The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-07
A FEW COMPARISONS.

1.-THE basis of free government is the
right of the people to govern themselves"
This is the solid plank number one in the
Peoples platform, which stands out in
such bold relief in comparison with the
platform of the self-styled american gen
tlemen." The latter's idea of the basis OF
free government is that the people have
no right to govern themselves; that they
should have no right to a trial by jury
although it is guaranteed to them by the
constit ltioa; that a trial by a jury of a
mans peers means a trial by jury COM
posed entirely of men who are bitterly OPP
posed in religion and in politics TO the
accused.
The People say''there lives on this earth
no one who has so deeply at heart the per-
sonal purity of her children as the
mother" and she should, therefore, be per-
mitted to vote, as she would be sure to
cashier ballot in favor of honest and pure
government that her loved ones might be
protected against the evils which are
abroad in the land.
The People say the mother loves her
child; she thinks that billiard halls, sd
looms and houses Of i'll fame are the re-
forming agencies of hell, aud she, being a
mother, would shed sympathetic tears
were the children of her bitter enemies to
be reformed" therein; 50, let her vote,
and she will see that men are elected to
govern who will stamp out of existence, as
far as possible, these reforming agen-
cies"
The Liberals say: ''Billiard halls, saloons
and houses of ill-fame are more powerful
reforming agencies here in Utah than
churches and schools or even the Tribune"
and as no mother can be found so base as
TO agree with the damnaGle doctrines,
therefore the mothers must not be allowed
TO vote, or the pet reforming agencies"
may disappear and children grow up to be
sober and virtuous, and this must not be,
or the days of the Liberals will be num-
bered.
The People say, give US low taxes and an
honest and careful government.
The Liberals say, we admit the fact that
Sin no other state or territory of the union
are the taxes so moderate as in Utah" but
this should be changed; taxes should be
multiplied by three or five, as witness our
good (?) government in Ogden. The money
in the treasury Should be wasted, and the
county left so heavily in debt that it will
take eight years to recover from our Lib
eral government of four years, as was done
by our wiseCO manipulation of the IRE
public of Tooele."
The Peoples plank says: "We regard
the constitution as a sacred charter of hu-
man liberty; we revere its principles and
declare our unwavering allegiance to the
government and laws made in pursuance
of its provisions"
The Liberals say, we regard the constitu-
ton as an obstruction in the way of the
government of Utah being captured by the
truly loyal carpet-bag American gentle
men," and therefore no attention should be
paid to its provisions. AS a Mormon has
no rights which white man" or an
American gentleman" is bound to respect,
an obstruction in shape of a con-
stitution should not be needed;
there should be taxation without
representation; "the right Of the people TO
keep and bear arms should be prohibited;
"the right to speedy and public trial by
an impartial jury should not be allowed
then secure a conviction without evidence;
bills of attainder and ex post facto laws
should be passed, and the obligation Of
contracts" should be impaired; we must
admit, as we are truly loyal American
gentlemen, that the foundation ''of all free
government is the right in the people to
participate in their legislative councils"
but can't win on this basis so we advocate
test oaths and favor legislative commits
sion, that none of these rights can be
enjoyed by members of the Peoples party;
we are called Liberal is why we are
thus generous. Men are not "created
equal" and to cause them to ar
rive at state of equality it
IS necessary to reform" some with
saloons and houses of ill-fame - it is ne
cessary to erect "a multitude of new offices,
and send hither swarms OF officers to
harass our (the) people''-the Utah commisss
sion for example; the military should be
independent of, and superior to, the civil
power" so that we can re- enact the farce
by IRELAND, and employ the army to secure
a prisoner accused of misdemeanor.
The Liberals say, we favor test oaths,
increased taxation, laXity in public social
regulations, and SALOONS and houses of
i'll fame as reforming agencies" we stand
on the platform of II am holier than thou"
and we are therefore entitled to the reins
of government; especially are we entitled
to the government, as we are anchored to
this city by a carpet-bag which we promise
to unpack if we are given the next city
election.
Some people, by education, cultivate
their cheek, and others are born with a
large supply of the article which grows to
the extent that in time it becomes so
adnormally developed as to form the great
big majority of the individual Of this
latter class the average proprietor of a
grip is first-class sample. The carpet
baggers' love for our city and its people
will be fully illustrated after the next city
election when they
Shall fold their tents like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away.
The People will see to it that the grips
are not replenished by pickings from their
taxes paid on their substantial improve
ments.
GOVERNOR FORAKER complained that
Mrs. GROVER CLEVELAND refused to shake