ona who loves freedom to labor 1 for admission the time for active work on the part of republicans and democrats is the present the reveille has already been sounded by the foes of statehood and they are preparing for active opposition shall those thoe who love freedom stand idly by and mails no affert to gain admission into the glorious union let tho the republicans march to tha front frent with the battle cry of I 1 statehood freedom and prosperity p |