Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-31
rHELUISG PRESENT ISSUE.

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Is more or less of excitement, and
intense partzaas frequently run
over th5bounis Of p-op.iety, some
Of Them transcending the limits Of
truth and common sense. There is
no reel Tor The general public 70
follow tdem IN their acrobatic vault.
inr. nor in their bad manners and
Lace Of ordinary courtesy. Citizens
Sb5ald preserve Their equilibrium
aud their independence, studying
rheir own and the public interests,
and using their good judgement in
the exercise Of the elective fran-
chise Irrespective Of the nonsense
uttered 10y sensational PERSONS or
p3lers on either side.
The, s'l.ibeEal'' organ is badly rat
tied. The drivel that fills up its
eliton4l c5iumns Is - stale and
vzp:d as It IS frothy and nerveless.
The political aspirations anu pere-
CARNATIONS Of is editor have
beea INDUCED in at the ex-
pense OF his special page,
and the rufiian LEFT On the tri-
pod exhibits unmislskable symp-
toms Of impotent malice and maud
alcoholism. What is left OF lis
mind burrows in the misty past,
aIHI his distorted imagination turns
Sarblod extracts fom mouldy
records into present eXponents Of
living Issues. II is all in vain. The
question Of today is what concerns
the people Of Utah, aud what toner
row will bring forth Is its conse-
quence also concerns them aud
not the dead Concerns OF the long
zgo.
The CHIEF presea. topic IS the
election Of a Delegate 10 Congress.
That Is imDor INT because Of the
principles al stake. We VIII not
say with the ''Lioersl'' candidate,
that ''men are nothing" They are
much, As representatives, Of princi-
pies, ami ideas and Interests. What
would principles be without persons?
ADMINISTRATIONS, without force and
without effect. 81 while the
principles at stake are o. great mo-
ment, the question OF who is the
man 70 represent them is the ques-
ton of the hour.
Hon. John I. Game is the Peo-
pies Candidate, because he stands
for the rights Of the People. And
this means not only the rights OF
his owu party but the liberties Of
all, no matter what may be their
party, their race or their creed. He
has demonstrated this in his official
career in Congress. No GENTLE
CT Hebrew, any more than 7 "Aior-
LliJa;, has ever appealed IL John T.
Csine for his Official aid in vain.
He has WORKED for the interests Of
this Territory. faithfully and con-
tinuOusly. His homo l. here. he
is identified with Utah's welfare,
wholly aud permanently. He know,
the needs CT The commonwealth
and Understands how 10 labor Il
supply them. He represents thai
principle OF the Peoples Party plat
form which demands the greatest
possible freedom for every individual
compatible with tue general welfare
Hefs Tor the universal liberty o
law. He would deprive no citizen
of his vote, or of any Eight or priv,
Iege, on account of-his faith or hi.
politics.
The candidate OF the Liberals
party, c. c. Goodwin, has no claim
upon the sufrrages o. The people ex,
cept as the paid literary advocate o.
tine silver interest, and Of the dis
fraHchiseulent Of the Mormon
voter who have obeyed the law
and have swora that they viii no
violate them la future. His en- or
gtes-if he have any beyond thos,
that are iterary-will be devoted
chiefly 70 the accomplishment O
the iast-named purpose. They vii
thus he destructive IN their nztUrt
and intent. He win seek. not t.
support and extend the principles OF
human free ioms bat 70 break down
and trampie upon The rights OF tn,
majority OF the citizens. He vii
not and cannot represent the peopi,
of Utah, but only Il fraction.
T1u stoIygamy Pretence for thi
illihsrll idea AMI purpose Ia,
been shattered aud swept away.
The only pretext that remains
is Z fallaoy. Ii IS claimed that tn,
'fMormon" voters OF Utah are no
free; therefore the ballot should b,
taken feom them. Fais j. . singular
method Of promoting liberty. Bur
the claim Is both false and absurd
The ballot IS secret, every voter Ia,
Die opportunity to ts;se either tickei
in the field or 10 make one for him.
self, and nobody neei the wiser.
There Is no influence used 10 induce
people TO vote the Peoples Ticket,
other than Argument aud that legiti,
mate urging which every active
man USES for the benefit Of his party.
The story OF ''pries.ly dictstion"
told every day by the 'Li5eral' or.
gan i ufferly untrue, and its folly
must be apparent 10 al who know
anything Of .'Normon'' voters or Of
the freedom OF the secret ballot.
The whole issue comes down t.
this: The Mormon, voters should
be disfranchised because they 10 not
support the "LibeEal'' ticket. The
only evidence. of their freedom
which viii be satisfactory to the
Liberal" candidate is their vote il
his own favor.
Now. are the sensible citizeas OF
Utah pFepIrei to endorse this policy?
II cannot be exalted 10 the plane OF
principle. Yet this is what c. c.
Goodwin intends to adyDcate If he is
elected to Congress. He says. lit is
the right thing 70 de- These are
his own words. They express the
chief thought Of his mind. They
convey his settled and principal
purpose. On this subject he is a
mono-msniac. He i alike impervi-
Gus to reason ard to fact. His whole
nature is imbued with this anti
"MormOno sentiment and the dis
reimbursement or Mormon voters is
the great end he has in view.