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Show NO I.0M1KII A -I.llir.UAU" Tiik following Utter waa handed to ua this morning by a friend, who thought It worthy of publication because be-cause the writer has been such a well known, prouounced1' Liberal, "and it showa the drift of feeling lu reference to division which prevails In most lrls el the Territory. As to tbe writ er'a views In refcronro to ltepubllcau-tuiiniid ltepubllcau-tuiiniid Democracy, they should U taken, If at all, with a gnlu of salt. Ho la a sheepowner whose opinions arolargely governed by his pecuniary Interests, and also n erson of rasli nt-sirtloti nt-sirtloti and wild conclusion. Weglvu his letter for what It la worth: '.Salt Iakb Cirv, Utah, rebruaryd.il, tfrj, "George Voile, Ilsq,, Cbullliuu Millard County I.lboral Cniiunltlu, Fillmore, full. Iiesr Kir-Your letter of lbniary, 1st, asking ma to iiprosonl Millard Ciiuniy lu Ibo Territorial Lllmral CmivihiiIoii, lt hand, In reply will sir, ihii I n.i.t I am ui-abbi in , . uiply wi h imirinpi.-fur imirinpi.-fur rcajns In .111- f..ni. Ihavoiasyou we.ll kl.u . u! .a.. vu a Liberal, and lisl wen Identified with lint paiiy since II ini-ntlon. thavl always, al-ways, and am today, opposod to the union of Church anJ State, and hao ereropposod eerle-slsstlcsl Interference lu any manner with ..ihll-, Mlevlngthal priestcraft and sla'cctall are as opposite as the polls. I as a l.llnral when to I10 so meant social nsirai'tsni, a slate of socio- ly thai ninety fr cent, of the I.llMSl party know nothing about, hut I know Ibis state of things could not always al-ways remain ao As the poopta became Intelligent, end the fH" school syslem planted hi every hamlet In our Territory, the Ideas, thoughts, principles and opln-Ions opln-Ions of the masses would Irs broailensd and uplifted from lb" rut llicy bad for so many years Ism gi,nellliigln,andwhen the eleculo light of American Ideas and principles! Iicoamri Impregnated ami diffused dif-fused In their midst, lime would follow tho uswtlglil. atidll already so, he-enmo he-enmo loyal, Irno und rdtliful lo the great and grand principles of American Insll. tlltlons. That luipo Ibst I then had hss been lu a measure realised, ami today 1 find tbe people dlildl-ig on party lines In nations! twlltlcs. I also nolo that tbo Hemoeratla parly, I" whom tbe iwopla of Ulsh wero led lo believe they owed allrglauce lo, and tbo suoress of whose poller they wero told wss the Mecca of all their hopes, has taken an aggressive aggress-ive stand, and made such an actlvo campaign, cam-paign, lhat lod ly tho Territorial legislature legis-lature Is overwhelmingly Democratic, and they call pass any measure they rhnnse,lo fosler tin lutstesls ol their jiarty tqion tho pe-iplu Utah ahould naturally and geographically lie Itspulr. lican, and when a proper presentsllon of the foots are laid bifote the people, when Iho lomplo understand tint the llepubll-en llepubll-en psrty Is the pa'1' ' loyally, of progress, slid nf protection tu all American Ameri-can interests, and when wo can show them Ihsttho llonioi-ratlo jNUlvlsaparlv of promises over holdlug the cup to their lips, but breaking ll to their hearts) that thoy are being led by men who for years trailed our country's flsg lu tho'lnlri',and who causM lens nf Ihousands of Uvea lo bo sacrificed, mado tens of thousands of widows, fllled tbe Isnd with orphans, and almoslbankruptCAl tlio nation. na-tion. When thrso facts are mado known to tbem, and their Inlelllsenra and ntlce ap)oaled to, we neeil have no fear of Iho j resullt Ihelr loyalty lo the Hag and coun j try will never again be questioned, lly 1 longer adhering to Iho Liberal party o are giving the Heinoriutsaii uien floldi end wheu the former i-atty Is eUsruptcd, A hleh It aniely must be,we will Iva foil nil with the bag to hold, the gaum having long siuco been captured, If tbe Lllierale of Salt Iaiks county wish to icuiln Ihelr Uberal nrganltatlou, I hao tiolblligto say. They are strong enough tu hold their own, and can elect their own representatives repre-sentatives Intho legislature; but we whn nnmbcrnnly llfly In Millard evntnty i-an only stand and look 011 at the turniolt of silttleat alrlfs, wttlioiit itarlng to take action with Ihem, Wo can, I feet conll-dent,earry conll-dent,earry Mltlanl county for that gloil-oils gloil-oils .,1,1 llspubhcau party. We can place a man In tbe l,egl!atute that will bo an honor In us, that will rcpretcnt a principle, who will be honest and aegtesslve for our liest Inte r-ests, r-ests, who will not be snhsersleut to the wishes of the majority, but who though ho stands alone will stal d fearlessly for the right for loyally, and for the liest Interests In-terests ot Ids coiiatituents. 1'or these and olbcr reasons equally.! rtlueiil, I etuild not longer afllllato with, or enter tbe late contention or tbe LlWral uny, aod I feel ceitindent that you and the Lllierals of Millard county will, when you weigh the great issue at stako at the ceuilug election, agree with me. and henceforth throw our Inlluence, and lend our vnlco mid pen, and give our solus fur the success of that loyal party tbst never yet bad a traitor In Its rsnks, that hate over atnod for American Interests and American Industries, for Auierlcsn men and womeu and Ihelr prosjierlty, and for the honor ot that splendid emblem of our conutry lu evory clime Uur Flag. Yours truly, Ciiaiii.km Cuv.-eii. |