Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-01
THEY WANT A CONFLICT.

THEY WANT A CONFLICT.
EVIDENCE is accumulating to tn,
effect that there is design on tn,
part Of the leading "Liberal'
manipulators of the present cam
paign to precipitate a conflict in
connection with the approaching
election. We expressed that view
few days ago to member of the
party of the opposition, and stated
that such an event would be q
calamity from every standpoint.
The gentleman with whom the
conversation was held did not deny
the possibility OF violence, and de
precsted any tendency in that d.
rection; he also said substantially
that the frebrand, pyrotechnicaI
course pursued by Powers ought to
be put stop to.
The following extract from a dis
patch sent from this city from a
viralent and vindictive 'eLiberal''
source, strengthens the opinion that
an intention to bring about a conflict
exists, and the public mind abroad
is being prepared for it:
There can De little doubt that trou-
BILE will result over this election, and
hundreds Of deputy marshals will be
provided to maintain the peace, and If
these fail, the Gentiles will have peace
if they have to call on Fort Douglas
and fight for it,"
Should there be a disturbance it
will not be because the people whom
1t Is proposed to rob of their rights
take the initiative. They will
avoid anything of that character to
the last extremity, and we advise
them not even to give the rabidists
the shadow Of an excuse for a resort
to violence.
A week ago today, groups of
Liberals assailed some Of the
People, who were parading, with
foul epithets and profane and filthy
shouts and expressions. In num-
Der Of instances actual violence was
offered and instantly resented. A
statement Of these incidents having
been published, they drew forth a
deprecatory document over the Sig
nature of ''LiberaP' Chairman
Powers, who proclaimed himself as
not in sympathy with such incite-
ments to disturbance and violence.
He advised ''Liberals'' to refraiu
from them. Yet in the same pub |
LEGATION, the same cratic and con- |
tradictory individual repeatedly |
published, over his signature, this
call:
Monday evening, Feb. 3, grand 60
as-you-please parade. All marching
clubs will parade the main streets, as
they please, as long as they please and
where they please. Each club will
march independent OF all others.n
Ifthat ''go-as-yau-please'' alleged
parade is not intended 10 produce n
disturbance, the looseness Of the call
is liable to create such a condition.
1t can be construed by the paraders
to mean that they can with i'm
punity paint the town red. >, and
make Rome howl" 1t almost
amounts to hint that they may do
anything they please, there be-
ing no caution against a resort to
mobOcracy.
1t is also understood that, in con-
travention of an cid gubernatorial
proclamation, which has the same
force as a statute, i0hen applied 10
members Of The Peoples Party. the
Scott Zouaves are drilled and armed.
All these and other circumstances
.
indicate an intention to precipitate
conflict. The inclters, as in
.inated, expect to shield themselves
behind a large force Of deputy .
J. ;. marshals and the SOL :
iiery stationed at Fort Doug :
as The presumed object Of
orcing the people into violence is to n
iroduce an effect that would induce II
congress to hurriedly pass theunre-
ubiican and oppressive measure pro- d
iding for the total Acknowledgement
nd robbery of all members OF the
Mormon" Church, and which was
RATED by the active and unscru- Is
ulous plotters Of the ''Liberal,, h
arty and carried to Washington in in
lie pocket Of a gentle smoothey. m
The People wish to avoid creating to
lie slightest excuse for the other hi
de resorting to violence, but they al
ropose to keep up the struggle for ia
lie retention and maintenance of it
leir rights to the end. The pro-
'sed "Liberaln steal has not vet
zen consummated, and the propo- ~
ton on the side of right is to pre- cy
nj &. That may be set down as w
fact. he