The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-09-22
RICH'S RANCHER.
The Bear Laker Writes More of
The Left County.
The Position of Peoples Party
Paper Discussed.
LAKETowN, RICH COUNTY,
u. T., September II, 1888.

The Utah Journal in its issue of
the 18th ultimo, has an article rel
alive to the Legislative delegation
from Cache and Rich counties, in
which the writer attempts to justify
the action of Cache III taking the
entire delegation. Your eorre~
spondent did not know of the ex-
istence of said article till a few
days since, else it would have re
eeived earlier attention. he cir
culation of the Journal has little or
nothing to do with this, as fate has
con signed your correspondent to
such an humble sphere of life that
journals of even wider circulation
often fail to come under his notice.
Referring to the article that ap-
peared in your issue of the Sth
ultimo, signed erich County
Rancher," the Journal writer opens
with slight indications OF stiff
juinted dignity and rheumatics, i'll
temper, goes for "Rancaer" in a
manner not only Indicative of
brotherly love, but makes few un-
kind cuts at the individual nom
mated for representative by the
convention of Rich county. reads
the Peoples party Of the latter a
lecture on its not transactlug its
own business more in consonance
with the views of "disinterested"
outside friends, and finally dispOses
OF the matter with truly Puritanlc,
self~assuring complacency. He IN
Inmates that Rancher" is not
blessed with very much intelligence
or principle. Well, who has SAID he
is? The latter's article TO THE
HERALD don't seem to assume any
thing of the kind; on the contrary,
it betokens a trembling difidence in
referring to the honored Sons of a
more favored locality than that in
which his lot has been cast. If the
editor of the Journal is endowed to
an eminent degree with those
precious qualities of mind and heart
ought not the fruits thereof to
manifest themselves in charity AM
long suffering towards those less
fortunate in that respect, and to-
wards those whose humble sur.
roundingS in life Lave not been
such as to develop those qualities
to the degree to be expected of one
continually basking in the sunshine
of moral and intellectual culture
The Journal editor justifes Cache
county in taking the entire legisla-
tive delegation of that and Rich
counties, on the grounds that Rich
has only about one-twelfth the pop.
ulation of Cache, which would seem
to be merely the argument Of the
strong that has despoiled the weak.
but does not prove that Rich is moi
an organized county of our Terri
tory, and under present circum
stances entitled to a representative
ia our Legislature, as anything
short of that is taxation territorial
without representation. AS one OF
the fundamental principles of the
Peoples party is for the strong tC
take no advantage of the weak, YOU
correspondent is daZzled by the bril-
liant audacity of the Journal editor
in assuming such a position, while
claiming to edit an organ Of saiC
party. Perhaps while wrestling
with giants in the ranks of the Lib
erals, he has become so overWrought
as to uncOnsciously imbibe theil
principles and repeat their argur
ments,;a If 80 cam OF a kind FRIEND
be found to battle his throbbine
temples, and calm his unduly agi-
tated mind to reason? Hold on! II
one sense at least his idea seems tt
bear the impress of fairness on it,
face, which is that the members Of
our Legislature are to be parcele(
out in accordance with the frac'
tional portion of the population o.
our Territory, irrespective of county
organizations, which, if carried oul
in good faith, would, in periods pro
portionate to their fractional por'
ton Of the territorial population
give our friends the Liberals, the
entire Territorial Legislature. Tha
would no doubt please the Liberals
increase their admiration for oul
party and insure their gratitude fol-
the organization of such an equita
able arrangement, but it might on
trial bring forth fruits that would
startle the Journal editor, even
therefore, on reflection, your cores
pondent would not advise him to bt
a forerunner of such project.
The Journal editor says erich
county has had one-third of the
delegation for three successive ses-
sions of the Legislature, which as q
matter of fact has been an injustice
to Cache county" Your cores pond
ent thinks that said editor ought tC
have said two instead of three ses-
sions, but no matter; as said deleg
ton consists of three members, il
cannot we'll be divided up into Less
than thirds, therefore said editor
seems to hold that because a strong
county cannot have all it wants, a
weak one must be content with
nothing! He further says, SIT was
understood among the delegates to
the convention in Logan that no
man, truly a representative of the
Peoples party in Rich county, would
be presented for nomination to the
Legislature by the convention.
Indeed! viii said editor please tell