Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-16
A cmUncnM \ POLITICIAN.

A CHURCHM y POLITICIAN.
Careful reader, OF the newspaferi
havsn no doubt noticed thst there is q
vast amount Of talk o. TO how tue pro.
plo u New York snail show their ap-
probation OF the Ia i1rs Of Row. d..
Parkhunt IN the smashing uf Tam
many. universally admitted that
I, him IL due more credit Tor tho COM
plute defeat Of the diUus OfgnnIziiou
than to any other man or all other
men combined. Outing M ny months
he male uGrclsnting war on munici'
pal corruption IN tue national metr g.
oils with scarcely a friendly ti1cRi
OF newspaper 10 aid him. but
the reward Of his perseverance, came
Mt lasl; and ia the terrible
disclosures Of the Lexow inve,tiga.
ton, he was not only viuulcaltu, but
the molAl effect was 10 tttmt ndous
that the people roso la their might
and whipped the oneuding party out
Of public liilor almost % the ia't mao.
NJ more sigual Instance u the insi.
vilual accomplishment 0f a great PUT
pose In 10 snort tins was ever given.
Peter tue Hermit himself scarcely dii
ne much against lesser ubstgolvs 10 the
yefy Strengthens Of Christian entnu'
sa,m. wnile DR.. Pafknuta. know he
had found plague spot rips for proo'
Ing, he was met ~ every tRui WITH
riicule, and hampvtrd by snfcwi op-
pu,i,iOn, But reforms once Instituted
uo not 10 bAcSwaU, aud us tho hght
can 10 penetrate the region OF on
clal fottennsss, even defenders Of tue
blight wilhdnw with very shame. uu-
ii the expo.u,e was NJ last able,
with mefoiless thOfoughnes', u lay
the hidoUus evil wholly bare.
And now, As has already been hirted
at, tn, q irstlon with New Workers l.,
how shall the Tstormer be rewarded,
how shall the great good wnich he
has wrought DO commemorate
There Ia not politician nor a paper
that does not recognize his splendid
services without exception the bet
ter elements OF tho oimmuuiIy agrou
that what was done hes been vel
done; and all arc full Of gratitude
some propose a monument 10 the maj
himself; others, the Tree giit OF
tabernacle Or church In which he ma!
continue his catholic labors OF watch
log aud warning against evil; other
again suggest the building aud gu
dowment Of a home under his nam
for unioriunates; n score Of other plan
are mentioned, and Que adnirer mod
sstIy suggests that no other momofia
10 needed than the public determine
ton to proht by past experience an,
keep the great city hencui1rth oleai
and free anu pure from tue vile abusul
he aasAiled.
The point In the whole matter whIol
possesses most Interest 20 the NEWS
and probably 10 NEWS readers also, Il
that up to the piosoHt M one has riser
up In Rngiy criticism Of the churoi
tor having inlsrf,'el In politics. IN,
reverend gentleman not only thundett,
his own wrath against Tammau,
from biz own pulpit, but, following hi
brave example, u dozen or moro othu
ministers made that monster O
iniquity the text for their discourse
Sunday after Sunday, anu espeCisli.
tue Sabbath prior to election, whru
almost every preacher In New Yorl
took up the refrain. Slrely there wa
politics In all lbii; Tor II the advlc
was 10 strGugle auu stamp out Tau
many it was "a direct appeal Tor n
success NJ the opt Usiug tCleD
"Church lurrcg" was not ont
openly eIrueI, Uut II was eXprcttu
gud h now appuu -ei. Tue opiuio
appeared 10 bu general Una
muu who stand as miuisuT
o. u4hlr.usu,s, have tho rigu
90 yivwsHnd the expression OF u, nj
even Boo tue matter OF Guy and stat
government. IL was tusgc,lsd tina
tui' was more tuau puyiu-,i II ".
aduIy. lrerr was not even an ia
umstiUn that go the matlri referred O.
they were guluy 90 "puu C,.ur paftl
sausmI" lucy ,NuustI the iu
hriruJ rgut of trrtmru % u,cntIu
boldly tuat men ga ulI I use then
selves 60 the pr.Ier ubu Of ihclr lUwt
AZ elroIJTs, ana ghey Exercised a.