The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-11-06
PROVO CITY.
NOV. 6, 1894
THE CAMPAIGNS OVER.

For nearly three months Utah has
been de, ply interested in one Of the
most determined and earnest political
campaigns we have ever seen waged
anywhere. The voter has had abund-
ant opportunity to learn the merits of
the Issues joined 1t is his own fault
if he does not profit by the opportun
ity to study theiclaims of both parties |
upon his fealty for the future. No |
man can recall the several positio MS
taken by both parties on the issues
presented without coming TO CON-
clus on both as to the integrity Of the
party Offering them, as well as the
worth and fitness of the principles
themselves. 1t is true that manv
things are done and said in the heat of
such contest which rankle and sting
and which had been better left unsaid,
but the general effect is to broa len the
views of the people and to incite that
comparison of views by which men are
led to estimate the general worth OF
both parties. There is a set of men at
tached to both parties who are intent
only apon winning personal advantage
for themselves, whose every sentiment
is selfish and whose every act is the
prompting of selfish thought or pur-
pose. But on the other hand the great
masses of both parties are honest
frank and candid. These work and
vote from conscientious motives and
because they really believe ID the SUI
perior virtues of their own party plat
forms, and candidates running on
them.
The thing for an honest man to do
who really desires to serve his county
and the country best, is to take the
history of both. Study the theories of
both. Apply these principles to his own
local surroundings as well as to the
whole country and decide for himself,
make his own political faith and then
stand by the result The man who is
found this year upon this side and the
next year upon the other sideinpolitics
is either fool or selfish person, who
is onlystudying his own selfish inter-
ests regardless of those of the people or
of the country. 1t is needless to
say that such man ought to be
defeated wherever and whenever found.
1t is not sufficient fol a man to say
l am democrat by birth. We had
rather he vert democrat from con-
victioH, one who has studied as above,
and arrived at a conclusion. That
man will always be true. You can
depend upon him. He will scorn to
do mean or dishonest act in order to
win victory. He will rather go down
TO defeat upon the right, than shout in
victory upon bad or dishonest basis.
When men learn that an honest man
must be honest in politics as well as all
other things the standard will be
raised and politics will be purified.
A man cannot steal or lie in politics
without stealing and lying in all other
things. There isa place for truth I'D
honor in politics as in every other busi-
ness men engage in.
When we get to that point where q
man of bad morals, a dishonest or q
false man will not dare face the voters,
the problem of pure politics will have
been solved. For this reason we are
in favor of personal campaigns. If we
had more of them, politics would be
elevated, because no man who has
lived an impure life would dare to offer.
No thief would ask his neighbors to
vote, no false or unworthy man would
be given place on any ticket. The
effect would be that whoever were
elected could be relied upon as honest
faithful men. and fitness and principle
the claims urged.