The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-30
BUcK1Ne ITS OWN TIGER.

Liz AtCP0O-AN<NI VI S5eNiA - WING 1NS'
best for Judge Zane, Alma EldI edge
and the balance OF the Republican tick
ct. 1t is emboldened by the fact that
these gentlemen and Hon. John Henry
Smith are behind it.
1t says that "B. H. Roberts is not an
American citizen" 1t calls him "a
persistent and defiant law breaker" 1t
says that MIR. Roberts is no excep-
ton. that what he is doing is the rule. -
This shows that the Republican organ
considers the rule to be that Nor
mons are breakers" that they
are not entitled to be considered
American citizens For Mr.. Roberts
is no exception says the Tribune.
What he is doing is the rule
Last Saturday the Republican organ
of this city, the Tribune, made a per-
sonal attack on Mr.. Roberts and asked
these questions:
WAS the purpose from the first to
deceive the American nation? Was the
( constitution itself, and the framing of
it merely to carry out a bunco game?
! Was the passing of statute making
that crime misdemeanor and attach
ing a penalty to it, just for bun
combe?"
| Let the man who ask those questions
answer them. Let the editor of the
Tribune refer to the speech of Delegate
! Goodwin on this identical matter in the
constitutional convention.
| If the Mormon people or any num-
Der of them were guilty of all the Re
| publican organ charges against them
they are still above the plane the Re
publican editor pointed out to them;
they are still more honorable than their
present defamer advised them to be;
| they are far above the level he invited
them to occupy with him.
During the discussion of the Varian
amendment concerning polygamy and
plural marriages, the purpose of it was
shown to be the prohibition of such
marriages in the future,
Speaking upon this amendment, in
| the constitutional convention, the Re-
publican editor said:
This has never confronted any other
territory when applying for statehood
and the point in it is this. When Mr..
Thurman. the other day, thought that
the article in the ordinance was not suf-
ficient. that it ought to be strengthened,
I was in hopes his idea would be car
ried out by the convention solely as an
evidence of good faith. 1T WON'T
MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE
FUTURE There is no state where the
laws are enforced against the public
sentiment of the people. Now, if the
public sentiment of the people of this
territory is that the ordinance shall
be backed by legislation which will
make penalties and enforce them, that
will be done. If a change should come
and the sentiment should be that it
was nobody's business, we will do what
we please. THAT WILL BE THE
RULE"
Further along. in a speech which
teemed with suggestions of like char
acter. the Republican reformer said:
1T Is NOT WHAT IS TO BE AFTER
STATEHOOD, BUT IT IS HOW TO
OBTAIN STATEHOOD"
And again he said: cit won't make
a bit of difference to Utah what is in
this constitution in regard TO that par
ticular matter (polygamyl, the idea is
to HAVE SOMETHING TO PRESENT
TO THE PRESIDENT WHICH HE
AND HIS FRIENDS CAN FIND NO
FLAW IN"
With such record how can any man
accuse others of q lack of sincerity?
How can he ask them about "the pur
pose to deceive the American nation?'
How can he have the nerve to discuss
"a bunco game" in which he posed as
the chief "bunco steerer?"
There is something so inconsistent,
so rotten in the Republican organs
record that whoever it assaults is
bound to be benefited thereby.