Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-16
BRING THE RASCALS Up!

by prominent men in the People
Party that shameful frauds weu,
committed by the Liberals at tn,
piection on Monday, cannot be GOV
eyed up ny frivolous reference to tina
common custom. They are too
grave. definite aud irssfutahle 70 b,
thus disposed OF.
The facts, which are fully sus
tanned by thorough evidence. are;
That scores upon scores Of names o.
Peoples Party voters were arbitra.
riIy stricken from the registration
lists. That hundreds Of names OF
PERSONS who cannot be found in
Tire city were retained upon the lists.
That strangers were conveyed 10 the
polls from municipal wards other
than the places where their votes
were wanted, and many Of them were
permitted TO represent those names
and cast their tallOts for the Lib
erai'' ticket, while others were not
bold enough to commit perjury
when challenged as 10 identity, and
50 decampeI without voting. That
the doiuCs Of the "Liberal'' regis
tEars who began this infamous work
were seconded by those "Liberal''
Judges OF election who aided their
PARTY. That the "LiberaI'' majority
o. t.yo in the Fourth Precinct We
oH.aiuei by Illegal ''Liberai'' votes
ard the denial Of the right Of fran
vhise to legal Peoples Party voters.
II these facts can be refuted, let Us
nave the proofs. As they can be
ahundantly substantiated, let action
b. taken 20 make them clear to the
public.
We claim that it is in the interest
Of all honorable citizens to have
this matter fairly investigated. 1t
concerns Others besides the men
who have been summariiy deprived
Of their votes, and the PARTY To
which they telong. II any scoun-
drel who happens TO be entrusted
with power because Of his extrem,
partiZanship, can safely rob one citi-
zen Of the franchise, the same thing
can be d9ue 70 other citizens. When
this s8-caIIed ''Literal1 outfit shall
he broken up, as it viii be, which
ever party gains the offices can
strike of the lists the names OF citi-
aens lelgnging to other party. and
rule at the Toll-, rs now, in party
Interests and against right ami rea-
son, and elections. like many furv
trials in Utah, will be only sham
and humbug.
We consider IL the duty OF tbc
well known legal voters who have
teen robbed O; their rights TO prose
cltr the officers who have defrqudej
them. Taerearere gistrarsa and Judges
g election whose C3uIua: ought
90 he judicially investigated. The
i.iia.l1us proceedings OF this school 1
election ogEht to be thoroughly tx 1
posed. Obedience to the law,
has been shouted ut the - Iornons,, 4
for years. 'spagEienee to the law,
should be required Of their defam- !
ers.
It may seem all right 20 some |
unthinking people t. down the |
No-mons" At The polls, no matter 1
ny what unlawful or otherwise i'm
proper methods. But they should |
Understand that the sane tactics
eaa pe res7r-si 20 by the same un-
scCupulols persons. i occasion re-
qsires, when the shoe will pinch
other than "NIormon'' feet. and
those who wink at the evil now
viii have TO suffer from Ct then
themselves.
The Eefari5us wsrk performed
IN order TO carry this election +,
the "Liberal'' interest Is applauied
by the ''Liberal'' organ, Is might be
expected. It's Iauded ~ q deed of
"honof" calling fort gratitude,
Of the party. And yet much Of il
was essentially as well as LEGALLY
criminal i is n crime to rob a citi-
zen Of his franchise. Its not only
m outrage against the individual.
but an oiense against the state. In !
the language Of the Iamen:ed Gar
field, it's treason against the SOW
erciSn people, l. is also penal
under the law.
Inc frauds at the municipal cleo
uon were permitted TO 90 unpun-
lsaei. We believe that was 4 mis-
take. We are aware that under the
circumstances and the condition Of
our courts and juries, there was
Hide prospect Of justice. But fact.
would have been demonstrated that
would make valuable history and
thai would have convinced all lust
peraous whO weighed them, that the
mos. flsgraut wrongs bad been CON- b
mittei. O
That mistake ought not 70 be now
repeated. II these cutrages are nj.
.o~ed TO be perpc.ratcd again and v
lSain. there Will soon be- no uee5
md no Use Of Peoples Party voter, o
going 10 the polls at al. Indeed u
here were hundreds Of PeopIe,, Il
'frty citizens who felt this on Mon
Jay and therefore stayed away. .
Something should be done to cbecs
his evil; talk and Indignation viii u
accomplish nothing. u
The legal voters who claim that Z
hey were iu,cnlionllIy excluded C
rom the registration lists or refused a
he --htto vote 4. the polls, shouIs u
One % the front. Let their names &
- iGrD!-hed. Let steps be taken To u
rove their rights and redress their u
'ranss. And let the election Won Il
) fraud he legally contested where u
ne facts can be proven and 4 jus, $
ir-lse effected. This j not an 4
rlluaTy cry Of ..irauG'' from p de- Ill
.2toa party, but an indi-nan. de- p
. -
lsnd Tor justice from outraged ana K
citizens. n
OF
\ OBNOXIOUS APPOINTMENT CO
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