Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-04
SHALL CLEVELAND BE ASSASSIN.
AIEU!

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This beautiful sentiment was quoted
at the thoater o. Thursday evening,
A. tho utiefanca Of a presumably
honorable resident Of this city.
Tho thought sounds 20 familiar
that none will doubt Tor u
moment the commences Of the report.
We have seen or heard II In tomc
form or another 20 often aud unIer
such a variety oiconJitions, that ha
It not been ~ utterly Internal, IT. later
repetiiions might have passed un.
needed. We believe the thought or.
igiualod IN bla,hcrsAito weekly
issued Ia country district
Of Colorado. ~ least that was our
nrst acquaintance with IT, Our last
was the one already mentioned.
II will Rlways DO a matter Of won.
dcrment how such n diublllcal thought
could be- entertained for al Instant by q
perton OF experience aud education,
leaving conscience entirely out Of the
question. Without waiting 10 discuss
the infamous clwsrdice u such d
method Of accomplishing ouc's pur-
poser, common sonse alone ought 90
suggest b tho clustering knaves 10
whom this cut.thtoat notion hes had u
pleasant sound, that assassination ~
not practicable attachment TO q
rcople's government. Tho prln
olple Is not q new ono by any
means. Not only savascry, but
civilization, Is well ucqusintod
with this method Of controlling IA,
slate; aud according 10 the bee. adyices,
tho experiments In that line have been
utter iailufes--so emphatically 20, that
the ages, % far as history can decide.
have united In pronounoing the
assassin, la whatever capacity you
may use him, common enemy to the
race.
Lot II DO understood that the whole
OF lhe West would rejoice TO have
President Cleveland asoassinated, anu
there would be- no difficulty In finding
a praciicvi hand for tho Job. In the
urder stratum Of society there II alWays
a willing candidate iot that sort VI en-.
ploymsnt. Il It were not 10, there
would be very slight need Of Presi.
deaf Or n Congress. 10 IL this gtovel.
Ing idea Of brute force, lurking
In the hearts OF men, which
makes governments necessary. Civil.
izallon through a common necessity
has Instituted iails and gibbels to take
care Of such people, anu we are dis.
posed 10 think that honest men wOnlI
be better satisfied with themselves II
this principle OF soli-protection were
extended with greater alacrity 10 tho
pusillanimous element that stands aiar
oil and points tho victim, while the
more ignorant cut.throat uses the
knife. IL thore 10 any difference IN
the true relations Of the two elements
to society, We should say the finger.
post assausins are tho more dangerous
VI the two.
There seems to be little occasion 10
illustrate extensively proposition 10
unmls,akably Infamous az the one In
question. But there are evidently "a
few irrcsolute minds Ia this neighbour
hood who, as tho world generally
moves, would swoon ut tho thought u
numbering anybody by deed or
thought, but who have permitted their
convictions on the silver question 10
work too thoroughly upon their feel.
ingn. They would be shocked at the
sound Of their own voice calling alou u
for the murder of tho President Of the
United States, bat will lis,ou with
patience u not secret pleasure 10 the
millety OF q garulOus bulioon whose
lmngiuations n ho could only realize
the fact are IA deeply saturated with
the spirit Of assassination rs was the
slayer Of Abraham Lincoln. For the
benefit ofsuch person as well as that of
hia audience, let a. take the case which
his covert iusinuati0ns.cloarly advocate
and carry Il TO ils natural and consist.
Ont ending. II 90 Is proper Tor him 10
anticipate anu C0ndoug the assessing
zion Of PRECEDENT Cleveland Tor tho
constitutional exercise OF his opinions
1u the SILVER question, % would be
perfectly proper Tor him or some les
c.EatuIy villain 10 do the dccd-an
act which he n performing with hls
mouth. Aud n Il Is proper to kill
Cleveland Tor tho exercise of thc.c
opinions, why is Do not proper tuuI.
minister the came condigu puunument
upon the heads OF Others who DO like.
Wit2 There are number OF citzgus
iU salt Lake, for ius.Auce,wn honor
and Integrity have never been gue,.
uouco, uad whose Judgment, cIucs.
ton aud experience have made them
lhopl,lars VI society ON uii other quss.
tious touching the welfare OF meu.
kind, bu. who declare with nat reserve
that Grover Cleveland would firn "a
FREQ silver coinage bin hels not q. 20
be- President According 90 the logic
ottho ul00dmungtrs who uavo sudden.
~ sprung up among us-though