Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-13
THE LATEST "LIBEgAr' MARES
NEST.

ANOTHER mares nest has been "dis-
covered by the Liberal" organ which
affords material for n half column
characteristic editorial. OF course II l.
something supposed to relate TO
"Church diclation ia politics." that Is
the Trsbunc's daily hohgoblin. This
time It 1. Democratic candidate,
beaten "bscause It was NJ ordered by
the Church authorities In this city"
The only ''proof' offered Is a rumor
that sat tho very last moment the or
ders went down." and this came to the
"Libcrapi organ Ton pretty good
authority"
Whether this pretty good authority"
was IA reputable old woman" "a re-
liable person who told II TO Liberal
who carried II 10 the editor" or 'cor-
respondent who ought TO know" does
not yet appear. hut that the If'buno
hasstumblcd on to anolhcroi H. numcr.
Gus stupid blundem can bc made cvi.
dent by a few indisputable facts.
The "Llberal" organs theory, put
forth ~ something Of which II has the
proofs that for some lnscrutable reason
II prefep 10 shroud In dark and gloomy
mystery, IL that "orlcrs were Issued for
the whole Territory 10 20 Dcmocratlc''
Only shor. time ngo the organ had
similar Conformation" that II was
settled that the "Mormon" vote was TO
be divided, half Democratic, half llo-
publican. hut it, "infofmation" IL nj
ways changed 10 suit circumstances, or
rather tho needs Of liz position. Now,
n 1oriers were scnt down" TO scratch
thi. Democratic candidate, how would
that compoft with the orders that the
Democrats were 10 DO elected all ovot
the Territory
Then this candidate who was TO be
beaten by orders Of the Church, 10.
colved, according to the IrDunc's latest
figures, 5ea votes, with some precincts
tlill TO hear from. The Republican
candidate received s6i votes up to the
same date. Hut tho "Liberal" candl'
date was elected, the district having
been "shocstringcd" by the Comuis-
mission with the evident purpose Of
making that event pretty certain.
Therefore, on the Tribmo's own pre-.
dlctlons Of sure victory for the "Lib.
orap candidate, the pretenJed"ordcrs
would have been OF no avail II they
had been carried out, and the iigures
arc fatal To tho theory Of "Mormon
political obeiicncc, ''becausc they show
that the alleged "orlcrs" were not car.
rled out.
Then the reasons offered by the
Tribune why these orders were proha.
bic, are dead against its story. II
those reasons had any existence they
were potent when the nomination was
first announced, being nearly two
years old, and the "orders" ought TO
have "bccn sent down" rs soon NJ the
canvass was made instead Of being
kept TIL "tho worry last moment" That
the Church authorities, whom the
Tribune Is trying 10 make out directed
tho votes of the "Mormon" people In
order 10 defeat the "Libcrals," nj the
very last moment 'sent down orders"
which would render the "Lihera"
candidates. election sure, does not look
the least bit reasonable and does not
harmonic at all with the 7ri5uns's
notion aud declarations.
The truth Ia that Ia his own vicinity
the Democratic candidate was some.
what scratched, because he kept "a
saloon. The matter was no mystery.
No "orders" were required for what
was done. II was a subject OF public
talk for weeks before the election His
"I.iberan opponent wasa saloon keep.
Or, and people argued that as they
were opposed to him, for Que reason, ON
that account, they saw no consistency
IN voting for another saloon keeper
because ho wasa Democrat.
la the District outside Of the region
where this fact was discussed, the
returns show that the Democratic
candidate received the vote Of his
party, and this Is a sufficient ansv or
TO the stupid rumor about Church
orders; for II they were sent at all why
did they not 70 To the places where NJ
many votes were east for him, and II