Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-28
HIMSELF AGAINST HIMSELF.


apology for mentioning it is this:
1t espouses the cause of the Glib
eral', candidate for Delegate to Con-
gress, and some things it has said
have been copied into local papers
of more importan &c. The "Liber-
al'' organ in this city patronizingly
and gieefully incorp crates some of
the Commercials sayings in an edi-
torial this morning from which We
clip these sentences:
Among the agencies that are help
ne Judge Goodwin is the Mormon
press. With increasing hatred, with
bitter and venomous cOwardico. with
falsehooi aud SANDER, it showers upon
him an uncs8sing food OF malicious
and dsspairing abuse"
The only sabuse'' that the ''Mor-
mon' press has heaped upon c. {.
Goodwin is the quotation Of his own
language, the reproduction Of para
graphs from the columns bearing
his name as editor, ami the invita-
ton that he apFly to him
self some Of the epithets
which abound in his editorials.
Neither he nor his vulgar hench-
man seemtO relish this. Tn cir forte
is to abuse others, to lie about their
betters, to substitute personalities
for arguments aui put ribaldry in
the place Of reasoning. They can
not endure retOrt, noT view without
Iage the reply Of an opponent on
any subject. If he does not bow
down TO their contradictory and il
logical assertions aul deductions,
there is no name in the catalogue of
viIificatiOn and vituperatiOn too base
to heap upon him.
When a man who has grossly in
suited good women, called their
children the most apprObrious name
in the yernlcular, der ided their re-
IigiOn, fllsifiei their faith, sought
to deprive admit tedly industrious
and law-abiding men, young and
old, of the elective franchise,
solely because they viii not vote
for his garg, and announces
himself in favor OF reducing
them to political slavery, has the
impudence TO exhibit himself to the
public gaze and ask the people whom
he has 50 slanlered, aud whom he
wishes now to rob OF every political
right, to give him their votes that
he may 90 to Congress to work for
their destruction, it is time some
body told q few truths concerning
his course and intentions.
But in doing this, no paper that
We have seen has come down to the
personalities in which he himself i
INDUCING concerning his opponent.
We have said nothing about his per
sonal standing and the unenviable
figure he has cut before the civil
courts. If We desired to go down to
the level Of his own sheet, we could
do all that is necessary in this line
by simply giving his history in GER
tain pecuniaTy matters from the
court reports. But we are not in
that kind OF business. We leave
thst sort Of thing 70 the receptacle
OF filth called the salt Like
Tribune.
1t seems that neither the Lib
eral'' candidate nor his "Liberal''
supporters and apOlOgists like the
reproduction OF articles and SEN
fences from the columns bearing his
name. Well, we did not exTect or
wish to please them. II he does not
like his own language AMI senti-
ments quoted, he should not have
expressed them. We have not
charged him with anything but
what he acknowledges to hold as his
present opinions and intentions.
The abuse, then, is all his own, and
We propose to quote him whenever
we feel it proper to do so.
His position, self-confessed, is this.
He wants to go TO Congress. If he
is elected, he will use the power
thus conferred upon him to
take away the right to vote and
to hold office and to enter and ac-
quire title to public lands from every
member Of the mormon, Church.
and fr.m every man who adiliates
with it or with the Peoples Party.
And he asks the members Of that
Church and Of that party, the
younger men particularly, TO help
him 10 the summit Of his ambition.
That is, he asks them to commit
political suicide, or to put into his
hands the Insaus to effect their
political assassination.
His impotence is only excelled
by his meniacity. And though he
may be sadly in need Of the salary
which is the chief incentive to his
present efforts, yet he ought to have
sense enough 10 see the ahsuriity of
his position; falling that, he is not
fit 70 60 to Congress nor anywhere
else but a lunatic asylum.
And any "NIOrmons'' or sons Of
"MormOns. "who would cast ballot
for such q maIigner Of their moth
ers, a defamer Of their manhood,
and foe to their liberties, oaght to
accompany him to that institution
and remain until reason dawns
upon their benighted minds.
On the part Of the People and the
papers which support the Peoples
candidate As yet there have been no
personal attacks. If such were de-
sirable the means are abundant and |
at hand, both for the sLiberal,' |
candidate ami several OF his brazen |
supporters. But it is sufficient to |
cite his o En sentiments and place /
in their proper light his own claims
and admissions, to deter any ''Nior-
mon" or son OF a "Mormcn'' who |
retains his senses and self-respeet
from voting for 50 pronounced a foe
to freedom.
THE QUALITY OFTHE CAMPAIGN.