The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-26
HOW IT HITS HIM.
An Old Time Liberal Discusses
the Ticket,
AND POURS IN SOME HOT SHOT.
Those Who Were Selected and Those Who
Might Have Been-Truly. "Com-
parsons are Odious.r
To the Editor OF TIE HERALD

| Iue Crisis IS past, the parturition i.
complete, the mountain in labor has
brought forth-a mouse: and such {
mouse!-a mouse unknown to the SUDDEN,
OF natural history. What a lamentable
result OF all this dressing, marching, blow
ing, drumming and speechingi have been
connected with the Liberal movement of
THIS territory for the past twenty wears
nave met with the party when but fifteen
twenty or fifty would be great gather
ing In precinct. have watched it's pro
gress and development; have marked its
workers and loyal adherents, and there
lore know something of it's history. its
promoters, stand-bys and principles. |
nave also seen those who cringed and
lodged, and noted the motives that actu-
ated so-called Liberals, as well as seen the
course OF several who would have BETRAYED
the cause, and have reioiced in its disin-
teSratlon. There were many loyal, faith
mi, honest and conscientious Liberals who
stuck to their principles through thick
ana thin, through contempt and discour
agement But what is the state of
inc held now! What kind of a ticket
Is sprung upon US with low
cunning, loadyism, trickery, deceit and
se!hshness. We were promised that every
thlng would be fair and above board. no
wrong should be attempted, ard the old
ndnus would nave honor and regard. But
When L look at the ticket and see how il
was manipulated, l feel, like MANY CON
sc!entlous Liberals, ashamed of it. and 7
Ghlhk It's complexion is disastrous to lis
success. Many acknowledged good citizens
teei III Is d very weak ticket and that the
lew good men on it can not save it.
would ike, IN my weak way. to examine
~ crillcaiIy and respectfully with the eve
anu liearG OF man that loves truth, right
anu honesty better than cause merely. |
IKE success OF my party, but not if gained
by cunning and selfishness. Truth will
triumph, and can wait for success with
honor and stralghtforWardness then it will
remain. hate machine politics, and swan
ping IN selfish interest. 1t seems little
TOO premature to play old, effete polit-
iGal tflcks on US. This being
ane mrs, oN oF'.A t,"'"t that promised sue
cess, our manlpulators should have been
,e. u, ~. o--o.ous, and not have al
lowed designing, specializing adyenturers
TO triumph over honest citizens who came |
mere TO stay, and had pleasant homes for
years before the influx of real estate boom
erS and bummerS among US.
DuG 10 tne ticket as briefly as | can. T
Will begin at the head, although it was de-
veloped the last Wv
For Mayor-Mr George M. Scott. He
5 gentleman whom | respect, and. as an
n1 'l nave nothing TO say against
sui what has he ever done for the Liberal
;auSe! Did he ever attend the meetings5
Old ever know his sentiments excent nv
iccloents Was he outspoken and firm IN
ne size OF those who were always in front
u Dehal1 OF principles which they honestly
'eneVed were correct and true? T have
,een at many meetings and never saw him
mere, and never heard his voice anywhere
" ha6 mas ne done for the Liberal party in {
oIipariS0n TO Baskln, Mcbride, Lawrence {
no Tue walkers! These men have been in
ne lore front when he was maxine little
nohey In other Places or visiting Egypt /
oalestlne or Greece. He is man of min
'eachaole character" True. and is to he
especled Tor 1t. But there are MANY of az
llgn character as he in Utah. He is of no I
D ~ character than Henry Lawrence. '
MS man has always been true to his con- 3
,lcGlons as well, and never ashamed of
ienl, nor feared TO utter them for the en- G
engagement of Americans MIR. Scottis I
successful merchant Well. YES, Rut
ot as much so as Mr.. Lawrence. The 4
aUtef managed and superintendent his own g
usIneSs, not leaving it to better or more i
apaDle men. Here is where the short e
lghtedness and lngratitude of the maninn- {
lIorS or managers OF the ticket betrav a
ZEN ZEN. MT. Lawrence, true to the party. Il
lloWed his name, like the soldier of a tor O
III nope, 10 De put up three times for f
!ayof, when we knew we could not elerr 4
lm-we voted like true men for him fl
eVertneless. But now, when there is (
ope OF putting hun, the peer, at least. of a
ocott, IN the municipal chair, the wise r
lGhuslastlc crowd push him aside for a a
'nparaJlVe stranger. Oh, Ingratitndei fl
~ name IS LIBERAL Mr.. Lawrence did n
VI come mere to make money only-he
lnle mere and made home and money q
,ars oeIore the other candidate, to enjoy p
e1, zoo, amongst US. Where Scott spent ID
dollar for the Liberal cause. Lawrence n
'enT hundreds. Let me here state, that d
+. Lawrence is not cognizant that write
is, and am positive if he knew arm If
rltlng 1t he would try to dissuade me ii
ON 1t, But am free man, and fear no b
ans froWn, and crave no mans favor 81
ext WI h
+ or Recorder Hyams. Who and W
' Ia. - ne iil16 should work himself into a
'mlnee for recorder, aud expect the nartv RI
vote Tor him: He is a Leripatslit. liz, OF
sCrance agent, as great Il nuisance as a
- iilS StatlOner," book agent or - sew g
z machine man. Until within tho los, h,
w months Ae mad not evea an office-like I'll
,cufo stone broker" and now he has IN h,
'ct cheap one with gas, after he enters I'll
In ofder TO do any writing What has il
done Tor Liberalism. Lon never. .,1r, IN
III tsG tile me tings, nor knew him to take N
y part IN the cause, until he could get ty
rec ooiiafs Gay as a judge of election AT CO
e CITY nall, and then worked himself into to
ing appointed registrar again for nav eli
us character is above reproach. ;, saws ST
: iTtouhe. so much the better for him nc
LII should be so. But there are thou- Sc
nus whose character is equal TO his. Rnt al
i ia klnd OF character has man who al
IL use his appointment to secure himseIf il.
rood snug office! Has any man moral
mt TO shove himself into place bv trick re
and trading! you vote for me gat nc
ur chaps to use their influence for me Gu
III do the same for you.n - of
Tickle me- Billy tickle me. do. su
YOU uckle me and I'll tickle you. or
say that this is mean, contemplate and Cd Cd
-erly selhsh. And the man who. under III III
present circumstances, does so is nm W. W.
rtny, and should be frustrated In the at uo
npt We, the Liberals, were told that 81 81
srythng should be fair and no undue oo
'orltlsm shown. Who, l ask, outside of &C.,
own small circle of friends, would ,1e
order! Not man. But he succeeds ~ ma
wv the wool over the excited delegates, o .,I'
IS, and We the honest voters, the hard x
nters OF other times, must vote or he , oa
-. Away with chicanery and duplicitv 5 aa
ay, Give US loyal, unselfsh men. 81 , 40
use, ne wants get good berth-to help 1 20,
over nlm from his late unpleasantness, wv, W.
t shall we be his dupes? Bnt. saws tba gol
pune, Judge Powers eagerly testifies WI
i Hyams' assistance in reorganizine d., mu
Liberal party in putting in the field 3 a lte
snty power is simply magnificent ), h Slt
q! he was fighting for himself Did n oe,
the Judge discern and know that while i az