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Show "MORONI'S HONESTY." Moroni July 25, J890. Editor RHGisTORi-Agieatdeal of stumping, stump-ing, both with and without brass band in attendance, is being done in behalf-of behalf-of the county seat. The Mt. Pleasant committee are out in full force eruestly , and we presume, honestly endeavoring to convince the people of this county that Mt. Pleasant is Ihe proper place. These stump speakers actually haVe the emblushing audacity to tell us that Mt. Pleasant can conscientiously ask for tlie vote that every honest voter should, and will, cast. Whenan honest man casts an honest vote will it be for Mt. Pleasant? Is that the place wlich is centrally located? Will the interests of the greatest great-est iiumtr h tulmr v4 ty-rtTn'""' . so charged with egotism a? toflWULUKe one moment that their flowery arguments argu-ments will :onvince an intelligent public pub-lic to vote against the greatest and the noblest principle upon which this movement was founded that of doing justice to all. Their selfishness, and sophistry is too apparent to be guzzled down by even the most unwary. The complaint for vears, has been that in order to reach the county seat. Ml, Pleasant people peo-ple have been conpelled to travel about twenty three miles and Faiiview twenty-eight. twenty-eight. This they say has been an inius-ice inius-ice sufficient to ask for the removal of the county seat, and to better matteis tor the greatest uumber they propose a removal to Mt. Pleasant. This they argue ar-gue would be meting out justice to all. To place Fairview within five miles of the countv seat, and Gunnison, May-field, May-field, Fayette, and Dover forty to forty-five forty-five miles away seems to suit (heir idea of justice, and they are actually asking people to look upon this mailer the same as they do, and to aid them i.t carrying out this selfish, unreasonable scheme. We trust Mr. Editor, that there will not be one intelligent intelli-gent registered voter in this county who cannot see the injustice such a removal re-moval would biing upon the people, and flatly refuse to aid in such an infamous infa-mous undertaking. To argue that because the population in the north is greater than it is in the south, isjustifiable reason for removing the County Seat almost to the extreme north of the county, thus placing the people in the south at so much gieater disadvantage than those in the north, shows plainly that selfishness, Ihe most dispicable principle that could actuate act-uate any one in this removal, is their foundation stone. Might is right; even if puichased by fraud. The rights of fellow-man are as naught. And even men who are entrusted with the leading of their fellowmen in all that is just and good are engaged in this high-handed scheme. men whose examples should be a pattern of goodness and justice. Let us hope Mr. Editor, that those who are supposed to follow in the foot-steps of such leaders will step boldly out and set an example that these uuscruplous leades will, in alter life teel itself constrained to follow because of its justice. Do unto others as vou would be done by, is a principle that should actuate every registered voter at the polls on election day. In all candor, let me ask every registered voter, can you con-cieutiously con-cieutiously aud honestly cast your vote tor Mt. Pleasant? Lay away your selfishness and show to yonr fellowmen that vou know right and are brave enough to do right. It is to be hopedthat men who have justice at heart will be promptly on hand on electiou day to see that the unsuspicious are not led into the Mt. Pleasant trap of trickery and fraud. Be up and di ing and trust that the dav will come when the doings of political tricksters, will be throttled by the hand ot honesty and justice. Justice |