The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-29
fALSEHOODS
FLATLY FLOORBD
The Logical Trend of Republican,
ism is Toward Monarchy.
MOSES THAPCHRR'Su
POSITION INDICATED
The Doctrine Of Loose Construction and
Strict Construction Compared to
the Sad Disadvantages OF
the Former.

The Ogden Standard has thus far devoted
twenty-five columns of its valuable space
eleven columns IN each of two issues) to q
presentation and analysis of Hon. Moses
Thatcher's speech at the recent Democratic
convention.
That speech seems to have stirred up the
animals.
Frank Cannon's animosity towards MIR.
Thatcher was displayed some time since in
speech the former made at the Thatcher
Opera House of Logan While discussing
the bounty question, Mr.. Cannon SO far
forgot himself as to make a venomous at
tack on Mr.. Thatcher. Now that Mr..
Thatcher has spoken before Democratic
convention, MIR. Cannon eagerly seizes the
opportunity to cast opprobrium, rldicule,
and the aspect of dishonesty, if he can,
upon our talented fellow Democrat. Let
us see how he succeeds.
AN UNTRUTa.
The Standard accuses Mr.. Thatcher of
preaching the dangerous" and ''ansrchis-
tic doctrine of discomfort" 1t says:
This kind of doctrine is dangerous when pro
mulgated by man who bears the reputation
OF philanthropist, shrewd business man and
observer, and who is recognized as a political
leader among his fellow men. If uttered bv a
lool, villain or a man OF low repute social
lstlc ideas or anarchistic sentiments have little
power OF harm; but the gospel of discomfort
becomes of frightfUl force when proclaimed nv
lips whereon the bees are wont to find a store Of
sweetness. In our humble opinion, it is better
10 Leach one man the truth that in this land
industry sobriety and economy are suficieut to
Danish poverty, than to lead whole lecions into
the belief that every man who elevates himself
10 atnuence Is robber protected by law.
In these words the STANDARD intimates
that Mr.. Thatcher asserted that "everv
man who elevates himself to afluence is a
robber protected by lawn
This is shocking falsehood. Not a par
agraph, sentence, line, or word in Mr.
Thatcher's speech contains the monstrous
doctrine which the STANDARD parades as
MIR. Thatcher's. Not an expression of his
by the remotest implication contains any,
thing of the kind. One would think that
one falsehood of that character would have
been enough, or that it might have been a
mere slip Of the pen. But look you!
THE SECOND FALsEHooD.
The Standard is not content with an
ordinary display of mendacity. 1t proceeds
thus:
man who proclaims the captivating theory
that individual failure in life is not the result Of
individual lncOmpetency, may be very sure Of
tickling the ear of discomfort and pleasing The
fevered fancy OF unrestful souls; but what
good does he accomplish in this bright world of
action?
This is monstrous That the Standard
should say Mr.. Thatcher had taught auv
such doctrine would have been bad enough
But for the well known editor to demand to
lr0Or 0f Nv. Nob.o
he accomplish in this bright world of
actlonP' is rare display of effrontery-a
bold stone to be thrown by one known to
live in glass house.
GREAT MISTAKE.
The first great mistake made bv the
Ogden paper is that it assumes Mir.
Thatcher had made a speech for campaign
use, intended 10 convert Republicans The
place, the circumstances, aud the audience
addressed show that such is not the case
Mr.. Thatcher has not taken the stump. but
has merely spoken IN fraternal way to a
body OF fellow Democrats That SO slipht
circumstance should have raised such a
huboub among our Republican friends is
promising indication of how they will howl
If MIR. Thatcher shall actually consent to
deliver few campaign speeches, The
gibes about Mr.. phatcher's studied SEN
tences," "agoniZing periods. - "strains of
attempted sublimity,d 'mixed metaphors y
ETC., are not only worthless as arguments.
but are contemplate in themselves.
on LOOSE AND STRICT CONSTRUCTION.
Now, however, the STANDARD affects to
show what it can do. 1t says:
If the logical tendency Of Republicanism. as
1nslnuated ID the Grafton. IS toward MONARCHY
then the logical trend OF Democracy is toward
anarchy. There is no escape from the absolute
accuracy OF this proposition. And vet there is
~ fTf1T Viii 1saI
sense rule the destiny of America Between
despotlsm upon the one hand. and chaos unon
The other, there is q wide domain in which tie
government safely ab1des, no matter which
party is in power. And history shows-and no
truthful patriot will deny it-that there has
been as little movement toward absolutism
Democratic. II the Demo-
cratic party believes that the national govern.
ment possesses unsafe authority. why don't
that party canaldly propose limiting amend
ments to the constitution instead of cabling.
gabblipg, Cabling, forever about centraliza,
tions
The logical trend of Republcanism is to-
wards monarchy. Hamilton himself was a
Tory. Republicans believe in loose con-
struction Of the constitution: ie, in allow
ing the constituted authorities to stem ont
side of ii, If they think such action neces
sary. Democrats believe in q strict con-
struction of the constitution; lie. in mot
allowing the constituted authorities 20
overstep any provision IN the constitution
under the plea of necessity. The Demo
cratic idea is that the constitution must be
amended il a change is necessary, and that
no doctrine ever invented by the wit of
man is more pernicious than that which
teaches that any OF its provisions NAV be
violated or set aside in view of real or sun
posed exigencies. The Democratic doctrine
is that the people shall be given an oppor
tunity to pass upon any amendment look-
ing to change in our governmental
methods. This is not even logical trend
toward anarchy; for if the people choose
to vote for monarchy they can have it. IF
they choose any other form of government
they can have it. But the officers they
have elected for one purpose are not per
mitted to act in another capacity-that of
changing the form of our government by
overstepping the great fundamental law of
our Land. When the people desire their
law makers TO change the form of govern
ment by setting aside any of the provisions
the constitution, they viii elect them