The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-30
{ AN OLD SALT LAKER
He Touches on Topics Both Past
and Present.
GO0DADyICE TO UTAH DEMOCRATS
The Situation in Montana Should he a
Warning to the Democrats Of
This Territory.
G0oDADyICE TO UTAH DEMOCRATS


were offered during the agitation and pro-
gress of that event. But if my correspond
ence should perchance turn to other topics,
permit me to say now, once for all, that
there can be no question, but that many of
the Liberals are
JUST AS GOOD AS THE MoRMoNS,
when they behave themselves.
The greatest difficulty with large pro
portion of them is the marvellous ease with
which their former ethical culture is for
gotten as soon as they settle IN Utah. l
realize that this is largely, yes, almost en-
tirely, owing to the evil influence of the
Salt Lake Tribune, which in some most
astonishing way is able to persuade those,
who elsewhere are models of independ-
snce and foremost in UNFOLDING fair play
snd justice under all circumstances, that
In Utah Gentle must forget that the
bimple and primal virtues of yeracity and
honesty are the root of all that is sublime
IN character.
Is it that the virus Of hydrophobis so
permeates the Gentle atmosphere there
that only by a miracle can new conner
escape the contagion.
What else can it be that affects so quickly
the mind of the most liberal and intelligent
Gentle, unless he resist with all his
Energy, the moment he becomes resident
4 Of Utah, so that it is only by the most
Drastic cathartics promptly and persever-
ugly swallowed that the poison can be
ifSiven from the system when once it has
had opportunity 10 circulate through the
veins.
e And why should so honorable gentle
man as Governor Lannan be willing to
place himself in the position of one of the
chief inoculators of the
'MAD DOGS OF SALT LAKE?''
The love of mammon is undoubtedly the
cause of great crime; and the fear of being
called Jack Mormon has also an astonish-
Ing influence in bringing the average Gen
tile into line with the mad dogs.
But one would imagine that but few of
the Utah Liberals could endure the full
glare of truth now and then turned upon
the vultGres and fanatics who are deter
mined TO rule or ruin Utah.
Cannot they see themselves as others see
theml Do not they know that the Chicago
\ Herald voices the sentiments of all who I'M
derstand the situation in Zion when it
says:
alt is the misfortune of the American
people that their case against MormonisTl
should be urged in Utah by a band of malig-
nant blackguards devoid of principle, in
pommonest dictates of decency and
honori"
Certainly these are harsh words, and
rather than even to seem TO merit them
would ] choose and prefer 10 be called a
Jack Mormon and shoulder all the appro-
blum the Bashi- Bazouks could attach
thereto
The assumption of political power I'M
der ecclesiastical organization'' is still the
bugbear which frightens many into line
with the yultures and fanatics. But those
who are so readily alarmed, and who be-
ieve that 1.-the dominant majority in Utah
are not homogeneous American popula-
tionf forget that there are no clements il
Utah that, aside from their religious opin
Ions, do not exist, or have not existed
throughout the length and breadth of tn,
land, and they forget That everywhere
THESE ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN BROKEN AM
CRUSHED
aud ground up and mixed to mold the
American citizen. They forget, too, tina
the world moves, and that the enormou
elements of strength, personal power
freedom, and the resources of nature
available in this land. strain every facult,
Of every citizen and must burst ever
shaclzie of ignorance or superstition. "W
- prosper with such vigor, that, like thrift
trees, we grow in spite of ice, lice, mic
4 and borers"
3 Whatever is wrong or evil in Mormon
ism must disappear before the rapid ad
vance OF psychological development of tn
genius homo; whatever is good and pur
and true VIII continue TO exist despite tn
Bashi- Bazouks, the vultures and tn
fanatics.
And it cannot be long when my Demo
cratic friends in Utah will begin to under
stand that even in that mountain elm
where
''The whispering air
Sends inspiration from the sun-lit heights
the demon to be feared beyond all othe
demons, the curse of our country, and u
one twin relic of barbarism, if such ther
be, which still fingers with us, is not to
found in Mormonism, but in
LATTER DAY REPUBLICANIsM.
show of liberty.
yfThen we have lost the substance, is best kcp
by seeming not TO understand those faults,
Which We want power to mend.
Let not the Democrats of Utah lose tim
In useless discussion over the union
church and state, or non homogeneous eli
ments. both of which difficulties will reg
late and purge themselves but let the
hasten to array themselves upon ever
question in determined opposition 10 u
schemes and Vaccinations of the Republ
Dans, which are the evils to be feared abo'
Ill else, in Utah as elsewhere throughol
Dur country.
Let the situation in Montana be war:
Ing TO the chairman and members of q
Democratic territorial committee, as We
rs TO the president of the Utah Democrat
club
While / admit that a Liberal, if he b.
have himself, may be as good as a Mormo
Or even a Jack Mormon, deny such vi
hue 10 a Utah Republican as a rule-a
n slough / am fain to admit even some
~ Utah's Republicans to the highest consi
Grafton when they can escape from Il
mad DOG virus, and the political fallacies
their party and become themselves in spin
and in truth.
To change the subject, / was somewh
surprised TO read the remarks of my oil,
lime friend
GEORGE Y. WALLACE,
which he made to the Omahas during b
late visit to that wild tribe which DIV,
hpon the banks of the Big Muddy river
Nebraska. George and myself for sol
time rubbed shins under the hospitable al
Well-filled table of good old Madar
Sprague, on First East street. near
twenty years ago. And he has always h
the reputation of being a wide awake a
Slear- headed Gentle. When he say
Snow we viii force the Mormons to s
.sheir property" / am inclined to belle
What he intended TO indicate that if any
The Omahas possessed ducats IN qIdnti
eIticientiln, they could go right out to III
md purchase the entire territory of Uta
Still, as the entire valuation of Oma
would be just now apparently too small
buy one half of Main street, the remar
Of Friend Wallace must be taken in I
purely Pickwickian sense in which he e.
GENTLY intended them 20 be understot
y Undoubtedly the Gentle Barkis lis wi
in'n TO WOO as much Mormon real esti