Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-07-25
ON THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE "TRI-
BUNE."

1t has long been known in the COM
munity that the independent" Tribune
is trucker for place and patronage, and
to describe it as it is in politics many
have tried, bat being like the chameleon,
its politics were like those of the person
in whose presence it was. Was it not
almost impossible, under the circum-
stances, to locate it and say to what party
it belonged? The following anonymous
poem, supposed TO have been written
about the reign OF George the First, and
entitled, The Vicar of Bray, very well de-
scribes the Tribune Concerning this
poem the elder D'Israeli said:
''The Vicar of Bray in Berkshire, Eng
land, was Simon Alleyn or Allen, and held
his place from 1910 to 1888. He was Papist
under the reign of Henrythe Eighth and a
Protestant under Edward the Sixth. He was
a Papist again under Mary, and once more
became Protestant in the reign of Eliza
beth. When this scandal to the gown was
reproached for his versatility of religious
creeds, and taxed for being turn-coat and
an inconstant changeling, as Fuller ex-
presses it, he replied: Not so, neither; for
if / changed my religion, 1 am sure | kept
die the Vicar of Bray"
The political principles OF the Tribune
are much the same as the religious ones
of the Vicar of Bray. For Papist and
Protestant substitute Republican and
Democrat:
In good King Charles golden days,
When loyalty no harm meant,
Jealous high-churchman was |,
And so got preferment.
To teach my flock never miSsed:
Kings were by God appointed,
Aud lost are those that dare resist
Or touch the Lords anointed.
"And this IS ldlO that I'U maintain
Until my dying day, SIR,
That lchdtSoeUer king shall reign
Still IN be the Vicar Of Bray, sir
When royal James possessed the crown,
And popery grew in fashion,
The penal laws hooted down,
And read the declaration;
The Church of Rome found would fit
Full well my constitution;
And l had been Jesuit
But for the revoltion,
And this is lalo that IN maintain, ETC.
When William was our king declared,
To ease the nations grievance;
With this new wind about l steered,
And swore to him allegiance;
Old principles did revoke,
Set conscience at distance;
Passive obedience was joke,
A Jest was non-resistance.
And this is lao that I'll maintain, etc.
When Royal Anne became our queen,
The Church of England's glory,
Another face of things was seen,
And | became a Tory;
Occasional conformists base,
[ blamed their moderation,
And thought the church in danger was,
But such prevarication.
Ald This is ld,O that IN maintain, etc.
When George in pudding-time came Ger,
And moderate men looked big, sir,
My principles l changed once more,
And so became Wing, sir;
And thus preferment l procured
From our new faiths defender;
And almost every day abjured
The pope and the pretender.
And THIS is the ldlC I'U maintain, etc.
The illustrious house of Hanover,
And Protestant succession,
To these do allegiance swear
While they can keep possession:
For in my faith and loyalty
nevermore will falter,
And George my lawful king shall be-
Until the times do alter.
A1d thus as IGlC that III maintain
Until my dying day, sir,
That tOhdtS0eUer king shall reign,
Still IH be the Vicar Of Bray, sir.