Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-05

men nave seized upon tho cloak OF re-
lieion to hide from view their nefarious
designs, and while appealing to mans
Spiritual faith have sought TO direct his
poiitlcal action for selfish ends, the
Democratic party, since its organiza-
ton. has denounced such course. II
has declared In the past, and II declares
now for every mans political freedom.
whatever may be the governmental
views OF those who guide his spiritual
welfare"
II have made these observations not
tnat may catch votes, but In order
that no man shall have Just cause In
THIS campaign TO misstate my position.
ANA | want TO state that the Democra-
tle party OF Uhh stands united In sup
port OF these principles which | have
enunclated. In this campaign shall
not resort TO uncalled-for personal
abuse Ii cannot be elected without
assalllng private character and IN that
way bringing sorrow into mems fami-
Hes, then don't want TO be elected So
far as l can | shall attack principles,
not men. | shall only attack men as
they symbolic unworthy methods.
snail wage a war against methods and
not against individuals shall try
10 tear down that which Is bad and to
strengthen and build W that which is
good.
Two years ago we urged the people
10 support the Democratic party In the
interest OF peace IN Utah We declared
mat Republican success meant con-
tlnuance OF a warfare OF bitterness.
That It meant strife at home and
abroad. II seemed to US that the men
ana women of Utah ought to recognize
mat continuance OF the Republican
methods which were breeding dscord
ana contention would aggravate condi-
tons II that party with its internal
strife, with the overweening ambition
or its leaders, who have placed personal
and selfish interests above the interests
Of the state, was continued In power
by the vote Of the people. We urged
that the people were playing with fire
That they were sowing the wind. That
in supporting the Republican candl-
dates they We're paving the way for the
abolition Of party lines and a return
to the conditions Of years ago, when
the people were divided along religious
lines with all the bitterness that results
from religious wars.
VOTERS WERE DECOYED.
What was the result2 Blinded by the
| popularity Of President Roosevelt, be-
lievng that in supporting him they
we're doing the best for the state, the
Republican party here in Utah received
an overwhelming and magnificent ma
| jority The great victory, which I'm re-
ality was a vote of confidence In Theo-
dore Roosevelt and which was not
vote of confidence in the Republican
leaders Of Utah, lulled those Repub-
lican leaders into sense OF absolute
security and they proceeded to perfect
the obnoxious political machine which
they had founded, and with which they
propose to rule the people of this young
state.
THE local affairs of our city were
interfered with The senior senator of
the state interfering with our local
politics so manipulated the affairs Of
our city, with the aid Of the Republican
machine. that both the Republican ana
Democratic parties were defeated az
the last municipal election and the
American party was placed In power,
And now the organ of the senior sona.
tor and the mouthplece of the ring,
which has the state by the throat the
paper that prints upon It's front page,
the words: Official organ of the Re-
publican Party of the State of Utah
the paper which voices the sentiments
of the Republican leaders and which
speaks ex cathedra, IN It's issue of Sept,
20, In a double loaded editorial ad-
dressed directly to the Mormon people
of this state, says To the Mormon voters
of Utah, that. wi .hout regard TO par
~. they should vote the Republican
ticket. II says to the Mormon people
that unless they do so the American
party will ride into power and that
when II obtains power, that II VIII
take away their franchise IL VIII
'confiscate their property, II WIZ
ride rough shod over the people OK the
Mormon Church 1t viii drive them
out of Utah II appeals to the Mormon
people to remember past wrongs IL
plays upon their religious sentiments
and appeals to their fears and all THIS
i'm order that merchandise may be made
Of their votes. SO that a heartless ana
tyrannical ring, presided over by an
ambitious polltical boss TO whom per-
sonal ACKNOWLEDGMENT Is more precious
than the peace of the people ana tne
welfare of the state, may rule even
If IN so doing It shall rum
IAN, UNHoLY EFFORT,
Every man worthy to vote knows
that even II the American party
should secure nowar and even II u
Mad the desire and the will so to DO,
that 90 long as we have Republican
form OF government, so long as we
have a great ana learned supreme
court al Warrington that that II could
NOR disfl,a nchise the MOI mon Voople'
II could not take their property IL
could not drive them from their
homes and from the state But TINS
Is an appeal to the ignorant II Is z
brutal appeal TO mems fears ana
passlons. 1t is an unholy effort 10
plunge the state into religious war
If the Mormon people heed mus ap-
neal, and If the Mormon Democrats
abandon the Democratic party. tne
PARTY of peace and sanity III utah
then we would have the American
marry on the one hand, with all tine
crntIles nnder its banner and the Re
publican party on the other hand with
the Mormons under its banner aud the
dnrk DAYS Of Utah. when women wept
and strong men uembled would come
again. II there was no other reason
for the people 10 raise the war cry,
smash The ring. Wipe out the
snootism I'm Utah This base effort
10 lebauch the vote OF this STATE
would furnish just ground il would
bc resented at the polls and u II u
not resented. Utah will learn that she
must reap the wnirlWlnd-
but Independent of this br9zen Ell
fort to scare Democratic voters away
from their party standard there "
annie reason why tho people Of ulan
should smash tho ring Political
rings and the methods Of political
bosses arc becoming obnoxious 10 the
people of the Union, MI over the land
men arc awakening to the fact. that
bnbind The bulNnrke Of the rings and
nrotccfed by the vaccinations Of the
bosses ana petty ward lieutcnants the
Interests of the land fatten and
grow rich from OF the hard earnings
of the people, They have learned mat
the great wheels Of the machine are
gigantic grafters called trusts and me
cogs Of the machine are the petty
grafters, who steal here and peculate
thnrn NNhn cum shoe II about and