| Show THE NEW LIBERAL MOVEMENT tiie THE attempt to galvanize into something like life and ana seti deti activity vity the dead f norm form orin of the io so called Liberal party y not have been liben more opportune for ille tile the peoples party in tn i the abbe issice nce uce of opposition ibn the apathy of a large number of voters 45 has been gradually increasing until jour elections have grown 11 smaller by degrees and lamentably less something was needed to rouse the people peole to an active interest in local doettl politics it is in vain that the duties and re m of are plainly pointed out when indifference possesses the mind and no urgent necessity exists for their exercise there will always be some w who ho feel disinclined inclined dis to take the trouble of going to the polls when the election appears to be safe sape without their assistance si carelessness is a bad habit and the tiie powers bestowed by heavenly or earthly gift are intended for use in M which only lies their real benefit opposition is the surest means of rousing the mormon onil people into action and union our system has flourished in the midst of opposing posing forces it has always shown forth its strength most when assailed attack it from any point ut or on a any pretext social colitti political 1 or religious and its votaries vot aries wake up to defend it with voice property and life if necessary ces sary we are therefore much pleased to see outside influences however unworthy or insignificant at work to move the mormons cormons Mor mons out of that stagnation s which is like the sleep of moral death but we wenone none the more admire the individuals who are starting the movement nor their motives or assertions and we cannot help belp surprise at the aid which some respectable and as we think honorable men appear to be according to a scheme designed for the special benefit of a few unworthy persons somebody wants to go to vash washington for the winter and have hi his s egens expenses cs paid out of a fund to be raised under the specious pretext of a reorganization organization re of a semi defunct arty party two or three names might ep be mentioned of individuals ambitious to represent the liberal element of utah for a consideration so meetings have been called a pre pro committee appointed a convention arranged for and a manifesto issued next will come the inevitable subscription list and talented solicitors or able beggars which ever term you please to adopt will proceed to importune the friends of liberty the supporters of law and order the opponents ef of a union between church and state which has no existence the loyal elti citi citizens zelis zells of or this great goneril government etc etc to hand over money in aid of the noble nabie cause of finding pocket m money mones oney ones foran impecunious in eus ous politician to have a good time at the national capi provide little pickings for sundry small fry hungry and fretful and sad from waiting so long in vain for something to turn up the ex tent ten t of th the c subscribers clos cloy loyal alty ty and devotion to liberal prin cl I 1 1 pies will be by the amount of his donation and gany ganv many who haye have been bled before will submit to be phlebotomized phlebotomised again beebi because u se they are too cowardly io to refuse although they despise the crew th that at would denounce them if they thes failed to respond and know that thab the whole movement is a fraud and a asham sham among the pretenses pretences that akopp are put t forth for the purpose of accomplishing this object are these that is necessary against the cc union I 1 of or church and state in utah ufah the claim of infallibility by a church hierarchy the hostility of or the dominant party to the development of the mineral resources the exclusion of every non mormon from participation ti ci pation in the legislation and administration U I 1 of ry etc now every sensible citizen orthis of this territory who has been here fon foe any length of time can see through these specious pretenses and gild understands how fallacious they they are there is DO no such thing as a union between church and state lit in utah the mormon formon leaders have nave never laid claim to infallibility tvr evl the peoples peopled party neither in ats ts organized form nor in the individual capacity of its members has ever been h ostile hostile to the development of any of the resources of the territory mineral or otherwise the statements to the contrary which have been so freely freels made and sent kent forth by type and telegraph are nothing but liberal deliberate aise falsehoods alse hoods i concocted in fhe the absence absen ce of truthful and I 1 legitimate grounds foran boran aftuk on the tile people and system chosen for calu cain calumniation tin ain lation th the exclusion of non mormons cormons Mor mons from the offices in the gift of tie p people eople is the natural gon Von sequence consequence of their tb ir being boing in guch such ahmu a minority and the bour p they baye have themselves kursu pursued ed the mormon lave on oil several occasions elected won wor mon to office but they found by experience that it was not beneficial to either party A non mormon elective off omm leial official must either array himself in in violent and persistent antagonism tp the majority of his associates misinterpret interpret their moti motive motives ves vei denounce denoun pe their acts assail assali their religion although that may have havo no connection with tile the business ot the office and make himself generall generally genora genera fl obnoxious and ana or fail fall t au a v victim tim alm to his own clique enque his hier liberal friends frienda would hound bound the poor fellow nearly 10 40 10 fy 0 death th let left him join in I 1 n any measure proposed by his fl mormon associates and he would be at once branded with the fearful title of jack mormon nhe ahe would be informed Q lith alth that at he be hausold had hadI sold out to the priesthood his bis character would be libel ed a and hd the mast opprobrious epithets would be applied to ta him through a blackguard press pi ess and abid in private as well as public what liberality in this respect have these liberals shown 40 49 ward the mormons cormons Mor mons every office in the gift of the government particularly ticul arly of lat late eyears years of any consequence whatever has been purposely withheld from any A mormon lormon and this has been brought about mainly by our very ciLibe liberal raiji rallI opponents who fee feel so angry because we do not elect them to office in their speeches and platform platforms and manifestoes manifest oes oos they have avowed as their object the exclusion of Worm mormons cormons Mor mons ofis gris from official al position and then they have the impudence to turn round and complain because they are excluded men who take the utmost pains vains to effect the disfranchisement of the cc mormon people who have worked ork with all their might to deprive us of the commonest rights of citizens who have lied about us in print and sent delegates to work against us in congress who have stopped at no meanness hesitated at no paltry trick and been deterred byno by no considerations side rations of manliness or scruples of conscience in their assaults upon us ul and their vilification of our wives mothers sisters aud daughters have ila lla ve the ine lne ineffable frabie frable impudence to whine to the world about tile tiie mormons cormons Mor mons not chasing them to manage public affairs an and d handle the local loal f finances lu ances we candidly avow that in our opinion if the Mormon Mor mons sP were to put the knife into the hands of those unscrupulous enemies by electing such to the offices in their gift they would deserve to have their throats cut which would lie be the certain consequence of such an idiotic policy these liberal grumbl grumblers ers have all the federal offices and now the modest creatures want all the local offices as well we hope they will go on oti with thein their organizing continue their manifesto publishing and proceed with their cash soliciting they will only exhibit the we weakness aaknes s of their cause stir up the lag laggard grard mormons cormons Mor mons to duty and union and hasten to nil 1111 up the cup of pollyand foll foli nolly folly Yand antl anil iniquity in preparation for their coming overthrow and complete demoralization |
