Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-02
THE ISSUE.

The chief issue. that should be
considered BY the voters OF this County
and city IS that raised by the spsealled
"Amcrlcana party leaders
Those men declared war upon The
Church because the Authorities re
fused to enter politics in favor Of ass
pirants for high political hohors, TO
which neither education NOT character
entitled them,
In order to create a sentiment hostiic
to the Church they hired newspaper
writer's and lecturers to spread broad
cast the fnlschood that the Church had
re-establshcd polyganly and assumed
p to dictate the politics of the state
Both statements are false but bS
means DC frequent repetition they have
made an Impression. and furnished
pretext for the aGtivitySof the anti
Church party dcmo&ogues,
Ey means best known TO themselves
they have captured the City govern
mcnt and are NOW reaching opt for
the County They have declared that
when they obtain the County Offices,
they intend rcklndling the flames OF
persecution ana plunge Utah stiif
deeper into the abyss of strife than |
IS now. We are aware that some con-
sentative citizens consider this thrclt
as Tic creation of a diseased brain;
but tho truth il; that the hatred en-
teftained by some leading and control
ing spirits of the party, toward Church
leaders, Is 50 Intense that they arc
willing 10 commit almost any atrocity.
And there never was a time when
dcmagogres could not command
Z mob.
This Is the principal local issue. The
"a News has nothing to say about ma
tipnal issues. Its position on national
purity questions, ut the time when those
questions are about to be decided at the
~ nom partisan. There are partisan
papers that have made craftsmanship
their special field. But, as we have
said. the local issue is: Are the voters
or this County willing to turn the Of
T fees over to a party that threatens TO
continue Il state of warfare in Utah,
for the Qualification Of disgruntled poll
tieians !? And as the war is directed
against the Church, the News" Is IN
:atensely interested,
All over the County there seems to be
an awakening to an understanding of
the situation. We believe that many
non" Enormous, = realizing the Infinite
injury to business interests that will
follow from d continuation OF strife,
viii vote against the American party
Iii order to aid in the restoration OF
peace and harmony. We believe that
many liberal men and women Of all
parties feel that we have had enough
Iof the reign Of bigptry. and that ! rs
time to establish perfect liberty and
equality under the law We believe
that the decent element will rise
against the proposition to legalize I'M
morality and rcblko tho party respons-
ihie Whether the voters who stand
4 forsrelIgious liberty and equality. fos
decency ana morality, and peace and
prosperity sha:l b. numerous enough
10 outvote the following OF the party OF
hatred, extravaganza aud red light
districts, or whether the hitter shall
triumph once more, remains to pc seen.
i But, ono thing Is certian. The people
az stnis county are confronted With "a
crisis. lct every Voter 10 his duty, as
nc sees ii. and ttsu NC are content TO
leave the outcome With God.