The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-08-08

1t is true that Mormons in Utah
have trained together in this territory
for years. almost as unit. In religi-
Gus matters, for this none will blame
them, and in temporal matters, al fan
minced men can see that they have
been forced to it that they might pro-
tect themselves. This condition OF
affairs, how ever, is past, or is passing.
Sef-defense is the first law OF nature,
and it WAS only natural for the Nor
mons in times past to unite tor this
grand purpose when tie hounds ol
spoil were after tnem 50 aggresslvel.
rney have been magnanimouS and have
suppressed, given up and abandoned
all offensive practices that tney were
accused OF as being Injurious to the
fair name Of this glorious Union. auu
conditions are such that were they in
clined to renounce the recent covenants
they have made with the people Of the
United States, and 60 back to the ole
practices, Il could not be done, the la" $
OF the nation are SO plain and tie
strength of the government so great 10
enforce them.
And now the question IS asked by
thousands, why can the opponents o.
the Mormon people he as mdgnanlmous
as the MOrmoUS have been and give ~
the bitter tight? The answer is, thai
the members OF the Liberal party, as II
is now organized, are mentally diseas. d.
In their heinously contorted imaglna-
tIons they see untold honor and glorN
as well as unlimited gain, in reisnlns
with The sway OF an autucrat, tramp
ing upon the rights and of pluuderlns =
the Mormon people.
1t is TO be regretted that any VIII"
have had the manhood to come out from
the old light and leave the issues there
OF to.W0rk out their own solution, SHOULD
careiessly, either in the glee Of victory
or the chagrIn OF defeat, lend their ali
indirectly OF otherwise to the Liberia
cause which they are so iiendishll en-
deavOTing to keep burning, IN any way
whatever. Some of the defeate4 one.
are doing this by making believe they
are convinced that the division is only
a scheme of the Mormon church, when
they well know that such is not tht
case.
The MOrmOns are, as other religion
lists, a unit on points pertaining t. tht
theory nd outcome of their religion,
but as to methods of government, ideas
and principles that, carried to an enc
applied TO methods, will result in eco
nOmical measures and actions, they
differ, as do All humanity.
In this movement the Mormon
church has held aloof, more than If III
anything else of public nature in the
territory. The organ OF the church,
The DeSeret NewS, has not taken sides
nor advocated the principles nor meth
ods of either of the national parties.
In the late campaign, Mornons have
fought each other on political issues
most bitterly, and the fight is still on
and will continue to be on. As to mat
ters pertaining to their religion, they
are still as a unit.
No, the Republican defeat was caused
by no dictation Of any kind. 1t was
brought about naturally, simply be
cause the majority of the territory are
Democrats.
They could not be otherwise. Dem
ocracy is in The pure air OF freedom We
breathe and comes to the val eyS from
the mountain Businesses in the streams
of pue water. The birds sing of it and
the canyons and caverns of the noun
tains echo and re-echO with It's thun-
ders. The manhood that has devel ped
this country will have nothing else.
The glorious resources and oppOrtunl-
ties of the country enthuse one with
Democracy, and every man worthy the
name, as he looks around and contem-
plates his condit ton, breathes in his
soul prayer of thanks to the All Wise
that he is free and able to stand alone.
Thankful that he is one of the thou-
sands of freemen of this country, heroes
all, who will not faWn npuu aTiStOCrats
nor look up to nor down upon any fel-
bowman. The blushing bride beho DIS
her hero and from his every movement
is thrilled with Democracy. His burn
ing kisses impart Democracy 10 hel
very soul and fill her being with it
AS a result the yOdng and proud
mother builds up the heart, bones and
sinew of the young American at her
breast with Democracy. Why should
not Democracy be triumphant?