| Show WHAT WE OBJECT TO SOME of themore the more conservative of the liberal party profess a ade desire that thee the coming oming elect elections lom shall be conducted fairly and freely so the candidates who can pou the most legal votes shall be eleo elected ted the sentiment is echoed with amat pretense of sincerity by others who are known to possess little scruple in regard to political affairs but bab serious or pretended on their part that is all we ask for in behalf of the peoples party if in county or district our opponents have them the majority or can obtain a majority by straightforward and honest and honorable means we will not complain unless it may be of the folly and blindness of any mormon who would support at the polls a party which avows its intention of trying to deprive him in common with all who are of his faith of all participation in governmental affairs aff hirs and of every other right except that of life and of burial at death and even would limit the latter to what may be aptly named pauper interment for or they would deprive every mormon of the right to own a foot of the sol soil but we know without the shadow of a shade of doubt that what we have to guard against is intended fraud trickery and political robbery the ogden methods are open and clear to all who wish to understand them that it is the intention to repeat them biere has been openly confessed by radical but unwise liberals who have restless tongues the measures intended to be kept secret leak out in spite of injunctions to keep still and au all the pretended denials count for nothing the utah commission have it in their power to aid in securing a fair election in giving legal voters the opportunity of depositing their ballots without unlawful obstruction and in seeing owing that proper Is fa elliwies cili elli ties are afforded for the rejecting of illegal voters we have no concern about the results if the elections are honestly conducted in all respects we are perfectly willing for actual majorities to rule when the true result is made known by this we mean the majorities shown by the totals of legal votes polled at a fair election the majority of adult citizens who should have the control in a republican form ol of government would mean here something we do not expect at present presen tto to prevail we will be content with the verdict of a majority of the legal voters and submit to the result without kicking but we expect to protest against the methods which many of the liberals have been incautious enough to boast about and shall do our part in preventing them if possible and exposing them if resorted to give us a fair and free contest in a fair and free election and we are ready to accept the result |
