Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-07

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, on us, but are now engaged in al
4 uhholy crusade 10 further bind tn,
! hands Of the members Of the PEG
E pies Party-American citizens. |
. know that II right il done we will b,
: victorious next Monday. Only the
grossest fraud can prevent this
But should all the "powers that be-
eombifie against us, yet we are moi
defeated. Our platform is truth and
liberty, and will be maintained.
We will sustain the Constitution Of
the United States and will battle
} fof freedom for all men in all the
earth, that they m51 enjoy the prin.
ciples for which our forefathers
fought and bled and died. TAp.
plause.l
hon. +. S. RICHARDS
was next introduced az pIs chair.
man Of the Municipal Committee
Of the Peoples Party. and who had
borne the brunt Of the battle. He
said:
Ladies and Gentlemen-As the
days and nights pass on grow more
and more confident Of success.
When witness the hearty enthusi-
asm in our swelling ranks, rs have
done tonight in the immense con-
course outside, and when l see that
the opposition is beginning Mt last
10 doubt the success OF its frauds, /
realize that everything presages the
Peoples triumph. All We ask is an
honest count Of an honest ballOt, and
We will win n glorious victory-just
so sure as the sun shall rise on the
suspicious 10th Of February. And
well will 1t be for Salt Lake that its
municipal destinies shall rest in
strong, clean hands - unselfish
hands-the hands Of a party which
loves Utah and her cities better than
it loves political power and profit
a party which sets patriotism above
partisanship and makes private in
terest subservient- not superior, to
public veal. Is there more than
one party In this Territory which
answers this description? No; for
these are peculiarly the characters
tics Of the party OF the people. Our
partf practices the science Of
government rs duty to be
performed with the purest Of mo-
tives, not rs n means Of individual
gain to be seized with plundering
hands. Men protect what they
love; parties guard what they re-
we're. The members of our party
have an affection for Utah's well
fare which is not comprised by one
generation. Here - come veal.
come w0e-we will live and die; aud
here, in this soil consecrated 10 eter-
nal freedom-when our journey Of
life is Over-will our worn out
bodies be laid to rest. And after We
are gone, here will our children
live. They will stand where We
have STOOD the deeds which We do
will be their heritage-either for
good or evil. We giFe hostages TO
this city; We put in pledge the
dearest and most sacred objects Of
human affection-the pride and |
prosperity Of our children for all |
time to come. Our party is the
party Of permanency. BOOms may |
come and bOoms may go, but the
people will stay foreverl Prolonged
cheeriDgl.
What Of our opponents in this
struggle? Most OF them are here for
revenue only. Most of them are in
this fight for what 1t will pay in
dollars and cents. The affection OF
most Of them for Utah and Salt Lake
is about such an affection rs pirate
crew feels for the ship which they
intend to scuttle. Give any Of these
an offer in any other place on earth
where he can make n dollar more
than he cau make here, and does
any one doubt that he would fold his
carpet-bag like the boOdler and
silently steal away?
Their party is n party OF selfish
ness; its municipal policy would be
the policy OF selfishness. Their
party is the party Of expectancy; it,
municipal policy would be the policy
Of eSpediency. IL would sell the
birthright of all the ge.1e-atlOrs yet
to come for mess Of pOttage for its
own dinner. 1t is a cOward-it does
not know how TO give fair play. Ii
always wants 10 fight down hill. 1t
must have an advantage by some
means, fair or foul. 1. Gtiarks the
political power Of its opponents as a
body-as it has n right to do; but il
does not stop there, as
courageous party would. IL Is
a political tiger in its assaults
upon the rights Of individuals.
And like the tiger that has once
tasted human blood, and whose
chosen food thereafter is man, rs
chosen food is the rights Of man.
No lesser game will satisfy its cruel
appetite. Eight years ago the Ed
munds Act was passed and this
''Liberdl" party made its first meal
Off the rights Of humanity. Our
fathers were punished-for disfran-
chisement is punishment-for an
act. Today our brothers in Idaho
are punished for word. In another
decade, IL our 'Liberal'' opponents
have their way, our children may
be punished for thought. IL they
had the power. they would prevent
us from settling on the public lands,
and probably the next step would
be TO deny our children the right TO
buy, inherit or hold a foot Of the
soil which their fathers redeemed.
/ warn the decent men Of all parties
that an organization actuated by
such unprincipled selfishness and
is a dangerous one to
entrust with the municipal govern
ment Of Salt Lake. Some Of its
know what base acts
they had 10 commit 10 obtain their
II they should per-
petrate fraud after getting into
Office, what checks can their party
place upon them when il Is already
an accomplice in their wrongful
acts? Can n party aid men to steal
goods and then deny them the
privilege Of making profit by their
plumber? Look Mt Ogden. Since
last February the decent people Of
the "Liberal" party have been
treated with scorn by the men
whom they permitted to seize the
offices. The "Liberal' organ Of this
city apologies for n certain hare
faced registration fraud by saying
''the officer accidentally got n pri-
vate slip or memorandum mixed
with his official book" Suppose
that man should he elected to Office,
n responsible financial offiee-that
man who doesn't know the difference
between a private slip and n public
record. Do you suppose he would
know the difference between n pub
lie treasury and a private purse?
Tremendous applause showed how
well this point was received. And
il he made such n mistake, could his
party criticize him for il? Certainly
not. All he would need to say
would he: "You defended me for
an ohense committed in your in
terest, now you have got to defend
me for one committed in my own"
My friends, the Peoples Party
wants every ballot 10 which it Is en-
titled and not one more. 1t needs
no more, because ii has enough to
win with an honest count. To
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