Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-29
TRYING TO JUSTIFY FRAUD.

charge made by the Liberal" or
gan of this city, which makes a
specially Of publishing falsehocds
about the Enormous" If we were
TO reply to one-third OF ticese fabrica-
lions we would have little space left
for anything else. We touch upon
one of these wiiful untruths to-day,
because it is of character that
scarcely admits Of silence, which
is often unfairly construed as con-
sent.
A short time ago We gave brief
history Of the passage OF the cleo
ton Law of IS7S, and pointed cut its
essential differences with the pres
ent administration of the law. Un-
able TO meet the facts and deduc-
tiOns in that article the ''Liberai"
organ resorted to its usual tactics,
and in Justification of the frauds
perpetrated by the ''Liberal, Off
cials anu the robbery Of the fran
chise from legal voters of the Peo-
Pies Party, stated that Glib
erals, had been so deirauded
under the act Of 1873, and that
it was enacted for the purpose
of defrauding them. Thus the
argument Is, the "Liberal'' party is
clean because their organ says the
Peoples Party was dirty first. The
fallacy of the reasoning is evident to
any one with sense, even if the
statements upon which it was based
were facts. But here are the asser-
tions. The Tribune says:
In point OF fact this provision OF
the Utah Act Of 1873 was intended 10
be used, and was used, as = means of
excluding sufficient number OF legal
votes III the county of Tooele To return
the Peoples Party to power in that
county, About one hundred an fifiy
names Of legal voters were then chaI-
lenged before the designated Justice
of the peace in that county. and he
llhA AANAa AAAN AaNA III AlGA.
favor unless they each paid in adj
vance the sum OF Eve dollars for his
services in hearing the several cases.
The result was that all The nam-s of
such voters were arbitrarily stricken
from the lists and excluded from tue
ballot box. and they were Of sufficient
number 10 give a majority to the
Peoples Party candidate. This Is a
fact OF record as well known Is any
Other"
a careful reading OF the statute
viii snow that it was not designed
for any purpose except to secure to
every legal voter secret ballot ami
TO exclude from the polls all persons
who had no right to vote. This, As
a matter Of fact, was the purpose Of
the lawmakers, who were aided in
their work by "Liberal'' judges, at
torneys ana business men and by
the Governor. The impeachment
Of motive cuts at them as well as
the legislators, but it is only lashing
the air.
Now as to the facts. We deny in
toto the statements contained in the
parag raph We have quoted from the
Tribune. We challenge the writer
to produce the proofs. He says they
are well known. We have delayed
replying, for the purpose Of making
diligent inquiry to see if there was
any ground for the charge. No
body seems 10 know Of anything
which would justify it. He says
it is "a fact of recOrd.'' If that is
the case the production Of the proofs
will be easy. Let US have the
Tecorl. Bring it forth, or stand
convicted Tor the thousanith time of
trying to lie your way out OF n
corner,
The truth is, That in the year ISIS
the justices OF the peace in those
precincts Of Tooele County where
the "LiberaIs, were iu force be-
longed to tine ''Liberal'' party. II
they or any OF them acted in the
manner described, the blame lay
with them. Bat this falsifier says
it was ''the designated Justice of the
peace in that county, What does
he mean by that? Who was "the
designated Justice? What pre-
cinct was be ia? Who were de-
prived by him Of the right to vote?
We say, no person who was legally
entitled to vote in any precinct Of
that county was deprived of his
right by the Peoples Party or any
officer belonging TO it.
Every old resident OF Tooele
County Of whom We have male
inquiries, laughs at the charge and
scouts it as absurd rs well as untrue.
We maint4in that neither the law
nor the party under whose Influence
1t was enacted are responsible for the
robbery of the franchise, which
many legal voters have suffered,
since the Utah Commission has So
handled the Law as TO render Pos
sible the wrongs which could NOT
have b.en.perpetratei by virtue OF
the law. And further, that these
crimes would not be Justified in laa
or in morals if ali that has been
falsely charged about the Peoples
Party were true. The yillainy re-
mains the same, and blackeps the
persons and the party that perpe-
trated it and the shameless paper
that strives to eondone and justify
il by silly falsehnOiS and sillier 10 Eic.