Show Be Dare Not do Either SALT LAKE CITY March 5 1887 To the Editor of THE HERALD Your remarks in this mornings HERALD on the moral cowardice of President Cleveland in not venturing to either sign or veto the EdmundsTucker Utah bill are in accord with my views on the subject The President could not sanction the bill nor had he the manliness to veto it most people thought he would do either one or the other But his backbone was as limp as the flags in the rain He was like too many of the politicians of the day Moral cowardice is the distinguishing trait of many if not most of them But he will make no capital by this halting between two opinions although his refusal to veto has the effect virtually of approval Neither the friends nor the enemies of the bill will applaud him for his course in the matter but both parties will feel disposed rather to despise des-pise him in their hearts as a man who has not the cou age of his convictions and a man of that kind might just as well have no convictions at all He reminds me of the following verses in scripture I know thy works that thou art neih r cold nor hot I would I thou wert cold or hot So then because thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor hot I will spue thee out of my mouth How different to scores aud hundreds of the poor despied Mormons who readily go to prison rather than flinch from their convictions Cleveland bad no prison before him no fiendish public prosecution no fanatical and vindictive Judge no atrocious bill of pains and penalties But nevertheless and notwithstanding not-withstanding he could not stand up to his conviction HALT Llz ER |