The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-12
A Herald Correspondent Del
uges a Tribune Scavenger.
THE PEOPLE Us. THE LIBERALS.
A Little Good Advice that Should be
Considered by the
Growlers.
CoAIyILLE, Utah. june 8, 1855.


My friend Liberal" of Park City
where in his elevated regions
"The racs of mortal man is far too weak
To grow not dtzzy on unwonted heights,
deigns to grasp the pen again in yindi
cation of his party and its principles
but for the nonce he discards his party
name and sails under the non.-de-pIumt
EPluribus Unum." Many in onel Az
propriate change. Realizing, L suppose,
that the name. Liberal" was not very
appropriate for him to sail under. con
eidering how illiberal he is in his policy
that it was a gross perversion of the
word to subscribe it at the termination
OF such a retinue of arrogant and
oligarchic principles; that it was JIM
possible to reconcile his name with his
policy. he very judiciously assumed a
mere pertinent cognomep, for
"a man so various that he seemed to be
Not one, but all mankind's PHONE:
Stiff in opinions. always n the wrong;
Was everything by starts. and not Ing long:
But in the course OF one revolving m on
Was hostler, fiddler. lawyer and buffoon,"
attempt to adyocate the ability and
probity Of the officers OF the Peoples
Party and accuses me of trying to
make them appear honest" ! am justi-
fed in doing so.. 1t only requires
careful inspection of the records to con-
vince any unbiased person Of the verify
of yuy assertion. The County Clerks
report for the last fiscal year shows that
there is over s., 900 in the treasury: that
the county is in a fourishing condition
in e~ary respect, and that there are no
predatory spectators holding the reins
of government in this county.
Our friend is still reverberating the
I'D efete cry Of his party, I'VE want
change" He wants o change for the
sake Of a change. Feminine logic. If |
the present incumbents give good salts
faction to their constituents. If thew |
have served the people long enough in a |
public capacity to establish their reputa- |
ton and TO secure the confidence of the /
Gates their removal; he must be seeking
an Office. Let US judge of tine qualifica.
tons OF an officer from his conduct. not
from the opinion Of some political para
site or obsequious sycophant. Twice
has my friend asserted that they are
going to nominate good men: but this
Is only an opinion of his, the belief of
which is nos compulsory with us. Now,
we should have some respect for the
experience Of past ages, for we obtain
lessons of great political wisdom from
them. We learn that it has been the
almost inevitable and universal result.
that If any public man became very 8
popular by his acts of public justice he ;
would be envied by q class of ciema-
gogues. who would use all their energy /
subvert that authority. But 1t has I
been said that there are two WAYS of be- d
coming popular. One. is TO be praised
by honorable men, and the other to be
slandered by vicious charlatans. It lis s
well to indulge in the pleasures of the il
imagination to certain extent, but not | q
do become too fanciful and soeculative a
If we are going TO have q proposed | Il
movement in politics, let us peer into Y
its origin, its jusdfying causes. Its physi- L
cal consequences, its tendency to ele-
vate ordepTess the standard of morality a
or freedom and report facts c
and reasons tending to show foIly or y
wisdom upou which society may act" b
Do so, my!friend. v
Not discovering any Vulnerable points d
in our polity. again he hurts his shafts
Of raillery at the Mormon reiieion. o, "
his barbarous. pagan and evasive logic a
Drop your prejudice, my friend, and as D
sumo the mantle OF reason. Confine u
yourself to our political apothegn.s. and n
you encounter an indefeasi..le barrirade D
ihat your darts dipped in prejudice have
no effect upon. We, as the People's is
Party. are political organization. or fl
ganized TO protect our interests in this in
county according 10 our iieas of admin sc
stration. We a'e not organized 10 con- d,
tribute to the prosperity of the Nor Ell
non church. There is nothing to pro- al
hibit Us, however. from selecting able
and competent officers from the ranks NJ
Of that denomination. The federal e
constitution protects Us in this. Must NJ
We be deprived OF our rights of citizen Sc
'hip because we.as political individuals, m
choose to worship God in our peculiar 81
Tay2 Now while advocate the abso- m
ute separation OF church and state and b,
'ontend that no person should hold a en-
political Office by virtue OF any church to
oenetice or preferment that he may ba
lold. [ also contend that notvithstand- to
ng what political party am member
It, l should have the liberty to accent oh
my religious axioms, and worship any
,reator N any lawful manner, A Nor SCI
non IN the eyes of the law is simply a ali
ltlZen, as IS mechanic. a clerk or AN HI
ngineer. Are mans religious views wa
detrimental to mis- success as public Ba
'ficer? A mans religious views are an
lot to be questioned when appointed or go
lected to any Office. If INQUIRY into Ne
he religious sentiments of auy man =
Tere tolerated, previous to entering
pom the duties of his Office, preference
'ould soon be given to one sect or an
ther. and the 'ainalgamation of en-
oral and spiritual affairs would be in
viIable. Still my friend would violate
leSe fundamental principles, and re- ~
uce all Mormons TO condition of vas III
alage. None but I'm ntal serfs would
dvocate such pefnicioIIs and barbar-
US policy-a policy which delused all
urope with blood for centuries.
he seems to think it curious that we Oi;
u vote for our candidates. Does he
SIX US n vote for the Liberal nominees?
would be vain and ruinous imbecility
II us to vote for men who stand on 8 =
attorn which accuses us of all man
er OF vice and crime, Of outlawry and
efficacy; and with savage acr;mony
larges us with enslaying the souls and t
'dies of all our adherents; with teach ind
g the corrupt. teslets of en- Asiatic ear
cal system II, of1r sen