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

The chief issue that shopld ne.
I considered by the voters OF this County
and saty5is that raised by tho. so-eai'cd
american party leadsrH
Those men declared war upon the
church because the Authorities re
fused to enter politics in favor OF as
plranta for high political honors 10
which neither education nor character
entitled them.
In order to create n sentiment hostile
to the church they hired newspaper
q writer's and lecturers to spread broad
cast the foisehood that the Church had
re-established poiygalrry and assumed
10 dictate the politics ,of the state.
Both statements are false, but by
4 means OF frequent repetition they have
made an Impression and FURNISHED
IA d prctext for the activity Of he anu
Church party demogogues
Ey means best known TO themselves
they have captured the City govern
ment and are now reaching ont Tor
the County They have declared that
when they obtain the County offices
they intend rekindling the flames 9
persecution and plunge Utah stili
deeper into the abyss Of strife than y
IS now. We are aware, that some CON :
scryatlvc citizens consider this thrchI
MS thc creation of a diseased brain.
B but the truth is that the hatred en-
teitained by some leading and control
ing spirits of the party, toward Church
tt i,,tn hat
willing to commit almost any atrocity.
And there never was - time when
ss,emagogtes could not command a
mob
This Is the principal local issue. The
! News has nothing to say about ma
tionnl issues Its position on national
Y party questions, at the time When those
questions are about to be decided at the
polls is. us II always Inns been. perfect
I. ~ non partisan. There arc partisan
papers that have made craftsmanship
u their special field. But, as we have
said the local issue Isl; Are the voters
s Of this County willing to turn the Of
+ ficas#over to a party that threatens TO
continue n state Of warfare In Utah.
~ the ETHtiiiS'illoil " 'ti''s
ticians !? Aud AS the war is directed
against the Church. the News" is In
$tensely Interested.
All over tho County there seems to be
al, awakening to an understanding or.
the situation. We believe that many
II non" MorInons' realizing the infinite
injury to business interests that will
follow from IL continuation of strife,
viii vote against the American party
in orde,.sto aid In the restoration o
peace and harmony. We believe tflat
many liberal men and women of All
parties feel that we have had enough
s4of the reign OF bigotry. and that 1t Is
time to establish perfect liberty ana
equality under the law. We believe
that the decent element will rise
against the proposition to legali2o M
morality. ana rcbt,kc the party rssnons-
ibie. Whether the voters who sti,nd
for religious liberty and equality. io'
,,erency aud morality and peace ana
prosperity shall be numerous enough
"a ortvute the following OF the party OF
hatrGd, cxtravagancc and red iiGht
distrcts. or whether the latter shall
triumph once more. remains to be sen.
but, one thing Is CERTAIN The people
4 Of fills county are confronted WITH q
s crisis. Let every voter do his duty, rs
Tic sees II. and then VIC are content. &c
leave the outcome with God