The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-02
THE VILLAIN STILL.

The Liberal psrty of Utah, so
called, is afflicted with bad leaders
those who constantly place 1t in
contradictory and homogeneous posi-.
tions. In its efforts to square itself
with the instincts and regulations
of the best class Of people else
where, it necessarily has to confront
record which shows g precisely OPP
posite condition Of <1kangs, and its
only resource under such circum-
stances is to generSl denials, crim-
nations aRd recriE1inations. To
deny to-day what one asserted a
year or more ago as a solemn fact,
may or may not be theIproper thing
to do, the change Of front depending
for it's ooramendGble features upon
the honesty of his motives and the
sincerity of his 'conv arsion. For
example, IL a mSR stole horse last
year an6 was convicted. 1t is highly
gratifying to all.good people fog him
to acknowledge fais error and depart
from it.; hut if NE persist in steal
ing and claims that he is doing
right, and that his former trOabls
was caused by stealing from the
wrong man or interpreting an ina-
proper plea to the Indictment then
his repentance 10 only one OF form
and relates merely tonnethodss Civ
ing no guarantee Of Improvement in
the proper direction.
The organ of the patty referred so
continually announces. with g peE>.
sistencg quite unbecOming in jour-
nal whose POLICY has all along been
e'anything to defeat the majority
thatit is the especial champion of
morality, the chiefsGdvocate Of the
supremacy OF the laws, and the
ostqelentless foe OF falsehood and
vioe. That the facts do not bear eGt.
It's present claims eaR be shown Goa
clusiIely to the most o5tuse RiGd
by reference to its files. Tfeat
its manner has,chsaged somewhat
may be tFue- there may be less OF
blackgvardism, calling aad
SANDER of everything and eVery~
body uafriendly todt than formecay;
bat in other respects it ie just the
same; its policy and principles ere
unchanged; end because 1t finds Its
previous conduct IL seeking resules
the subject OF almest universal con-
domination, and Slightly changes it's
tactics on thRt account, to arrogste
to itself exalted virtue because of
such change, is simply to smile and
smile and be villain still.
The HERALD has repeatedly made
the charge, and makes itagain, that
the course of the paper referred to
and Its chief supporters has been de. |
trimental to the best interests of the
Territory in whiok we live and
whose prosperity it shoulh be our
constant aim to enhance. There |
can be- no objection to journal
espousing a cause Which it believes
to be right, and using any honorable |
means in its power to uphold its po-
sition; but the chalnpioning of dis
criminative and class legislation,
the indlscriminate abuse of
people because of differences
of opinion, the lHs1ewarm and
apathetic show of opposition to
the vilest crimes VIXEN it: oppon-
entS are the victims, the apparent
inability to detect anything except |
what ia heinous and hoerid among
q large community at peace with |
the world and on gooG terms with |
their neighbors, and tbs disposition
manifested by printed fentences to
CdluAulhlO WAClC al S6A4cnt CdHS !
not be used and assume where facts
are wanting to make point, are not
honorably espousiug any cause nor
doing that which any sane person |
believes to be right.
This paper is, as it alwaye has
been aud ever will be so long as the
present management controls its
destiniss, for Utah and her people;
it excludes everything detrimental
and advocates everything bene-
fetal, from whomsoever and what.
ever source they may come. If
those opposed to us can help on the
good work by their opposition. they
are rendering such aid as we ere
willing to classify among the
negative friendships of the hour.
But it is respectfully SUBJ
united, TO the careful considera~