| Show senators the new state hag act the example of a short and successful campaign for worthy senators public sentiment was wall for the fight had been quietly on for months and it needed but one struggle to decide where tha weight of publio opinion was concentrated that it ruggle came in the caucus and as senator cannon for so we might as well now refer to him so aptly said when making his brief speech after the caucia it was demonstrated that forty three men know how to take care of legislation and selection without the aid of democrats that is as it should be because no spectacle is more sickly in a republic than a majority eliat does not know liow to govern well devised plans were matured m the fertile brains of politicians to scatter the strength ef the majority but utah has a set of republicans who evidently know tha minds of their constituency and act accordingly there were excellent men mentioned for the exalted positions and we think none the lesa of them becalm they were not nominated hon george Q cannon would have been an almost matchless man for the position but today utah ia in politics and no man or set of men can undo in a few days what has been done politically in months and perhaps years it was the worthy aspiration of utah Terri torys baat delegate to wear the senatorial toga and through hia efforts in behalf of the grand old party in the state he had well earned it ha it was who first broke ranks with tha K la io ax t has terminated in the political freedom wi this sovereign people he became a standard bearer for his party when it wai not as popular aa it is today to be known as a republican and he became the center target for th contumely of a contentious party hie character was basely assailed but through the whole contest he did not retort in kind but made a anly fight in the face of sure defeat for the principle of right undaunted by defeat and undisturbed by the disgraceful fight waged on him frank J cannon again accepted nomination and this time carried the party banner on to victory should such service go not while honor exists among patriots and they usa political means to reward the faithful of their party on the other side of peculiar past we leavo noticed a man fighting from th first for republicanism he signed the first call for a republican caucus to organize the party in utah and presided over the first territorial republican convention for the organization at ogden out of that convention was organized a league of clubs it took courage for that man to come out from among former associates socia tes and work for the newer utah and being of an aggressive dauntless disposition he did the party great service his time his legal acumen and his money have been at the disposal of and freely aed by the party to day that man jarthur brown in the supremacy of the party that ha so well served is honored with the high position of united states senator he is gifted by nature for the exalted office nd we predict he will make shining mark for himself and do honor to the state we aro mindful of the fact of courna that good men acro mentioned in opposition to senator brown what bs been said in graisa of him might in a great measure be said of judge bennett ho waa tha first chairman of the party and it is with that republicans remember hia devotion to that duty had they senatorial gogag to distribute one would undoubtedly go to judge bennett but their being but two we cannot blame or legislator for being so evenly divided on which of these two men should have tha remaining but some of our readers will inquire what became of col brumb in the conteas con teat hi campaign waa not suited to the feeling of honest people from th very first ib was repugnant to them and they left him severely alone though thoroughly advertised for months hia name was not mentioned at the critical moment the enquirers congratulations go out to the men nominated by the majority which nomination virtually means election thy are men who well represent the tribu lations of utah in the past and the glorious hopes of the new stat for the future both are gift edmen both are learned mantoth man both are eloquent men both arc getem men and aa such are in touch with utah on all gitil isac they will represent the state ably piously and let us chopo on all leading questions in which we a e |
