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Show ELECTIONjGHOES. With Significant Iieverbera-tions Iieverbera-tions From Illinois, And a Few Scattered "Whispers All the Way Down From Wasatch County. More of I. mi's Midway Muting on Many Matters. Editor Morning Dispatch: But sate a yet, that spirit of evil live?. With a miimII Imnd of despentte fugitives The lust foul Ftiilihorn Irwrnient lelt tinriven Of the proud host that last stood fronting Heaven. Moore. I mean the party of destruction, which calls itself "Liberal," while it is becoming be-coming yearly more and more illiberal ; so much bo that I doubt whether in its ranks can be found eorpo; al's guard of Liberal" such as they are gem-rally understood in the United States, where a Liberal is a secularist, not a sectarian; sec-tarian; a thinker, not a howler; a progressionist, pro-gressionist, not an obstructionist. In fact, I am certain that a vast majority of apostate Mormons, who rarely, if ever, conscientiously join another' church or creed (except it be .Spiritualism.) .Spiritual-ism.) after leaving the Church of Jesus ; Christ of Latter-day Saints h.avegiven j up in disgust alt and any affiliation j I with the "Liberal"' party, so-call- d, which now has nothing positive or noble to fight for, and only the Mormon Mor-mon church and people to light against, while forming the most heterogeneous conglomeration of Infidels." 1 lualltblT-" ists, Materialists, Methodists, Agnostics Agnos-tics and Baptists that was ever put under one hut or a fool's cap. While referring to the "Liberal"' party, which has no reason to exist except ex-cept its hostility to the Mormon people. peo-ple. I will just quote a little phrase the Peoiia Jkindlrot (German) put in its Associated Press report about the recent re-cent elections in Utah, under date of "Salt Lake Citv, Aug. 4." "Full reports of yesterday's elections show that the 'Liberals' (7m.Ver tlml m'ltj mean) have elected tw'elve membeis of "the Legislature, Legisla-ture, three in the the Council and "six" in the House." Of course, the "six" is a typographical error for nine ; and 1 am not picking that out, but pointing to the clause italiei.ed by me: "Whatever "What-ever that may mean." I continue translating : "According to another dispatch; the 'Liberals' have conquered the city by 900 majority. And from Ugden city, the telegram reads: "The Democrats have won the day, nijniiiKl the united efforts of the Liberal Lib-eral and Republicans.'' Again I did the italicizing. But any reader will do the thinking, and the more so, if they learn that the staunchly Democratic publishers of the Peoria Demohrat (B. CremerA Bros.) are pretty well posted on Utah affairs, having paid this territory more than one visit, the result of one of which is reported on pages 100 to 102 of Vol. II ol my "As Von Like It" a little tome which, bv this time, I hope, has a good many more friends among the lovers of good literature liter-ature in the'beautiful Garden City than it enjoyed a week ago, ere I ,va so greatly and grandly favored by Provo hospitality. Notewell. "The united efforts of the Liberals and Republicans." Xow, who were the traitors? I ask once more. Who "sold out?" Who stabbed their allies in the back with Apache treachery? No wonder that to the outsider out-sider the term "Liberal" appears as an undefinable nondescrips, as a questionable, question-able, "whatever that may mean." Maybe the Messts Cremer failed to keep posted on the recent situation by such solid Democratic-Liberal (or Liberal-Democrat,) as ex-Mayor F. J. Kie-sei, Kie-sei, of Ogden, and Legislator-elect Pibob Morita. of Salt Lake City. Or thj connection break? Let "the small band of dcsjcrate fugitives" in the vale ot Kiiorassan answer lor themselves. From the eame issue of the Peoria Demohrat (August Cth) I also glean an item that may have some reminiscent interest for a majority of The Dispatch readeis. It tells of a recent visit of Bishop Spaulding to Xauvoo, 111., where Rev. Keimbold celebrated his silver priesthood anniversary, hav ng served the Catholic congregation of that city as spiritual adviser for twenty -five years. The gentleman's family immigrated immi-grated from the old Rhine cathedral city Cologne about fifty years ago and settled at .Xauvoo after a s-.ort sojourn at St. Louis. The aged mother of Rev. Reimbold is still alive and is living with him in the residence which the Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith, erected before the exodus. At least so says the Demohrat. Possibly some former residents resi-dents of Xauvoo may remember the family, which certainly was of some prominence even at that early date. But, to come nearer home" 1 think it may please your fruit-raisers at Provo, Pleasant Grove and other pomo-logical pomo-logical paradises to learn that our leading lead-ing paper is considering their (as well as our