Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-27
A WORD On rOLlitCs.


Ift'rfc II auytninE very instructive
or ediiyiug IN ITO gamo OF science Of
politics a. the same lie NV hsirg eH.
uibiled before tue people q Utah, we
confess ourselves uuablo n discover ".
Thoio n an unsoem'y scramble for
dollars aud for pacr, such a, uevot
before was witnessed Ia those valleys.
Amb lious mun-ilmc with money,
s0ms with "rrootds," some with needs,
and ail with motives o! more or less
uncertain dennition--are working In
their own peculiar way tor the object
In view; and this IL generally either
to get position for thcmtelvei
or Tor some other very dssf
friend, from whom "value receive 3"
has already been acknowledged or IL
at least promptly expected. Not only
IL the development In this line far
boyoni anything this Territory ever
saw before, but It IL ompanisd this
tlmo by feature wholly and entirely
new. Wo reiof to the practice OF varl.
Gus obscure penny-A.liuers In the larger
towns, aud n few editors VI lao patent
ouiaiao country papers, Of playing the
hlghwAyman with men whose vanity
they nAttsr with hints as 20 their
Political prominence aud capacity n
runner, for office. These "hold.ups" are
absolutely shameless In some OF tnclr
HppeAls or demands for money from the
wJuld.Dc candidate. Receiving ", 10
they do In far too many inHlaucet tot
the dignity Of the oiniida,ss them
selves their particular public ,tiol
(whether regular lapet or special
"hanu. book'l soon bloosoms out vita
= portrait Of the gullibls patron,
an occasional editori,l pun
(f the monetary contribution
was especially hAndsomo), ADD invari.
ably q biographical sketch that In ~
adulAtion DauseAtus even the initiated
Ia such matters.
Then, there are the tricks Of the
candidates Themselves. Not oouton.
with mAuiivstlus a sudden zeal In the
health Asd welfare u each particular
yotsr'l interesting family, there Ia tni-
year an unusual element Of giit-glyinE,
general y TO women, wo arc toll. BIZ
bon, aud brlc-a-btac are new feature
In Utah politios-we have UT To seo
how iufiuen,ial II will prove.
Not all the candidates, however, can
afford either to give presents, hire
tramp heelers, stump around the
oIuniry, 20 Ea,t or West for "iniloo.
enos," or buy space In tho vonal sheets
aud pamphlets referred to. Theirs
muit therefore bo more OF a slll'-hunt;
and the personal letters written by
some Of these. announcing the writers
to bs "willinl" and deserving" And
they believe "oapsble" are almost pitt.
ful la their suppllauoy.
LASTLY, there Ia the inifod action VI
The womsn cAmpAlgner or candidate
Ne the case may be. OF the merit, oil
woman suffrage this paper M, already
expressed It, opinion beyond equiyo.
cation or recall; but ~ TO the merits
Of iniusing into tho campaign thit
com plioalion OF women yoti on the
ConstituIion-ooutrary TO the design OF
Congress and even Of the Constitution.
al Convention it,elf--we stlll have the
privilege Of saying that II has every
look Of n political trick and not very
smart one, either, but very unfOrIu.
nate, a. We view It. The ludicr Us
hae with which each party seeks ~
reap advantage from tIs presence anu
efforts OF the fair sex, Appssrs to havs
rcguilsi the latter completely, 1t
would seem TO require very short
memory and an utter dlsbslief in
human consistency to reconcile many
Of the events that each days papors
present. before vs..
"A the day Of election draws nearer,
tue pool OF politics viii naturally be-
come more aud moro Agitated. Olt
object In referring 10 some OF the uu.
inyitlng features already becoming
promiHeng Ia the hope that the better
elements Will rally 10 the defense
purity, honesty, Justice and oommon
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