The broad ax. [volume], May 06, 1896, Image 1

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NOT AN OLD FIGHT.
The Broad Ax and the Argus
have some very warlike anti-church
articles in their last issues. One
would almost think the old fight
was on by reading those papers.
Better stop it, boys, for while doing
n0 particular harm, such a fight
does the State no good. En
quirer. The above few lines exhibits the
fawning disposition of some men.
Rather than incur the displeasure
of a few potentates high in ecclesi
astical position, they would crisge
and bow to their masters, and lick
the hand that smites them Where
is the spirit of "'76?" Where is
the modern reformer who, like
Martin Luther, will stand up
against the slavery of the human
mind? He is not to he found in
the person of the man who says
"Better stop," "it. will do no
good, etc."
The conditions now confronting
us are new. It is not "the old
fight" it is a new contest, brought
on by a few men to strengthen
their temporal power.. Some of
the men who promulgated this
"new manifesto," had for years
been the, most active in the political
affairs of Utah; they are today the
capitalists of the Statej being en
gaged in mining, in power com
panies, in hanking, in sugar manu
factories, in co-operative mercan
tile institutions, in railroading, and
in any and every scheme whereby
they can heap up a fortune. They
take the stump in a political cam
paign, or enter into any of these
gigantic business affairs without let
or hindrance, and without asking
permission or "taking counsel"
from anyone, and yet they essay
to curb the worthy ambition of
their subordinates, by saying, "be
fore you do any of these things,
ask us." Is this not a new ques
tion, Brother Enquirer? The effort
of the pope or priest to obtain
temporal power, is not a newijues
tion inEurope, but to our knowledge
it was never before a live question in
Utah. The manifesto is presented to
the people for their ratification or
rejection, which on its face seems
fiiir enough; but whenever one of
the church officials dares to oppose
the same, he is at once disciplined
and ostracized as .an unworthy
member. Such conduct is tyranny
and oppression, and the adoption of
the manifestoes gained by methods
which would put to shame the bull
dozing of the Southernbrigadiers
over the colored people. Such a
submission is a burlesque on the
liberty of conscience; it is nn
Democratic, it is un-Republican, it
is un-American. And yet we are
told, we must not say a word for
fear of the "old fight." This is
no old fight; it is new and startling,
and we must know now-and .for
ever, whether or not we are to he
slaves or freemen. When trials
like this come to our land, some
may crawl into a cave and lie dor
mant until the battle is over, and
then re-appear and enjoy the bene
fit of the victory; but we admire
the man who will stand true and
firm amid the battle, and with the
courage of his convictions help to
win the fight of the people agaiast
he usurpers.. Let every a show
his colors and either be sMfier a
slave.
Pkesidknt Gbo. QL Caiwow,
of
manifesto proclivities, has
East, and retanas with syssptosas
of McKinleykm &b4 aoaai Beey.
It is funny how easy seis joogk
catch the disease. U , "
LIGHT IS BREAKING.
Light is beginning to break be
hind the clouds which 'have ob
scured the political sky of Utah for
the last few weeks.
Ever since the 7th day of April a
feeling of gloom and despondency
has overshadowed the new State of
Utah, occasioned by the ecclesiasti
cal edict, which in effect would take
from a majority of our citizens
their individuality and make them
mere tools in the hands of their
priestly manipulators. But the
past few days has demonstrated that
there are thousands of good and
true men in Utah who have not
and who will not bow the knee to
Baal. All honor to these brave
and noble men, who are raising
their voices in defense of their per
sonal freedom and Americanism 1
They are the hope of our civiliza
tion, present and future. Through
them, and by their effort alone, can
we expect to withstand the shock,
and sail into the harbor of peace
and prosperity. We do not want to
see the old church fight renewed;
it would only bring back buried
animosities, tearing and distracting
our bright prospects, and perhaps
ending in bloodshed and the estab
lishment of a provisional govern
ment. We have said all along that
the remedy must come from within
the dominant church of Utah, and
not from without This is why we
see the glow of light breaking in
upon us.from the north to the
south of our young commonwealth,
in the protests of the gallant men
of Utah, who today are saying to
the church leaders: "Thus far, but
no farther shalt thou come," in
taking from us the liberty of con
science guaranteed by the Constitu
tion and laws of the United States.
