The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-05-08
POLITICS.

Politics is thony question, i question that
generally pricks those who touch it. However we
are not going TO take sides. to praise or blame the
politics Of this that party. but will content our
selves with laying down few broad principles,
which if they are absent politics become Machia-
relism. and politicians Charlatans 1t seems to MS
that there was never need than at the present
time to keep in mind those principles since every
Tom, Dick and Harry buzz around the sphere of
politics like bee wishing to NEEDLE Herewith
Many no doubt viii be surprised when we say that
the fundamental principles of all pure sound pol
itics is religion. What the soul is to the body re-
hglon Is to politics. and politics without morality
are the curse, the ruin of society al the present
day he body polite. bereft Of the preserving salt
OF religion. Is veritable rotten carcase injecting
and communicating the power, the vgor of nation
What Is the aim rather what should be the aim
of all pure, sound politics! Is it not the ameora-
ton Of the people. the dispensing out of Justice be-
tween man and man. the passing of laws that will
encourage merit and labor, and develop the moral
sense of the nation. unfolding peace and safeguard
ing the religious liberty of everyone and above all
is it not the proper education of the young, the
ching them the duties and responsibilities of
tics and these duties cannot be satisfactorily per-
formed unless there is some religious belief in the
minds of those who are the head of the body polite
olities to be sound and fruit producing must be
based upon Christian religion. upon the precepts
Of the gospel. Take away all the principles of re-
ligion. all Christianity and you will have another
reign Of terror. you will have the direct forms of
corruption. and Aethsm, msteralism. communism
and every other ism except the right ism will be
rampant. Again pure politics makes for the good
q fhe nation H9t for fhe good Of party Is
seeks for the bettement Of a classes irrespective
OF creed not for the advancement of a particular
party or sect. One of the greatest evils that can
befall a nation is undoubtedly party politics Those
party politicians will run their nominee for a par
dcular office. and viii stop at no corruption no
bribery get him there so that when he gets there
he may pander to their sordid interests This nom
inee run by party will seek election and while
seeking it will deceive the common voters by spaci-
Gus promises. Yes. he viii tell them if he gets to
power he will make this earth very heaven for
them, aye even that he and will parcel out the
moon into small holding for them All, Mr. Pro
by, thou seagreen incompatible we know your lit
tie game. Once you get into Office that CLIQUE that
ring of yours will have all that's going What mat
ers it to YOU what kind of morals those creatures
Of yours have. You dole out the money bags that
arc given YOU for the proper administration of JUS
ice to those to whom the very name of justice is
lothing more than empty sound. That ring of
yours. my dear Probty. is truly vicious circle
whose circumference is your rotten officials and
whose center is your still rotener self You never
cad. Mr.. Probity. those lines taken from DeIavg-
rs comedy, LA Popuarte!" No. we'll read them .
low and behold yourself anu your clique: =
10 what pass has corruption come All my ;
ctions pure. and my life is known. Two men
listed me this morning to sell himself. the /
ther to buy You desire, YOU say. to establish
epubcan laws. And Oh what On morals! Where
re your Roman morals! This man who decries an
buse grows fat OF an abuse still greater. Votes
irned to base uses are to be bought at current O
rices mfamy, with the aid of gold transforms h
self into glory lie who builds thereon builds on "
ire b
Honest voters, be gucd by no such man Set k
p your representative Bashi Bagouk
ather than such political hypocra for the Bash CO