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Show It WILL AXVTIIIXC BE IIOXE! :w; m f."; The elections held in this city yt and Ogden under the auspices of "B' the Utah Commission, during the ' Pat two years, have demonstrated ,3 t.iese facts: That frauds of the most shameful character ' iiavo been ierpetrated in the interest of the so-called "Lll X i eral" larty. That neither the principals in tile H crimes committed, uor any of tile U' accessories have been brought to i justice. ,! That the officers whose duty it is . ' ' prosecute offenders against the Ij law have failei to proceed against g the robbers of the teople"s rights. ' Jf That the Utah e'ommission, while i apparently desirous of promoting ; fairness and impartiality, have not j. exhibited any forcible determlna- itlon to vindicate their own autlior- f Ity or remove ajipjiutee who defy is- their instructions aud violate the fe' tew. a' That the people hive tamely sub- f: t mltted to political outrages, until t the Impudent au J lawless manipula- V ,- tors of election trauds lielieve they .Mn continue their villainy with- i out danger. ." That unless some vigorous efforts - are made to exjnse these frauds and 4-' punish the criminals, elections in . jl - this Territory will be only a farce .fclfc an-J the meaus by which the "Llb- 'fB '!" party can seize the offices and 1" reward tlie scoundrels who perform i their political dirty work. J" Wc regard as a mistake the policy Z or the People's Party In allowing the villainies practiced by their op- i poueuU at the February election to I jass without public exposure and j prosecution. We believe, with j others, that the criminals would i uave escaped punishment But we fc do uot incide with tlie vicjr that V therefore it was useless to proceed f against them. We have no doubt J whatever that the evidence ad- $ duced would have been so over- whelmlogly against them, that re- I BpectaMe people of all classes would I have Un dbgusted with a party S- that employed such measures and 3qgg such men, and that it would have 1 , flK a Ealutary Influence with the liM Ptiu Commission, or falling thut, mjjK Wlth stiU UIS'-ier authority, result- mjjag inSin some reform in theappolnt- in: of registration and election officers. offi-cers. There are persons who so flagrantly flagrant-ly violated the law, while acting as registration officers or J udges of election, elec-tion, that due process of law would land them in Jail aud post them be-fpre be-fpre the public as political thieves. If the people of Utah value the few privileges and rights which remain re-main to them, and have the spirit and vigor of honest manhood, they will refuse to lie down iu the dust while knaves and robbers walk over them Into stolen (daces and plundered plun-dered power. Xo matter if packed Juries and biased officials help the rascals out of the legal consequences of their crimes. Let in the light upon their doings. Show up their shameful methods. Make plain to the world the kind of creatures that commit the frauds and are promised or put up for office in pay for their depravity! And further. .Every legal voter who has been deprived of his rights at the polls should exert himself to demonstrate the wrong done to him and recover his franchise If he were robbed of his purse or his horse, he would follow up the thief and strive to regain his property. Tlie ballot is worth more than money, and he who steals it is a viler criminal than a highwayman. It is but fair to say in behalf of prosecuting officers, that complaints are more common than available witnesses, and demands for vengeance ven-geance titan adducible proofs. Jleu who are ready In private to relate what they haw seen and hcard begin be-gin to shrink when requested to go into court and tell the truth before a jury. 'Oh: wliat is the use?" That is the usual response. The use is as wo have described. The fault is with men who are not ready to do a disagreeable public duty. Much of the blame for the immunity immuni-ty of election rogues, lies with those who know of their guilt and are unwilling un-willing to swear In public to what they affirm in private The law is plain, the facts arc nnmerous aud provable, tlie witnesses wit-nesses are reliable, the courts are open, the public will give Its verdict ver-dict no matter what picked juries may do, the cause is just, the consequences conse-quences are inrportant, and for the future welfare of this Territory, justice demands that villainy shall lie exposed, and that men in high places shall be tested, to see whether they will itand by the right or condone con-done fraud and become accomplices in villainy. This is all talk. Will anything be done? |