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Show fie 'C&jfr&ihl ef tike ' XibWrty. ', ;. An Irrdlcjtti?? Tjst lcal fta-,.,rSSfht. fta-,.,rSSfht. To tha' Liberal Committee of Pw ' City: . ..; r. I hereby tender my t resignation as chairman and member of the Liberal committee of Provo City. . ; Perhaps, in justice to the committee and those who elected me to the position, posi-tion, it would be well that I give my reasons for my action. ' That a fusion ef Republicans and Democrats will bring about beneficial results I do not believe. It is claimed that this fusion the Liberal party was not formed for tbe purpose of securing se-curing the offices, but for the purpose of declaring certain principles, pecu liarly local in their character, and in their attempt to "Americanize" Utah, If the Gentiles of Utah, Republicans Republi-cans and Democrats, entertain the same ideas as far as local matters are concerned, it is difficult to see why the expression of these ideas by each organization or-ganization separately will not be as successful, as potent for o;ood, as to be expressed by the same parties by forming a fusion under the name of Liit:ial. Then again in voting a ticket called Liberal, we have to surrender some part of our political principles for the purpose of this fusion. I have been a Republican for over thirty years. 1 began by voting for Abraham Lincoln, have voted with that party down to three years ago, when I came to Utah, and my belief in the principles of that party is more firmly rooted to-day than it ever was. . To vote for a Democrat is a bittei dose; to vote for a Democrat who served in the Rebel army I never wijl. Again, will this fusion "Americanize" "American-ize" Utah? . In other words,- irill It teach the Mormons (for it is tha Mormons Mor-mons they are after) to be better informed in-formed with regard to their duties as citizens, to be better informed - irelbe principles that the two great National parties are contending cor and divided on, as the beBt for the interests of bur common coup try? Would not the Mormons sooner realize what this "Americanizing" process means, if two parties would discuss national questions from a party standpoint? Would it not put them to thinking on these questions? Would they not begin be-gin te consider to which of the two parties they in performance of their duties as citizens should attach themselves? them-selves? It would seem so: : Yet we have no parties, no organization as aboye indicated, whose doctrines t.nd principles they can embrace, however touch they should candidly and honestly hon-estly desire to do. ; As far as I am concrued, I am willing to give them the opportunity. ' It is about time we quit living' in (he dead past. Let us take Mormons as we find them to-day. There are some Mormons whose acquaintance I have formed since I came here that I tery much esteem. The Mormons and Gentiles form business relations: they Intermarry; our Chamber of Commerce is composed of both; both give money to advertise the city to the Gentile world; both join in inviting Gentiles here-" : Now, when the invitation is accepted and the Gentile comes, is it right that he shall begin a warfare on the Mormon, call him names, say he is disloyal, and urge his disfranchisement? disfranchise-ment? I cannot go to that extreme. r- Haying these views, views that do not. square with the ideas' of tbe Liberal party, and not wishing to embarrass em-barrass the committee, I feel it my duty to step down and out.. . ' : . ; Respectfully, A. Saxbt. Provo, Utah,. Feb. $S, 1891. |
