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Show SOUKCl! OP HURTFUL PRESS CONTRIBUTIONS. . TIUHUNE 11UKKAU, ) 617 Fourteenth street, N. W Y Washlnctoii, V. 0., Dec. 25,1801.) Knstaru papers recently havo been reoofviirg letters from Washington dealing deal-ing with Utah aim the Horinon question, ques-tion, under tho gulso ol rpcclal dispatches dis-patches from tho National capital. Thbj correnpondenco has invariably lieen most unfavorable to tho Torrltnry, tojw pnllilcal syatm nnd to Its pros-liccts pros-liccts under Statehood. Tho letters haVo assured tho pcoplo (A tho East that a serious monnco in Itcpubllcan govern-mo4it govern-mo4it Iin.3 been generated through the cdnaent of Congress to tlio coming ndmistlun of Utah, Tho lato election, by which tl-o Uopubllcnns carriod tho Territory, elected Frank Cannon, de-tented de-tented Ihdogato Itawlins and choso ft lt"pub-icftii Constitutional Convention, has Iwen tnki-n as n repeated text to ouurc eastern readeis that theet' ro-suits ro-suits were only obtained through the action of tho church hierarchy and tlirougii directions given by tho church leaders to their followers to vote tho lie publican tlcktt. The tact that President Woodruir east his vote early in tho day THiopubllcnn candidates has been harped upon ns an ovlctencu x. r."'J intorferenco in political allalrs, an'u rcadsrs havo been Informed that with Utah's admission the church will control con-trol and tho ecclesiastical government will take tlujdaco of Ucpubllcanlem in tlio new State. ADVCrtSE COMMENT. This class of matter has nppearcd in lloston, Philadelphia and Now York pa-icrs pa-icrs as u ell ns horo In Washington. It luiR occasioned sonio comment ntces-Karlly ntces-Karlly advereo to Utah, nnd whoso In-duencois In-duencois not cither in tho prosent nor w ill It bo in tho fuluro benollclal to the niU-restH of the Territory of the new State. It now transpires that this stulr comes from tho fertilo brain of young man recently from Utah and now doing ijewtpaper work in Washington, and who is well known to .Delegate Itaw-'hns. Itaw-'hns. U is nnfurtunato for Mr. Huw-Ims, Huw-Ims, nnd for his denial ot reported In-leniowii In-leniowii In Which ho clahntd that ho made no cluirges against the Mormon Church in the matter uf his detent, Hint one ot ilojely coniu-clcd wills him is wiiting fuMlieKailern j.rcsnd constantly con-stantly iisfiig the very arguments lo the u rent disndviintiico of Utah which he niuiteif denlea thut he entertains. The ivpnrt uent out fcomo time tigo that Delegate lUnlius would, if he were able, M-curo the repeal of tho bill coufetring statehood upon Utah, is, upon excellent iiiuliorlfy, said to lmo come fioin the samesoiiicc. II the Delegate ever en-tertaiiiod en-tertaiiiod nny such Intuitions )(. nnml iinve beuti in n mouieiit of tcuiKirary abtrmliou of nund. Thcrois ko rossinm i-iunx'c fwtho rojioal o( thu Utah admission j i 1 1 . It m without question n Bource ol Jeep tcgitt io Mr. Unwllns thnt after ,i inciniure hud huni: fur mouths In the Semite Committee on Territories through ilie strung cifurts ol Senator Shoup mid utlior inyi)d of the Tucnlory and ajiinst tho viihciuent Democratic opposition, op-position, that he should not only have uven ricfontid ns i ciudlilnto for re-dlt.:tioh re-dlt.:tioh tothu HousooUt-.ircseutativcs, out put lo leei in iris auibitloii for a Jl-illltOUl.i!. IUh for all that Mi. lUnllna'a resent inent ugnlnst Hie lohllial action of the feiriluiy, which snung into Hue with .line-tentlisof the North and West In ripudiuting Ikiiiocratic iiicomjieteiicu uid Ueaior.ii.le imbecility, ehould not leaii lii.ii, ur tliust ussoclatvd with him, io cast slur ilion an cntlib (omnioii-vicjlllia.id (omnioii-vicjlllia.id in picjiidhe the Tciritoiy, hieh is io be thu carlnst udditlou tu die ilsiciliood of States, in tliocjtaul Sas.cin i ipltclisls mid of I'usttru In-vcstois. In-vcstois. Tho tluilc.i which nre being tent out at sparo rates to Kastern paper pa-per upon tho Ulnh situation and the Moiinou question mo retcntid hciu by all friend of Utah, and should bo even utor lncrously rescntcil by tho Ii-h.iliiti.nls Ii-h.iliiti.nls of that Tcrrili-ry Wtiatevei iutluenco can bo brought to bear upon the prty who is responsible for ihese Oiinutenicnti should ntouco bo turned louse. l04iuly Mr. Itawlins himself mlly be able lo :all oil' tho young man, who is intimately associated with him in Congressional work. |