own) welfare. Although the Wasatch Ware has not yet declared its stand on national politics (the editor being a Democrat, however, and the foreman a Republican), the paper appears ap-pears to believe in free trade, as may lie judged from the following extract, which meets the hearty support and loud echo of Wasatch county people. Peddler? are 'irifinniai; to dump Utah county fruit into the Provo rallcy cellar, but not mi lively r they would went it not for the li-ene li-ene which is placed upou their tiurtinesx. If the license were so urrunffcd that a man etui Id peddle what he raises without having lo pay for the privilege, it would lie a wrest advantage ad-vantage to the consumers, tor, us it is the Inner has to pay Jots of tariff to get a little fruit That fruit license benefits the county (or towns) but little, while working a harm to the general public, as do all Chinese walls in the shape of protection protec-tion or any other tariffs. 7 his same paper takes up the cu dgel in behalf of Hon. Abram Hatch as to w hose ultimate fate at the ballot boxes of August od, we are yet in uncertainty up our way. It appears the Price Tele-gia; Tele-gia; h made some unmannerly and un-manly un-manly remarks about Mr. Hatch, re-flee re-flee ing with ill-disguised and ill-bred bitternc3 upon his "manhood, individuality, individ-uality, integrity and Americanism." The Wave yery properly repulsed these innuendoes of the JCmery county paper. Inasmuch asTnE Dispatch has already spent quite a little space on Wasatch county politics ours having been about the closest and toughest fight of the campaign I deem it only just to Mr. Hatch to indorse from my "Independent "Inde-pendent Democratic" standpoint the remarks of the Ware: r.vcn thotiR-h tho Wasatck camliiiste lias leeii beaten be has consolation in tho fivt ihHt after srrvina-as a Legislator for nearly a ijuarterof a century his services have been solicited by all parties without his declaring-himself declaring-himself for either. It is equally true, too, that, inasmuch as it was hinted that "Hatch had a hankering for the office," which is false. Over year ago he made a statement that he would not go to the Legislature again, but when appealed to by the people peo-ple of Wasatch he relented and said: "As a last resort, to insure us a representation repre-sentation in the Legislature, I will accept ac-cept the nomination, but not as a Democrat Dem-ocrat or as a Republican." 2sow. of course, if there was anv irregularity, it wa more from a lack of management manage-ment in the party organizations of all the three counties interested, and a lack of mutual understanding among the leading spirits of the different sides of the campaign. In conclusion (1 hope for some time to last) of this controversy. contro-versy. I trow The Dispatch is safe to indorse the following language of the Ware regarding the possible result: As for Mr. Olson we krow but little about him and have nulhinjr to say except that while he was here he behaved like a true irontlemim, and if elected, v. e believe he will discharge me duties of his otiice to the best of hi ability. Our grain harvest has began on the east side m the river; on the west side they :ire still rustling with the hay. The weather is hot. Once in a while a breeze fans the almost parched face, and a cloud in the sky gives promise of rain: still everybody "is quiet and contented. con-tented. The trustee? are getting ready for a strong pull in the district schools this fall aid winter, with as good a team as they can Secure with the scarcity of really competent teachers, who are willing wil-ling to loicgo city allurements for country tranquillity. Wer.owhae two blacksmith shops running in full blast fnun MotuLy morning till Saturday e ening. The brass band boys are taking a rest from musical muscularity, while exercising ex-ercising their brawn in the can ons :and fields, to provide lor next w inter's material wants. S.J. Schneiter's fine and spacious balneary establishment at the Hot Pots, though the season opened late, is having hav-ing a brisk run and enjoying gr.-at popularly, pop-ularly, strangers Hocking hither in quest of recieatioy and health in numbers num-bers that enliven our thoroughfares and give the place a never known vitality vital-ity and vivacity. Puk city fun. isl.es j the largest contingent of visitors ; but I I am certain, if the j-weltering good Pro-vonians Pro-vonians but knew the attractions of the Midway Hot Pots, they would be -travcr.smg the canyon in merry squads to while awav a pai t of the heated term ne.tr the month of Snake Creek canyon. Ask Mr. J. K. Boshard. He appreciates appreci-ates our healthy chine, pure water and tranquil air. Provo city and Provo valley val-ley are good friends and close neighbors neigh-bors anyway. Aren't we? 1 say yes, and remain Yours fraternally. Leo II t:ri:r i. Midway, Wasatch Co., August 12. |