The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-24
THE NAME THEY BEAR.

| The American party was founded
upon the doctrine of the people s right
| to the people S own. 1t was not po-
liticaI creation for sordid political ends,
Not all the Offices, and not all the power
of all the Offices for selfish or partisan
use. would have justified lis organiza-
tion and its labor: but the cry of an
cnslaved mass-taxed by misgovcrn-
mcnt and tyranny-hrought II into be-
ing And TO redeem humanity from
that enslavcmcnt, to wrcst the authorl-
" of government from unjust hands
aud rcpose the power again In the peo-
ple from whom it had been filchcd, is
which the brave men and women who
are conscientious in this fight are will
inc TO devote themselves fearlessly and
patriotically to the end of the battle.
A year ago. when victory came TO
the American party in this municipal.
itv, The Tribune dared to say In ad'
monition to the splendid hosts which
stood triumphantly in that holy war;
Mark YOU. Victor OF this day. the war
fare and the SldNBnlrI are AZ NH 'is H''''
tho strife is gained. thou dost pause 10
raven end 20 desoate. but the battle Is
but a sanctlry Of human dolne X Wheh
the morning comes again, WIN msh re
solves thou dost hold fast TO all the jus
tice for which thou dldst make war. AS
thou hast slain n tyrant be thou not ore
as thou hast fought for peace and Won,
demand that peace, or battle on untli lhc
holy end is flrr1ly gained and held. For
get nct thou when praise OF valor sounds
It's but an admonition Of duty YET 20
do. 10 firmly hH the cause "a Ters T' ibop tbTs
tho Cause NAV he more dearly held than
is the victory. For battles are day ana
Causes are eternal
With every annual round. while stlll
the war is needed for the people
right. the Americans of this devoted
commonwealth should ponder deeply on
their duty done and duty vet to do
If for an instant, the Cause Eternal mas
been forgotten or ignored, tins should
he time for solemn self Judgment ana
rehnke and the hour for new resolve
TO use a righteous name always 10Y
righteous end The people need the
nartv now with all the party S purity;
and the party needs to be its own Sc
verest Judge. There is holy task
unto which Americans are Called ana
as they perform it with selt'sacrlnce
and devotion TO the public veal, so
will the party's power grow--out II
thew shall neglect it or make II suhor-
dinste TO private pelf. so will the party
perish. and so ought the party TO per
ish.
In the exercise of that high authority
which came one year ago with the peo-
ple's trust, the American party has
performed some prodigies in the es'
tablishment of free progressive govern
mont within the City and for the State;
and these NAV be An Indictment TO con-
tinuous good But if, in any thing
the chosen servants of the party S
name and the City's need have failed
to reach the best. this should be their
time in which to plan anew for better
things: this should be the hour IN which
they pledge anew inviolably to Utah
and the sacred name they bear, the SUI
nrcme devotion Of Americans to the
h;abest ideals of American civic life.
Every office holder is custodian of the
party's fame; and every office holder
should keep the party's fame and the
people's welfare as his most sacred pur-
pose.