Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-20
AS TO STATEHOOD AGAIN.

The organ OF the Liberal party at
tempts no concealment OF the fact that
the sole necessity for the continuance
OF that party is to oppose Imminent
statehood" which It affects to think
would be lothsrwlse very "imminent
within the next four month";"
The organ Of the Democratic party,
probably In pursuance Of its frankly
expressed hope that the Liberal party
In this county win not ditband until
after the next election, desires the
statehood question kept prominent.
IL tcopfesses Its tpartisapshlp
In the hope referred to, aud yet II
proceeds to read the DEsEREr NEWS,
which ia non.partisan PAPER, and has
no partisan hopes, a moral lecture on
"insincero hvowais made with n SIMS
ter purpose" and on departure from
"the policy OF fair play which has
been characteristic Of that this pa
per-"
We can hardly conceive the necos-
sity OF replying to such insinuations
from such q source. Yet the invita-
ton Ia one that may not well DO re-
sisted especially when II Is charged
that In our "zeal TO state the nom
political attitude OF tho Mormon
church officials" we have "gono too
far" and that our position is not
warranted by the sentiments Of vast
majority OF the people we "oiain to
represent"
Lot us zee.
II there ia any one thing that the
DEsERET NEWS desires, or has desired,
out Of the political controversy that for
more than year past has been going
on In this Territory, 1t IL the welfare
and advancement Of the majority OF
the people. That object, and that alone,
has with us been ever In view during
all the wrangling that partisan cotem-
poraries and psrtiSan speakers On
either side OF the political line
have INDUCED iu. We have
not espoused the chuse Of Democracy,
because the Republicans profess, and
have given some evidence OLA patriotic
desire TO bring about condition Of
peace and prosperity. We have not
taken up the cudgels for Republican
ism, because tho Democrats have pro.
claimed, and manifested some sin.
certify In, n like desire. We be.
lieve that either party has the power
to help materially In the consum.
nation Of 90 desirabl, an object; and
We certainly believe that both parties,
working sincerely for the same object,
have the power to accomplish 1t. II
conscientious adherence to this atti.
tude permits us at this late day 10 only
oiaim to represent the Mormon people,
then have our efforts indeed been woe.
fully misapplied.
Furthermore: The NEWS In declin.
ing to champion the cause or candl.
dates OF either the Democratic or the
Republican party has also declined to
lead or participate In active opposition
TO either tho one or the other. But tina,
course has not taken us out OF
the field OF aggressive popular dis
oussion. The common enemy OF both
the national parties, the obstacle, as we
believe, to the harmony and growth Of
Utah, he's not received gingerly treat
ment at our hands. Not that its can.
ditates have been unlustly assailed or
rallingly accused; many Of them hav 4
been men OF capacity and honor. Bu,
they have stood upon platform
Whose props have one by one
been knocked away, and were III,
representatives Of principles thai
either called for the oontinuauoe OF
or return TO the period Of dilcord ant
strife, or were summed up In tho on
word "spOlla." our opposition TO thii
party aud policy has been unequivo
cal aud unoeasing; believing It to b,
Antagonlstio to isu beet inte' sta o
tho Territory, We have fought Il n
all seasons and In every honorabl
way. We have not even desired 1,
continuance beyond u specified eleC
ion day in the hope that i,s sirengt
would draw from another set OF candi
dates and thus render more certain tn
election OF set Of candidates 70
whom We might have favor. Gu
"sincerity" In this al mits OF no que
ton, we think, even thou gh It has ne
been Of the partisan Democrat
variety. Nor should we think thO
In any avowRl of ours the Democrat
organ could ind tho "empok Of