Show THE UTAH ELECTION A number of the eastern papers have indulged in id bitter and unwarranted III flinga at utah since the recent election probably for the reason that the political aftermath to never so BO interesting but what an occasional editorial shot may be spared for this much advertised por pori i ion of abo national commonwealth the ho boston beston press has haa been an aa unkind unbind in this thie regard as aa any of thorny them we note however that iu in some instances there to IB a willingness to listen to a statement from the other side aide the transcript Trans cripe for instance recently gave a prominent place to the following from mr charles ellis of this city dated november 11 there were three candidates in the field for the in congress they were the representatives of the democratic the republican and the old liberal parties the democrat is elected the contest was really v only between the latter and the republican candidate it was an exciting contest the republican candidate was a son eon of hon george Q cannon first counselor to the pr silent of the cormon mormon church and many people believed that the church leaders were using their influence to have the Ro republican publican candidate ele elected eleeter eted the contest therefore was to of the good faith of the mormon people and their leaders when they declared a year anda and a half ago that the church was out of politics the election of the democrat Do who is in of mormon parentage but an agnostic in faith shows that bat the mormon people were since rein declaring that henceforth they should stand with their political party without reference to their religion mr cannon was a powell power lul pleader for republicanism and made great gains for I 1 the he party arty had the people been under the direction of the church leaders in their politics mr cannon would have been elected that he was defeated by his bis own brethren is good evidence that the mormons cormons will vote as they please while I 1 admire mr cannon for his ability I 1 am glad he was waa not elected had be been the country at large would have said that it was the work of his hia church and the division of the people on en party lines would have been d dared a trick As it is there is no possible room for such an opinion I 1 have said and written much in regard to that division and at all times have declared that the mormon people were honest and sincere in giving up their old party t this thi election confirms my judg ement m ent t and increases my regard for the people it is now only a question of time I 1 when the mormon hoople as a whole will become thoroughly familiar american politics and will be fouert working as aa intelli intelligently gently on national questions as class of any people in th abe country there is nothing now in th the way of giving utah otate statehood hood and thu 0 encourage the people in the work have so well begun utah will make ther great state and now is the time for fo a 8 eastern men to come here and invest |