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Show tub MsnuiciiisFJtnr issui: nun. ALLcloaaeaofcltltentln this Territory Terri-tory who havo tbo least lova or rover-encufor rover-encufor American Inatltutlons, are to bo congratulated on tho duatliofau lasuo which waa a disgrace, especially to lta supporter., a.lougatlt wa. Imbued Im-bued with life. Wo refer to tho (reposition (rep-osition to diafranchlw a class of cltl-tent cltl-tent on account of religious faith. At baa bvou noticed, tho Democratlo party has emphatically condemned It. Incal ltepubllcan leaders on their part declare that tho question Iiaooom. pblely extinguished that uo direct reference lo It will bo required lu their forthcoming platform Their argument Is that whllo they utterly repudiate It, they would bo undignified and guilty of demagogy If they came nlong tardily tardi-ly lo exprua. their dlaapproval of II, and tiny will oppose anything In their platform that can have tho appearance of a competitive bid for votes at against tho Democrats, though asking to have the platform so framed ai to clearly Indicate that tbey condemn, quite aa emphatically aa do the Democrats, Dem-ocrats, tho hateful proposition. Ills but elmile Justice all rouul to nolo that whep petition, were circulated a.klug for tho enactment of the oJlaut measure, they were signed by both Donncrats au I Republicans, aud that, niilhootbir baud, tho signers of the protsli against lu passage, were not confined lo either one or the other of the national irtlej. i either orly aa organlitd Uidiy can be charged with nil thu favor the Infamous l reject received re-ceived hero at home, nor ran cttlitr (.lalmall (ho honor fir real. ling nn I atlgmatlilng the atrocity as ltdeserviil. It It refretbliig to seo that both paillrt nro ashauiol of II, for tint much man. houdaul Juitlco tbey are entitled to credit. Only the Trliunt appt irs nuxbus to continue Its old career of bato mil dispotlsm without ttop or aha lov of turning Wo hope It may have to run tho course alone. |