Show A REPUBLICS wherever lie he may be whether in kentucky or in utah TUB tug standard DARD admires the tone of the follo following wint communication which h ap appeared d f in n the salt lake times of I 1 last a t a evening I 1 rig it haa has the right ring and shows that the writer baa hag correctly sized up the political situation lie bays says it beems seems necessary for me to publish a statement of my political views in 0 order that I 1 may have lim time a to t transact business I 1 on the be street la in the office at home or I 1 abroad b by y some old time liberals libers Is who c claim 1 I that they cannot seethe see the consistency sis of my course I 1 was bo born bred and raised a republican republic an in the th state of kentucky I 1 have hav a a always been a republican wherever e r I 1 have been located I 1 am a republican in in utah territory and hope to remain here many years and expect to vote a republican ticket and support republican principles as long as 98 I 1 live whether it be in maine california michigan louisiana or utah in the past I 1 have made a great many liberal speeches have written several anti mormon articles for publication in papers in utah and throughout tha the world worl have assisted in securing nR lee lec ion and federal officials for utah and have voted the straight liberal ticket the local conditions then existing warranted such a course bat but mormonism has changed the peoples party has disbanded A complete separation of church and state has been effected the mor alor mons have come into line as a part and parcel of this nation they have sincerely divided on national party lines their church is is no more to the individual members than is the baptist methodist presbyterian or any other religious denomination to its followers they have done all that could be demanded and now I 1 say with hundreds of non mormon american citizens a mormon is just as ag muc much h entitled to my respect and sup support it as a candidate foe for an in office of cubric public trust as any other man in this territory I 1 am not a mormon dont expect to be neither do I 1 approve or sanction the principles or doctrines of the mormon church but I 1 regard the religious convictions of every man as bis his own personal opinions which with ith me has nothing to do with bg his business or political affiliations the time for division on party ty lines in utah has his come the 11 financial hancl at s situation i t ua t io n t the lier population tho the school s system y s t e m t the h e m mineral literal resources the agricultural developments the social system the church reformation all demand a change for the better which can only be accomplished by the present political movement the mission of the liberal party has been fulfilled its original purposes have been accomplished and the only work remaining for it to do is to die a natural death republican principles pies will triumph in this territory and my a advice to thoe echo who believe in protecting american homes american C citizens and american I 1 industries a do a t 1 ag is to withdraw from the old iberal liberal wreck and climb aboard the republican an ship that will carry you on to victory in ogden and salt lake city the leaders of the apparently aimless liberal party are strong democrats and any one with half halt an eye can eee see hat that the object of holding the liberals together Is to defeat I 1 the he republican rei party it therefore becomes the duty of every loyal republican who believes in live real issues and who wants to eoe too his s principles win the day to come com a 0 out ut from among his enemies and poll a straight republican ticket 2 at t the next election JOEL SHOEMAKER OGDEN utah july 20 1891 |