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Show THEN AND NOW About twenty-flvo years ago the writer engaged ln the nevspapcr business In Ogden, and slnco then has been a continuous con-tinuous resident of this city. At that tlmo a light was being waged by what waa styled the Liberal party, composed of non-Mormons, ngalnst the unlawful practices of tho ecclesiastical majority, composed of adherents of the Mormon church, and styled tho People's Pty-The Pty-The writer's nowspaper the Ogden Daiij Pilot espoused and advocated tho cause of the Liberal party and thuB he put himself him-self out of harmony with the then ruimc powers. Ho was told, upon more titan ono occasion, that If ho did not llko the way the majority were running tho pontics pon-tics and business of the city and rer-rltory rer-rltory ho would better get put and to somewhere else. He concluded to siaj and to claim and demand ull the rl8"l and privileges which, as 'f;bo in American citizen, ho was entitled under tho Constitution and laws of tho unitcu Fifteen years later, or In 153. writer had the supreme satisfaction i ot seeing his former political antnconlBts concede tho rlyhtcouHness of all tlioso tilings for which he hlmHclf had contended, con-tended, and promise to obey the the land both In letter nnd In f P: And peace came to Utah and continued until tho ruling powcr-lho hierarchy , ., or governing body of the Mormon cnurj!" sought to control the State In its pol It cs. Its business and its social affairs, in their own Interest and to tho detriment nnu destruction, politically, aodally ana business enterprises, of all who voum not bow to their dictates and ac""01 edgo their claim of dlylno rUM to rulo In all things temporal and lrl"ul: It was IhlH determination to rule that brought Btrlfo and contention and Dcr ncss of feeling, where for severa jw" theretofore had been pence and h Armoro nnd good feeling; when men ""dnIvrTths of opposing rcllglouh and po ltlcal fa Itlis and creeds met and faternlzed as genu no AmericauH. tho only test of fnawnltj toe Ing the bollof In. nnd practice of. mo Golden Rule. i,i.- Vrnm To many It was a new awakenlnj, from a peaceful dream. To others the oclc was not great, because they neynr had any faith ln tho promises mado o tho hierarchy that if Utah were grnnted Statehood they would leave the r people free to vote each according to his or her own sweet will. If the hierarchy had kept tho compact, all would havo been well In Utah. It wns the positive knowledge that the hierarchy could, and Invariably did. control con-trol and dlctnto political nominations and elections, that caused thousands of independent inde-pendent men and women to revolt against such arbitrary and un-Amcrlcan exercise of political power. Hence tho present American party tho Liberal party under a now name, organized to moot and corn-tat corn-tat tho recurring conditions of twenty-live twenty-live years ago. Now, I predict: That the principles which the American party stands for will prevail In Utah because thoy represent tho moral sentiment of tho great American Ameri-can people-and that the time will cpmo when tho hierarchy will bo compelled to keep within the lines of Its legitimate sphere of Influence. It may. and doubtless will take tlmo to overthrow the existing order of tilings In this Stato. bocauso thero are now. as In the old duys. sycho-nants sycho-nants and toadies who will fawn and ciingo before the hierarchical powor, for ofllco or for personal gain. I have boon frequently asked what Is the policy of tho Utah Stato Journa , and . 1 .... . no..f iiu lnrvil nnlltleal nolicy 'is that of Tho Salt Lake Tribune, and while h exists under Its present :nan-gement :nan-gement it will continue that policy. Personally Per-sonally I believe that tho patriotic Amur-Jean sentiment of tills community dcrnaS and is entitled to hnyo a public rem-esmtatlvo. and that it will lmyo ono. whether It be tho Utah Statu Journal or Some other newspaper. Tho hierarchy controls two dally papers in Ogden. and their advertising columns show that some nf i he hierarchy's adherents are giving thorn a generous patronage whilo with-lSng with-lSng patronage from this papor because be-cause as they state, they do not agreo with its political policy. If any are Interested In-terested In knowing what business houses arc boycotting tho Utah State Tnurrml because of Ha Independence and AmoHeanlsm. and favoring tho Standard Aml Examiner because of their uttor sub-ovienoy sub-ovienoy to tho hlernrch cal power. Just S through tho advertising columns of nn theBO Papers and make tho comparison compari-son -E. A. in Utah State Journal. |