Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-11
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After oil the expenditure Of money
laylshly poured OUT and often used
dlreputably. the raging and reylng
about Church domination, the Wild as
sertions about broken pledges and vio-
lntions OF contracts, the baseless stories
about control Of schools, the eoncoction
Of letters that were never received but
published over fictitious signatures,
the fabrication OF charges against pub
lie officials that had no basis IN fact,
the resurrection Of stale ISLANDERS long
since proven untrue, the drumming up
Of old soalss, saloon loafers habitues OF
the lowest dens whose votes could be
bought for dollar, platform harangues
amounting TO nothing but assertion
and blustor but GRATED with mock fer
yor and the semblanoe OF sincerity
paltry tricks, columns OF vituperation
rant, riot and roaring the faction that
resorted to these tactics ala not elect q
single. solitary candidate IN the Utah
campaign
This speaks well FOR the solid sensi-
bic citizens Of this state, There are
enough people who detest the schemes
md falsehoods OF such plotters TO dis
,,ose Of all such combinations and their
promoters, Yet It IS evident that some
GOOD people. chiefly ladies' were led
away by the clap-trap and faisehood
designed to mislead them. They voted
against something which they really
thought must exist because II was 50
boldly ana yehemently declared with
persIstent repetition. They were mis-
erably deceived, and threw away their
votes to fight a phantom. They are to
be pltied and when they viii listen to
reason, enlightened.
achurch domination" Is now said to
be the cause OF the Democratic ana
APP. A. defeat In Utah That IS to say
the "Mormons" were compelled to vote
the Republican ticket and hence the re-
suit. And yet several thousands OF
them voted for Democratic candidates
ana a number Of them poor silly souls
supported A. p, a. aspirants How was
Il that they too were not dominated
WIN somebody explain by what Church
means Missouri went over TO the ke-
uubllcan partyl How WAS It that New
York which was certain Tor Parker
rolled ND such an immense majority
Tor ROOSEVELT Did the Mormon"
church start the landslide and keep It
running and increasing until the whole
country was involved IN Republican
enthusiasm?
How silly some folks are when dis
appointed IN politics. Wherein Is utah's
attitude different from that Of other
states In the Union9 Il is simply IN
line with the rest, and Il is folly or
worse to deny Il. And where is the man
who wanted to vote one way and was
compelled 70 vote another? OF course
no woman could be found doing any.
thing OF the sort, the sex must not be
so misropresented with the secret
ballot and free choice Of candidates,
why should any one be dominated by
Church or Us officers? Another per-
tinent query is how came there 20 be
10 much scratching Of ballots There
never was such q lot of scratched tick
cts At any previous election On this city
md county II the voters were DONE
mated. why DIDN'T they vote the al
legged selected ticket straight?
Isn't it time that such sensoless aud
untruthCul TRADES as have been sound
nd In the peoples ears Tor the past few
weeks should be stopped? II there is
any such thing as ecclesiastical DONE
nation II any voter is ordered reQulr-
ed, coerced IN any manner 20 vote cone
frary Ia MIA or her own choice bring the
poor creature forward ana let us have
look at H. When proof IS demand
ed of the dlctaton so freely
charged. what is offered in It's
rlsce? why lot Of questions, infer
euces, ifs, butts and say.so's but never
an instance Of an Individual who had
To vote as he was bidder.
II there was any such thing as force
compuson, threatenlrg duress or
pressure by religious. rulers by which
She freedom OF citizens was destroyed
or impaired, the whole communliy
would be aroused against H. and the
mormon" people would be In the front
to fight e. They LETT their native lands
for freedom tyil and religious, and
their children, born and reared IN the
FREQ alr Of these mountains, are Of the
wrong stock TO bow the knee 10 tyrants
IN church or IN state. And IN the same
spirit Of resistance 70 wrong they
spurn the nsnuations Of their vile de-
famors that they are a set OF slaves 10
prlestly force. They desplse the raw
irgs Of the mellgners who have banded
together TO disrupt society. they view
with contempt all the wles and plots
and pretensea Of the lihellOus crew and