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Show AS IT SHOWS TODAY. It is painfully funny to see the agitation of th8 Tribune over the assertion of Judges Powers and King that all that is needed to settle things In Utah is to vote the Democratic ticket Is not that the way the Tribune managers felt about voting the Republican ticket not long ago? The Tribune asks hysterically how far a Dem-ocratlc Dem-ocratlc victory would go toward settling the question ques-tion of Church domination. But then a second thought' must have come that maybe some one might ask, "Why are you trying so hard to elect that ticket?" so it hedged and said, "A Democratic victory in Utah in opposition to church influence is preferable to a Republican Victory dictated .and procured at ecclesiastical ec-clesiastical dictation." Does not the Tribune give itself away in that sentence? If a ticket that has been dictated and procured at ecclesiastical dicta-tatlon, dicta-tatlon, cannot defeat a ticket that has been set up and run in opposition to church influence, is it not true that the Democratic ticket is stronger than the church and that King, and Powers are right? And If the Democracy triumph this year, does ' any one around the Tribune office believe for a second that the Democracy will be in the least grateful to Its allies? Did we not have a magnificent magnifi-cent exhibition of Democratic gratitude in 1896? Though, the State was returned to them in an overwhelming force, could any one save an original origi-nal moss-back get so much as a place as janitor around the joint building a month after the first of the following January? Again, suppose the Tribune carries out Its programme, and gives a great victory to the Democracy, how many Dem. ocrats will it draw into its party after that? And how will the defeated Republicans feeX after that Democratic triumph, toward the American party and especially toward its Tribune organizers? Can not the Tribune begin to see that it is no good thing to try to gratify a private spite and to work a private revenge, by assuming the robes Of an outraged angel and shrieking for reform, just when a momentous election is drawing near? Suppose it succeeds in giving the Democracy a groat victory and succeeds in enraging every outraged out-raged Republican, from what will it continue to draw recruits for its new organization? With tho Democrats in the saddle, thoy will be in a position to deal directly with tho church, and they would not hesitate for a holy minute to do so, when will they bo ousted from power? The American Party has nominated a legislative ticket; suppose that could win, who would be the Senator? With that would not the old boss rule come back? And while that lasts is it not vastly worse than church rule? Cannot the Tribune see that It has played smash? All Republicans ought to see to it surely and H with more zeal close up their ranks and determine ' 'JH to elect the straight Republican ticket, national lafl and state. i |