Show beware the democratic crisis is viewed outside of utah as viewed herp as un attempt to defeat statehood the rocky mountain news of denver whose editor is a well known democrat baya the whole mo vemont at abia di stunes from the scene looks like an attempt aud a very plausible one too to defeat the of utah in case the pern cannot control the new state it that the old liberal chai iman is playing into the baudo haudo of people in the east who were opposed to admission admies ion regardless of party consider actions just for the reason that it would add two niora votes in the senate to the dilver borcea the question is now resolving itself into this atvill the old residents of utah mr powers have fought so long bow to hia ruinous policy now t tha state committee fell into his little scheme without protest they went wild over a fancied arong made wild tire speeches and then summed it all up in a call as a be of wards uttered at a priesthood meeting the utterances themselves democrats found thea could not attack they ware not political but related solely to church discipline two members having violate a rule of tha church democrats who go to tho state convention ven tion especially who love utah and aland for statehood to keep their ayea open and nip mr Pow ersa little scheme in the bud of who are not for statehood will readily be swayed by the wily chieftain who now is leading the party BO near a dangerous precipice while there is no doubt aa to the purpose of thia crisis aloag our friends tho enemy there is doubt in our mind as to its feasibility even if the democrats endorse the position which mr powers without good causa has taken democrats of utah are not cleveland followers their hatate convention was composed largely of fanti men no laudation of the president was heard the cuckoos were all silent and the platform had no word of praise for the democrat of them all mr cleveland alie president has established a reputation for a remarkably retentive memory of all affronts givan him ho remembers well the insulting speech of delegate ballins one year ayo in salt lake and he is not unmindful of the fact eliat that same man led the forces against him this what will the president do then when ills appeal to him for the defeat of statehood our opinion is eliat ha will not heed mr bablina Baw lina appeal on anything republicans and the friends of statehood generally need have no fear then as to the final admission of the new state we believe that is an assured fact no matter what mr powers and his followers may do at the same time we would dislike any large number of the people of utah to austain tho notorious democratic leader in his nefarious schemes we liepe to see the good people from the outside counties so to salt lake on the dinst and put a check on all am plotting against the admission of utah as a sovereign state |