Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-10

formed Citizens party.
For the purpose VI Investigating the
condition Of affairs, the Commission
HID session In the city Of Ogden,
ir viting representatives Of all the
PARTIES 10 appear before Il. The repre-
sentatives OF the Citizens party made
demand for representation, accom-.
panied by the assertion that the peo-
Pies party hal disbsnded. This was
promptly disputed by the representa-.
tives Of the Peoples party, each and
all OF whom vigorously asserted that
that party had not dlsbanded, aud
would demand the representation the
law gave II upon each Of the Election
Boards one asserting that the Peoples
party only supported the Citizens
ticket ~ ''choice between two evils"
and would have It, own ticket In the
field nj the next election.
The Commission declined TO depart
from the customary rule VI action, and
appointed 10 constitute the Election
Boards two from the Liberal and one
from the Peoples party.
The Commission believes from per-
sonal observation ofthe conduct Of the
election that It was fairly conducted,
md WIS free from any attempts 10
override the will Of the people.
The greater portion Of the Citizens
ticket was elected by small majority.
As the time approached for holding
the general Territorial election In Aug.
ust, 1891, "a new condition of political
afiain confronted the roopi. OF Utah.
The Peoples party was officially de.
ciafed disbanded by IT, Territorial
committee, aud IL was announced that
| fssNs al xxffNalI luss
sought with the two great National
parties.
This departure from established
methods was halted by some NJ the
end which had been long hoped for,
while Others looked upon IL NJ ruse
through which the leaders ~ the
Mormon Church were seeking State.
hood, well knowing that their large
majority would control the state thus
formed. Upon this conflict Of opinion,
the Commission announced no Judg.
mem, pfcfurring that the experiment ba
given fair trial and be Judged by It's
results. Whether the disbanding OF
the Peoples or Mormon party be- an
act Of good faith or rure by which 10
get rid Of the pow or aud coutr0l Of the
National Government, the COmmis.
slon 4. Of the opinion that IL Il u step IN
the direction Of educating the people
10 think for themselves politically,
will tond 10 loosen the bonds In which
they have IA the past Teen held ny
tue Church, aud thus DO productive "
! good In the end.
Ia view of the fact that the Mormon
Church has Invariably In the past die.
J tated the political movements OF IT.
, ndhorcnts, and presented n united
! front against any and every party
which came In contact with II, those
who now doubt IT, sincerity may well
be excused for doubling.
That church has, through the Pco-
) plo'e party, ulrenuously opposed every
J effort made, whether by laws Of Con-
, gfess, the action Of the courts or Of the
] Utah Commission, TO put down poly
gamy. II has appealed TO the courts
generally going to the court Of last re-
. sort upon every question that could b,
. raised to sustain its assumption that II
was Justified In obeying tho alleged
=, will OF God expressed through daily
4 revelation vouchsafed only TO them
o selves, as against the revealed will o.
, the nation expressed through IT, laws
IL has denounced the Commission
5 through all the years 4 has been nd
, Numbering the laws directed agnins
polygamy, and kept a united force
0 constantly standing and ready e
, oppose every effort 10 compel liz sub
mission 10 the laws OF the land.
Al when Acknowledgement stared th'
/ Church In the lace; when the city ant
. county OF Salt Lake, the city OF Ogden
and county Of Weber, aud Park CITY
. had been wfested from It's control, ant
D I IL lao ~ a.
I, becoming auti.Mormon, then, anu no
4 iii then, did this change come.
!. This Commission hopes II Il thu
beginning Of n better era. II cares no
. what the motive underlying thu
Y movement may be, " H. results be TO
= tho northumberland Of this people, ant
% the substitution Of better Ideas an,
" methods for those which have prevail
ed in the past. IL will do no harm 4
y Utah, or to the nation, 10 walt awhil
(; and see what this sudden conversion
3 AS sudden ns that Of Saul Of TMsus-
= will bring about
D Time, which proves all thlng-, viii
prove whether Il will be for good o
hi. II il worthy Of note that IA
? Geutiles, more than ever before, votei
y IN. Liberal ticket, by their votes av W
~ ed their Disbelief IN the sincerity q
=, IN, new political movement.
IL il but two years since this Com
}, mission and It, registration officer
:. were charged with fraud anu Grim
because the city Of Salt Lake ha
shown n Gentle majority Of II IN I'll
ID August election, 1850, The result q
! IA, salt Lake municipal election &
February, 1900, when the GENTLE
u elected mayor and city council, 10y
maiofity of sO7. was made the Occasio
- NJ agaiIi vilifying the Commission b
pubi-hin5 Wholesale charges OF COZ
., rnptlon, from one end Of the land 4
A sufficient answer TO these chsrg,
ia found In tie increased register.
. vote aud increased Liberal mnJorltl,
IA in the business centers, aa shown l
. salt Lake City, aud the result Of tn
u later elections.
In June, 1850, when the registry e
9 salt Lake CITY was made, by which
~ Gentile majority Of II was attained, I'll
q, r,yistration lists exhibited u total
a 5i3I. In June, 1890, 1881, and
:, June. 1891, II, 2I3, nearly all u while
W reurcsents nn anti-Mormon gam, a
Increase Of Gentle immigration.
n Under this registration, the biber
~ Marty OF Salt Lake elected II. ropresei
m in,iyes by n majority OF 1913 over
N highest competitor; and OF bol over u
M republican and Democratic compel