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Show "LOOK TO IT." Yesterday's Tribune had a very remarkable re-markable article under the above caption. cap-tion. We do not pretend to say how much truth there is in it 80 far ae Salt Lake is concerned. It may be all true or altogether false so far as we care. Heie again Salt Lake assumes that she is the territory a gieat mistake mis-take we do assure her. It may be true that when one applies for employment there, that questions like these are asked; "What are your politics," and "What church do you belong to?1' That persons, unless they belong to a certain church and a certain party cannot can-not be employed. Then comes the threat that if this thing is continued the revival of liberalism is sure to come and statehood be defeired indefinitely. This is a poor dodge on the part of tbe Tribune and indicates, we fear, that it, at least, never frankly divided on party lines. Of course the Tribune does not imagine for a moment that if liberalism is to be revived that it will be confined to Salt Lake city alone. But it does imagine that in this, as in all other matters, Salt Lake will even upon this flimsy pretext, be able to lead the whole territory back into the warring conditions prevailing pre-viDUS pre-viDUS to the acceptance of division last fali. Of course this broad threat of the journal of liberalism will leceive fixed attention all over the territory, and even all over the nation. Vast numbers num-bers of fanatical people in the eaBt are opposing Btatehood. Every circum-Rtanfte circum-Rtanfte which can riossiblv be tortured into a semblance of Mormon ascen dancy is used by them to prejudice congress against statehood for Utah, on tbe pretext that if Bhe is admitted, ad-mitted, polygamy will be restored. The truth is Utah- does not want it restored; re-stored; but if she did, how long would It take congress to pass an amendment to the constitution prohibiting it under pains and penalties which would effectually ef-fectually stamp it out forever? This is but r ham and a pretext. It is a waii to hold men in office, or to make office holding peculiarly a liberal privilege. pri-vilege. The number of gentiles in office of-fice in the territory today is proof positive pos-itive against this insane charge of the Tribune. Proportionately there is a far greater number of gentiles than Mormons in the public employ. If t'aey chose to complain they could show that, so far, thev are rather discriminated against than otherwise, though we regard that as accidental rather than a deliberate delib-erate policy. All liberals cannot hold office any more than all Mormons can, Howbeit here In Provo it seems the liberals have rather more than their fair share, notwithstanding this is said to be the most densely Mormon county In the territory. We are indebted lor this great blessing (?j to a coalition between be-tween the Tribune's party the republicanand repub-licanand the liberals. Let this screed of the Tribune alarm no one. The threat of reviving the liberal lib-eral party and its attendant evils, tbe unrolling of its flag and the unrest of such a condition will never be seen again and statehood will be had in due season without reference to the unwise course now pursued by that unwise paper. Peace is exceedingly distasteful distaste-ful to those who never hold office save in a tumult. There is something better bet-ter than oflice-holding. Let us seek for I that and pursue it. The man who cares for nothing save office is the last man who should be burdened with its cares. We have too many selfish people peo-ple in all parties and in all creeds, and these would recklessly disrupt the peace prevailing now so benignly in Utah, to secure for never eo brief a period the honors and emoluments of even an insignificant office. This is unmanly and unworthy any man whose virtues and abilities are such as to enable en-able him to serve the people. |