The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-02

THERE Is one way, and one way
only, to give evidence Of confidence
and principle, and that way is By e
practical exhibition OF confidence
and principle when it is necessary.
The election of delegate to Congress
from Utah for the ensuing two years
taxes place to-day. What will be the
result ia setlled beyond any doubt.
Hon. Geo. Q, Cannon, the Peoples
candidate. is az cure to receive an
overwhelming majority az the sun is
to rice on this, the % OF November,
morning. The opponents of the
Peoples Party conOede this; and in
the condition of things that forces shis
concession lies the only posnible
dsnger-too much confidence. Many
of the voters of the Peoples Ticket
will feel justified in remaining away
from the polls because the result is a
settled matter. This is wrong. To
vote is q duty, and the performances
of duty should be a matter OF prin-
cip.e with every person. It matters
not though every legal voter in the
territory but one were Hs certain 70
cast his vote for the Peoples candi-
date as tha! candidate Is 70 receive g
majority of the legal votes polled in
Utah to-day, it would still be AS great
a duty f1r that one man to cast bis
vote as il the result of the whole
election depended upon his doing so.
There is no way of striking duty
and adhering to principle, and the
individual who fails to do the
one is lacking in the other.
1! a man really has confidence be will
feel that it is a duty he owes himself
and all who feel with him that he
should show bis Confidence and give
his fellows the encouragement that
comes from the exhibition of faith in
them. As to the merits of the Pc |
pies candidate nothing need be said.
There is DO man today better fitted
to represent the people OF Utah than
the Hon. Geo. Q. Cannon; no man
who is entitled to greater confidence,
and no man who deserves more to
have the people of Utah show their
in him. Let Us, So voters,
place ourselves in the position of a
candidate. It might afford us some
TO be elected, be the ma
iority never so small, as it would show
that our principles prevailed and that
g msjority of the people had conf
dence in as; but the satisfaction
would be the grester proportiouably
SIS our majority was greater, and IN
der these circumstances We would
Justly feel that any person who neg
lecEed TO cast hiS vote, while probes
sing TO have confidence in us and to
be firm supporter Of the principles
We represented, had done the party
and the party's principles a gross in
us,ice. We would be unwilling to J
excuse any man from voting. This
IS just how every member I
If the Peoples Party should !
.eel now. The greatest possible J
honest msiority should be given 5
he Peoples candidate. Whatever :
7ots nsy be polled it will be great
,nough to carry the Peoples Ticket
hrcugh By the aid Of homes. votes
MY. We do not need any illegal E
-o!es; no charge of illegal voting :
hould be made against tia party.
Every voter should make it bic per. +"
email duty to see that the ballot is a
rec and fair; every officer owes it to ;
he voters TO see that its purity is c
1aintained. This done there need j.,
@ no fear for the result. Let every 8
gal voter go to the polls and cast q
is vote this day as though the whole n
ssult depended upon it, &c,