Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-21
Or. BUXTON ASKS
FOR FAIR PLAY.
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Issues of the Past, He Says,
Have No Place in Any
Modern Cause.
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HE STANDS FOR EFFICIENCY
The Spells system, He Declares. Cam
not Assure 10 the Public the
Acquisition of Good Servants.

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Acquisition OF Good Servants.
Fair Play was the subject CHOSEN
by the Rev. Albert Buxton at the Cen
E+r,1 rt,,r;s,,ar c,urc,, yasterday In
his discourse ne maze PoMeiiui ap7
peal for fair play along all lines. he
.aid In nart.
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care not VIVA. .tie ~
for the starvation IN ~lpps pii ss' ~
years ago. nor FOR the Aouh.aiii ts<iu
y" 'i.a'. uonaration wifi moldy
the present hei'eial'oit ...,, 49,,
skulls; let them molder VIII john
Browns body, in the grave
1,,.,o, +oo,, fo,. his text Lev.
Dr buNlo'' ,oo, -
10: 5-36, re shall 80 no u'itis
ness in weight or in measure. just
balances inst weights shall We have.
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- an, 1elloNah'
All social rights are Daseu Oh llls =
principle Of equality. me slos s.1r ~ ), !,
soclal justice must ever pe ,,d u.at
rights to al; special privileges " .n,ia
the very term equity - e'
from the word lneaIils euua,, t t,,is
me emo ni,ereilliy respe ~. :,
principle. Whatever. MS nullben ~ ,,s .
seltshness ms neIo!c Jus.,uG l,.oi.n
the tear II tt1e cailuy pe ~ - IIa
between MS protier ana IIitii'seil'
learns to give nan tne patIi 70 .ne t ov.s.
fellow ne meets. as ms ii'il.u ~.
he learns 10 strike a paIslice II! III ,'n'
pick AFFAIRS that grea,er neea ,,, - p ~
ancea py a srea.e LEI saaui hale the
man afoot Goes liot quiie i =, Wy
path when ne meets me loaueu rai =; ;
right with an aged woman W the one
empty seat.
| s. THE #SYMROr, OF JUSTICE
The symbol of justice has been giver
to us by the Romans-blindfoldec
against personal recognition OF specla
ia me- nonts NAV sinp nf instice anf
orators may declaim: Let justice be
done though the heavens fail ye
| strict justice Is the hardest virtue
to maintain We don't want the othel
| fellow to have fair half: we wan
the biggest half ourselves Selhshnes'
will always be the ruling passion II
self-and the chief wrong for the mora
self to fight.
But there Is suhtler foe TO fai
play than open self1shness-and that Y
partisanship. Party spirit always seeks
| a victory by any means-fair or foul
just or unjust. The opposing adyo
Gates at the bar may never be trustee
for justice; there must always be tn
| just Judge to mediate their extrem
/ claims. This judicial spirit Is only at
tanned by heroic self-battle TIL
strenuous advocate can never be tn
impartial judge: the best lawyers ar
seldom the best men on the bencf
A fiery jackson may win the shout
OF the mob as he cries, mad with con
Il quest: TO the victor belongs tn
spoils;' but 1t takes years for a Cleve
land to be appreciated when he says
/. public office Is public trust. l
takes years-and often a grave TIT
partisan mob today hangs a reforlne
| IN frenzied hate; tomorrow 1t weighs
his words and builds him monument
PRESENT DAY ISSUES
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| / shall apply the balances this nom.
ths isnes ~ IN, ~ own dns iai NJ iss,,.
may be fairly fought that brings pre-.
| JUDGE in other issues to its aid. Nc
free trader is fair II he attempts to
down Catholic candidate by an appeal
| to Presbyterian bisotry; no gold stand
ard or silver coinage argument is UNI
tainted If the appeal be a hidden at
| tack or personal character or religious
| affiliation. Fair play fights a clear
issue on clean battlefield.
First--lt is not American fair play
nor even human equity, to fight issues
by an unjust personal attack on a can
didate a quarter of century ago
criticism Of the lives of the presiden-
tial candidates were Niciously made
In both cases the attack was Illogical
AMI unwarranted by the issues Of Il
nation. One candidate sent a work.
man under the cover of darkness to
chisel out tell-tale date on a head
stone of child. which recorded his
error. the other answered the fright