Show THE WAR GOES BRAVELY OK what with personal canvass newa paper agitation and mass meeting excitement cit the political cauldren cauldron caul dron in weber county ia enjoying a pretty babbling the nearer we come to the day which is to decide the question of supremacy the more animated does the conflict become both parties have their fall armor on aid the can dilates of both panties are doing yeoman service in the trenches for lack of acquaintance with the men nominated or with the principles which either bide is pledged to support no voter need approach the polls or cast about doubtfully as to which set of candidates should receive hia support looking back the discussions of the past ten days we ali auk we are justified in stating that the peoples party has come up unscathed out of the conflict and crowned new laurels not a point essayed by the enemy but what has been gallantly defended and brilliantly held taking alie offensive the people have assaulted the liberals on the side of economy of morality of fairness 0 good government of all that pertains to penn anent prosperity and lave reused them horse foot and dragoons on the score of personal merit though personalities be dragged into the conflict their candidates aru in every case men in whom the rank and file hae confidence men who have an unsullied record whose official lives will bear the closest scrutiny and who are less famous as politicians than as just men and good citizens this can bo gaid of all of them as well of sir ferrin mr shurtliff sir pingree mr anderson and tho various precinct nominees as of mr lUc barda and whose public services we made reference last evening the tactics 0 the other ecile leave not been of the kind to inspire faith in their honesty nor confidence in their promises they claim the credit of tree schools in ogden when they had nothing whatever to do with the inauguration 0 that improvement except in so far as n common with bolher citizens hey paid their proportion ol 01 the tax they claim the credit of improved streets when they have only carried out the improvements which they found tn progress they claim the credit of booming the town when in fact the beginning 01 tuo I 1 nion depot and alio energetic of the chamber 0 commerce THE and a few progressive citizens awakened auak ened an interest in the advantages ami capabilities 0 this favored city the real progress which they claim as a result ol 01 their triumph is nothing but the natural ee quence of the preliminary work oi last one point we grant they make a blazing success the comparison aliey make between the state of things today and eliat of one year ago then ogden was a wisely controlled peaceful city growing rapidly but substantially and without any danger of a collapse today she is rated by travelers excursionists and temporary residents aa more lenient to vice and lea conducive to moral health than any town on the transcontinental route the liberals are welcome to this the chief glory of their present administration |