Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-09
THE 'IIBERAL'' PARTY THROWS
OFF THE MASK.

Party Of this city adopted a Declar'
alton Of Principles, which included
an arraignment Of the so-called
.'Liberal'' party and its intentions
From this we make the annexed
extract:
Through its persistent misrepre-
sentation the right Of trial by jury has
been abridged and almost destroyed
in this Territory. By procuring un.
republican test oaths and other pro-
scriptive legislation it has disfran.
chisci many citizens, because they
would not support its men and meas
ures. For this cause only, It has sue.
ceeded in robbing the women Of Utah
ef the elective franchise after they had
exercised It for fifteen years. 1t has
oudeavored TO supplant Legislature
elected by the people with a commits
sion appointed by the Federal govern
InenL II has sought to erect an in
superable barrier Of prejudice against
the admission OF Utah as State. It
seeks 10 extend 70 this Territory the
infamous enactmeDts by which, in
Idaho. thousands Of lawabiding citi-
zens are stripped Of every political
right, solely because OF their member
ship in an unpopular religious organ
ration. II avows through its organs,
i,s intention 10 procure such Congress
sional legislation as will dehar all per
sons who belong 70 that religious body
from acqcirng title TO any part OF the
public domain. Il is therefore des-
rructiye Of popular liberty and un-
worthy OF the support Of any just, lib
eral and patriotic citizen.
We believe that the supremacy OF
the Liberal Party means class dis
reimbursement, excessive taxation,
official extravaganza, and lsxity in
public social regulations"
The stump orators and paid agents
OF the Liberal" PARTY endeavor to
make it appear that while some in
dividUais connected with the party
had favored these extreme and IN
just measures, the party itself and
many Of its aiherents were opposed
10 them. They tried 10 dissociate
the municipal campaign from any Of
these issues, stating that they did
not enter into it at all. And they
ayowel that the sole purpose in
view was a change in the control Of
the city, for its material advantage
and the benefit Of all its citizens.
Now comes the same party, after
obtaining the victory Of fraud which
covered il with disgrace in Febru-
AIRY, and by its central committee
endorses the anti-TePublican course
which has been pursued toward the
majority Of the people here, calls for
al extension Of the provisions IF
the Idaho test oath so rs to incIuGe
Utah, and adopts the following
to wit:
''Eago,ro,i, BY the Territorial Liberal
Committee Of Utah, composed Of
Dem scrats and Republicans. that thew
heartily endorse the bill now PENDING
i'ef"rc Congress, introduced in the I
Senate by Senator Cuuom, and in the
House by Representative Struble.
a test oath for Utah. and
earnestly request lis passage"
For long time, the prominent
advocates Of that party maintained
that all they demanded was a
compliance with the laws
that is, with the anti-polygamy
laws Of Congress. They had nothing
against the "Aiormons" who obeyed I
-he law. They were not at war
with q church or a creed. They I
only wanted the laws in force in
other parts of the United States to !
prevail here.
The flllacy and hypocrisy of all |
This have been repeatedly exposed
in these columns. The history OF
the past few years has established
beyond controversy the fact that. |
with two-or three exceptions, the |
pretended opponents Of polygamy /
who were clamorous for anti |
Mormon legislation, whether |
hey were OFF -ials or otherwise. /
were playing n game Of humbug. l
Fhey cared very little, some of 4
hem nothing At all, for poIygamy.
What they were after was the estab.
ishment Of minority rule, the over
throw Of local government by the
viii Of the majority Of the governed.
he control OF the Territory ami its
reasury by faction.
To accomplish this they would
lick at nothing. The shameless
u
nfamies practiced by the 'Iiberal',
nanipuiators Of the late municipal
lection, winked at if not favored
y prominent officials here-vho
snt all the aid they could without
compromising themselves too much, I
q support Of the encroaching CLIQUE
emonstrate this beyond doubt to
hose who know the Inside workings
the scheme.
And now the party falsely called
Liberal" openly avows what it de. !
led before. 1t desires minority ,
ile 10 Utah. 1t favors the enact {
lent by Congress OF such legislation
will prevent any member Of a
wen Church to vote, hold office or
rye as 4 juror. 2
This IS the policy Of that party. t
itizcns Of Utah, remember this,
You join with this organization t
II vote for its nominees, you also I
.omote and vote for measures and =
hueuces to be used for the purpose Y
DISTINGUISHING every honest, law n
.idins, trustworthy and progress L
re American citizen who belongs o
the Church Of Jesus Christ ef u
itter-day Saints. il
That is Liberalism pure and f
nple. Its purpose is to steal this L
Its methods are those of t.
litical piracy. They mean politi-
murder and political robbery. il
De summary deprivation Of all o
litical rights is, TO the victim, 30 81
zeal death. They who thus e
ike him down, with such weapons u
proposed by the "Liberal'' party, L
come political assassins. The S,
izure OF Offices and powers, by a il
-tiOp which rivhrfpll,- l.Io,,,. ., I "a