We are passing through a crucial
test of patriotism, and what we need
is mks who will stand firm as the
rock of ages. This is no party
question, but one of universal in
terest to all parties, creeds, sex and
races. Onward speed the good
work of saving Utah from desola
tion and anarchy 1
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OLD ISSUE RESURRECTED.
Here is an extract from a speech
made-by Senator Ingalls in the U.
S. Senate over ten years ago. It
has probably been printed by every
populist newspaper-in Kansas three
years ago, but it will not hurt us to
read it once more, and realize how
nearly true the Senator's prophecy
is being enacted:
"We cannot disguise the truth
th'at we are on the verge of an im
pending revolution. Old issues are
dead. The people are arraying
themselves on one side or the other
of a portentious contest. On the
one side is capital, formidably in
trenched in privilege, arrogant from
continual triumph, conservative, te
nacious of old theories, demanding
new concessions, enriched by do
mestic levy and foreign commerce,
and struggling to adjust values to
standard. On the other is labor,
asking for employment, striving to
develop domestic industries, bat
tling with the forces of nature and
subduing the wilderness. Labor
starving and sullen in cities, reso
lutely determined to overthrow a
system under which the rich are
Rowing richer and the poor are
Imwine poorer-a system which
lires Vanderbilt wealth beyond the
Sreams of avarice and condemns the
poor to a poverty aom wi
kTo escape bat the grave. De
mand for justice have been aset
with indifereace. and , disdain. The
Swrers the coaatry askiag for
" - treated like lsspa-
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dent BseaaKw
bread."
OJd issaes an ieed," says la.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MAY 6, 1896.
galls, and yet with the McKinley
boom will come the old base drum
of protection, and thss boomers
will make enough noise on the old
instrument to drown the cries of
poverty and hush the demands of
the people for bread. The word
"protection" will be the rallying
cry; in the East it is "protection
and sound money;" in the West it
is "protection and free silver." The
mania is like an infectious disease,
which is borne an the very winds
that sweep over the land. The pur
pose is to divert attention from the
monetary question, the real and
only issue in which the people are
concerned. This question over
shadows protection as much as the
light of the sun is brighter than the
phosphorescent glow of a piece of
rotten fish.
THE STAR OF SILVER IS
RISING.
From all indications in sight the
cause of "free silver" is stronger,
and the prospects of winning at the
Chicago Convention is growing
brighter every day. The zeal and
earnestness of the gold standard
men, including the President and
his cuckoos, in striving to allay the
growing sentiment for the money
of the Constitution, plainly exhibits
the desperate situation of these
Shylocks. Heretofore they have
been indulging in a graveyard
whistle, giving out the word that
the silver craze was dead; but they
have suddenly discovered that a vast
majority of the voters in the Dem
ocratic party are fully alive, and are
determined to make the financial
question the prime issue in the com
ing campaign; hence the goldites
are beginning to wage a fight to
capture delegates in doubtful States.
The Administration and its allies
are so deeply interested in their
scheme to perpetuate the gold
standard, that they would rather
see the country turned over to the
Republicans than that the silver
cause should triumph. In other
words, the gold men are getting so
desperate that the people are be
ginning to see the importance of
taking a decided stand on the ques
tion. The use of money with which
to purchase delegates will be their
next move; that being about the
only argument or hope left them.
Let Utah put on her fighting
clothes and send six tried and true
men to Chicago, who will not sur
render the principles of the party
through the pressure of the East, or
be bought by the glittering gold of
Wall Street.
If the West and South will stand
firmly together the victory will be.
won, and prosperity will again
show us its smiling face. Let all
pull together for this end, and we
will win.
WE DON'T BELIEVE THEM.
Fkom all the rumors flying thick
and fast in mining circles, and es
pecially in Utah, one unaccus
tomed to such things would believe
that there was going to be such a
vast amount of gold taken from the
bowels of the earth that the yellow
metal would become a drag and
would soon be demonetized. Some
of the free silver advocates have
been proping up their hopes on this
event The Broad Ax takes no
stock in such a theory; as it is a
well known truth that as soon as
the cold is mined from the hills t
passes into the pockets of the pi a
tocrats, beakers, aad Shylocks, aad
before the people get aay o the
gold it has to be mined again; and
it takes more hard work; expense
and skill to get it out of the clutches
of those fellows than it did to get
it out of the mountains. No cyan
ide, electrical, or smelting process
will ever succeed in extracting the
yellow stuff from their pockets as
long as we have protection, monop
oly, trusts and combines made legal
by the Government to make the
rich richer, and the poor poorer.
