| Show PURSUING ITS OLD CROOKED PATH tim THE organ of the party of hate and advocate of the policy of disfranchisement for all who do not agree with its notions la Is as angry at the dissolution of the peoples peopled party in this dais county as it was at the cessation of polygamy it still keeps up the anti polygamy platitudes with which it regaled its readers a dozen years ago and burls its envenomed darts at the empty air where once the people party was as though thit that party still formed a substantial target for its aim we are glad that the tribune and the sour and crabbed souls that love its vol dIngs with the venal creatures who profit by contention are hostile to the movement recently commenced along national political lines their opposition is evidence that the cause to is good and that it will be supported by the better classes of the community A short time ago we deprecated thee the divisions fostered by certain agitators of american citizens citizen ff into factions founded upon differences of race and language we advocated union as of life and showed that disunion tended to death uttering simple truths which all nature illustrates and emphasizes at that time the tribune attempted to distort our language langua geto to signify that we were opposed to the study of national questions and desired to shut out all but local houes mis quoting our words and misinterpreting their evident meaning we were merely advising citizens of foreign birth to be simply americans instead of german or irish or danish or swedish or english americans now the same unprincipled sheet attempts to show that the article referred to was against aff affiliation Illation with the national political parties and to draw from this new perversion evidence that the present movement is a sham and that our approval of it is inconsistent and yet consistent with that article we do pot expect any reform in that paper while it to is conducted by persons who are utterly unscrupulous scrupulous in their methods and entirely indifferent as to consistency in their arguments but we will say for the benefit of those who may be confused by its sophistry that the unity we desire and advocate Is in the first place unity of religious faith and understanding brought about by b y the perception light and tru truth th and the influence of the divine spirit and in we the next place union of citizens under one constitution and government government for the liberty protection and welfare of all every sneer and jibe which the organ of strife cuts at the mormon nJ plea for unity strikes at the american system of political government the attack of the tribune rebounds against EFluri E pluribu epluribus bus unum f against a union of states against the marching of differing parties under the one flag again fit the fraternization of democrats ana republicans of free traders and pro for the common defense and the general welfare against the sinking of individual differences and per sona bonal interests in promoting the greatness and glory of our common coun country there are among the mormon people men who have always favored democratic doctrines and others who have contended for republican ideas idea while working together in the peoples pasty party there have been others w 0 were independent in their views each of these will now probably gravitate to the political body which best beet accords with his ideas of what is right or stand aloof to watch for greater lights light but they can still retain their unity of religious faith they should still be united in maintaining good government and while holding various views on subordinate questions can still be one in building up the territory in which they live and promoting the interests of the government and the nation of which they form a part we expect to be always in favor of union and we notice that those who ridicule it in their foes strongly advise it and sometimes try to force it among their friends |
