The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-07-11
PRESIDENTIAL YEAR.

The two dominant parties have selected their
standard bearers Next November the people shall
decide who will wear the mantle of authority for
four years. The persons chosen by both parties are
loyal patriots, intelligent and practical statesmen
men of mature Judgment and worthy of the conf
dence of the people May God direct and enlighten
the victorious party, whoever he may be, to per-
petuate the life of the nation and instl as far as
possible, into the lives of every citizen love of
civic virtues and an ambition to do only what is
right, just and beneficial to his country and fellow
citizens. The Constitution. the most brilliant
achievement of humanity in any age. guarantees to
every citizen liberty, equality and pursuit of hap
piness 1t combines the wisdom of ages, and crys
tazes the last results of all past civilization. Who
would not be proud of his country!
But in the excitement of our political campaign
liable to overlook another political party
whose mission is to destroy all outward visible gov
eminent abolish law and order and leave the com
munity in the state in which the Jews were when
there was king in Israel, and every man did that
which was right in his own eyes"
This party held It's convention in New York
last Sunday and wired part of its proceedings
Note the nominations and the spirit of anarchy
which permeates the whole proceedings 1t may be
only small ripple on the political horizon but it is
no less reasonable.
New York July 5.-Candidates for president
and vce-president of the United States were nomi-
mated and platform adopted by the national
convention of the Socialist Labor party here today
The ticket named is as follows:
For President-Martin R. Preston of Nevada.
For VicePresident-D Munroe of Vir-
ginia.
The nomination of Preston for president was
unanimous. The candidate was placed in nomina-
ton by Daniel DeLeon, who characterized the man
he was naming as IAN honest workngman; not
professional workingman," and added:
The name of that man is Martin r. Preston.
and he is now in jail at Goldfeld, New. Preston is
in jail today for conduct that is honorable and
which no worzingman should be ashamed of
DeLeon explained that Preston had been SEN
fenced to twenty-five years Imprisonment for shoot
ing a restaurant keeper in Goldield three years
ago during strike. Preston, DeI4eon asserted had
acted as the protector of defenseless girls and by
SO doing his action enraged restaurant keeper
named Silver. Silver Mr. DeLeon said, was shot
by Preston while threatening to kill the latter.
The platform Is identical with one adopted by
the party four years ago, and declares for the sub
stitution of the cooperative commonwealth "for the
present state of plantless production industrial
war and social disorders"
That there could be political party within the
jurisdiction of the United States who would place
on its ticket for the highest Office in the land
murderer. is cause for alarm The proceedings Of
the Socialist Labor party, coupled with their dis
regard of law and order and crude notions Of civ;-
lied government, cause wise and thinking men TO
apprehend danger to their beloved country. II may
be asked that in case they gained the ascendancv
what would be attained in the name of liberty
equality and pursuit of happiness by overthrowinp
the system of government we have established2
Nothing but discomfort hatred and subversion of
law. The who proclaimed voluntary mur-
derer "an honorable mon, of whom no workingmap
should be ashamed" is an enemy Of the race. They
who would, if numerically strong enough. change
the whole aspect of industrial and social .af-
fairs, mscalculate that patriotism which is Intent
in every American heart They would do well ia
study the history of the great Rebellion in the