The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-31
A SCARED "REPUBLICAN."

On Monday last we copied in full an
editorial from the Logan Republican
which expressed discomfort with exist
ing political conditions in Cache county.
1t asked as an opener:
Shall men be nominated for office he
cause or merit or family connection
| snail the extent OF mans rela tlonshiI
and tho demand for party reward have
| preference over busincss integrity, e6=
perienee and thorough ntnoss7
These questions, asked In n forme,
issue. have occasioned no little comment,
some adverse some favorable, That the
presentation of tho matter arouses eem4
ment at all is the hopeful Sign.
Then it proceeded to toll how men are
nominated who have no qualifications
for the offices, who arc devoid personal
ly of merit, whom it difficult to dofond,
and for whom it is hard to find any good
thing to say when they arc on the
ticket, during the campaign.
The Tribune praised tho Republican
for its courage in thus laying bare an
evil IN Utah S body polite, and pointed
out the inevitable inference, that the
polygamous state Of society in Cache
county has much to do with tho evil
Of which the Republican complained.
For, the more polygamy, the greater and
wider the family connections to bo
courted in making the nominations
which the Republican denounces as un-
fit, and which are made because of the
extent of n man g relationship. 1t
ls q matter of common information that
there is nothing comparable to gener
alton or two of polygamy TO extend
relationship; so that the Republican Is
criticism on this score must have had
polygamous connections in mind, or else
there was no point whatever to it,
especially in the polygamy- y-cursed region
where that paper is issued, To make a
criticism of that kind and not mean
polygamous relationship, is either the
most utter stupidity, or malicious false
hood, And it is well assured and thor
oughly known that there are no voters
so thoroughly bound to the sway and
orders of the priesthood as the poly
gamist cult, there is prestige and safe
ty for members Of that cult only in
hanging together and obeying orders.
1t seems that the editorial criticism
of the Republican that we quoted was
not the first il had made in the same
vein. But IL will stop now. There will
be no more. 1t has turned tail and is
on the run. The polygamists are after
it, Here is its shrek of terror:
The Salt Lake Tribune-may the great
and all-wise Providence be kindlier to
other States than He is to Utah The
Republican urges merit the measure
of candidates selected for office. and The
Tribune dcyotes a column OF space to
our expose of and argument against
''polygamous conditions" II is published
that vandals ruin Logans flower beds
and lawns, and The Tribune urges the
article as proof that Chief Sheets is in
nocent- A reference TO the May 22nd cele-
bration IS cited hy The Tribune as posi-
tive evidence that Reed Smoot is going
on the lecture platform. despite his posi-
tive assertion TO the contrary. Casual
mention OF the Royal Flush mining prop
erty is held up by The Tribune as an
or the one link lacking TO prove that the
Mountain Meadow massacre was consum-
mated by Mormons. The announcement
of twins at the home of young couple
married but year Is beralded by The
Tribune triplets at the home OF an
aged polygamist who insists on defying
the laws OF God and man. Though every
Mormon In the State of Utah were a
greater fanatic than The Tribune would
have the world believe. still would The
Tribune be the greatest fanatic Of them
all
And the Republican is done protest
ing against the nomination of candi-
dates on the basis of "the extent of
man IS relationship