Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-08
"a NASTY QUESTION"


COMMISSIONER MORRILL, IL be con
gfaiulatcd. He has incurred the dis
pleasure Of the Salt Lake Tribune. lie
is treated to about column and n hall
Of vile abuse, because he has attached
hlniselfto the Democratic organization
In this city, aud has openly expressed
dis dissent from "Libsrl" ring
methods and the dlsffanchisement poll
~ offs organ.
The gentlcman's chief offense, how
ever, appears TO he, thai during the
delegate election campaign he asked
"a nasty question" Of the "bibcraP'
candidate, who was also editor Of the
TSi5He. That "nas,y question" was,
allow do you stand on the Force
bin"
no doabt this was "nas,y qucs-
tlon" 10 the candidate. An advocate
ofthe Force bill when trying to get the
votes Of Democrats and Others who
considered tina, measure one Of the most
Infamous things ever devised by any
party In the United States. would
naturally feel that such question Mt
such time was very "nasiy" onc 10
answer.
hut Il there anything really nasty In
the Interrogation II 70, In what does
the nas,iness consist II the force bill
was a measure that could be defended
and that was framed for the good Of
the country, why was there anything
nasty In asking a candidate fof cleo.
ton 10 Congrc-. how lac stood In rela'
tlon 10 the blllg The pretended oblec.
tlon Of the candidate 10 being Inter.
rogatcd about II l., that Delegate
from n Territory would have nothing
10 DO with the Force bin. Hut even
u that l. true II does not make the
query about II "a nasty question"
A Delegate from a Territory, how.
ever, might have something 10 do with
a measure OF that Kind. lie might
speak In favor Of Il and use his inIlu.
enoc for It, passage, even II II did not
directly Affect his constituents. AND
voters opposed 10 the measure might
consistently inquire NJ 10 the attitude
Of a candidate upon Il, before deciding
as to whether they would support him
at tho polls.
I, could only 10 "a nasty question"
because the candidate found u n diiii.
cult one 10 answer, when demanding
the niiragcs Of people who saw In the
bill plan .mlnently fitted 10 harmon.
lac with hiaown schomo for tho dis.
franchisemon, Of thousands Of law
obcylng citizens because they did not
see through his distorted optics.
We arr not acquainted with Mr..
Norfoll, but II Appears he has not been
a member Of the "i.ibcnl" party, aud
does not now propose 10 be- whipped
into IL ranks by III. scourgo which,
AZ he showed In his speech, has been
such n terror 10 "fFvo aud indepcn.
denp American citizens. lie IL not n
"i.lbcral" ofiieeholder. neither, and
therefore need not pay any attention
10 the "Libcral" demand III nj such
ofilce-holdofs who aru declaring them.
selves 10 DO either Democrats or re.
publloaus, shall at once Tcslgn their
places.
II Il refreshing 10 500 that there arr
10th Republicans and Democrat. who
have strained with the "l4lbcral" party,
but are now taking their proper
places, who do not intend 10 bc
lashed hack Into line, aud who
aro indifferent NJ 10 the cuncs aud
llbels of tho "l.iberal" organ. Itshows
they have somo manhood and inds.
penience, and II will DO duly apprccl.
Aied by the majority Of tho people.
Asto "nastiness," one Ia. only 10
read the dlairibe ~ the "Libcralp
organ upon Commissioner Norrrll to
decide that, while the term does not aud
AN not properly apply to his timely
question about the Force bin, Its very
appropriate word 10 designate tho At.
'ack made upon him, In tho ordinary
language Of the ring organ when II
attempts to make an argument" II
squlie probable that the organ viii
have TO face several more "nas,y que..
lions" before IL cruel war Of hato Is
over.