Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-17

The crop Of candidates TOT Tue
Unlted States Senate beoomss more
sud more prolific, day BY day. and the
element Of tho ludicfous, referred TO In
this connection by the NEws some
days since loses none NJ IT. pfoini.
uence, o. name after name 10 psraded
before the public, ~ being that Of n
man suited 10 the exalted position tor
which he asplfoe,
The multiplicity Of candidate, the
utter absencs most Of them display
Of qualifications for the place,
and the unseem,y scramble that u
belng made for legislative votes, In
ndvanoe Of the meeting Of the Logic
lAtuto, make u appropriate - agalu
urge the members-olsot Of that body TO
avoid cgmmiltinE thsmselvss.
In behalf OF one AspInnt, It 10 urged
that he IL what has recently come 70
10 termed, In American poli,loi,
illogical candidate" whatever that
may mean. OF suo,her, II IL
Insisted that he IL a stauneh and strong
Dem lcrai, A. ~ radical partisanism
were = great qualification Tor high
tfiies. OF still another II IL alleged
that his party owes him debt Of
gratitude which only a term In the
United States Senate will cancel, anu
20 on nd nauteAm. In behalf Of one who
hs, long aspifed to the office 10 question,
n strong plea 10 being addressed 10
"Young Utah." based almost wholly
ON the alleged "indepsndsncs" which
tho "receplive candidate" for tho once
10 said " have shown. What eonsti-
tutes real independence In the char.
Aeter Of . man may DO = matter Of
question; but unless all his competitors
are slaves, this ono trait would hardly
10 sufficient 10 distinguish him Ab3ys
Ill othefs a. qualified for the senator
ship. Furthermore, the NEWS opines
that tho abandonment Of an admitted
religious principle, which m individ.
ual has been publicly and p''vately
taught, II not himself testified to ne
such. for half n lifetime, and the disfe.
gard OF sacred aud fraternHl ties anu
obligations, whose disruption have
hlled many hearts In the otmmunity
with proiound grief, all In pursuance VI
vaultlng ambition, are not the fruil. OF
that sort OF Independence which IL
admired or endorsed BY the right
thinking among "Houng Utah." nor
by the good, intelligent and conserve.
tive men otsuy olafs.
tits yet 10 b. shown that the mem.
hefs oi tho Legislature desire TO cast
their votes In n manner calculated to
wound vital principle OF thu
dlsclplins Of the most numerous
religious body To this State
Does the political party which will
10 absolutely control the next Legl-.
latute desire 10 array itself la pro.
nounced And distinctly defined %.
position 10 that religious body9 IL
the purpose deliberately ana IA.
GRAVITY 10 lntul. tina, eutlre religious
society, by gratifying the aspiration
Of any mau who may have occupied
an exalted station In IL councils,
and for whose present differences
with his brelh ren hls "inde.
pendent political oouns" IL given
by the unlniormsd a. the cAustg
IL II TO DO expected that Church
thus assailed AMI anlagonizsd viii not
Try to prsIeet itself, an strive 10 main.
tain liz organic prlnoiplei2 t. It De.
sirAble TO preolpilAte upon The state a
conflict, whose end and consequence
cannot but DO depl0rable?
Common sense as we'll AZ the com.
mones, idea Of good politics can give
but one answer t0 thofo queries. All
that Ia necessary 10 lhrss premises /,
for the leg islators TO come together free
aud unltammellSd, and under ooud g.
lions that viii admit Of calm rstleu.
ton ana deliheraiion. The exercise Of
their better judgment will avert AL
danger Of the nature here Indicated.