| Show n SLICING UP U urah UTAH rah rau ahn THE suggestion has been beell made number of limesand time sand and recently renewed to divide the d territory utah into inic several parts and it out to the surrounding territories 1 es andrs tales it lias bas been oi lils ills 1 for foi the benefit of 1 neighbors ors more pore than thau onge onee already but there is a proposition to out the territory altogether let it be appropriated piecemeal its very friendly men jy neighbors U utah ta 1 h musi must be a de desirable piece e country to be go so persistently coveted and all of it to be lie so coveted such uch was not always the case fert jt it was considered creat creation cast east castoff off and the ItAl mormons cormons Mor ormo mons i ns were very welcome to it if they could make anything of it though th general expectation and hope were that they would starve to death here now mat that they wave nave not starved to death but made something of ton country now t that hat they have made a good thing of ft it aud and an admirable place to own and to live in envious eyes are axed upon poli poll it and covetous hearts harti desire ile lle it IL there is pa no adequate reason for any buch such obliteration of th the territory ili ill therasa theresa ere era no justifiable reason son for autt putt cutting fiig up tte tle new new now mexico mool root industrious OU m most peaceful most moa lw abid ing ingiosi most most mosi prosperous of the flie terri i tones to partition it out among the surrounding commonwealths none of which can approach it in iri he jie above characteristics charac teri terl s ties conse que queen laly ialy aly such a can not secure the support of a single intelligent tell igent and honorable man mau and the wishes of the unintelligent and dishonorable amock among men certainly should not be granted under such circumstances nevertheless there I 1 is reason to suppose should such a thieving anu and unworthy proposal be adopted and put into execution that it would eventually prove a dl disappointment leap ind and loss losa to t those ha so who advocate and hope to profit by it ift and a corresponding corre bonding means of advancement van cement and aud gain to those whom it is designed to humiliate and despoil there is bp doubt of it in jur our mind for in all such puch unjust proceedings the principle comes into play that nothing can cau be done against those designed to be 1 injured U but rather for them khero there was wab a man who saw a mustard plant gone to seed in his field nelda aud and lie he wa 4 so angry that he kicked the plant all over theil the nield field eld eid after a time behold there were mustard plants all over the nield field ko 80 with utah and the 46 lyl isi mormons cormons Mor mons 11 jf if they are let alone they will wll get along tolerably well and will and prosper pro glier siren quietly they have means or of ciul multiplying that many other ether people de do not in at pre ent the lor occupy utah and are gradually gia dually extending over its boundaries end und settling sett lift in the neigh libring Terri torie but iet jet the proposal be put in force foroe of dividing Utah bodily among the neighboring commonwealth and instead of the mormons cormons Mor al mons ly IY controlling this one ta territory only they would hold hoid the balance of power especially in great erise crises s 1 in all the territories or states state among which they were apportioned if arizona and idaho were to have slices of utah the resident mormons Mor mons would soon hold bold the balance of power in those thom territories ries hies mord morg than this if nevada and COlo colorado radt radi were to be awarded I 1 large portions which they no doubt would do their best to secure maby mormons Mor mons would enjoy that of which they are at present deprived a state government and they would soon boon bo b able to control the elections in those states so the despoilers can proceed anu inu push their proposal to slice up lf they choose to tb do so we are not not very particular what they do it matters much more to themselves if they thoy do not push L their heir pr proposal 0 dosal utah will get niong along very well if they do instead of the 44 cormons lor mons controlling tb the e only one commonwealth bey hey they will soon be lie controlling the politic half a dozen or of so iso and wh lelaurin imore ore when they hold bold the power in a state or two the they may inky with that hold the hiLla balance nice fice ut power in the united stated states in the presidential election and in congress Con giess they would have lone done in this last election I 1 how would our svery ivery very friendly neighbors got of nevada for instance istance If leahh that jiow would they like to see their favorite political mana gera and candidates come hat in band hand and crook the preg pregnant llant hinges of the knee in order to obtain a few mormon formon votes to insure the tho elec said candidates jusli Justi hink bink hink over that a little it might do the virginia good savage a al it seems seer 49 to ponder over such possibilities and probabilities |
