Show yra > en WHAT SHALL BE DONE The result of the election at Brigham f 9 df ity yesterday proves conclusively that loyal victory can be acheived in the Territory unless restrictions can bet be-t 1r placed upon the Mormons under the law J t i 3 l I besides the mere taking of the test oath That they will take the oath at least in sufficient numbers tot tl I 101 to-t carry the elections js an assured fact The oath itself then amounts virtually A 4T to no restriction at all It is claimed by I some that the registration officers have the power to put such questions to applicants appli-cants as will demonstrate their true feelings and consequent intentions and that if the answers are such as indicate that the oath is not taken in good faith the officers have the right to refuse to register It is i also claimed by some that the judges of elec Xl JI tCl tion have the right to put such ques O jjlions < to persons offering kto vote iff aKA RiU and themselves decide upon the I j uplicants qualifications It is furthermore fur-thermore argued that the fact JJACV of V admitting that he is a person a member mem-ber of the Mormon Church which advo f Y H elites sustains and practices polygamy d8 ls i sufficient cause for rejection by the S LAV judges If there is any legal method by which the intention of the law can be carried out in this matter it is to be hoped that it will be adopted The DEMOCRAT has no desire to debar any A nl TlAffl nil i person from votingswhp takes the oath in mil IIU good faith and who will afterwards act in accordance with it It does however f 4 I hope that all will be debarred who NbI rf ilzu take it with such mental reservation reser-vation as renders it practically a farce For instance at the election at kUiIe I i Brigham yesterday probably ninetenths of those who voted would in half an hour J CJ jf 1 afterwards havesecretedfurnished a horse or done almost anything else to enable a polygamist escape from the officers of A flMIJ j the hnlt lawl l 1 1 r It i is diculous I J1 to assert i J l < J that such people are entitled to vote under un-der the new law and if any means fcan be devised which would be l Sustained by the courts to disfranchise Jhern it most certainly should be done The best legal talent in the Territory should be consulted and some uniform course of action agreed upon We would suggest if no other organization takes the matter in hand that it be attended to by the Territorial Democratic Committee The Administration Adminis-tration and the Democratic members of Congress exerted their power to furnish such legislation as would place the local Government of Utah in loyal hands It is the duty of the representatives of the party here to make tne best use of such legislation as was given us altnough it falls far short of that favored by our Democratic brethren breth-ren in the East |