Show I 1 IF THE ane had no de deeper eder interest in utah than pure partisanship we would fay eay elect moses thatcher senator and we would work for his election he stands 6 squarely and solely on an antichurch anti church platform and it would be easier for R republicans to succeed with the church and the democratic party arrayed against each other than to fight democracy straight but there I 1 13 s a deeper principle at stal stake ce than partisanship which should appeal to the patriotism of every man of utah the election of moses thatcher on the platform laid down in his tribune interview would me mean a n an opening up of the old conditions that all lovers of the state had hoped were forever buried it would mean the old fight over again every political party has a right to say hands off to any church that interferes with it in in a purely political capacity but the church has just as much right to brook interference from any political I 1 party that pursues it the democratic 0 party in taking up the fight of moses thatcher takes up a fight against st the church SALT LAKE officers acers are doing wrong in not issuing certificates I 1 to the he t officers elect nothing can be gained by refusing to perform that duty we are also opposed to any contest on partisan grounds there ought to be noth lothine no thine iniZ of that kind to continue I 1 old officers in power we would like to see an election contest solely to determine I 1 the legality of future acts of the officers elect if the election were here void then the ahe sooner we correct the he mistake the less expensive it will be to the state 1 |