The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-03
damn THE ODDS"
The Tricks of Liberal Shysters Once More
Shown Up by "Pah Ute.'

The Tricks Of Liberal Shysters Once More
Shown Up by "Pah Ute."
To the Editor of THE HERALD
1 was talking last evening with a man
who came to Salt Lake in September, 1885,
At the time of the February election he
had not been in the territory long enough
to gain residence. On election day agents
Of the alleged Liberal party came to him
and urged him to VOTE He told them he
had no vote at that time. damn the odds.
Come and offer your vote, and if you are
challenged step back and say nothing Lots
of fellows are doing it. No danger.n The
gentleman, being gentleman, did not go.
From this, let the Independent Working
men watch the polling carefully, for the
same thing will be attempted again ONLY
yesterday agents of the mongrel Liberal,
party were sneaking about the Wasatch
building trying to induce recent corners to
go ''down to Liberal headquarters and
leave their names to be registered for the
Monday election.
The tactics of the alleged Liberal party
in voting stiffs, mules and purchased thugs
is old. Away back in the seventies Jake
Behrman and one White who has figured
largely in Idaho politics worked the racket
in southern Idaho. In the county there
were thirtytwo gentle and about two
Thousand Mormon voters. But gentle
contractor was building canal there and
had men and mules on hand. There were
also some gentle cattle on the ranges.
Mules and cattle were given gentle names
and all were voted. The result was that
the gentiles polled 5000 votes. The returns
IN, 1k..l
mon protests and the county was under
gentle rule for a time
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That such things as the above can be done
in Utah and Idaho when both are, and nave
been for years, under the control of United
States government officials and no prosecu-
tons can be had no stop can be put to it.
shows very plainly that it is not morality
that the government representatives are
seeking to develop. What, then, is their
object! Their actions are open To but one
interpretation-the are after the spoils Of
Office. They are seeking to rob and har-
rass the Mormons to such an extent that
they will migrate again and leave the land
they have made rich for their prosecutors.
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1.-THE man who does not vote the Liberal
ticket next Monday will not be Gentle"
That is what the Tribune has been at last
forced to avow publicly. 1t shows to what
desperate straits its party is reduced 1t
shows the true color and character of the
party. "Vote as we tell you or be damned
is the meaning of it. 1t is the old cry of
priestcraft revived. 1t means the inauisi-
ton in Utah. 1t means that the ring run
ming the alleged Liberal party will injure
those who vote as they believe 1t means
that the United States official service and
power in Utah is being used to destroy the
freedom of the right OF franchise. 1t de-
serves the indignant condemnation of every
true American in the entire country, and
would receive it were the facts known.
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Mr.. Lannan's paper strives to make a
point against the Independent Workingmen
by wagering IS that none of the men who
were concerned in the independent move
ment dare appear in the streets with clean
hands. That's as juicy as if Mr. Lannan
had gestated itin his own gigantic mascu-
,ine punch bowl. Mr.. Lannan knows that