Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-25

they will perform AN equal service Tor
good. The only draw uack 10 be per.
ceived IN connection with the address
was that it was delivered tn $50 to 800
Of our citzsns iuste j Of 10 5000.
The subject was selected by the
University authorities because It was
a living topic, the Importance Of
which appears to bs increased at
every election In a degree almost as
tonishing to those who com JrshonI
fully the situation. The people u this
city who have -tu mol the current Of
vents during the rasi 'our year. nave
had somevhat u an opportunity Go
ucqusint themselves with the me,nodr
AMI powutof that class Of men who In
the several PARTS u the country nave
received such appeniuons ne go .ses,"
"proicssional poiiticiaus," tusIng thr
term In an denominations ssnscl "ward
heelef-," "cl,ction hummcr-," etc.
These NAMES apply 10 individuals in
the bldy polite Whose motives are
virtually a perfect unit but
who In point Of capacity for
evil 10 the Republic are graded
from the insuiefnulc loafcr who at
every election is seen On HOping about
the polls, doing the dirty work Ola whrI
cliuuc, all the way up 20 the shrswd
political magnale" who Inspires on
hia merits 90 corruptionisl 10 be-
perhaps President Of the nation. Our
svslutions In "ptaciical politics" c1vgr
only few brlof ycaf-; aud already we
have among a. very complete exhibit
Of all the lower grades Of the prJiC-
sion.
Tho entire business Of these mysteri-
Gus gentlemen in politics Ia 10 neutral.
lac every patriotic ballot that may
be cast with one representing some
personal scheme OF nVgrandiEcmcnt
10 secure which they do not hesitate IN
tne use Of any species %. fraud ~
crime that seems 10 them necessary.
We have not ha1 any murders TO
charge 10 these Individuals ~ yet, nut
some other stae- cannot say ~ much.
Nevertheless our loo manipulalor
have made their pfcsvnco known.
According to the opinion Of the spoatef
s,t night ut least ~ per ccut " the
voters Of Salt Lake CITY are subject to
corruption In some form or another.
In other words over oue.thiru Of the
voting power Of this city II nov In the
nanus Of the maniIuiat r., provided
they can raise tho money 10 purchase
them.
We hope this IL an exagger,tion, but
II cannot 20 denied by appear.
ances. When We come to II iloct
that such condition as this prevails
Ia every considerable city In the
Union, the thought il little appalling
to the citizen whose hopes anu pride u
country are cenlerei upon the purity
and freedom Of itA government.
II would be productive OF great good
II the thoughts expressed on this
branch OF the judges subject last night
would be echoed before every organ ~.
ton In tue Territory.
AS to his suggestion that only native
born Americans should be permitted to
exercise the elective franchise, IA,
NEWS is not prepared to give 1t such
unqualified Endorsement. Tho natuf.
allied citizen whose conduct shows
that he Is thoroughly imbued vita the
genius Of American Institutions has
been, IL, aud We think should be, M
welcome a member Of the body p,lilic
as the nativo.bjrn citizen who operates
on the same plane. The mere locality
Of persons birthplace is neither n
cause Of political corruption nor a
sufficient reason Tor It's conformation Ia
Hn Individual.