The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-15

What an infamous thing that Liberal
declaration of principles and promises is /!
1t is verifcation of all that THE HERALD
has ever charged against the Liberal
party, a brazen confession to the world
that the party's chief characteristic is that
ugly ingredient known as 'tgall,' and an
impudent admission that the organization
as political machine is without regard for
truth, honesty or fairness. Politics is held
by the world to excuse a certain amount of
meanness and prevarication during cam
paign times. but downright lying and out
rageous villifcation never. The preamble
starts out with bare faced lie, and to the
end of the resolutions falsehood, vitupera-
alton and ridiculous promises run. The
document came too late last night for more
than passing comment this morning, but
we cannot regrain from calling attention to
some of the more glaring and impudent
falsshoods therein brazenly proclaimed
to the world.
1t is the truth multiplied by at least four
that the Liberal party includes more than
twenty thousand residents. 1t is doubted
that the party numbers 1000, all told resi-
dents of Salt Lake. If it numbers more,
what sense is there in the People going to
the polls, and why are the Liberals in such
a desperate way regarding the elections
1t is fat lie that the members of the
party own two-thirds of the real estate; or,
if it be the truth, the city assessor should
be prosecuted for rank favoritism in fail
ing to assess the property of Liberals pro-
portionately with that of other citizens.
1t is brazen lie that members of the
Liberal party brought either the telegraph
or the railroad to this city, and as to the
telephone, Peoples partisans were inter
ested with Liberals in fetching that
1t is a lie that Liberals planted here
free and untrammeled press, for there was
such a press here long years before the
Liberal party was ever dreamed Of, and
there has never been an attempt to inter-
fere with free and untrammeled press.
1t IS a lie that the Liberals are responsible
for free schools, for that party has opposed
such SCHOOLS invariably, except in the polit-
ical harangues of its stump speakers. One
of the trainers of these resolutions, only
the other day, was publicly taken to task
for making this statement in school-house
built in opposition to his party and in
which there was then maintained and had
been for years, a free school established in
spite of the Liberal votes to the contrary
He has never shown the manhood to con-
fess his willtul misstatements, and now re-
asserts the exposed falsehood
1t is lie that the Liberals made possible
free speech; for there has been free speech
since the day that Utah was settled.
1t is lie that they fought for and estab-
lished the supremacy of the law, for there
has never been a day since government ex
listed in this territory when the law was
not supreme.
1t is lie that the party opposed to the
Liberals is inimical to American institu-
tions During all the years of its exist
ence the Peoples party has fought to main
tain American institutions against the out
rageous assaults of Liberals who have done
and are doing all in their power to override
and nullify not only the spirit, but the let
ter of the American theory and practice of
government
1t is a scandalous lie that the Peoples
party has been managed by men opposed to
any interest of the people.
1t is lie on its face, as evidenced by the
improvements, the progress, and the de-
velepment seen on all sides, that the Peo-
Piles party has pursued progressive
policy. Look at the buildings, at the fac