| Show WORK OF THE PRESS now that the polemic battle has baa been ought fought and toe the ballots are cast and this bla evening will be counted to ascertain the expression of the voters as ai to statehood fur utah the NEWS reels feels to compliment its co contemporaries temporaries t doubout the territory for the tie patriotic stand they have taken in behalf of stati la admission to the union as aa a sovereign state slate it was to be expected that the metropolitan press would advocate statehood and throw its searchlights upon every scheme of an antagonistic character and with probably a single exception itself not of a notable character this bla has ha been done but the country press has not act taken a second place in this struggle for freedom and pro progress grear the advance to statehood for utah has baa been coo cola intently and persistently urged and when a few days daya ago at a 8 time thought to be virtually too late to counteract much of its ita effects there was on an attempt to stab the statehood nio movement in the back by flo the territory with an unworthy argument there here was nu no hesitancy or cor wavering of the country preen with that promptness courage and unanimity born of the most moist ennobling motive the newspaper men outside of the larger cities raised raided the war cry of lib erty making it ring to an scan with a vigor and ol ok arness that to is an honor to enil drou of the republic it would be impracticable as aa well as ae at this thia time to reproduce the many expressions of the cout country itry prow on the eve of election upon this important matter but we feel in duty bound to give space apace lor for one that li in typical of the work for calab we hall our broth breth rn ren of the quill throughout the terri ory this particular one la from the iron county record the editor of the record to is going to vote for si sa a chood when he oasis casts his ballot next tuesday he feels that he has at heart the interests of this territory of the coming wate stale of utah it if any one has advanced a valid reason why this great boon should not be conferred upon pon u UP we have failed to hear of it we doire do ire to see the people of utah a self belf governing people we a do de 41 aire re to see the way opened for the investment hore here of capital for the establishment of manufacturing enter enterprises ism and tor for the building of more railroads into this country statehood will pave the way for all this its defeat will set met utah back twenty years we desire to see aee the constitution carry more than we do the supremacy of any party vote boie for the constitution whatever may be the result of to dayss days voting sod and we doubt not that before another of the appears the canvass of ballots ballot will show a magnificent triumph for statehood and the we ex parlance perie oce a deep sense bobe of gratification and of pride at being able to point to the dorkof work of the country press realizing how well sad nobly it has bai been done |
