Show IN POLITICS t x the editor 0 tho Provo dispatch denies tho right ol 01 tins paper to auvo its eay on the cannou timea controversy vet the dispatch itself in a column adi aerial gives a diz in abe fifth rib in each a sly way that one hardly knows what the object of the dispatch la now if ahall bo denied the richt to defend cannon why not deny the dispatch tho r to aid the new york simoa now if our democratic journals will let up we are perfectly willing to let mr cannon and the times fight it oat the dispatch Is very much worried over the statement of the times that the mormon will control the balance of power in six elates end if that is arne then george Q cannon would carry twelve senators in iiii vest pocket the dispatch bays that will never do and it would never be tolerated that is loo true but what evidence has alio dispatch editor that george Q cannon could and would control the votes of ell the mormon members of all the legie six the writer has visited about every county in utah nd ne kenw 0 our own knowledge that george Q cannon could not oven control alio bombera of the legislature iu the one elate ol 01 utah if the dispatch editor wants to feel iho public puen on that question let libin jump on his mule and take a ninety days trip through the country and ho will learn for himself hat any attempt on the part of the church leaders to dictate in political affairs will rec a rebuff that would not coon be forgotten we know of an instance where an apostle was asked if be would like to attend the convention colven tion and he lumped at the opportunity and lust he was anxious to bave st caused hi ofin friend to lay him on the ahelf and he did not know that he was a candidate when the vote was taken in the kepueli can convention which nominated a candidate for delegate it the iad refused and eaid he care for t then ae would have received the because ho is verv popular the church leaders understand this thoroughly and know better than to attempt to interfere in politics and the dispatch will find that its fear of twelve eena tors beina carried in lion george Q cannone 8 vest pocket ie all bosh |