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Show GUILTLE88 AND FEARLE88. H In Salt Lake, and n few contiguous counties, tho polltlcnl situation Is H clouded by tho presence of n third H party which has taken to Itself the H i nnmo of the American party. B ' In Its ranks nro to be found some H of the best men In tho commonwealth H of Utah, Many of them are earnest H and slncoro, and lmvo at heart tho 1 best Interests of tho stato, They nro 1 fighting for whnt they think Is a prin- H clpal, and ns citizens havo tho right H to follow their convictions. We think H they nro mistaken In their methods, H and that If there Is any thing to mako 1 right, It had best bo accomplished by M earnest work within the rnnks of tho 1 nepubllcan party, the party which was brought Into existence nearly a half H century ago for the express purpose- H of righting wrongs, and which has H been grappling with and correcting H evils nil that time Wo think that the H American party as a party can never H appeal successfully to a vast majority H of tho people of the Btato of Utah. H Certain politicians, carried away by H tho heat of political discussion, havo H said that If this new party Is In any H way successful that tho .Mormon peo- H plo hnd better lcavo tho stato, for tho H reason that tho law would bo enforced H to that end. H Such talk Is tho merest drivel. In H tho first place, tho overwhelming ma- H Jorlty of the Mormon peoplo nro law H abiding, and as such can look any of- H odlccr of tho law In tho fnco without H fear. Only thoso need qimho whoso H nets are amennblo to tho law. H In tho second place, as was snld H abovo, It Is utterly Impossible that this H local party can over achieve any ? M Biiccess. Utnh Is nnturally Repunii- H can, American party domination m i would mean that tho tall woutit wag H ( tho dog. The material Interests ol M ' thu stato domnnd that Ilcpubllcan prtn- B ; clpnls prevail. Republicans are not to I bo led away by sldo Issues. Tho H j bluslor of its opponents Is useless, |
