Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-04
SUGGESTIONS roR rnE IMEs.

r. u dpairAble tnAN Ant ItVli' ~
Utah shall become thoroughly ao
qualnted with the science Of civil gov
eminent, and particularly with The
doctrines Of American republicanlsm
But while they ought to study politics
II Is not desirable that they shall be-
come poliliclans--that " 10 say, such
scheming and unrrincipled trlcks'cfi
rs the term politicians is popularity
used 10 describe. In the higher and
more correct sense Of the woi they
should all be polltlciAus-students o
national aiiaifs and Of the principles
advocated by political parties, and
when they have sufficient understand
Ing, advocates aud promoters Of such
measure. aud parties ~ their Judgment
approves.
AstO these, mon may honestly differ,
and ye, be equally earnest In efforts 10
promote tho common welfare. la this
country all pa,ilcs agree ON mos'
Of the principles essential 10 the
maintenance Of Republican govern.
mcnt. On minor points they di vide.
And tits natural to'posiiive pcnous to
magnify the Importance Of their pecu.
liar opinions aud 10 consider questions
which may bc len open without dlsas.
ter 10 the public, Of such moment A. 10
demand Immediate aud practical solu.
ton.
This perhaps would work no great
evil, II extreme parii1ans confined
their real and efforts 10 the advocacy
Of principles and measures on their
merits. Hut II IL common for such
politicians 10 "carry tho war into
Africa" and treat their party oppo-
nenis M enemies Of mankind, ~ seek
ing the downfall Of the nation, A. pro.
noting schemes TOT tho destruction Of
tho country, aud often as without
sense. Some Of them 20 40 far A. 10
mlsfupr,scnt the position aud objects
Of an opposing party and 70 Willy all
who support II, descending even 10
scufrlllty, and mking from the gutters
Of vl1npcraiion the vilcst cplthce to
nun against thoso VINO uilief nom
them.
All this IL To DO dcspiscd NJ wei no
oeplorcd. mormon" politicians
ought never 10 pattern after this sort
oforatou. They src Of tho pot.houso
ofuof' Thcy may sometimes raise n
nugh' put 'hey carry no weight Win
'4ohoughuOi' Learners should not
waste Time In listening TO such would
DO teachers OF lou,ies. Facts hnd afgu'
mrn's arc wanted rather than fidicuio
anu achune'a'lon'
In cnaeaNoring 10 dccideas To which
party no shall JOIN tho inquirer need
nos 20 influenced by stories about
~h' TINS % Una, party has done OF LETT
uhuone' nor should no be guided by
assertion. INA, such a leading man ia n
democrat ana such a onc n Rcpubli'
can ~ any man becomes either n
polnocrAt or n Republican let,
u 10 by conviction. II lao has
no better guide that the assertion, or
mo iae'' tha' some prominent person IL
member OF given party, he had
better walt until he learns somothing
and knows Tor himself what he ought
70 10
NO man who has boon amember Of
the Peoples naF'y,whcn asked whether
he laa Republican or n Democrat, need
bc ashamed 10 answer, 81 don't know"
or ~ belong 70 neither party" Ho
need not 10 neutral because he Ia In.
dependent lilo may roe that tho
claims OF each party arc about equal,
tho merits and defects Of either
evenly balancing those Of tho other.
or no may yet be insuiiiciently In
formed M TO the actual and essential
differences Of tho two. While he IL
halling between two opinions, or has
made up his mind that no win not
unite with either party, he can siill ox.
ercise his influence rs citizen and
support good measures aud good men
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