| Show plot against statehood the democratic crisis baa baen brought oa for a purpose in our e ti mation and that purpose is in with a deep laid scheme to do feat statehood mr powers is but acting in accord with the letters last spring to the new york times the administration organ wherein the people of utah were represented as being swayed by mr georga Q cannon the democrats were defeated last year at the polls then they tried it will be remembered to steal the constitutional convention by stuffing the ballot boxes in three counties these frauds ware proven and the scheme prevented utah was found to be republican in spite of the beat and worst efforts of democracy it was unfortunate for the parly tor not only would many carpet badgere depending on thy public support ba left aly ant the new republic an state would make the D S fc republican nu wonder the party waa driven to de straits and that in the humiliation milia tion of their defeat there should be a to retain control of the territory offices were all filled by democrats then came the letters that wa before mentioned and thal accusations that the church had changed the political complexion oi utah in line with those letters 0 W powers who had made his reputation as a vigorous fighter against the waa placed in tho lead of the democratic party many cormons mormons said when that was done that it looked a little significant and one prom nent church member in gave warning some time ago that mr powers would open ilbo tight that he has sow commenced the great majority bad misapprehensions apprehensions mis from the time that mr powers waa first riven the reins now that the crisis has come people who are cool oan readily see through the whole plot it is deep laid and means the attempted defeat of statehood if mr powers can hare his way the state committee has sanctioned his action but the convention should not those who love utah ought not to be led into such a trap as mr powers is laying against the whole people they ought to ccok before they leap and be certain that they have good grounds for tho radical coarse proposed |
