The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-05
A FEW FACTS.
A True Politician" en- the
Issues the Day.
THAT LIBERAL PLATFORM
Equal Justice to All, without Re
gard to Color, Race,
or Religion.

best authorities, means the science o
government-the regul- tion and GO
yernment of a state or nation; the pre-
servation of its safety, peace and prs
perity; the protection of its citizens il
their rights, with the preservation anC
a corrupted sense, 1t means, artful o.
dishonest management to secure thu
success OF certain political measures, Il
advance party schemes-in other word;
political trickery. having no regard fol
the rights of the entire people, bu
pandering to the wishes of clique anC
working for their interests exclusively
Your true politician must be sought fol
among the founders of nations, states
or-communities, for, having helped to
formed q commonwealth, he jealousy
guards all of its interests, and his infiu-
ence is always used in the preservation
of the peoples rights; party feeling by
him is buried in the interest of the whole.
History furnishes many noble examples
of this, in the conduct of some of the
more prominent founders of these I'm
tied States. Examples that are in every
way worthy of imitation for their acts
are applauded even to-day (when a
single counterpart would be hard to
fnd) and that, too, by those who are
taking the very opposite course, for
party interests must be maintained at
any cost.
ito ha SoD{,o ", N tfar \ O,r rar-obofa
who comes into possession of his
fathers estate, your politician OF to day
! has no appreciation OF the labor, the
sacrifice and the toll required to give it
existence and to develop its growth.
He has no respect for the old land
marks that its founders veneratec as
sacred; made SO by memories that
rendered them as dear to him as life it
self: for with sacrilegious hands re will
tear down, dig up and scatter them one
by one until they are entirely swept
away. What cares he for the-departed
dead, for the memories OF the past, or
for future generations? He sees only
the present-himSelf, his immediate
associates; his own party. The true
patriotism and noble philanthrophy of
his sire (Which he might applaud in
public speech Tor the sake OF effect) are
elements altogether foreign to his nat
ure. lis said comparisons are obi
Gus, but still they are often true. No
thing can be more odious than your
modern politician. lie is what an after
thought m creation would be; If "a neces-
slty at all, q necessary evil. Being in |
no way any part Of the original he is an |
lncengrHity; possessing none of the |
dement's OF affinity. he is altogether an
nt
81 the way everywhere. Yet lie
orceS himself into notice and
recognition, and leudly clanors for
place and position which be never
nerlted, but II once obtained he clings
% 1t as tenaciously as the barnacle does
% hull OF vessel, and should be
icraped OH or corrosion will foil ".
But the Peoples Party in Utah. of
What Is IL composed? We answer. the
people and their successors who
ounded this commonwealth. who
with every obstacle and over
;ame them; who made possible the
ounding OF neighbering States and ,
territories; nay, whose fostering hand
assisted many of them in their early
and whose good example has
n numerous instances proved. a bless
ng to them during their youthful
Existence. And now they have
cached maturity and are asserting {
manhood. we might very reasonably
xpect little recognition in return. I
The cognomen, Peoples Party, has ,
'.een adopted in conJradistinctlon TO !
ne wrongly named) Liberal Party, {
Fhlch during the ten years of its lie i
las 1ad Tor It's members and supporters {
early every individual, PRESIDENT or i
ranslent) that was known to be in op- /
osItlon to the Mormons or Mormon s
'm. and the unity OF feeling which thew t
manifest was truly remarkable. The /
,athoilc Priest would affiliate with the i
Episcopal Bishop or Clergyman; the s
ara shell Baptist would join ha:.ds
nth the man of free grace and free Il
AVIATION; the narrow-minded Presby. il
'rian and the large souled Universal I
III would lay aside their antipodal l
plnlons; the pious Christian would W
leet with smile the most pronounced t,
Aeptic, and the officer of government e
ouid chdperone the well-known prosti- n
tie to the polls because he would yote 81
sainst the Mormons. Talk about the a
mon OF church and state as charged Il
,altst this peoplel Why, if it were ali a,
ue, which 1T is not in any degree. tits fl
nothing when compared to the hetro- II
'neOus conSlomeration of these conflict sc
g elements when Mormons are con- is
IN d. But lett be remembered not re
lie OF these took any part in the settle A
ent OF this barren waste. No. the tt
lrdy pioneer was left alone as lar AS cl
ey were concerned, to battle with theI e
most lnsurmountable obstacles that
set him on every hand. The ravenoas
lcket and grasshopper might destroy
crops and force him to feed on roots
months at time; mfyht chase co
nlarauding Indian or meet him in in
en- battle and thus settle his dispute TN
IL him in the regard to the right OF y.
session; lie could make the roads. III
I'D the bridges. dig the canals and re-
ter courses; he might fence his fields, Wi
IKE ms gardens, plant his trees. II
Id his houses and locate his cities pu
might establish his municipal govern lie
mt ana organize counties by right of Co
iracter privileges that he had OBJ I'M
hea from the parent government; In'
might erect his mercantile houses Du
nails OF Justice, his schools for edu Sc,
ION and his churches for the worship cal
Iod- All this he might do and Il SCI
'usand other things undisturbed; ees
when done, the hungry adventnrer an am
< his appearance and charmed gu
a !he prospect OF future spoils viii h
!hinks are easy to be obtained, he
ties The Christian minister to come tin,