The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-05

to the four winds; the miner, with his
pick and shovel, digs holes all over the
hills in hopes of finding the precious
metal. A few discover the lucky veins
and become suddenly rich. Expensive
reductions and other works are erected
III the mot eligible localities, and their
smoke stacks and chimneys are soon
emitting dense volumes of highly
poisoned metallic fume. The bullion is
AIKEN from the furnace and stacked
upon the ground ready for shipment
and the railroads carry this result to
distant cities and foreign lands to be
removed i'll the shap- of the almighty
. dollar ready for use. The anti-temper-
ance man brings large supplies Of the
fiery liquid to raise the spirits of the
despondent and to help in the merry
making of the lucky ones. The denli
nIJnde, attracted by the glitter OF the
shining metal comes to ply her vacation
and erect her palaces OF sin and abomi-
nation.
Tut what about the founders of the
commonwealth who so nospitaly treated
the first arrivals in their midst? Oh,
they live here, it's true, but then you
know they are an ignorant set and fully
ii quarter Of century behind the times,
and besides, their religious notions and
practices are so utterly at variance
with our Christianity that they have
become obnoxious and cannot any
longer be tolerated. If they were only
like US We would not say word, but
would give them every chance. As it
/ Is they must step down and make room
for heir betters. We have already
| secured the disfranchisement of many
OF their ablest men and under the
Edmunds law we shall be able to i'm
| prison their leaders and others. We
are determined TO take hold of the
reins of the government of the Territory
by fair means or foul, and if the Nor
mons will yield to US peaceable posses
sior so much the better, if mot they
must take the consequence Such is
the reasoning of the Liberal Party, and
such is their determination as all their
acts tend to show.
Now, / ask, in view of thesefacts, shall
we tamely submit to this wholesale
robbery OF our every right, or shall we
stoutly defend and maintain our rights
by every legitimate means in our
power? We have had a toretaste of
what their rule would be in the Tooele
County experience some years ago
They entered upon the administration
OF affairs there with the county com
paraaively free of debt; at the end of
TWO years they had 1t involved in such
financial embarrassment that it will
take fully ten years of the most rigid
economy to entirely relieve it; and yet
there was no material improvement to
show for this reckless expenditures OF
the peoples money.
\ century succeeding the struggle !
for Independence We find ourselves in |
> similar. pnfahjtinr, tr, the
who so bravely oontended for their I
rights against an over |
whelming majority, and shall we be |
less valiant than they, and have our |
children reproach as, if not for coward
ice. for our tameness and apathy? No! I
While principle of right and Justice
Is at stake, we must defend il to the
bitter end, regardless OF the conse-
quence. There are other channels of
deience that are open for us besides
those OF war, in which bY-the-wav we
never expect TO participate. no matter
what our strength may be hereafter.
'or thatis altogether contrary 10 the
spirit 0f'our holy religion. We are S i'll
very largely in the majority in this
Territory. and while we are unlike the
national majority, not disposed to die
tate to the minority III what manner |
hey shall worship God or keep His
avs, we still demand our rights as citi-
ems of this great republic in regard TO :
he principles oflocal government. We
hall continue to exhibit our strength I
through the ballot box in favor of the
men whom we desire to fill the various S
'f1ces, and despite the howl about 8
.hurch and state, we shall still ask our
PRIESTS, as well as our laymen, to vote
With us and may be we shall consult I
With our minister in regard to the fit
less OF certain men for office, fully be-
ievlngfhat an unprecedented, honest ex- Il
'resslon OF judgment from the lips of f
minister IS worthy of as much regard as
he expression of any other man. We f,
ppose the men who Glamour for office
Or the sake of the spoils: strangers to Z
$, TO our institution, to our common
Tealth, whose interests are not in the
with ours We shall also
ppose those who are in every way elIg- u
Die election but are the proclaimed II
nemies OF the people, continually aim =
lg blows at ms because of our religion; il
len who would suppress honest express b
on OF thought upon religious topics or c(
ne free exercise OF religious principles, =
'r we nold that any such attempt is an ~
lsult to an American citizen, and .
no Id be resented. or
The Peoples Party never did and Sc
ever will raise the question of religion
connection with political matters. ia
bis we leave to our false accusers. the d,
LIBERAL Party, whose political platform ~
ould not be complete unless it con- ii,
lined plank labled Mormon reli- frt
on, Mormon polygamy," or "Mor- A
on priesthood. The men whom we q
all continue to choose. for office. and pc
Id for whom we shall vote, will be n
ose who are well known to US; not
lventurers whose anticedents arecare-
lily concealed. or if bro ght to hight In
fleet anything but credit upon them
Ives or their associates. Our platform st,
equal rights, equal justice TO all. ir-
spectiye of race. color or religion. OK
nything less than this comes short of ca
at pure Democracy, which should CT.
aracterize a Republican form of
yernment. SUI
A True Politician.
HE New YORK Timss' Washington Nj
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