The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-11-01
PEOPLES TICKET.
For Delegate to Congress,
10 HIN T. G A | NE.
MIR. G0oDWlN,s PLATFORM.

H.
The Liberal candidate again stated in
the columns of his organ yesterday the
reason why il is that he can ''expect votes
from young Utah, when he is demanding
the disfranchisement of themselves and
their parents Having thus admitted
that he will, if he can, secure the disfran-
chisement of the young men of Utah and
their parents, he proceeds to explain how
that calamity might be averted. A careful
rea.ling of his article shows that he is I'M
able to prescribe a remedy. We defy any
man to read his demands and then say
definitely what they mean. He says some
thing about the young men Of Utah having
acknowledged with oath-bound penalties
the right of these self-styled priests to
rule,'' which is falsehood of the meanest
kind. No such cath is known to the young
Or the old men of Utah. 1t is simply
false and that IS all there is to be said OF it.
Next Mr.. GOODWIN says the young men
must come out Of the abomination'' or be
disfranchised, which means, we suppose,
that they must leave the church. He says,
slesVe off your allegiance to the personal
control CT the priests of that religion in
your political affairs" That is, leave off
doing something that is not done. What
would satisfy MIR. GOODWIN that the men
Of Utah simply vote as their best judgment
dictates and not rs 4 priest" dictates?
Some OF them have been so free and foolish
as 10 vote for a party that was threatening
all the time to disfranchise them, some
thing that would pot be done under the
same circumstances by the members Of any
other church ia Utah. Suppose a leading
plank of the Liberal platform stated that
the Catholics of Utah should be prevented
from voting or acquiring land in the United
States. Would any Catholic vote the
Liberal ticket Hardly.
a few Mormons have at different times
been foolish enough to vote the Liberal
ticket, yet even this exhibition of wanton
folly-voting for party that openly threat
ened the political destruction of all Nor
mons-makes no difference to the talk OF
Mr.. GOODWIN. He says they all vote one
way; and we are somewhat ashamed of the
fact that his statement is not true, when
ever the issue has been People VS.. Liberal
Utah, in order to avoid being disfranchised
for the alleged sins of few of their
friends, should ''serve notice on the lead
ersp that henceforth they determine to be
free in political affairs. The young men
have no objection to making such an an
nouncement and we suggest that Mr.
GOODWIN write out something for their ap.
proval and public endorsement. How would
something like this do!
''All political power is in and with the
people. Every loyal citizen should be equa
before the law, and in freedom to exercise
political rights and privileges. No power
or organization, ecclesiastical or otherwise
should be permitted to encroach upon thai
liberty which is essential to popular gov
eminent and TO personal political independ
ence.
''We are under no obligation to any
church, organization, association or indi
vidual by which our liberty is in any way
cnrtailed, nor is our freedom to vote for OF
against any person or question infringed
that the governors land Mr.. Goolwin's
insinuaJions to the contrary are false anC
made without foundation or excuse, and W.
challenge him to the proof Peoples PART
Platform.
In the remainder of his weak drivel tht
Liberal candidate only exposes himself t.
scorn. The reader will notice the differ
ence between his utterances of today ant
those of six months ago, and the other con
tradictions into which his present venom
has distorted him.
The mere fact that a. The victory yester.
great people have voted day was not wholly wol
without Scratchedby Gentiles The quick
ticket ana WITHOUT re sand conscience and eX
gard TO the quahfca- banding Americanisu
tons OF candidates lin many Young Nor
have voted simply as mons heart helped u
they have been 1n-lSwen the glcry of yes
structed 10 vote, oughttterday. Tribune, Aug
TO take from them thelust g. 1889
privilege of casting an II must be that quite
American ballot orlSO0 of young Utah voteC
holding ONCE in this the Liberal ticket OF
country. Monday Tribune AuQ
AS rule the Mormoniusf z, 1859.
people are as honest a Their rule has beel
people as live. They lmarked by ruin bloot
are as careful TO keepland treason The,
their engagements as lhave no inclination Il
any people They are separate their religion
all right Till it comes to from a rule which ha
their creed, and thenno connection with re
they are simply ma-iAgton in any form o
deny the fact. TheyIthen shall young Utal
glory IN Delng macnlneSidOE The answer i
IN that cause, and ma plain. Come out of tn
chimes ought not TO vote determination
IN the United States For the Mormon organ
Tribune, Nay e. 1888 iyation is unclean: il
record smokes witt
blood and corruption
1t is full Of malice an
iniquity. tribune, 0ctC
Der 81. 1880.
We may remark that fatty as the state
ments in these two columns contradic
each other neither cot lie who'll, fr,,a ~