Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-04-06
DEMOCRACY DENOUNCED.

Mr.. John E. Booth, of Provo, has
been denouncing the Democratic party to
the people of that place. The address is
in the usual brusk and brilliant style of
the gentleman, and recalls the days
when he was the Demosthenes Of the
University, only he has not removed the
pebble from his mouth. He says that
the foundation of the party is an ANAL
gamation of the stones of truth and error
but neglected to say which was truth
and which error, and which was
most dear to his own soul. This
was very wrong in great leader and In
structor Of Section G, for he does not ac-
quaint his followers with the object
which they are pursuing, and they may
find that when it is attained it is not
what they had expected. Is 1t that this
vagueness is a sure sign of the greatness
of the object? This wonderful address
says that they (the Democratic party)
rail at perhaps 10000 voters, and ask
that these voters vote as the Democratic
party (''the S5 self-styled Democrats'')
ask. If memory fails us not this
very Peoples Party have rallied at
50,000,0O0 of people, and yet we
have always thought they had right
to rail at, but not the right to rule the
50,000,000. But where has there been
such light shed for political parties as
this statement sheds? '"They ask the
Peoples Party to abandon the celestial
order of marriage, when perhaps not one
of the number knows what it is; most of
them being single, or else married Jy
some cjCil officer. Just think OF it, mar
ried by some civil officer! Was the like
ever heard before-in Utah? This
allusion to marriage by civil officer re-
calls the times when the late President
George A. Smith used to call those men
who were but once married bachelors
The gentleman seems thoroughly imbued
with the celestial order of marriage. SO
much so that in Provo it is whispered
that he knows more of and cares more for
celestial marriage than the Ten Com
mandments. Yes, the Democratic party
in Utah knows something of polygamy,
and those who are of it that were born in
polygamy dislike the system because it
produces such men as the Instructor of
Section G. And further we think we
know to whom Mr.. Booth refers
when he says: "They talk of the evils of
polygamy, and at the same time select a
man as their chief exponent, who is of
that issue, and who would probably
never have even succeeded as a first
class adobie-maker if it had not been for
polygamous money" Perhaps not, but
we should never have tried the adobe
making business, but should have gone
to the Instructor of Section c.. and learned
to pound sand. "They ought to join one
side or the other; by so doing they would
earn a reward; on the other side thev
would be respected for their courage but !
being neither hot nor cold, they are fit |
only as an emetic, and will probably do
some good in getting off useless bile
from both parties" We advise the In
structor of Section C.to take one, for there
was never seen a man who more needed
one y; so much does he need it that it has
been said that when the Instructor of
Section c. shall be no more that he will
sink into the grave unkempt, unknown
Sulphur and sorgum are re-
as mild in action and pleas
mt to the taste. ''Take it, Bob, take it.
Bob, it's better than tea."