Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-03

qualifications. I sny gentlemen trait go
Tar ns the accumulation ~ means la
concerned. II Is highly proper There
~ no man to be condemned ON account
~ his wealthy possessions.
THIS TRouBLED STATE.
mo. gentlemen. 1t l. case n the
people. What do you say. gentlemen ~
the committee. shall you conduct your
achooi systomg shall you c1usrtr your
boys ana decimnie intelligence aui civ
ilizntiun1 shall you teach them the
principles Of civil government shall
you teach tho lessons ~ Lexington,
Concord. Bunker Hiii, the luderingl NJ
Valley Forge. aud nnally the vlctnr. NJ
Yorktown. all for the disenihrdlmnnt
~ man. In order to NJ thom fnr those
high and exalted stations .tnd ihon aay.
'Hoys. the door-.thc Ratfs ~ the Sem
ate 81 tho United stntes ure closed TO
you. and your intelligence counts FOR
naught2 Your efforts are In vain. BE.
fore you can get into IN" Senate NJ the
United States. be- hypocritlch In yuur
religion: not become o Mormon" hut
put yourselves In that position In order
that you might do the church more
good: accumulate wealth. ma having
once secured %. you may take "a Roy ~
gold and open that door
"Oh. gentlemen. the lessons TINT We
have been taught In this poor. troubled
State within the past two months are
something terrible. something ouira-
genuH and ! wonder that men and WOE
men do not revolt nc u.
"Grnilcmon. the eyes " 10000 pclplc
are upon you ana upon the verdict
which you shall render Zero. They
listen with intent expectancy upon
every word which falls from your lipa
and every word which II uttered IN
this record. They wonder how u ia
among the people. among tho plain
people, who are not drbauchcd that
this crime Ia about 20 be- committed In
the state ~ Utah, They wonder. too.
gentlemen. they wonder II they must
bond their backs like galley slaves to
the lash u the master nH they pun the
oar On and ON to labor. They wonder.
gentlemen. how II N that these things
are occurring IN Utah. The people.
corruption and fraud which has been
wrought In tho rotten boroughs 81
Nevada and Colorado ana recently Of
Montana and they are wondering
whether poor Utah, distracted ~ she
II with all her fluctuations. IN "a fol-
low In the wake 81 these States.
Arouse yourselves. gentlemen from
Righteousness and c0urnEcously do
your duty In regard 10 the report
which you shall render In this case and
uod viii bless you Tor Il.
LAW a POOR MAN.
III the report Of your committee here
IL TO oxoncrnte Mr. McCune. ns I, has
been Indicated ~ the Herald that
would be-. the day, the very day, after
the charge was mndc by Me. Law. be-
cause that press ~ that time nxonorat-
cd Mr.. Mccunc and condemned Mr.
Law, runufr were rampant IN the
House ~ Representatives and IN the
joint assembly that Sir. Law was Ia
b. expelled from hia station. Al these
things went out through hired ana
rnhsidlzed presses for the purpose of
influencing the ease ~ nFainrt AIR.
Law aud In favor of Mr.. McCunr. Law
u poor man. lie pays. according 10
the testimony here. but one or two
do''--. iu taxes annually. but. gentle
men. have the poor men no rightsf
can the poor men. honest though they
b.. nllod with integrity and honesty.
with u desire To Keep the politics ~ the
state clcnn-shall they be condemned
for u righteous nrtiOn7 Change about
tho situation. Put Mr.. Mccune In the
place of Law. suppose Mr.. Law had
done all these things which h. charges
against MIR, Mccune. and that NIL the
coirnbornting proof which he has Of
sit. Law upon trial--thr poor man.
unable 10 employ counsel. unable 10
spare a single dollar tur messenger
boy, or secure the additional services
~ counsel or q witness with nli the
wealth surrounding Mr. McCunc. with
MI lawyers about him day and nlght.
""''in- out his statements, calling 10
their ala an the help that one could
conmnnd--why, gentlemen ~ this
committee. Mr.. Law would be- COM
domned In minute, There would be-
no question nt all about A. He ~
rnns His house may be fruil. tho
winds may enter into II. hu' "cntlc-
men, pnrnphrasinr the words ~ Lord
Chatham the money ~ Mccunc can.
not enter.
WE ARE DiiFrING."
''rhc cofroding influences u money
Improperly used are ucryadlng the mol.
tiles Of tho United States nnd are be-
INK cngrattcd upon the politi.a uf lur
own state. Gentlemen. can you pet.
form "a higher "A nobluf duty than TO
declare In Your might aud IN your
hlicnE'n ana Integrity to stamp out
this incubus that n now Ennwing az
the very viinls " Integrity ANA hon-
tfty ~ the people. Utah In an her
trlbuintlons has never yot been charged
with the dishonest uae of money.
Whatever else may have boon said,
Whether true OF not. no aurulDilu Eai
ever been east upon her people that
money could purchase position Ia this
State.
nut We are driitlng-wc arc lrlftlng
nllnv gentlemen, | VAIN you against
H. II VIII not do 90 make your rrpurt
~ indicated by the statements made
hy Mr. nlpkHun. You mint mako .
truthful, honest report as tp what tho
facts are ana Ho made hrNa no guvs.
ton az 10 what III viii be-,
Now, gentlemen lat ~ - or duty
cournEronHly ana honestly. I.rt M So
back tu the old principles or govern.
mont, whore worth. Whur Intelligence.
where honesty urn the merits 90 tho
man und tho qualification 1 should
nave uiicd-afu the merits nf tho man
and not take mp man simply und
solely because he la able 10 uuhsIdlzo
the press, because hc Is able 20 srcury
tho assistance of apostles hlgh la thr
dominant church not bHeuufr he b.
able To pnss upuu the public streets
of the city $50 from his hand lniu that
Of Mr. Law, not because he iH able anl
willing ana anxious to hire hurIpH ut
minions 10 do HIS bidding Ilut give
Nnul sons and your duurhtpw. give
your rlutlyes, give honesty, give iR-
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