The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-18
THE COMMITTEE FINDS A
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SALT LAKE Cry. June 18th. 80.

SALT LAKE CITY, June 18th, 80.
Editors Herald:
A republican paper, the Tribune,
which. for years past, including the
issues of the 16.h and 18th instant,
has never even spoken with decency
of any democratic action, champions
aud defends the course of Ihs pre-
tended democratic executive COM
mittee. This Of itself is good evi.
dence that the action OF the commit
tee was not democratic, and IN fact
the paper admits as much. Whenever
the democrats OF this territory or
elsewhere act IS a party, it is fair to
presume that they will continue to
receive the slurs of that paper.
There are men IN Utah who think
that the great question IN American
politics Is that OF pOlygsmy and anti
pOlygamy. snd like all narrow-minded,
bigJIed people, are offended with any
one who does not adopt their view,
and Of course relieve themselves by
apply ing Vulgar epitheIs-in this case,
''Jack-mOr0ion,' tue real meaning
OF which, a used by them, Is this:
"a person who does not consider that
ais reputation for vlItle And patriot
lsm depends upon keeping Up con-
tipUal howl against the MOrmOns."
Their organ contesses TOT the COM
mittee thattheir acton Is not binding
on the democrats. OF course il is not,
for the very reason that they had no
night to take such action. They
hope, however, that their course
will be approved. This Is ex-
actly where they will find
that tbs democrats OF Utah
are not MOrmons. but democrats, who
always hate the ASSUMPTION ofpoRer.
John Taylor and the Twelve may
usurp authority, and rely upon the
approval of their followers, but not
the democrats, because they do not
believe that any men who show
themselves 20 fond of exercising a
! little power can by any possibility
be democrats.
The logic of their defense is won1er-
iul: Because George Q. Cannon has
registered himself as republican, in
dependent and democrat, il is unsafe
to call a democratic meeting. This
Is proof 10 the committee that they
alone are capable OF managing the
interests OF the party. If this is an
executive committee" as their or
gan claims, then its duty, by the
very terms Of it, creation, Is confined
TO the execution OF the will of the
party; and, rs committee, it has no
right 10 assums itself to be the party.
The truth is, thst in 1876 the demo
cratic party acted here under a reg
ular organization. Hadley d. John
son, 2. l.. Williams, DR.. Roberts,
P.L.Shosn and others were appointed
as a central committee. Mr.. John
sen and Mr.. Shoah left the territory,
DR.. Roberts died, and some of the
other members became identified
with the Peoples Party, which, by
they way IL, iusteed Of the republican
party, the opponent OF The gentlemen
Of the Committee. II was considered
by .he democrats that man who had
become actively dent fed with the
Peoples Party al no rigit II act
a. member of The democratic cen
trail committee, and there being no
quorum without these in the terri
tory, that the organization ls dead.
The only way 20 revive it Is By cal
ling a meeting OF the democrats. II,
as the timid gentlemen OF the com
n2ittee seem 10 think, there is danger
thst the Mormons will attend, this
danger, whstsger it may be, must be
met. But When such a meeting is
held there VIII be democrats 20
attend who will not forget the coz
test between tie republican and DEM
o1ratic VaIties, to consider only the
question of poIygamy and anti-po-
lygsmy. And then, unless the ITi-
jlme changes it5 politics, it will not
be their organ or cham piou, or the
defender Of their action.
II these gentlemen were more than
mere anti polygamists - that is. ii
they were democratic think they
would say TO the Tribune, in the Ian
Cuage of. Queen Elizabeth:
Mylord. ihe hatred Of another t3us
| L no true bond Of frienGEhiD.