Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22
M|1TENS, GLOVES, GOVERNMENT.

To the Editor:
Devotees of fashion wear gloves In
cold weather because 1t is not custom
airy to wear mittens. But where COM
fort is more than custom. Scotch nit
tens are the best hand covering for
cold weather. Gloves are we'll enough
in hot weather II it is then necessary
to wear anything-I mean on the
hands.
When you wear gloves the fingers are
separated from each other. But nature
placed them in contact, the heat of the
body circulating freely through them.
The mitten surrounds the fingers. makes
a community of them. exercises
protective care over all but the thumb,
which insists upon sticking up for
itself. In giving the world the mitten,
the Scotch conferred a greater boon
than that always supposed to be Sc
cured where the mitten is withheld.
Gloves and mittens are types of gov
eminent. Glove government stands for
division and cold selnshness Under it
every fellow is for himself, and politics
become a pool in which selfishness
fishes for suckers" enough to elect
itself to office, where 1t may strive to
enrich itself at the, expense OF the very
suckers" who swallowed Its bait. The
glove system of government is possible
only in a republic where the people,
supposed to be supreme. are the VIC
Tins of those who secure the offices, as
rule. The glove system of govern
ment is, generally speaking. worked in
a. ..l.s .l,., To-,
in our Republic, a combination OF men
who have much wealth with Others
who have little. yet are ambitious to
secure more, rapidly. 1t is therefore a
combination in the interest of wealth.
The most dangerous animal man has
to contend with Is man. The most
dangerous man Is the class which as
quire wealth and power by any avail
able means, without regard for the
rights of that greater class that creates
wealth by It's labor. This is the worst,
the most sacrilegious. the most harm
ful"infidelity" in existence.
The glove system of government Is
the only one that gives iegalized pirates
an opportunity to work their schemes
for elf-aggrandizement successfully,
and. as / have said it has greatest
power where the people. through uni
versal franchise. are supposed to own
the government
The men who overthrow the power
of Great Britain In the war of the
Revolution established mtten gov
eminent, n warm, shielding government
for the oppressed OF the world. 1t
was to know no classes, exist for no
favorites, but was intended to stand
equally for the good of all, Monopolies,
trusts, combines to, secure special
privileges would net have been tolerat-
ed. Government by injunction would
have received no announcement. But
money segregators aided by purchase
able politicians have largely destroyed
the intent of those who framed the
government and the truth Is they have
been permitted TO do this through the
apathy OF the people-a fact that is
now being painfully realized.
The mittcn type of government Is
humane. An absolute monarchy,
wherein humane man is king, In
vastly better than a republic where
selfishness IL in control. A constitu-
tlonal monarchy, wherein the best men
control, is far superior to republic
where politicians control. But Re-
public. when rightly governed. is the
best of all, is the genuine Scotch nit
ten of comfort and security. 1t sur
rounds all the people, all the fingers.
1t gives equal comfort to all. 1t VIII
not allow the fore-finger or the big
finger TO rob the little finger. 1t puts
all on an equality, as God did. when
ever accumulation OF heat may occur
In the big finger to radiate among
the other fingers. 1t win not permit
any accumulation OF wealth in the
hands Of the few Mt the expense of the
many 1t would. II wisely managed.
secure for the benefit of the people n
circulating medium Of exchange that