Show HIS PURPOSE judge powers has sounded a call for alio rehabilitation of the liberal party in salt lake what is hie pur poo to one looking from the ground of an observer not involved in the immediate fray the judges purpose in all its and ramifications is perfectly clear let us first dismiss the very apparent and indented un desire of the liberal boss to control alie plunder of a city which has been rich a prey aa salt lake and which yet has come rich workings undeveloped this desire is one which might animate any man with everything to gain and nothing to loee in politic but judge powers lias a wider motive STANDARD asks a candid conail aeration by its readers of the following incontrovertible proposition one week a with the liberals of salt lake and ogdan practically out of the political field as an organized body the republican party waa certain to secure control of tho next legislature there is not a well informed politician in utah who will sincerely deny that statement judge powers is an intense democrat his fidelity to the liberal cause is the fidelity of a paid attorney whilo his lovo and devotion to the party of autocrat cleveland has been and is beyond all price on more than one occasion in utah he has been able to earn liia to from the liberals and to aid the democratic cause at the same time what more natural than that his invaluable cee should be drawn into the field in this crisis of affairs without his aid and that of the liberal party the autocracy of the democratic Demo catic party ig at an end in the local affairs of utah with his aid and that of the maas of people who can be induced to follow him the democracy may possibly win another victory it ia a combination and yet abo result isa logical certainty as the beturne of last november clearly chow 0 W powers is the moat efficient democrat in utah so far as ability to win victories is concerned far be it from STANDARD to charge collusion between the democratic party and mr powers tho mass of voters ini that organization would readily and truthfully deny any connivance with bis work and yet they are the innocent beneficiaries of hia political machinations but whilo this general acquit ance of complicity may be duelly extended to the democratic rank and file there are doubtless some few of the leading men not all but a few in the party who appreciate and sympathize with the endeavor which he is making the purpose of judge powers being so manifest it becomes a question of paramount interest whether liberal republicans will aid the nefarious work in oden there is probably a fixed determination to charo not in the sin and to be no partaker of the plague but in salt bake alie lure of local office may be eo strong as to overcome patriotism and common benso the gravest responsibility which can confront men is today in utah before abo adherents of republican principles this territory is passing into financial bondage because aho buys more than she sells A balance of several millions annually and constantly augmenting is against her the only possible and the only rational remedy is to produce more goods for our own consumption and thereby cut off aa fast possible the fatal flow of our financial blood to aid in the establishment of home industries a republican legislature is necessary instead of one sugar factory utah should have ton she should also have iron mills and rope walks for the encouragement of these bounties are necessary the despicable theory that the territory must go slowly but surely to ruin rather than to offend against tho democratic aversion to bounties should be overthrown at tho polls for this every republican vote every loyal vote in utah is invited tho startling fact that audgo powers purpose while nominally confined to municipal politics is calculated to prevent redemption for utah STANDARD warns every man whoso interest is for tho up building of a mighty commonwealth here that to follow tho jho leadership of tho liberal boss is to do to utah a deadly injury it is not speaking rashly to say that the only possible effect of tho lion which judge powers contemplates will bo to militate against tho republican legislative ticket with all the force which lie can master he can not of utah at the carry any city or county next election that is as certain 8 the rise of the sun on tho eventful day but he can so aid the otherwise defeated democracy to give to it once more a throttling grasp upon the industries of utah will fals purpose fail the answer to that depends upon whether believers in republican principles are craven enough to be used by this democratic manipulator |