Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-06
LIKE MASTER, LIKE nES.

Gas with the servant, no with hls
mAster," said n great one OF old; and
applying the rule inversely 10 the nc.
ton Of the Populist convention In
Denver, It argues that the morale Of
the party In power In Colorado, 30 far
as strict regard for the forms Of law
aud the lie, liberty aud property
rights Of all the people are
concerned, IL not NJ very elevated
standard. The better element Of the
yatty opposed the denomination Of
Governor Waite, but these were a mere
handful In comparison with tho vast
crowd that rallied TO his banner, mak.
Ing his denomination 10 nearly unani.
nous that It must be conceded tho
party IL pfaotlcAllya unit In appfov-
Ing the governors methods In office.
Aud what are those methods, az
they appear In the public history Of
the state? Passing tho ignoble mo-
lives which must have actuated him
Ia his persistent endeavor TO array
labor against capital, his appointment
Of ofiiCeta at the tuxpayer,' expense 10
further his personal ambition, his ar.
biIrary method OF mating official
changes, his inOtdina,o vanity In
surrounding himself with oourtlurs In
Office, his utter disregard Tor tho ofdi.
nary amenities OF Interstate relations,
aud his prtulant aud revolutionary
appeals TO armed force when any Effort,
were made legally 10 block bis pei
schemes, It IL sufficient to point to hi'
attitude In the Cripple Creek strike u
ascertain the value no places upon
legal forms and the respect he has ior
individual rights,
At Cripple Creek the mine owner'
sought TO reduce wages. Legally they
had that right. Tho miners refused "a
work at the reduced rate. That they
had legal right to do. Then the
miners became lawless. They selz5d
mines that did not belong to them.
They blew up buildings and otherwise
destroyed property. They Imprisoned
persons who were thought TO be un-
favorable to their cause. They
murdered men who were willing to
work at this wages offered. They con.
slltuted themselves an armed force, de.
Tying the local authorities. Opposed 10
them, the sheriff who sought to
enforce legal processes gathered
for that purpose "a set Of dlsreputAble
instruments. But they were on the
side OF law from opportunity n not
from choice, while the miners were
not. The strikers were thoroughly
lawless, IN open rebellion, aud had
ruthlossly trampled upon the rights OF
the oilizsns tO life, liberty aud prop
crty.
Governor Waite oallol out tho state
national guard 10 disperso tue sherll's
posse. BY this act he gave approval 90
thr procedure Of the striking miner;
and II was with great difficulty and
upon imminent danger OF a bloody
civil war that HIS more Sensible and
conservative advisers induced him 10
r1sclud the order. Then no pet
sis,enuy refused to maintain The
law aud rlvb protection % those
the minors were arnyed against.
Tho mine owners, more r1llciious
OF the public peace than he, and ia
have restored 20 them the properly
which was lhCis, nccei,i 90 his de-
mauds because he was governor of do,
state, aud had violated HE ON ,lal 1nll
by declining to perform bis sworn
duty. He was as lawlp-s as the rl1tinr
strikeHj and his recent boast that h.
was ths only executive In the country
who hal used the troops In bob All Of
the rights OF labor is no, only untrue,
but is gloating over the fact that b.