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Show THE SOCIALIST VOTE. Curious it is .that the . people least concerned about the booty of office were the most industrious in persuading others to vote their principles. These were the Socialists, and they polled in this city for their candidates over S00 votes, which is a gain of nearly 90 per cent over ihe vote of two years ago. i In Park City the Socialist vote was another surprise. sur-prise. ' Without any apparent cause for the existence of such a political party in Utah, whatever justification justi-fication it might set up elsewhere, this increased poll of the Socialists points to the effect of any propaganda in the direction of change front the old to the new, either in the religious, socjal or political politi-cal affairs of the world. -'In a local way it is observed ob-served in the interest taken, in the new gospel preached by Rev. Goshen. That, of course, is distinct dis-tinct from the gospel of Socialism, and bears no resemblance except in1 its . expression for change. Xo Socialist in Utah is 'able to; demonstrate' how; the conditions of Utah; could be v made happier through the adoption of his principles! What kind of a plan is it that would take 'from the owner of an alfalfa field the fruits of his individual thrift and make him and his family dependents of the state? It is easy for the person who has nothing to crave -for something; and, if that something is provided by the state, the state is just as good a master as the individual. It is such philosophy which attracts the unskilled workman, in whose breast burns no hojiefor-opportunity,, ambition, for the prize of individual effort. So it is that we note the increase of Socialism among those who work for wages and who live in cities, who perceive injustice in all capital, and whose minds, from superficial su-perficial reading, easily yield to visionary' schemes to cure oppression. In Xew England the cult numbered among its adherents some of the prominent men of letters, and it grew strong by reason of the discontented number employed in mills and factories, many oi them foreigners. Socialism became an academic question among the intelligent, but no effort was seriously made to combat its arguments until recently. re-cently. Last week we noted a debate to come off at Boston; at least a challenge was sent to the Socialist So-cialist state candidates. Apparently argument of the right kind had its effect. The returns from Massachusetts show that the Socialist party was almost annihilated last Tuesday. Two years ago it had three members in the state legislature. That number on Tuesday was reduced to one. In fact one of the features of the election was the defeat of Representative Carey of Haverhill, a prominent party leader and a member of the legislature for five 5ears. Another feature of Tuesday's election was the victory of Mayor Schmitz of San Fran cisco, who was the candidate of the Trades Union party. Socialists do not share in Schmitz's triumph, for opposition to trades unionism is a dogma of their creed. If we could take Socialism seriously as a political party, we must first imagine the destruction de-struction of the trades union idea and the annihilation annihila-tion of its organizations everywhere. We put the thought from us as too remote for present consideration. con-sideration. MRS. PATRICK 0'MEARA. A telephone message on the eve of going to press announces the death of Mrs. Patrick O'Meara. The event occurred at the O'Meara home on East Brigham street. It was not unexpected. Surrounded her family and her old friend, Bishop Scanlan, she joyfully awaited the summons. It is in such happy deaths our religion is glorified. glori-fied. It is scarcely a year ago that her aged husband was called to his reward. Since that event the widow wid-ow looked forward to their reunion in Paradise, and her time was spent in preparation. Xever was there a better example of genuine religion in the ma'rriage relation. The' old O'Meara couple were loved and venerated for their solid Catholic piety. Xever will we look upon their like again. The funeral will take place on Saturday morning morn-ing at 10 o'clock. Bishop Scanlan will pontificate. |