Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-20
rnr POLITICAL SITUATION.

themselves at the threshold N a
nerve political campaign. In sons places
further advanced than that The Htrug-
sic win spain BY no means oblneraiod
Tho fractional feud which we are per-
haps doomed 10 have always, but
toned II down some and Tor the time
made Il a subsldiary mniter: but now
that the ovorlhndowlng Issue ~ dis
posed Of and practically out of the way,
the other source ~ contention resumes
IT. wonted sway.
In Utah We are not only not exempt
from rho operations Of the rule. but
seem 10 partake % itH influences moro
thogOuehly than great majority "
the commemorative 30. Tho dlnap-
pcarance Of tho war fcrvor ~ nowhere
moro pronounced than here. and the
Same can be- said ~ the temperance Of
pariisanlEm In ~ political sense. Dem
ocrata. Republicans and Populltis are
getting ilncd up for the coming frny.
while words ~ cheer FOR one and de-
nunciatlon OF all othcrs are heard on
every hand ~ we'll as read In a great
majority OF the sheets. This n n prac-
tlee az old 90 our national structure,
almost. % oven n there were a dis.
position 20 do ~ n would DO useless
Go lnvclRh against u now.
The presumption that u II n diner
oncc Of opinion regarding tho consum.
nation or disposal u certain public
measures that creates issues upon
which the people divide ~ par,innna IL
nOt always correct Sometimes they 90
army themselves because ct an issue
that y not before them al the time but
had been previously. ana thus the
name Of thc party % which thoy at
;ach themselves u about all that can
dcmhruation. In such case the only
result of consequence reached II the
maintenance Of organisation 70 that
the elements may coherc until there IL
something really relating 90 the welfare
OF the body polite 90 contend for 90
against. the chief danger n any being
In the fact that somebody dcfcated
somebody else Tor ONCE and the de-
feated may have been The ADLER and
hitter man OF the two.
The "Ncwu" N not IN any sense or
under any circumstance . partisan
sheet. II treats parties ~ such ~
integers q tho social fabric that are
.nfitltd TO confederation, not nccct-
narlly support, because Of such being
the case. u cndcnyorH 90 trcat al
alike. commencing proper conduct
nnd good nominations ana rcncr INK
the right 90 condemn or oppose In
either organization anything the OPP
poslie ~ such conditions, last year
thia paper supported ticket az o
whole Tor the municipal election Tor
rcaaona which u made plain al tho
time and has no need 10 repeat now.
II was entirely q non-factlonai. busl-
ness matter having no proper difference
20 politics or polltlcai affairs. and sup
port could be and was successfully
given without permitting the paper 10
become political In The leats degree. II
held thon ne a. holds now that the best
men should b. chosen at every election,
great or rmall and that the heTi can
only b. rot by having the entire neld
60 SOLICIT from. Hut as TO Democracy or
Rcpubllcanlain.l or any oihvr claSsi-
ncation OF our political organ.
ism, We have to do only IN
the Abstract. iuft a. an indie
pendent journal may with entire pfo-
pfioiy ~: that Il all. n cannot be
Ignored. Tor Instance ihat the parties
are snaking preparations for consider
able Of a struggle over the leaves ana
firhca Of the political repast, nor thnt
rundry events not strictly Zen rcglo'
ara bong 10 q greater or lesser ox,eu,
engaged IN now and then. This IL le.
CLIMATE news and a proper aubioci o.
comment. hence % will always ind a
place In these columns.
Jual row the worrying factions are
engaged In elimination ana recrimlna-
tlona regarding men aud measures,
WHOM tho former DO not "tle the
msrk' as TO what u put fir'h a. the
proper thing rtlaunE % the latter-af
prescribed generally by very srleci
few. iho recll1lirant are decidedly "ln
foT H." They are doomed % keep
aloof from tho feast when 10 shall De
spread. and are looked upon as having
committed tho unpardouahle political
ain. ana moroonlng or some other form
OF IAWiHNNtNA hNNN AMAtNNNN WV N"N"H
NJ OF olergyl ls their portion. Tho
News" has taken occasion more than
once % denounce thls system as being
vicious md dlsc1rdant with truly
national tone, While II Is NOE 90 boz de-
nled that parties, like crcsla AMI other
organized divisions OF society. have a
pcrfsc, rlgh. 90 demand flly 90 the
principles which each makes lls code
Of conduct and 90 cXpel or refuse e.
reNgnlze those who nntag0nize such
principles, neither % them has a right
20 arrange for minority rule by per,
milling few % olug,rue every dis
putfd point and deal wish mailed
hlpd with those vino viii not submit
There f. Wide divergence over ca
silver question, wider than that rsllt.
ing TO any other subject. !, Is hold hy
many that u Is not the greatest but stil
grave questl9n;by others tha. !, Is Sh,