Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-02-27
KEEP COOL

THOSE who are unacquainteC
with the quality Of the 'activ'
politicians" OF the Liberal" party
would naturally suppose that theii
success in gaining possession Of Sail
Lake City by recourse to gigantic
frauds would have Modified them.
This idea had some plausible
grounds on which TO rest, seeing
that they had only to pay their chief
political manipulator-Orlando w.
Powers-a comparatively small sum
for his extraordinary work Of the
carlp,ign. When such an inven-
tive genius as he proved himselfto be
in Michigan politics was secured at
such a low figure, it looks rs if n mol
LITIGATION Of feeling should pervade
the upper branches Of the Lib
eral' party, seeing that the
prize secured-the control Of the
city government - 10 by no
means light one. y day or two
after the election a more humane
sentiment seemed 10 pervade the
leaders Of the opposition, which was,
however only momentarily ap-
peasei. Perhaps there may have
hickered under their vests for a
brief space faint symptom of re-
morse, which with them could
hardly ever blossom into even an
infinitesimal intimation OF sympa-
thy.
We take the cue of the pervading |
sentiment Of the active portion of |
the upper crust Of the "Liberal''
clique from the tone Of the party |
pres, which keeps breaking out in
fresh places, like m oh sore. I'll
fairly runs over with venom, sur
rounding itself with poisonous pools
Of expended spite, and does every
thing but recommend a process of
physical determination of the
"Mormons." Such heat in frosty
weather is phenomenal, and sug-
gests the propriety Of The feverish
writers having their heads en-
veloped in snow to prevent spen-
famous craDial combustion.
The choleric condition 10 question
causes q binding confusion OF ideas.
leading to the most ridiculous blum
deTs relating to matters and persons. L
As an instance,a rabid article points
with characteristic ferocity TO Sey-
mour B. Young as Counselor to the
President Of the Salt Lake Stake,
when it is q commonly understood
fact that be has never occupied that
position or any other similar 10 IL
But if he did, there is no particular
reason for getting in a rage about it.
War to the knife seems to be the c
cry OF the fanaticll scribes, to be t
continued "until the mormon, L
Church ceases TO exercise domino d
ion ami compel its members to vote
he Peoples ticket" That which f
Ills the opposition is embodied in a
his quotation: c
at is true that at no election in this l
.ity for ten years have so few Mormon d
-oies been cast for the Liberals. More Il
han IS per cent OF the registered Nor a
non vote was east, and the best iudg a
nent is that not two per cent Of it was d
asst for any part OF the Liberal +,
ieket." -
The logical inference Is that If the a
'ercentage OF "Mormons, who /,
'oted for the "Liberai'' ticket had d
'een say % to 50 per cent the sun SO
4 complacency would have now b
zen shining in at the windows OF n
he angry scribes. A 'sAIormor,, al
an v' te as he pleases SO long as his pI
allot is for the "Liberal', capdi. n,
ates. This is freedom with a VEN r
eance. On the other hand n,
7hen they cast their votes for the OF
copies candidates they are in oil
erfdom to the Priesthood. Tbi. N,
ind OF alleged reasoning. associated
nth secret ballot system under m
he complete and absolute control cc
nd manipulation of the ''Liberals, >, NJ
vulgarly foolish aud decidedly nm. n,
AMY. ;,
What about the four hundred in
Liberals who voted for some OF IT.
lie Peoples candidates? Were thew liz
lder the domination Of the Priest. ar
'od' or was their act simply basel ca
'on their dissatisfaction with the tn
lecnons of their own party? Those 70,
-iAerai'' voters h rdly dared come of
1 beforehand in square deelara- tn,
N against certain candidates. be- f..
use they would have been black ,io
He'd. They were warned ab,ad me
at any one Of their party who be-
ouid express opposition to the che
ket or any portion Of It would for
elected from the party at len
head OF the "Liberal,, drum vii
ps- That threat was uubljely Jus
de through Chairman Powers the
ny expressed their disapproval at ass
polls, however, when they could ~ {
SO secretly, without fear of the On,
hide of the ''Liberal'' press. If 700
re were any "Mormonsv who linz
he'd TO vote the Liberal, ticket this
way was open. They made their Eve
ice and did 50 wisely. To say that
they did so at the dictum of the wha
-sthood has. no more truth in il. why
q the same charge would contain erie
Z it planted against ethe noble the
hundred'' Liberals, pow
agai
inju
HE GENERAL TENDENCY. prem
popl
iE monarehial governments OF neye
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