Show MOTHERLY IDAHOANS WHEN the more consistent and loyal portion of the population of utah the cormons mormons Mor mons IP have protested promoted against the clamors of the active politicians of the minority for special legislation for utah their objections have been met with the stale and statement that territories are more mere wards of the government congress has a to paw pass any laws regarding aba them it may think fit and it is for the afe people of the territories to take tho e medicine as a small child takes brimstone from the hand q af its maternal parent in spring time dorany por any portion of the people of a territory to mildly insist that the prescription is contrary to 11 PUblican constitution has been characterized as an uprising against the parental authority of the federal government and the mutineers muti have been denounced as worthy of being laid over the national knee and roundly spanked for claiming they had any rights in the premises worthy of the smallest degree of consideration of course outside of utah this insane theory has not been advanced to say nothing about insisted on but such has been the run of anti mormon logic when the majority of this territory have objected to being politically stripped and legally robbed it appears now on the surface of things that a change of guardianship of an immediate character for utah is gradually taking place surely this will be admitted when consideration is given to the motherly solicitude manifested toward utah by the active politicians in the territory of idaho on the north of us this anxiety is not diminished by the fact that the birth of the daughter occurred many years before the mother saw the light of day As notoriously understood not long since the legislature of idaho formulated a prescription for utah in the shape of a legislative commission the oba object act was to reduce to attenuation the already limited political pois of this unfortunate territory the prescription paper was forwarded to the shop of the chief national apothecary but it is questionable tio whether that drug store carries the ingredients it calls for if not it way may be necessary to import them from the tincture of despotism is said to exist in large quantities it is feared however from the way things are driff drifting ing that the stock over there is likely to undergo a severe drain by exportation to this country unless the chamber of commerce should take immediate steps to start a home factory for its production in immense quantities should a company be organized and incorporated for this purpose we modestly suggest the name of caleb W west for president while it would in view of his labors in the direction of making the article palatable to the american taste ba N due to moccasin mcbride to invest him with the we would not by any means advise that he be made treasurer he once held a position of trust and emolument in the government assay office in boise city idaho perhaps mr baskin would accept we have diverged from the 1 main thread the solicitude of the active politicians af idaho for utah this Renti sentiment ment has found expression in a later formation than the he legislative commission memorial A petition has been widely circulate ed in boise by that class asking that P edward connor be appointed united states Marsh marshal aJL for utah atah now although it is understood that patrick E halls from the some same put part of america as mr lannan the county down he may be said at least to belong more to utah than to idaho therefore this petition bustness business is measurably a striking illustration of the saying A prophet hath honor save in his try tary it is doubtful 1 if the active politic politicians iane here would be found rushing around obtaining signatures to such a petition they might be more than willing that ht he should be ac accord cordei eithe the V U S for idaho but not very likely that they should desire hind haw to occupy that office for utah but the chief point of this writing is to show the insane solicitude existing in a certain class of people in idaho for this territory the thankfulness of the people of utah should be commensurate with the nature and intensity of this fanatical and idiotic anxiety |