The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-18
A Sarcastic Letter
and a Singing Reply

would endorse the origin and justice os
/ the war (MeNiCan) 1 refused to .fs-a s,,E- -
endorsement and voted against 7f9r M
you say Lincoln was disloyal2 Did rtI
near him say: No party can rernD,.ri
respect which SUStainS this Wear -
ut opposed laSt2' Did you hear him ss--.
1t is your business 10 rise up and n.y.
serve the Union and liberty fur M
splVps and not for me. ] 4Uuag1 o.. ,.
again to constantly bear in mind thar .-.,+
with politicians, not with president. --
with otf-ce-seekers. but with Won is ~
question; Shall the Union and shall H.
liberties Of this country be preserved ,g
later generations Now, sir. not I'm
single speech of your SpeH-bIrdar.
l.-CDOrted and native) have they 84r,s5
: mention Lincoln; not one word f.r
liberty, not one word for freedom br-
always trade, gold, Islands OF the sea.
world power, etc. etc The ceutraliziur
idea of the Republican party is avarfrs
and greed Read the speeches Of that
bloated, egotistiCaI bIatherSzite Ro4sa
Welt. His whole song is the honor of The
flag, trust the president and look sf
the full dinner .a.L-
My dear, fanaticai. narrow-s0uIed. mis-
guiued foolish, simple friend, you surely
know nothing of the history OF the great
republics that now stTeW the pathway Of
the shores OF time. Before YOU enter rr-
literary Held again l would suggest that
you store your mind with the history oF
the nations that are now but "A mem0rv
Read GlbbOn, Proud, Bryce Ridusfn
Macaulay and note the cause of the down
fall OF these nations. The latter saws
"a letter TO an American friend forty
three years ago. Your republic will h.
feartuhy plundered and laid waste in
the twentieth century as the Roman en-
Dlre was in the fifth with this differ
encer that the Huns and Naudals who
rava=ed the Roman empire came from
without, and that your Huns and Van
ddlS VIII have been engendered within
tons
Some of the honest thinkers Of your
party do not pretend TO hide their foul
design in the folds OF the flag but loudly
demand imperialism. The Des Noines
Globe says
Now is a good time to do away with
our obsolete constitution. A constitution
al monarchy Is probably the most de-
sirable plan that we could now adopt.
We believe that history and experience
have proven beyond cavil that a repUb-
hCan form OF government cannot sub
sist beyond a certain stage
Do You endorse these utteTauceS- Il
SO, then, Mr.. Skinner. present your Ap1.-
lo-iike torn To the poor, misguided pe0-
pie as a candidate for kinEShip. You
may become one OF the Lord auoiIt-
ed.
F'roude says: IF there is one lesson
which history clearly teaches it IS this,
that free nations cannot govern sub
leCt provinces
IN MS HISTORY of Rome he says. Tia
multitude was kept quiet by the morsei5
Of meat which were flung 10 u when u
threatened to be troublesOme-ltH full
dinner paid. To make mOney-money by
any means, lawful OF nIaWfui-Decame
the universal passion. For money judges
gavs unjust DEGREES and JuTleS gave cor
rupt VerdiCts The great c1mmoneTs
bought their way into the magistrates
and thence into the senate. Public spirit
in the masses was dead or sleeping me
commonwealth was a plut0CTaCl- me
free forms of the constitution were them
selves the instruments of corruption
My simple friend, apply these facts 10
our own republic Are not these same
causes at work, only in more }iTultIl
form, in our own republic TODAY. tot
cannot shut your eyes 10 the facts
Mr.. Skinner get out from under .Hs
CIOud, let the sunlight of truth JN~'-s
and patriotism illume your poor. mis-
guided, fanatiCal soul, refrain from l-.'--
mating that I am diSlOyal, because. LyI-
SOOth ] do not endorse the INFAMOUS
policy of William Mckinley. dominated
by plutocracy. who is writing with MS
own hand. I'm human blood the >89a-H-
and most disgraCeful chapter ll -a- --t
of the republic.
I did not. like YOU, hear those g-aAu
speeches for freedom in ls"4 was -.E-
as I was before and after. fighting ~.
the flag and for freedom and -uel.
Derhaps YOU were then in the rear. com
ing money off the blood and -NIfH---7
OF your cOuntrymeD. .
The flag is in no danger from --.,7
who oppose 'fOrcibIe annexation III.
strive 10 preserve II. while the h-f--
iran partv is irving to stain IT, SINCERE
~ yours, CHARLES o.'---