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

one Of the disadvantage Of popu-
lar government. IN every age and
every land, is the opportunity It az
fords for strife among citizens. Under
It's Institutions greedy selhshness has
as much right, technically considered.
10 assert itself. as has the most uu-
selfish patriotism, and II never fails
TO put itself forward The result is
The formation Of factions mutually
making war upon each other some-
times with a bitterness and disre-
gard for truth and deeency that is
both brutal and brutalizlng
Macaulay saw danger to popular
government in the supposed SELFISH
ness OF the ignorant masses Of the
voters. But that danger has, so far,
not assumed alarming proportions
The plans and Vaccinations ~ men
whose hunger and thirst for power IL
Unsuitable, and who have money TO
spend In pursuit Of that with which to
satisfy this craving. are the dangerous
rocks ahead. Those plans contem-
plate nothing less than the prostitu-
ton Of the government machinery IT,
self to selfish, personal ends. and In
the degree they succeed. the high and
lofty purposes Of popular government
are defeated The army Of unscrupu-
lous demagogues who fight" with
their fellow-citlzens for offices. are
the Huns and Vandels that Macaulay
predicted would invade this country.
To them nothing IS sacred. They
.oNerrun and trample down everything
In their path, aud when they attain
the goal Of their ambition. they plum
der the public. They are the Huns and
Nandals Of modern politics
Their work is no less perniclous. n
they are defeated by the voters. They
are still Huns and vondals 7, the
public happen 10 become aware Of
their true characteristics. and refuse
TO turn sacred interests over Ia them,
they are sure 10 throw all their energy.
their ill-gotten wealth. and whatever
influence blood-money can purchase.
into a campaign Of revenge Like in
furlated wild beasts they become bent
only on destruction. They care not
what private precincts they invade,
what hearts they break. what public
Interests they leopardlze. what ruin Is
wrought, as long as they ran M Them
selves TO lntoSlcation on sweet re-
yeuge
BY their campaign OF malice they
prove themselves strangers and aliens
10 American governmental principles
Here the majority is supposed to rule
The majority has the right to dedg-
nate who shall be the servants and
Representatives Of the people. for a
given length Of time aud for clearly
defined purposes. But these Huns and
Nandals instead n gracefully sub
uniting 10 majority rule. as becomes
citizens OF a free government aim al
becoming rulers themselves-more
despotc than any ear or sultan that
ever stained the pages ot history with
blood and crime
These are some Of the DISADVANTAGES
I - popular government u affords
many an opportunity for the thieves
and robbers TO attain positions where
they can do Infinite harm. But the
honest citizens need not for ever sub.
/ nit o. The yoke And that Is an adj
I vantage that outweighs all disadyant.
ages. II they will do their duty az the
polls. they can have representative
citizens in every ofiice-men whose
sterling worth Is known and who can
Doe relied on 20 serve the people and
/ NOT themselves II Huns and Nandals
succeed u Is because the noble Ro-
4 mans neglect 20 DO their duty.