Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-26
The power. of gold holds full control,
lit owns its victims life and soul,''s

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The power of gold holds full control,
4 tEowns It's victims life and soul, i,si
and Mr. Dalton is but another victim
of tho economic conditions which is
striving to crush the Independence of
every human soul. y, l
Socialists do not discuss N mans re-
5ligious5 belief, for we nave lnettf of eve
ly religious creed and no creed at all
iii oul. ranks. Some of our most ac-
tive members are in full fellowship
with the Mormon Church. yet / have
never heard one protest from this
Church nor have j ever heard of any
o1.5s'.encycllcal1 or "bulln
against Socialism, nor have they over
denied oul. comrades the right to be
buried sin fconsecratcd3 ground. nor
have they ever prostituted their high
calling to hesnlirch the doctrines of our
political faith or the character of otir
acknowledgements, who II Ike he martyrs
/ of old, are spreading broadcast the pure
doctrine of 1.-THE Brotherhood of Man
Socialism has something nohler.
Fgranders and more uplifting than the.
miserable petty farce Of lighting the
Mormon Church; every Socialist knows
there are many honest men and women.
1in5 the American party, who have
permitted themselves to be blinded by
the cry of 9'schurch ana state" forget
full or ignorant of the fact that q vote
for the american party is indirectly
a vote for o. hierarchy million times
more powerful and ten million times
more disloyal toward American insti-
Stntions than any ideal organization OF
state or nation. The COMMITMENTS Of
the Mormon Church are American citi-
5zens, loyal to- American institutions
believe in free schools, free speech and
d free press, while the hierarchy which
!5dominates very largely the leaders of
the Americ can party, make obeisanes
to IA foreign potentate, whose hench-
men are seeking With every political
weapon. and with all the cunning of a
powerful and bigoted organization to
turn back the wheels of progress to-
wards the dark ages
When the honest men and women in
tho American party brush the cob
webs of prejudice aside, and understand
the facts I have here presented. they
Will then realize how they have been
| duped and made to pull the chestnuts
out of the fire for others to cat,
No, MIR. lditor, no loyal Socialist
/, will vote tho ~ American ticket. The
principles for which VIC arc battling
are Undecided, uncontaminated and I'M
polluted by petty graft or dlsappoint-
ed ambition. We seek to uplift hut
lnanity to a higher plane of inteli-
| gence. shorten the hours of toll and
forbid child labor. Today there are
1,70D0 900 children whose little puny bod
\ les are being ground up in the mills
Of. capitalism: we want to stop this sac
| rifice Of humanity. We want the lin.
itiative and referendum and right OF
recall. We wantito see every maj
who is willing and able to work, to BIZ
given an opportunity to work, we want
\ Justice, not charity.we want free speech
4 and a free press and the right of as
semblage; we want dread, worry, Stun,
4 and sweat shops banisled from TIL,
land and this earth made a heaven o
1 happiness, of joy, and peace, and love
No, Mr.. Ed tor, no loyal, honest. ear
nest, class conscious Socialist VIII yot,
I the American ticket: If, he did, tn,
4 whip cords of an outraged conscience
! wou1d pursue him or her forever.
4 Your brother In Humanity's cause.
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