Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-31

the contrary, our whole effort is to in
slst upon conduct, and neither wealth
nor property nor any other class dis
tinction, as being the proper standard
by which to Judge the actions of men.
For the honest man of great wealth
We have hearty regard, just as we
have hearty regard for the honest
politician and honest newspaper. But
part Of the movement TO uphold hon
Lsty must be movement TO frown on
dishonesty. We attack only the cor
rupt men of wealth, who find in the
rurchHs ed politician the most efficient
instrument of corruption and In tn
purchased newspaper the most efficient
defender of corruption. Our main
quarrel is not with these agents and
representatives of the interests. They
derive their chief power from the great
sinister offenders who stand behind
them. They are but puppets who move
as the strings are pulled. 1t is not the
puppets, but the strong cunning men
and the mighty forces working for evil
behind and through the puppets, with
" HON we have to deal, We seek t.
control law-defying wealth; In the first
place to nreveut It's doing dire evil TO
the republic and In the next place to
avoid the vindlctive and dreadful radi
calism winch, II left uncontrolled, II
f. certain In the end TO arouse, Sweep
try attacks upon all property, upon all
men of means, without regard 70
whether they do well or H. would
sound the death knel of the republic,
and such attacks become inevitable If
decent citizens permit those rich men
whose lives are corrupt and evil to
domineer I'm swollen pride, unchecked
and unhindered, over the destnies Of
this country. We act IN no vindictive
lott a.,l aTf FFA-
persons If a labor union does wrong
we oppose II as firmly as wo oppose a
corporation which does wrong: and We
stand stoutly for the rights of the
men of wealth and for the rights Of
the wage worker. We seek TO protect
tho property of every man who actf
honestly, Of oVery corporation That rep
resents wealth honestly accumulate,
and honestly used. We seek 10 st +
Wrongdoing, and we desire to punish
the wrongdoers only so FAR as is neces
sary 20 achieve this end.
MAMMoN OF UNRIGHTEoUsNEss
There are ample material rewards for
those who serve with fidelity the nam
mon of unrighteousness, but they are
dearly paid for by the people, who per
nit their representati es. whether N
public life, IN the press, or In the col
legcH where their young men dIt
taught, 10 preach and to practise that
there Is one law for the rich and an
other for the poor. The amount OF
money the representatives of certair
great moneyed interests arc willing q
spend can be gagged by their recent
publication broadcast throughout th'
papers OF this country from the All m
tie 20 the Pacific, OF huge advertise
ments attacking with nVenomed bit
terness the admlui traitors poles
OF wnrring against successful dishon'
esty, and by their circulation OF pam
phlots and books prepared with th'
same object; while they likewise pusl
the circulation Of the writings ant
speeches Of men who, whether be-
cause they are mlsled, or because, see
Ing the light, they yet are willing C
sin against the light serve these thoii
masters Of great wealth 40 IN cost o
the plain people. The books an
pamphlets. the controlled newspapers
the speeches by public on private m
10 which | refer arc usually and az
peoielly In the interest of The Standar
oil trust and OF certain notorious IA
road combinations but they also de
fend other individuals and corporation.
OF great wealth that have been guilty
OF wrongdoing lt n only rarely thai
tho men responsible for the wrongdo-
ing themselves speak or write NOT
mally they hire others 20 DO Their bid
ding, or find Others who VIII do II with