The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-29

people-our neighbors and friends, with
whom we associate and amicably transact
business, with insincerity and political
fraud and deception! Their actions In
the abandonment of social and polit-
ical evils are unquestionably right. Should
we, weak, fallible creatures that we
are. assume to search the consciences OF
our fellow men, and in the absence OF
proof and in the very face of positive
denial condemn their motives as wicked
and corrupta For my own part L cannot
and will rot attribute any such motives,
under like circumstances, to fellow
being. i believe that these people are, Like
all others, capable of changing their pollt-
ical ideas, and that by proper treatment,
training and education, they Will become
as valuable and as loyal citizens as can be
found anywhere in the commonwealth.
The Liberal party in the past has called
upon the Peoples party in
spirit of magnanimity and justice
to abondon polygamous practices
and cease all interference by the church
| with the affairs of the state, and to organ
ize parties here on national issues, and to
conduct the affairs of the state according to
the American idea of government In re-
cent years there have been unmlstakable
signs of changes in compliance with these
demands, and more recently the church has
authoritatively abandoned and given up
political body, has dissolved its organiza
ton throughout the country.
Liberals of Ogden Is not this the &C
complishment of the object in view. is 1t
not the progress we have devoutedly hoped
for! Will you then, at the behest of schem-
ing politicians from Salt Lake City, place
death grip upon the throat of progress
and strangle it in its infancy. Have
you not, many of you, en-
couraged the new political departures
and thereby caused the Peoples party to
disarm itself! Will you then turn your
batteries on a defenseless people, who have
surrendered, and begin work Of destruc-
tions The people of Ogden and Weber
county, irrespective OF previous party
affiliations, by common consent gen
orally united themselves with one or The
other of the parties in the new move.
Have there been any signs OF eX-memoers
of the Peoples party leaving the parties
recently organized. On the other hand,
we find many prominent members OF the
Liberal party turning complete political
somersaults, and serenely bobbing up in
the Liberal camp, which they have recently
forsaken. Their actions are JUSTIFIED
on the ground. as they put it, that
man has an inalienaDle right TO
change his opinion as often as he thinks
proper. / will grant this. Now let US re-
verse this picture, and view 1t from another
standpoint. Suppose a member or the in
huential member of the peoples party had,
by invitation or otherwise, come from Salt
Lake City, and held political meet
ing at which all the ex-members OF
the Peoples party would be called up
on, and urged to leave the national parties,
to which they had recently united them
selves, and suppose by threats and menace,
and exortaJions they had succeeded in call
ing them from their new departure, and to
the reorganization of the Peoples party.
What would be said or thought of it
here and by the people elsewherel At
once they would have been Justly branded
as political traitors, NIT to live in the midst
of Observation-Disclosures lost aud never
again to be trusted. Let me then ask by
what right or authority has any
one class of people to a monopoly
upon Inconsistency. wish it ex-
pressly understood that these references
do not apply to any person who has been
consistent Liberal, for number Of them
| there are, who are respected citizens OF
Ogden. accord to every man his honest
convictions and l claim an equal
right to my own, In all honesty
and fair dealing, l beseech Of the
members of the Liberal party to weigh
| with unpreiudiced minds the questions
which are here propounded, and L beg OF
them to remember that Ogden is the cradle
of Utah, which has always nursed and pro-
tected every progressive business and poll
tical move. Her enterprise and push Is IN
paralleled by any of her neighbors. The
independence aud patriotism Of her people
have made it so. Shall it be said at this
critical hour that Ogden is mere annex to
Salt Lake City, to be led about like q
dummy. TO do the bidding Of its so-called
Liberal leaders. Let this question
be answered at the polls by a
laundering mop Let there rever-
berate from the majestic, snow-capped
mountains of the Wasatch on the east to
the limpid waters of the great lake on the
west. and echo throughout our beautiful
| fertile valley the refrain, 1--WE are Free
men" And let US here and now pledge
our sacred honor to declare our political
| independence, and scornfully resent the
recent attempt TO make US political slaves.
Let US point with pride and patriotism to
our country's flag, and be loyal to its laws
and institutions. Let US march steadily
on to the goal of victorious results, until
we shall have Toasted our eyes upon the
glorious principles of our government
earth.
lis the new departure righti' For my
own part, L have determined this question
/ in the affirmative, and unless / am con-
WINGED TO the contrary by proper proof, l
shall continue firmly to plant myself upon
the ramparts of what we all hope for
peace, prosperity. happiness, and freer
and better local government for Utah.
With great respect, / am
Your humble servant
DAVID EVANS,