Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-10-29
DENAGOGIsM REBUKED.

The DISCREET NIws Ia proud to be
anle lruihully 10 say that II has con-
,isieutly, rellglously and Absolutoly
kept itself out Of politics. II adopted
the resolution thus to hold aloof whom
into H. honored constituency division
on national party lines was introduced.
That resolution II has firmly adhered
to Notwithstanding all the tricks and
devices OF the various ooniending
iaotions; anu the snsers and intinun'
tlons Of Is contemporaries ~ to favor-
itlsm here or there, have been, becnunV
false, usually treated with silent tcofn.
But no program It ever marked out
for ITSELF either defined or implied,
contemplated silence when injustice
should be attempted by any party, or
insult be offered to honest men.
CowArdico Ia not related 10 independ.
ence. nor lie blind partisanship friend
Of truth. Both independent and truth
full, both free and fearless, this paper
claims 10 be. Aud when II takes ~
the cudgols, It does 40 from conviction,
conscious that ils campaign Ia that Of
the fair and the just, and ils following
the best elements Of tho whole com.
munity.
We Invite attention 10 the two cards
published In another column Of this
psper. They are called forth by tho
reported utterauces Of o. w. Powers In
a recent political speech. He puts a
series OF questions to a candidate before
the people, which candidate In private
life IL also prominently connected
with the Utah Company. Mfr.
Powen's queries are chiefly deserving
OF notice because OF their impudsnoe.
They are framed In malice, and de-
rive their political importance wholly
from the lnusndoes they may convey.
They can DO answered Ia direct mono.
syllAbles, and, indeei, such Ia the ex-
tent OF the answers given. The incl
dent might DO allowed to drop here,
for Rgainst the words OF tho me- con.
nected with the Utah Company Mt.
Powers lie not capable Of saying any
ing that will do him or any cause he
represents the least particle Of good.
We DO no, choose TO let II drop there,
-hswS 81. We want to hold this man
aud these methods Of political work up
to the contempt they deserve. We
want to invite the peoples notice to
the Insulting sneers 10 which these
leading citizens are subjected. We
desire that men Of all shades OF 10.
ligious or political belief shall be
made aware OF this outrage on com.
mon decency In everyday business
affairs. We want TO ind out how
many there are, either In or out OF
Mir. Power's party, who are willing ia
take his word In implgnment OF the
motives Of the First Presidency Of the
Church. We want every one who has
read the newspapers aud knows any
thing about the Utah Company, {,
have = chance to measure up the dirty
insinuationa with which his speech II
characterized, aud hurl them baci
at him. We want to know, finally
whether, in the estimation OF the peo'
pie OF Utah, the lloense which politl-
teal stumpers employ ia to be per-
mitted To 10 to the length OF maligning
any ana every project Instituted for the
public good. aud hoaping insult upon
the heads Of men whose whole lie OF
devotion to the people aud their best
interests IL an open book.
Upon these points We should like to
be informed before the incident IL
permitted TO pass out OF mind, Mean
time We should like to know what the
party newspapers think OF tho ex.
tremes OF folly and infamy to which
unlrAmelled partisan mcuthing Is bs.
ing carried, and how the parties them.
selves and the candidates appreciate
the raseally procedure Of which the
present incident is a sample.
CAPRIYPs RESIGNATION.