The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1893-11-02
Lenr, Nov. 2, 1893.
PULL DOWN YOUR SIGN.

we utHouilCt lht atllOu VI Jul iVN"i
paper rs totally uncharacteristic OF an
unbiased, non-poiitical sheet and con-
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denim their Observation-Disclosures on
Democratic principles and officers"
Thus reads the eleventh resolution n
dopted by the Democratic partyof Lehi
in convention assembled last Saturday
night. This means, we suppose, the
,ilhdrawal Of their support and thus
oes this party who believe in sustain-
home industries, not by bounty but
D. patronage, carry out their principles.
u v say that justice demands that we
81 port the poor laboring man in Eng
lane bacause that country's trade with
witt us amounts to 1900 900, O0annualiy
but Tive fellow citizen who says one word
they q not like should be trampled in
the dtst. BY their fruits you shall
know EN-.
We OK end out thanks to those who so
ably defended us for they showed their
manhood and showed they were not
owned, body aud soul, by the ring, for
it was none other that introduced and
passed that resolution to satisfy perso-
nal spite How Fan men, sitting under
the motto: "A government Of the people,
for the people and " the people," place
so low an estimate IN their manhood
and American indepe n'Ioncc that they
will quietly fall in lin when the ring
master cracks his VIII. as they did that
night.
We have always opened our columns
TO anyone and the man who denied it
that night told deliberate falsehood.
True, during our career we received
some anonymous letters which the wri-
tiers were ashamed 70 sign, which Were
not published. He may haye been the
author Of some of them but was asham-
ed Of his work and wished the blame 90
bo borne by others.
We were not aware that we hal at.
tackled any OF their principles, unless
they refer to the sugar bounty and un.
til Gov. West made his speech here last
week many OF them declared they be-
lieved in 1t. In fact their resolutions of
Saturday night go to prove they still
favor the principle. Their seventh arti.
Gle favorst the free public school system
which is a bounty system for does It not
''take from these and give to these? ?"
o, consistency thou art Jewell.
There has been none but Democratic
officers in Leki and they have not been
infallible but laid themselves open to
attack by their actions. We have criti-
cized them but have lot them down easy.
1t would seem that they have done
something they are ashamed OF and be-
cause we have made it public they de-
nounce us. But we have not told all |
for we did not deem it wise to proclaim
to the world some OF their actions. As
for those persons who claim We have
knitted them we say that we have told
gothing but the truth, II this weapon
has struck home it wac because they
wore a defective armor.
You repudiate the Republican party
because of its alleged tendency to cen.
ira cation OF power but they win never
reach that point OF Capitalization and
one an power in governmental Affairs
which now prevails in your political az
fairs, was shown by every move made
saturds night and the one man power
sentimf expressed by Gov. West.
We ct the true Democrats OF Lehi
for then 2 mocratic actions but we have
no words praise for the blind follow
ers of the ring who do not dare to assert
their Democracy and independence, they
possess but little II that spirit which is
supposed to permeate the breast every
free born American and are little better
than the subjects q the Gar OF Russia.
Gentlemen you h sc taken the wrong
course to get us into The fold Tor Ne
would rather die free han live slave
under your lash.