The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-28
THE NoNPARTIsAN MENACE.


was shocking example Of the bite
partisanship and aggressive bigotry o
the nonpartisans then and there assem-
bled. But it remained for the Thirt
Ward nonpartisans to disclose the tru
motive and purpose of the party par
tisanship which possesses and animate
the nonpartisans. The object and pur
pose was candidly disclosed by Eide
Alonzo E. Hyde, polygamist. who pre-
sided over the meeting. and who in hi
opening remarks poured forth tirad
of coarse and stupid abuse upon th,
teachers in the schools who hail from
the East.
| 1t is true that President Moyle OF
the Board of Education took issu,
against Elder Hyde, but the meeting
was evidently with Hyde, and though
Moyle protested and said that he con
sidered Hyde's speech a criticism OF
the Board. and thnt if Hyde's posi-
tlon were to be made the issue in the
election, the meeting could nominate
two candidates instead Of one, intimat
ing that he would resign his member
ship in tho Board, but that was only a
bluff; for, though the meeting was
heartily with Hyde, there was no resig.
nation from Moyle>
And what was Hyde g complaint
Simmcred down TO reality, it was that
the teachers were not Mormons, and
did not teach Mormonism openly in
the schools. From his Characterization
of the teachers from the East as "su,
percilious imported teachers, who are
raised among the hog ranches of Mis-
souri,, Kansas, and elsewhere it was
seen that he was personally hit. And
he charged that these teachers "are
instilling into the minds of the chill
dren under their charge prejudice
against conditions that exist in Utah, +"
undoubtedly meaning polygamy. And
1t touches Elder Hyde on a tender spot,
as he is a polygamist, and he knows
in his heart that he is a defer of the
laws of God and man in living the
polvgamous life.
Now, we do not know whether any
OF the public school teachers have in
stilled into the minds of the children
under their charge a prejudice against
polygamy and polygamous living or
not. But they would be quite excusable
teachers to instill into the minds of
their pupils, patriotism and submission
to the laws. And conditions that make
this Objectionable are bad and utterly
indefensible conditions. They are con.
ditions which are not entitled to the
least respect from ANYBODY. And the
reason that Elder Hyde and his ilk are
sore on this point is because they re-
alize their position as social outcasts.
who escape the punishment of the law
themselves together in an unholy alli-
ance of lechery and treason, and para
I'VE the law officers and the courts by
the certainty that they are able through
their votes to end the political career
of any prosecuting officer or judge who
would undertake to follow his oath and
vjpdicate the law.
The purpose of these bigoted and
vicious partisans who mask under the
name of nonpartisans is thus fully dis
closed by Elder Hyde, in convention
which was fully in accord with his ex
pressions, and that nominated man
who has always been notorious for his
evident desire to Mormonize and cripple
the schools. Hyde's speech expressed
the sentiments of the convention. and
Mr.. Newman was the At blossom to rise
out of the dirty and nauseous pool.
The bogus nonpartisans are all an
swerable for Hyde's remarks. He
alone has the temerity TO say openly
what this counterfeit nonpartisanship
really means; and he said it. The con-
vention was enthusiastically with him.
It's nominee will do his best to meet
the requirements which Elder Hyde put
forth.
And now that the nonpartisan
combination and purpose are fully un.
masked, by the proceedings of their
Fourth Ward convention first, and now
of their Third Ward convention, what
do the people of Salt Lake City pro-
pose to do about it? The answer can
be made at the polls on Wednesday Of
next week.