The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-26
~sPoTs ON THE SUM-"


What is the matter with this repub-
lie. anyhow? According to our morn
ing contemporary the ship of state is
fast drifting upon the rocks OF disas-
ter.
There are spots upon the sun of our
republic" it says Get out your smoked
glasses. oh We calamity howlers, and
behold the spots, This prosperity we
enjoy is like that of 1892, a temporary
sSreak of sunshine, a rift in the cloud,
bus the cloud still hovers and the rum
blings which have been heard since
1873 win be heard again. The storm
can he stayed awhile. but not for long,
There are spots upon the sun of our
republic
The nation is bowed in worship of the
golden idol, says the Tribune. 1T con-
trolls Office, it controls appointments y
aye, there's the rub. 1t controls ap-
twists the policy of newspapers and
causes men who have devoted long lives
To principle to desert it and climb
into the band-wagon of the great high
priest Of the idol of gold.
Out of the babel of hilarity over the
CLEAN of prosperity through the part
ed clouds comes this voice of warning
There are spots upon that SUM-" Those
clouds will roll together. Prepare for
the night while the day lasts. BE not
deceived by the worshipers of the idol.
They neither brought the sunshine nor
can keep it here. They have nothing
in common with the masses. Among
them there is not leader of the peo-
pie. Even the infallible head of the adj
ministra ton is unequal to the under
taking. The ship OF state is drifting
toward the rocks of disaster. 1t mat
tiers hot that the sea is smooth, the
rocks are there. Hearken to this dole
ful vail from the Tribune:
1t seems to as that the republic was
never so much in need Of one great souled
The sixth sense as at present. When 4
naticn is poor and encompassed with
the love and best thoughts of all the
people are enlisted in its behalf and sac
fitices are sweet at such a time. But
when il IS unrestrained in power and
wealth: when its people undertake en-
terprises never before dreamed of. when
il feels invincible against any force that
against it,; when the people more and
more live either in palaces or novels, then
there are dangers; and to such a situation
have we come. VINO can out OF the
tangled rneshes. restore the old SINGLE
love of liberty and of justice that form
.=rly rnled2 Where is the brain TO direct
the people into the right path and lead
them on and up to the place which our
country ought to attain TO, among the
naticns OF the earth2
The nation needs a man at the helm.
1t needs a man of Independent mind
ip command. a year ago our morning
contemporary accused the chief eXecu-
tive Of being a triier and called his
advisers dotards. The nation drifted
into the war with Spain because Me
Kinley hadn't one-tenth of the stamina
shown by the German emperor in right
ing his wrong in the West Indies.
About the most pitiabie sight in the
world" the Tribune told us, lis a coun-
try drifting into war through the lack
of stamina of its executive officials,
without apparent aim or purpose on
their part. while a lot Of senile dotards
exhaust the days in blatherskite talk
It declared that fools had been in
stalled in high places because OF the
influences which elected and control the
president. Ii told us how Mckinley
had disappointed the nation and the
world by allowing his actions to be
Nominated by Hanna. Blkfns and
Plat, the whole sinister aggregation of
cold blooded schemers. who believe that
any proposition of honor, Of justice and
duty can be figured up by boolIkeeper !
and settled with certified check.
Again it called attention to the fact /
that the administration was bungling |
the war with Spain, catering to con-
tractors, planning for bond issues and
wearing out the heart of the country |
and Of the troops by unnecessary and /
bungiing delays" The administration !
was disgracing the country before the
world. it said, and added: "A guiding |
hand seems much needed.
1t is still needed. "a man is wanted" /
There are spots on the sun of the re-
public" What shall we do to be
saved?' Who viii knock the spots off