Show MORE ABOUT STATEHOOD far alio clinef liberal organ alio tribune it is amusing to read about the I 1 efforts being made in washington to secure statehood for utah very likes ly there is something amusing in the situation it is really laughable to think 4 that the tribune hag at last been forced r by public opinion into a position where its is courted nor feared by abo advocates of statehood for butali the tribune knows well enough that what was intended by the liberal f leaders the voto for alien as a protest against statehood did not really riso to alic dignity of a protest and eliat it lias never been considered in eliat light by alie representatives of alie two national parties in washington certainly it ans not a republican protest for s alien claimed to bo a republican at r least two fifths of the votes cast for him were anti republican the crowd led by 0 W powers were not and aro not now classed as republicans alio other citizens who cited for the liberal candidate for delegate represented just simply alie personal following of alie tri bunc those facts are very well understood in washington both by senator representatives the president and public men generally and they know also that of utah by nn overwhelming majority declared in favor of the early admission of butali into the union s alio tribune says that there is no i anxiety among the people of utah tor statehood certain men who believe eliat it will further chalcea for office and outside of certain other stion alio believe it will the mormon church in power forever r how does the tribune know this Is it the keeper of tho consciences of alio aco plo of utah or rather lias it not become so soured and disgruntled by brooding over the disappointments which it has met with during the past two or years that it cannot 1 reasonable dubois and shoup and a and stanford and teller and volcott and alio rest may afford to A eliugh and aft amused over the antics of f athe tribune well knowing eliat they can ignore the liberal organ without any lose of prestige or influence it is well enough understood both in butali t anti that the tribunes opposition to the republican party and i to statehood for utah resulted from its having been ignored by tho men alio IC tired ot its dictation moved in the mat ter of organizing tho republican party 1 asking permission of alio tribune tho tribune batee to follow here it cannot lead 1 yesterday tho tribune eadd alio bill for an enabling act is liable to im brought in tins week and put upon its passage under suspension of alio roles and in that case probably statehood would bo fully established by next july aff A UA out contemporary for tho of ascertaining whether the if beYal party wants statehood hereby calls upon the clergymen upon alie ba upon the merchants upon alie real estate owners alie men of prop orty tho men alio will bo most affect od if statehood should bo granted to give an expression of their opinion wo cay to the tribune that any such expression of opinion from alio class which upon will not count any than did ite eo called protest last fall ite liberals will not bo more by statehood alian any other class of citizens they will have equal rights and and may have political control whenever alicy can demonstrator demon strato eliat they are in a major aty in alio meantime we look to bec eec statehood given to butali and thereafter shall expect to tho new state make rapid progress in population and material wealth when aliat time eliell como tharo will be found none eo poor and mean as to do alio tribune reverence |