Show VOTERS ATTENTION 1 1 certain would defeat statehood PARTY ABO ABOVE VE PEOPLE Ec member that the tha reward of thirty years waiting is is about to be received some of our republican fric friends ns j do not like the re remarks on the necessity of having d democratic legis legislature in view of the movement for immediate ita statehood ite singular how bow mens minds chan change chanc c when their personal pr pir party party interests appear to bo be affected I 1 last tall fall the republican idea was that their party wo would uld sweep the country with some or of the most ardent among 0 them the idea that cleveland could possibly be elected was the very height of absurdity their plea was ivas then utah wants ants statehood if she is largely demo cratic there will not be the ghost of a chance for her admission for the republicans who have heretofore opposed her can only be placated by the probability that her people will ill become republicans in politics t I 1 therefore we must havie have more republicans the expect expectation atio n was not teal realized i zed the country aroused against high tariff the tha burdens upon the poor the effects of republican misrule arose in i revolt evolt and Demo democracy crac cleared the leeks decks and won an overwhelming y wh elming victory today the democrats hold all the departments of the national government utah can b gain ain nothing except by democratic action and democratic good will the republicans are powerless for good or ill so far as utah is concerned Is doctrine doci of expediency as good in in regard I 1 to democratic favor as to republican friendship the republican plea of last fall was based on great expectations which proved buta bladder of wind the democratic aru ar argument u now ill ii founded on an facts if it was wise policy bolic nolic y to take qc aco 0 urse rge last fall which was consid considered eMd favorable to statehood is it not j just list as wise now when it is kneen to be so the position is this utah has be been ell u understood ader stood right along to bo be democratic in politics the fact was demonstrated on a straight issue at the last election if by unwise unwise movements she should no now present to the country the spectacle 0 of a democratic minority in tho legislature how would it look to tio tho party which alone can crown her with the diadem of statehood it would show that she is changeable z and unstable and the democrats who are working for her liberties might 0 well besita hesitate to as to continuing their labors in that direction the story of colorado would loudly ae a caution and utah might be left out in the cold what would be gained by it literally nothing the republican party can do nothing for us i if its leaders had bad the will ivill if they thay have any af for utah now it is a new sentiment ajr whatever of hostility remains against utah in congress burns in republican bosoms cut but they cannot block the way to freedom A democratic house a democratic senate and a democratic president are too much for them and utah can go into the union it if she does not bar herself hersel fout out by cli changing angin her politics r hese reflections are for our nonpartisan fr friends i e n ds particularly democrats are alive to the situation republicans can call sec fee the point but in their heir rabid bhim some of them are arc working for party as against the interests of all parties arid and classes but to people who want to vote for the best interests of utah regardless of party we say the statehood question is tile the overwhelming issue the only oto solution lution to our local troubles the only settlement Bett lement of our difficulties the only means by which permanent prosperity can call be assured is statehood the tariff silver the other and smaller points on which parties differ are all subordinate to abat it cannot be gained without democratic influence it cannot be had with republican influence if gained gaind at the expense of the democracy measures should be taken in every precinct in the territory to get every democrat to th the e polls on nov 7 also to 0 o provide all voters of every kind with the democratic ticket this struggle is deseri deserving ing of f a big bi cibort your democratic to tile the show that hat utah maintains lier her allegiance leia legi M ance nee to the great national party now in power ami before another territorial legislative election should take place utah will lie ile clothed with tho the robes or of local r sovereignty anti and wear the coronet of a freo free and mighty commonwealth commonweal weal t ii hera herald id |