There should be a little mining done
at the ballot box.
The county attorney of Salt
Lake county, with a retinue of
assistants as long as one of his
legs, has been unable as yet to win
his spurs by way of a conviction.
"Too many cooks spoil the broth."
PROFESSIONAL.
MOYLE, ZANE & COSTIGAN,
Attorneys and Counsellors at-Law.
Deseret National Bank Bldg.
DICKSON, ELLIS & ELLIS,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Rooms 512 to 515 Progress Building.
. RA Y VAN COTTy
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
507 McComick Block, Salt Lake City.
FERGUSON & CANNON,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
332 Constitution Building.
CHERRY & TIMMONY,
LAWYERS.
Rooms 9 and 10 Walker Bros. Bank Bldg.
Salt Lake Citt.
POWERS, STRAUP ASD
L.PPMAN,
Attorneys and Counselors.
EAGLE BLOCK, - SALT LAKE CITY.
RflWIilHS & CRITCHliOW,
SSaivtjerjs,
Rooms 25-27 Hooper Block.
J. L RAWLINS. B. B. CRITCnLOW.
S. W. STEWART.
C. B. STEWART.
STEWART & STEWART
ttornctjs-at-pu,
317 McComick Block, Salt Lake City.
EUGENE LEWIS,
0 attorney at gaur,
117 Commercial Block, Salt Lake City.
Real Estate Loans
R. N. BASKIN.
E. D. HOOE.
BASKIN & HOGE,
mttornejjs-at-gau-,
140 SOUTH MAIN..
Sidney W. Duke John B. Andereon
Darke & Anderson,
Attorneys-at-Law.
Rooms, 63-4-7 Hooper Block,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
h:j. dininny,
Commercial Block, Salt Lake City, Utah
A. J. WEBER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
2408 Washington Ave., Ogden, Utah.
FRANK K. HEBEKER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Koom No. 2, Rick's Block, Logan, Utah,
SAMUEL A. KING,
First National Bask BHOdiBf,
PBOVO, UTAH.
Sole agent for Tooman'a New Tork Hit Tie
Leader. We aim carry Stetaon'a and
other fine tutu.
. P. Noble Mercantile Co.
1SS TuTa'-n Stxawt.
HATS, CAPS & GENTS' FURNISHINGS.
BMautargsr Goal k
Uptown nPFir-F- 4 Ma?n 0fIice and
i0!,05, I Yard near Hot
TSLBPiioHi 875 i SprgsR.R.depot
1KLEPHONK 675. f Telephone 650.
ALL KINDS.
ThajBcyrily S?
Capital, J75.000.00
Office under Deseret National Bank.
TELEPHONE NO. 142.
Utah Mining Bureau.
46 E- Second South St., Salt Lake
MINES BOUGHT AND SOLD.
Careful examination; mad? of mining
properties ReliaMe reports made.
Mercur property a specialty.
Utah Poultry and
Produce Commission Co.
10SW. FIRST SOUTH ST..
ISALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.
WALTER L. PRICE, Manager.
fL (. IBELEY,
. Telephone 27. Manufacturer
. of Pure Ice Cream, Water
. Ices, Candies, Home-Made
. Bread and Cakes.
266 S. MAIN ST. SALT LAKE CITY.
WHEN
BUYING
SHOES
VTbj not imj the bwt there U for the
money on the market.
ROBINSON BROS.,
The Shoe BalUcrx, roaanfaetare them.
35 W. FIBST SOUTH 8T. SALT LAKE CITT.
I now bare In mj emptor flrst-clua practical
Optician. Am better prepared than heretofore to
grind and fit glasses to eolt the sight.
EYES TESTED FREE.
IfW ! ffltflff Jeweler and Optician.
Aubl.Wl Ail 1T2 Main St. Salt Lake City.
illrs. Anna Macon.
( Artistic Hair Dresser. Shampooing "
and straightening a spec alty. 42 E.
(.First South St., up stairs, room 5. J
Hair dressing done at private residence?.
