Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-21

DESERET EVEN
hers owned property where the saioons
tao1. What ihenf lie know that these
were TIE fletf in Raymond what
would Jesus d07
morning with that question only partly
nnawtrcd. IIc Thought ~ ID all day. Re
was stii thinking " 10 ana reaching
certain fcli conclusions when the Event
Ink News came. HlH wife brought Il 40
ana rlt down rev minutes while Dc
The Evening News was AZ present the
most sensational paper IN Raymond.
That 10 10 say. u was being gdlicd NO
such o. remarkable fashion that o. fub-
FcrihefH had never been H0 excited over
Newspaper before. firat they bad mo-
decd the absence N the urizcnrht and
gradually % begun 20 dawn upon thcm
that the NoWa no louuor printed nc-
counts u crime with detailed durcrip-
tons or scandals IN private NE. Then
they noticed that the advertisements ~
liquor aud tobacco were being dropped.
together with certain other advertise
monfs of a questionable character The
dlscontiuuuncC OF she sunday paper
caused che greatest comment Of al. ana
now The character Of the fllturldla was
creating the greatest excitement. A
quotation from tho Monday paper Of
man was doing TO keep bio promise.
The editorial was headedi
THE MORAL SIDE or POLITICAL
QUESTIONS.
'aThc editor on the News has always
advocated the principles OF the great
political party nt present ln bower ana
| has therefore discussed ull political
uueaiIuur from q standpoint 81 exuoll-
e. IHH ~ A|HNNHH INHIHHIHHHN
tn other ORGANIZATIONS. Hereafter. 90 be
perfectly honest with 900 our readers
the editor Will present ana discuss po-
1 Iltlcnl questions fgum the standpoint uf
right nnl wrong IN other words, the
INrst question VIII not De-. % % IN the
| Interest OF our paftyf' or ~ IL accord
/ Ing the principles laid down by the
! ptriYT but the question ilrst asked VIII
/ De- IL this measure in accordance with
| the spirit and teachings ~ Jesus na the
| author M the grgategt standard " NE
l known Co weuT That Or. 60 be- perfectly
| plain. the moral side of every political
/ question VIII De- considered, ltH most
| important Side and the ground VIII b.
/ distinctly takOu that nations az well ~
/ individuals are under the same law to
DO on things 10 the glory OF God az the
/ frat rule ~ action.
"Tho same principle VIII BE- observed
/ in this Office toward candidates Tor
/ places N responsibility ana trust IN the
| republic Regardless of party politics,
The editor Of The News win 40 an IN
his power to bring the best men into
/ power and VIII not knowingly help To
support Cor office any candidate who D.
| unworthy however much be may be- IN
/ dnfHrd by tho party. The FIRST uucf-
ti1ua asked about the man, a. about tho
measure. viii be- ~ he the right man
ior tho place. IL De good man with
There had been more Of this. but We
/ have quoted enough a. show the char
acior NJ the editorials Hundreds ~
men ln Raymond had read % aud rub.
bed their eyes IN Amusement \ good
many OF them had promptly written 10
The News. telling the editor tu stop
| thDlr paper The paper still came out.
! however, ana was eagerly read nll over
/ the city. AZ tho end OF The week Ed
I ward Norman knew very VOL that he
had artuni'y lost already n large NUM-
Der az valuable aubscribefr. lie faced
the conditions calmly although clark.
the managing editor, grimly anticipated
ultimate bankruptcy, especially since
Mondays editorial
Tonight as Henry Maxwell rad 20 his
wife he could zee In almost every
column evidences of Nprman'H cunrclvn-
tloua obedience 10 his promise. There
| was an absence ~ nlnnry. sensational
| scare heads. The reading matter under
! the headlines WIS In perfect keeping
with them lie noticed In two columns
| that the reporters names appeared.
signed al the bottom, and there was a
distinct advance IN the dignity and
style or their contributions.
80 Norman ~ beginning TO Get his
reporters 90 sign their work. lie has
talked with me about that. II 4 good
thing. 10 fixes responsibility Tor Items
whore II belongs and raises the stand
ard ~ work done a good thing all
around Tor public and writer's"
Henry Maxwell suddenly paused. Ills
wlfc looked up from some work she was
doing. He was reading something with
the utmost Interest.
Listen ~ this. Mary" he said after
moment. while his voice tremhlcd.
This morning Alexander Powers,
! superintendent NJ the l.. ana 7, II. u.
ahupa Ia this city handed his resiEnn.
ton 90 the road and gave rs the reason
the fact that certain proof had fallen
into his hands VI the violation Of the
Interstate commerce law, and aiso oi
the state law, which has recently beer
framed To- prevent and punish railroad
| pooling Tor tho henent of certain IA
yOrcd shippers. Mr.. Powers states In
! hts fnsignntlun that he can no Longer
consistently withhold the Information
/ Dc Possesses against the road, lie has
| placed his evidence against the COM
] pnny IN the hands uf the commission
and d "a now Tor them 20 take action
! upon IT,
"Tho News wishes TO express itHcll
on thls action u afr. Powers. In the
| first place, be has nothing 10 gain hi
| IT, lie has lost valuable place Noluu'
| turily when hy keeping silent he migh
| have retained II. In the second place
We believe his action ought tu receive
the approval OF an thoughtful. hones
| citizens who believe In seeing law obey
ed and laWbfcnisera brought 10 justice
In "a case like this, where evidence
against railroad company D. generally
Understood 10 be almost Impossible q
obtain. u a. the general belief that III,
officers OF the road are often in punaes
sion " crlmlnatlnE facts but do mol
consider II to boz any on their business
60 inform the authorities that the Law
is being denod.
''rhe entire result Of this evasion o
responsibility ON the part ~ those VIII,
uro responsible Is domorullzing to ever
. yOung man connected with the road
Tho editor ~ The News rccnnn IN,
statement made by prominent rail
road official in THIS city "a little Whll
ago that nearly every clerk ln certnif
, I department " the road who uudcrftoot
. how large sums of money were made By
I slrewd Violations of tho Interstate com
! MERGE law was ready 10 admire IN,
uhroy.dnoRH with which u was done anl
/ declared that ihry would an do thl
, same thing if thcy were hlgh enough Dc
, | railroad CIrcl0a tu attempt H. frhia WA
/ actually said In one uf tho general of
AcUs ot q great western railroad, tn thl
uHHhnffn lnsHU.HIIfa. D