The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-23
THE LIBERAL PLATFORM.

The latest Liberal platform is very
brief one, and so general in its statements
as to be almost without meaning The few
direct and Ineligible statements it con-
tains, are mainly fiat contradictions of
former utterances and present practices OF
the same party. We cite the leading state
ments OF the platform to prove this.
The Liberal party Of Salt Lake in con-
vention assembled declared Monday night
I'VE recognize the source of political power
as residing in the people,"
| A few weeks ago the Liberal central com
mlttee declared that the Liberal party
heartily endorsed the CULLoM bill for the
disfranchisement of Mormons, and circu-
lated petition in support of that measure
Further hypocrisy on the same question
is shown by what Immediately follows.
On November 80, 1888, the chief Liberal
organ said: "Lawso to withhold citizen
papers and to prevent Mormons from here
after obtaining title to public land ought to
be passed as soon as Congress meets.n
Last winter the same party declared in
campaign document No. 8: sit is sufficient
answer to make to the attack made on the
nor Will be disfranchised in America who
does not violate the laws of his country.
Whatever Congress may do, we are making
no attack upon any religious organization
Monday nights declaration says: s'Pub
lie works should be let and materials DIR
chased for same by open and fair competi-
ton, wherein all who desire 10 undertake
or furnish the Same shall have equal op-
portunity without prejudice or favor
The s-wer work, for example, which is
given to those only who will vote The
Liberal ticket; the police force is another
example, and the fire depal tment another,
OF work reserved exclusively for Liberals.
he declaration says: 1.-The Liberal party
OF S alt Like opposes iob5ery on the water
question AMI recognize duly established
rights therein" For instance, a few weeks
since The Liberals proposed to sell the CITY
water to a Liberal company, and a NAM
moth protest signed by five thous ind resi-
cents was necessary to prevent the job
berry.
A Liberal campaign document of last
winter endorsed as good doctrine and
printed as campaign matter the petition of
Mrs. BROWN, the owner oil dry lot. Part
of the petition is as follows: This claim
OF Individual appropriation is at war with
the claim that the city has the right to dis
tribute its waters among its citizens
AS your petitioner believes, they have
no more right to assert in 1ividual appro
priatioa to the water than they have
To say that the city government exists for
their sole benefit
The declaration: 1--WE oppose the multi
plication of offices in the hanus of ary one
man; declare for economy in the public
service.n Four Of the five men holding the
office of registrar were placed on the
Liberal ticket at the February election: and
three registrars have prospective offices
similarly multiplied on them by nomina-
ton for the August electiox. Every de
partment of the public service has had its
expenses vastly increased since the
Liberals have had charge of the CITY gov
ernment.
''.rhe Liberal party gladly and fully
the abiding obligation il is
under Whenever and wherever it has the |
power TO do So to uphold virtue and |
morality, and suppress vice and crime |
Saloons open on Sunday and all night. |
gambling dens, and palaces of the demi- |
monde have openly fourished since the in |
auguration of Liberal rule il this CITY.
The Liberal organ defends, and Liberal
officers make apologies for this triumphant
haunting OF vice in the faces of citizens.
A Liberal platform is curious thing.