Show AN INSULTING comparison THE scandinavians are everywhere in this republic recognized as a valuable element in every community where they have gathered in any considerable numbers they are a solid stable industrious and honest race second to no people of any other nationality in these and other substantial elements of character in such states as minnesota and michigan where they are settled in large numbers they have exhibited those progressive traits that are needed in the building up of enduring and prosperous common in I 1 n this territory they form no inconsiderable portion of the community and are justly esteemed as a valuable integral component of it and while young utah is so prevalent a theme it can be truly said that that portion of the youthful element of this territory which has sprung from scandinavian stock is inferior to no other in either physical or mental endowments that go to constitute a great people these facts make base and brutal insinuations to the contrary all the more u u unwarrantable after the opening of the campaign which preceded the election of last august insults were offered the scandinavians that were disgraceful and uncalled for through to rt brough the columns of the chief cL liberal eliberal organ for instance here is an extract from the salt lake tribune of june last brother john pike called on col pap page again yesterday to persuade the colonel to vo give V e him access to the registration books 0 ls of one of the precincts but it was no go and the good Doda brother retired as empty hand handed as he came he made some encouraging and complimentary remarks about bootblacks bootblack 9 and coons voting the liberal ticket but concluded not to enter into extended argument when shown mown that bootblacks and coons were to he be preferred to besotted and ignorant scandinavians unable to speak a word of english and who were herded into san pete and adjoining counties where they were taught that the american republic was their bitterest foe in the light of the foregoing the impudence of the same journal representing the liberal party in asking the votes of this class clan of people at the ensuing municipal election reaches a point that is seldom attained even in politics if there is a scandinavian who will so far forget his manhood as to train and vote with a party that classes him with coons and bootblacks and stamps him as an enemy of the american republic then all we have to say my is that he practically accepts of the comparison and is a discredit to his race who as a rule are nc noted ted for their self A |