The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-03

opposite things. The former is living,
the latter is dead. The war settled the
question of dispute between the North
| and the South. It was a sectional not
a party question. The Democrats of the
South side by side with the Repub-
hcans. The Democracy of today has no
contention in behalf of secession. Such
Democrats as fought for it in the civil
war did so on sectional and not on party
grounds 1t was the South against the
North, not the Democratic party against
the nation.
Even if that be disputed the fact le-
mains that Utah's Democracy has no
connection with the Confederacy It
draws no inspira ton from any Consti-
tuition but that national instrument
which is the supreme law of the land.
No Democrat in Utah proposes TO copy
the Confederate Constitution or any
part of it into the Constitution to be
framed for the State of Utah. The
story that this is contemplated is roor-
back. a rank falsehood, a piece of
straight Republican argument
1t is part of the plan of campaign con-
cocted by the Utah Republicans. The
dead issues of the civil war are galvan-
lied into temporary activity to aid the
trembling cause of the shaly G. O. p.
And then those who use those means
cry out, why do you rake up the past,
why do you not stick to the present or
speak of the future?"
no n
shield the treasury of the State against
the populations and wholesale robbery,
that will be attempted by capitalists
and wealthy corporations to obtain pub
nc money for private uses. unless sur
hclent safeguards are placed around it
TO prevent their assaults The Repuo-
lcans. by their open avowals, show
that they want to have the door left
wide open to those cormorants to repeat
in this State what they have done as to
the nation. That is the danger that
confronts our new commonwealth at
its birth
We call upon the voters of Utah to
see to it that such restrictions are
placed in the state Constitution as shall
prevent the intended plumber Of the
masses Of thepeeple The true purpose
OF taxation is to liquidate the expenses of
government. which should be econom-
ically administered High taxes are
not for the common welfare They are
inevitable if public funds are bestowed
for private uses.
Republican control Of the convention
means a loose and openwork constitu-
ton, leaving the state a prey to the
encroachments of capital. That means
excessive taxes which will impose a
heavy burden on the masses. Demo-
cratic control means the restriction OF
the use of public money to public
purposes. That means low taxes and
economy in the public service.
It is folly and falsehood to say that
the Democrats Of Utah do not desire
the promotion of home industries They
are just as ready to support local en-
terprises as any Republican dare be.
But they demand that they be entered
into and carried on by legitimate bust
shall not be compelled to contribute
money that rich men may become
richer at the public expense.
This is the issue properly put 1t is
a live issue and the determination of
the corpse of the Confederacy, and the
waving of the sanguinary garment
to which Republicans are resorting,
show that they have no confidence in
the merits of their palsied cause.