OTLANTIC TEA CO.,
- H. a HOSTEB, POF.
aanrr fob CHASE & SANBORN'S
Teas, Coffees, Spices & Extracts
SSid. 23 S. HHST WEST STBEET.
WM. M. ROYLANCE,
SPBD.OVILLE, UTAH, makos a specialty
of buying and aeUlng all kind of
FRUITS, F0W&U&.S, 5ESD5, UAIY, Etc
WHITE FOB PRICES.
Or-SelU BICYCLES and Sondrles '
fUT.HERPONTf!.,!
Yard on 4th WeaiSL, near cor. VM
of Sooth Temple.
Dcaura ra COA1. or au. xxxna.
Coilv
Bert quality, foil weight, prompt Ra
deUrerr. Up-toim office with
; Courtney. Teiepaooe ba
40 E. SECOND SOUTH ST.
o Telephone 574 o
Washington Market.
313 Ham St, Salt Lake Cty,
DAY, BOWE & Co., Props.,
Dealers in Meats. Groceries, Fish, Poal
tryand Provisions.
J. M. KROQH,
BOOT AND SHOE MAKER.
SeeoadBaad Steea
Tor Sale.
Bepolrlfiff Xeaily Done
at Lew Frlcee.
106 E. Secpa4 Sotth, Sak Lake City.
M. P. WELLS,
AOKNT, .
FINE TAILORING,
140 Maia Street.
No. 37.
R. K. Thomas
Dry Goods,....
Wholesalers and Retailers of
Wniskies, WineeJ
iBrandies, Cigars,
etc.
213 south main street,
8ALT LAKE CITV, UTAH.
E. E. WILLIAMS,
MURRAY. UTAH.
Dealer in Wines, Liquors, Imported and
Domestic Cigars. Corner Saloon.
E. E. WILLIAMS, Proprietor.
ILJ.Grant.Prts John Henry Smltb,Vlce-Pres.
J. F. Grant, Secy, and Treaa.
Directors. John Henry Smith, Hiber J. Granf,
J. F. Giant, B. F. Grant, Kathau Sears.
GRANT SOAP CO.
OFRCt ADD FAITOJT, 75 1 TO 78 1 S. 3io Wat ST.
Manufacturer! of High Grade Laundry
and Toilet Soaps.
SPECIALTIES -r
BEE niVE. ELECTRIC and
5c LAUNDRY.
Bek Uivr Toiut:
PINE TAR, PERFECT FLOATING,
CASTILE AND
COMMERCIAL BAR.
J. F GRANT, Manager
Silt La City, - Utah.
FRED 0 LYNGBERG
FANCY
Grocer.
OYSTERS, FISH AND
came. Imported
Cheese. Fancy
Fiuits, etc., etc.
8 E. FIRST
SOUTH ST.
Telephone 18.
Gs-opcrative Furniture Cg
furnIture
CARPETS
And Upholstery Goods, etc.
Bicyolet and Baby Carriages.
Best Goods and Best Prices.
11 AND 13 MAIN STREET,
SALT LAKE CITY.
A Common taatk
"What are you going to do about it?"
"About what?"
"Why, about the Bicjcle you are going
to buy."
"I am goinz to do just what every sen
sible person doe, gd to Browning Bros.,
155 Main St, and buy a Rambler. It's
good form to ride a Rambler and, be
sides, there is some satisfaction in know
ing that you have got the best that money
can buy. I want a wheel that I can rely
on and one that I know is worthy the
confidence I place in it"
F. A. SAKUTH
TAILORING Go.
FIa Arllatle TAIlveRHfG at moat
reaaoaabl prieea.
PRICES
. Suits
- $15 00 and up.
3 50 and up.
Fonts
Chas. W. Huhl, Cutter.
NO. 65 W. SECOND SOUTH.
J H. THOMPSON'S
Shoe Dressing Parlors,
a E. SECOND SOUTH ST. HamoaBloek.
Prlrate Parion for ladle'
Wiscomb & Co ,
The best place lor Family Sapfliae.
58 R FIRST SOUTH ST.
SALT LAKE CLEANING .
PAUL 5MITH, Prejrtetar.
Clotbes Cleaned as Prewed at
85 cents per Baoatk. Pasta Pressed
25 cents. Pasts Drel$l. Lkiiec1
cfetbeflClesaedariPM Bapiir
isg neatly dose. 279 Seth Mats
Street, under St. "Ho.
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