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Show which? w;jv I , H Maj. Richard Young was given a military edu- if,4 J ' B cation, then a course of law, then some quasi legal ? ' H practice on the staff of a great soldier. But, not- 'J'-' B withstanding that, notwithstanding the prestige in jyJ Utah of a lineage direct in the royal line from the 1ft, Prophet himself, the Major could not make a liv- $ ' H ing in the practice of his profession in Utah. He jS; I M went with the batteries to Manila and made a rat H splendid record as a soldier, but he wearied of fM ' M that and took a place on a judicial bench which '".j ; could not possibly have added much to his knowl- i V M edge of law. He returns to Utah and his party j ' M names him for a place on the Supreme bench of J -' ' M the State. UE I ' , H His opponent was a poor Utah boy. All his $'' childhood and early manhood were filled with I '' M hardships. He toiled with his hands for a living, j ! H but despite all drawbacks, gained for himself an 'i, 'I ) M education and then studied the profession of the l. j JM law. From a successful practitioner he ascended ' i'1' 'h il the bench, and in that capacity has won for him- tM L self the full confidence and respect of the bar and $' iH bench of the State. If r ;Ifl Which of these men ought to have the place Mr. 1 1 qM on merit alone and keeping in mind what the du- 'ih 4 ' ! " IH ties and requirement's of the position are? One 'lK' 1 i "ifl is a Lincoln in his way; the other is the grandson !,' H of his grandmother. 1 1. ' ) 'M |