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Show I THAT l)l.l.l.(lATtSllll AOAI.V. The sutjcct of whether there is cr It not a vacancy In the cuico of Territorial Terri-torial Delegate to Congress li one we will not brp en nor discuss further to any great extent; we would not resume It at all but for the fear that through eorue Indirection or misunderstanding the Territory may Lolefl without representation rep-resentation In the present Congress. The Nravs wouH he recreant to III great trait did It fill to keep tho tub-Jeot tub-Jeot In Its proper light before the publle until thcyarooutof dancer, anJ this alone It suftlclent ustlflcaljn for bringing the sul Joct up again. It may he that aome fow Imagine that thlt taper liaa a grudge against Mr. ltawllni or for some reason or other not eipreesed Is ORalnst his -Iltlcalorotberadvanccment. Wehope the number, If It exists at all, Is very mall, for the reason that It brlnge to our aenses a feeling tho roTerie of pleasurable to know that any man or class of men U either wilfully or mistakenly natray. Wo would havo been heartily glad bad Mr. Ilawllr.1 remained at hi poll and mado nucha I ,, recordasa delonaer and promoter of t Utah'irlEhU and Intertill aabowas f capable of making- This was looked HI" for, not merely hoped for. Hut hula jrT the architect of lita own fortunes, and t & If be chose to act atlde the honors con- r ferredupou hlra and forego tho EfnJ HJ ' opporlunltlca placed within hit reach, HJ ' It wa bit own act and there the tarpon-J tarpon-J i alblllty to far aa he la concerned begins J and endi. It la now our plain duly to Hj 1 riaort to whateTer of a remedial char-HJ char-HJ acter may bo available. Hj The position laUu by the Nr.WS HJ i baatheendoriement of all whose ex- HJ I preasloneon the subject we have since HJ heard c reard, and theso reprcie nt all HJ f aldee of political oplr.lon In Utah. HJ Clearly tho office of Dologato li recant. HJ t The fact that Mr. Jtawllua liaa not yet HJ ,' undergone the formality of belDg HJ aworn aa a tnomhvr la really nothing to HJ i tho point. Wlllorcauanyonedlriutu HJ ' that on the 4th of March he became a HJ member ol CongreM? If so, let audi HJ 4 peraon conaulttbe Congressional payroll HJ atWashlngton; l( Mr. ltawllni' name la HJ not foundthereonaifromMarcli4,t893, HJ ' to May 7, 160.1, and waa not on tho lait HJr named date or Immediately toereafter HJ dropped therelrom, then we may be In HJ ' error; otherwlie we are right, fol HJ'i none but momhara are pill out of the HJ 1 national treasury. HJ We hold further that It matlera not Hi I whether the UoTernor hai received or HE, ' failed to rccclva the Delegated resigns- HM ' i tlon. The vacancy began when the HH). realgnatlon woa filed with the clerk of Hi! the laat llouso of llepreaentatlvie, and BaHU V II haj since been a matter of notoriety. Ill there were any question about It the (lorornor would be Justified In holding back for the written and eigaod Initru Bl meat wbloh waa mallod to him, Hup- HJ! peso It should bo lost or through aome HM) other agenoy abould never reach the HJ executive and Mr. Rawlins, conclud- HJ Ing and rightfully that ha had done Hj his wholo duty In tho promises, atiould HJ decline to furnish anothei? Would Hi we, therefore, hare to bo uti- HJ; ' represented at Washlngtou for HM, nearly two yean? Certainly noi; HE and we don't think Governor West HA will permit It. After walllnga reason- HM ' able time for the resignation, If It HI ahould atlll fall to turn up be will HM atturedly acton hli personal knowl- HM edge, aa ono who reade newspapers, HM holJi conTerso with bla fellow men HM and la gifted with Intelligence will act HM ' upon bis knowledge of Itiu case and HM ! call a special election within tho time HM prescribed by the law. |