Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-10

tors. They are bending everything to
the continuance Of their party ascend
ancy. The laws Of the country are
determined in republican caucus.
Men once reckoned conservative and
patriotic like Edmunds, Sher-
man. Allison. Hoar, Dawes, Evarts-
follow without fiinching the audscious
clique who have taken the Lead
The democratic party is COM
mended for some things, but CEN
sured because it sis deficientin con-
victions and in conscience" and in
respect to certain public questions.
'is no better than the republicans"
The general condition Of the nation
Is thus referred to:
1--WE believe the nations heart is
sound-but its pulsations are sluggish
and its blood is corrupted. A change
in the Congressional majority or the
presidency is not enough; the mis-
chief lies in the popular disposition TO
look to the Government for private
profit. The Government has not a
penny but what it takes from the Peo-
pie; government aid is simply money
for you out Of your neighbours pocket.
There never was more need for patri-
otto men 10 speak out and act out"
The closing sentences Of the arti-
Gle embrace n quality unusual TO
political editorials in this country:
"once when things looked darkest
for the anti-slavery cause, Frederick
Douglas made a speech burdened al
most TO despair with the wrongs that
seemed hopeless Of redress. Old So
journer Truth was in his audience, and
when he ended she rose and said, sol
EMMY, Frederick. is God dead?' He
was not dead then He still liyes-and
we have faith that some day it will ap-
pear that the decalogue and the golden
rule have a place in American poll
tics"
The qualities OF truth, holiness
and Independence characterize the
Republicans article. 1t sets forth
correctly some Of the motives which
control in the present policy of
Congress relative to n number OF
public questions. This much may
be said without entirely endorsing
that papers position relative TO the
subjects referred to.
While our Massachusetts, contem-
porary has pointed out tendencies
which actually are menacing to the
welfare of the Republic, it has. not
noted the most significant sign Of
degeneracy in Congress, nor the
greatest peril now threatening the
veal Of the country. While bribery
in any form is n deplOrable evil:
while the improper disbursement of
the peoples money will certainly
have n demoralizing effect, and
while the use Of the national legis-
lative power for the enriching of
the few at the expense of the many
is an abominable abuse, yet 1t is
possible for all these evils to flourish
to great extent without actually
imperiling the perpetuity Of the
nation. These are but skin diseases
upon the body polite, which, if they |
do not become TOO aggravated, may |
continue for an indefinite period |
without producing dissolution.
But there is a measure pending in
Congress, which has been reported
favorably by n committee, and the
passage Of which is predicted by its
friends, which is Of a nature to in
ject poison into the vitals Of our
national system. That so astute
writer as the one from whose article
the above quotations are made. in an
Of "perils to the repub-
lie" should have failed TO take note
Of it, is somewhat singular. 1t is
the bill which attacks religious lib-
erty, the very corner stone of the.
American national structure, by
for Acknowledgement on
of religious belle, or church
membership.
There is more danger TO the
American Republic in one such
as this, actually placed up
on the statute book, than in all the
unwise and corrupt financial legis.
lation, accomplished or proposed, to
which the Springfield Republican
has directed attention, were it all rs
bad as that paper represents it TO be.