Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-08

and also a member of Congress, who
will for two years represent Utah in tn,
lower house Of the national legislature
at Washington.
In addition the vote OF Utah this year
viii indicate whether she condemns ol
indorses the policy and record of IN,
Republican party In It's protection &c
home industries and home labor, Il:
pure food law, It's regulation Of tn,
on-destroying trusts ana IN,
graspihg and law-defying railroad
combinations and pools and its wise
far-reaching and liberal handling oi
the irrigation problems in the arid west
FAvoRs ROOSEVELT.
As Nelson went into the battle OF
the Nile giving the signal T. his fleet
England this day expects every man
to do his duty" 50 in this campaign
The slogan comes to US over our noun
tain TOPS. from the east and from the
west, the nation expects every loyal
country-loying American citizen TO say
by his vote that he lndorses the POI
litical course OF action of that loyal sers
want OF the people, that special friend OF
the west, that true and tried American,
that relentless foe of all that is UNI
the white-plumed knight OF honesty
our own loved and honored president,
Theodore Roosevelt
Under the benehcent rule of the Re-
publican party our country has reached
the very zenith OF peace happiness and
prosperity at home, and power, infu-
ence and dignity abroad IL Is the only
party in whose experienced hands II Is
safe to trust the many grave national
questions that are passing for recon
sideration and settlement.
The Democratic party Is the party Of
retrogressi0n and negatiou. 1t Is a
brake on the car Of progress. II spends
its time and strength opposing the acts
and policies of the progressive Repub-
lican party.
DEMOCRATIC "UNFITNESS.'
Each time during the last so years
that the American people have, In n
state OF temporary mental alteration.
intrusted the Democratic party with
power, IL has brought bankruptcy.
hard times, paralysis OF industry and
suffering upon the country, Who
does not remember how. during the
last administration Of Grover Cleve-
land, an army Of honest, skilled and
Der, marched up and down our coun-
try seeking employment and finding
1t not; how In our own favored state
lead went down 10 cents pound
and wool TO cents. and free soup
houses were established 10 keep the
unemployed from starving? Does any
intelligent voter want repetition OF
these experiences
II Is but fair To concedo TO our po-
lltica opponents of each and every
name or complexion, the same honest
motives and high purposes that we
claim for ourselves But considering
their action from our standpoint, 1t
seems that they have eaten of that
insane root that takes the reason pris-
oner.' The Democratic party, from
its natural perversity, we expect TO OPP
pose us, but numbers who but recently
fought shoulder TO shoulder with us
In the great Republican army have de-
serted the ranks and enlisted in an
other command. which they have
wrongfully christened with high and
worthy name, and are fighting against
their former comrades and principles
am especially panied to note that
some Of my old soldier friends and
comrades are among these deserters
delirium and realize that they are
training with a party that has and can
have no national connections a party,
Disguise It as you may. that has its
origin. support and inspiration In re-
yenge growing out of disappointed
ambition. party that has and can
have no pride of ancestry or hope OF
pOsterity, We expect to see these mis-
guided friends OF ours. Ike the prodi-
gal son. come back repentant to their
old political home.
ORGANIZATION OF LABOR.
In these times when It seems to be
the fashion for every class TO have a
party Of It's own, some OF our friends
of organized labor have formed
party OF their own. forgetting II
seems, what they owe 10 the friend
ship of the old party, and that the
prosperity they enjoy Is due 10 the
distinctive Republican policy of pro-
lection. They, too. after a short wan
dering in the political wilderness, will
ccme back home.
There is a subject much discussed
that should be fairly and candidly met,
and that is chruch influence in poll
ties. This has always existed in all
hsps. growing less In degree. II always
will exist. But az people increase in
Intelligence and true patriotism, this
power loses its>strengtN and Is more
and more confined to its legitimate
sphere. This influence is not confined
to any particular church nor to any
particular state or locality, II Is as
much to be condemned I'm one church
or locality as In another, but | see no
reason why a rule should be applied
In this matter in Utah different from
that IN any other state or locality.
Why should not all be measured by
the same standard?
PRESENT DAY CONDITIONS.
For many years after the pioneers
came into the valley the people were
all OF one religious faith. Strong.
aggressive men. with powers of lead
ership, naturally rose TO power I'm the
Church, and the same qualities made
them prominent In affairs OF state.
There was commingllng Of Church
and state. The condition would have
been the same had these people been
all Catholics, Presbyterians or Meth
odists instead Of Latter-day Saints.
For the last 80 years the conditions
have been improving. During the last
10 years the change for the better has
been little short Of marvellous. II Is
difficult to find its counterpart in HIS
tory, The TRANSFORMATION of Japan Is
the nearest parallel, and the situation
is improving steadily year by year
The people Of Utah are freer today
from ecclesiastical domination than
ever before. am quite sure that In
the coming election we will have free.
fair ballot and an honest count
Political parties are not without
blame In this natter they have all
schemed and planned to secure each
for itself this real or supposed innu-