Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-02
IT'S FEEBLE, nur STILL KICKS.

Though not for a moment believing
it, own words, the organ Of the Lib.
eral party continues to utter loud ieara
concerning the impending menace OF
statehood for Utah, ami to plead In
piteous tones the sll.oversnadowing
necessity OF solidly supporting the
Liberal ticket. The lsbor OF both the
political parties, 1t avers, Is 10 insure
Utah's admission, which 1t interprets
M not only the doubling Of taxation,
but great many other things as well.
Among these "other things" We sup.
pose the organ includes the following:
"The men who are working for state
hood here are working, first, for office,
second, they are working TO estab.
lish polygamous state; they
are working to restore tho Priesthood
Of the Mormon Church to all the
power that 1t had ia the old days. Yes,
and q good deal more power than 1t
had In the old days, for with that
power the veto OF the Governor would
be taken away; Fort Douglas would be
sgarrison to come to the support OF the
governor Of the state whenever any
impairment Gontllos interiered with
the rule here"
As before stated, the man who writes
that sort Of stuff does not believe II
himself; he Ia endowed with at least
ordinary intelligence, and no one
save q natural.born or an accidental
imbecile could possess brain 80 puny
rs TO yield to such impressions. To
credit II with sincerity In this instance
II, therefore, 10 accuse the Liberal
organ OF mental weakness. We shall
not offer II NO gross an insult; 1t Is some.
times more charitable to accept plea
that the vision for the ume.being
IL morally obllque, than to push the
case 10 conclusion under the other
alternative, dc iunatioo inQtdreHdo.
The utter absurdity Of the condition
the Liberal organ foretells Is seen In
the purposes attributed to those whom
II charges with working for statehood.
These purposcsare, --inverslng tile order
In which that authority presents them,
first, to restore the Priesthood OF the
Mormon Church Ito more power than
It ever had, by taking away the veto
power OF the Governor though s,lll
leaving him with power to call the
garrison at Fort Douglas to support
him against the interference OF any
impairment dentlles; second, to estab-
llsh polygamous state; aud third, the
offices. The NEWS has before this
pointed out that the Mormon Church,
Priesthood or people, are not working
for statehood, and has given the most
positive assurances that they wouli
not do 20, until those referred to by
the Liberal organ M Gentiles are ready
to join In the request. When TO this
declaration IL added the seli.evldent
fact that the Mormon Church Is not
running the two political parties, the
ease OF our cctempofary falls with n
thud. II might with just as much
reason be charged that the two parties
In the nation by their national plat.
forms are pledged TO the programme
here announced for the local organiza.
lions OF those parties, aud are being
manipulated in the interest OF the
Church. The Liberal organ will
surely sec that its assumption is pre-.
posterous.
Day by day the desperation Of the
Liberal managers becomes more pitt
ful, aud the eenselessness Of their
statehood scare more apparent. Driven
10 that last resort for their rdisOn d'eire,
they give abundant evidence IN their
varied exhibitions Of ground and lofty
tumbling that they know their politi-
cal jig is aboutup. Having found that
they cannot provoke from the audience
thunders OF applause to accompany
their exit, their whole energy Ia now
devoted 10 the business Of seeing that
they DO not drop out without some-
thing Of ianfaronade from themsel yes.