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Show Conference Rates. Tlie railroad olllclals must be Democratic Demo-cratic in their tempeiamcnt. As Hill Glassman said about the opposition to Roosevelt's attitude on tlie canal question, the Dcms kicked because the President was "too slow" In getting get-ting at the question, and when he did get at it and pushed It with his characteristic char-acteristic vim and energy they said ho was "too fast." The olllclals of the Moi mon chinch, recognizing the shameful discrimination discrimina-tion In tho matter of.confcicnce rates, applied to tlie O. S. L. lallioad officials of-ficials for Justice and were told that "as long as the people do not object the chinch people at Salt Lake should not Intel fere." Since Tin: Rki'Uiili-can Rki'Uiili-can begun Its light for the people, the railroad olllclals have said that we should leave thlsmattcrforthc chinch " to handle -that the kick should come from the high chinch olllclals. When confronted with the Infoimatlon that at dlllcicnt times, Geo. (J. Cannon, .loseph F. Smith, M. W. Merrill and Holier J. Grant had inged consideration considera-tion of this matter, the olllclals were up a tree and said "THERE WILL RB NO CHANGE UNTIL WB LOSE RUSINESS"-that Is.imtll the people icfuso to attend conference because of tills disci I initiation. As has been said In this paper before, be-fore, tlie thing for tlie people to do is to stay away from confeicnce until they arc Heated propeily in tills matter. mat-ter. If a single hundred can get a two dajs' trip to Salt Lake at a $2.50 rate, thero Is no reasonable reason why many hundreds should not bo granted a $2.50 rate for live or even ten daj s. The railroad Is In thorough touch with the situation licre,as a matter of course. They know the exact number who take advantage of conference rates, and when this number lessens, when thoy Hurt that the people discriminated dis-criminated against refuse to stand for It any longer, the O. S. L. people will come to terms. It should not be foi gotten cither that this fight can be carried into the State legislature. The legislatures of other states have had to make rates for the railroads and the legislature of Utah may have to do i he same. Passenger Pas-senger rates and Height i.ites aie both outiagcous. Citizens of Cache Valley keep the matter before you, and be prepared to do your part when your individual assistance Is asked for. |