The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-17
THE DEMOCRATIC CALL.


to have been designated by tbt
Democratic Territorial Com mitte'
have issued call for convention
to meet in this city on the 10Th o
June next, the object Of which is t.
choose delegates 10 the national con
ventioE at Chicago in July. The
Calls novel, but eminently charac'
teristic of the gentlemen who issue
it. Democrats are supposed to
be Democrats, no matter what
their social or gectarian leaulngs,
the only acceptable test be-
ing willingness to sup
port the candidates and g
preference for the principles Of the
Democracy; yet this self-consti-
tuted committee assume to prescribe
what the local qualifications for ad-
mission to the convention shall be,
saying in substance that noe but
those who subscribe to their pecu.
liar articles Of faith need apply. 1t
is as if the Democratic committee
of New York, or any other State,
were to say in their call-"NOne &C.
mitted unless they are opposed to
free trade and in favor of prohibi-
ton"
First, it is denied that thess gem
tlemen or any others are Demo-
cratic Territorial committee. They
may have been Democrats at some
period in their lives, and it is pos
sible they entertain a lingering
sentiment of respect for some Of the
principles of the grand old party of
the people; but in Utah there Is no
Democratic organic alton, nor bas
there been any for years past, hence
there can be no Territorial
or other committee in exist
ence. If it were to be admitted
which it is not-that the sells ty led
Territorial committee had been
regularly chosen, the gentleman
composing it long since forfeited all
right to the position, for they have
not only by failure to act during the
past six or eight years, allowed the
organization to go to decay, but
have themselves, and all of them,
acted with other parties oppos d to
Democracy; they have also done
campaign and other work for candi-
dates Tor Office who were pro.
nounced and earnest in their
opposition to Democratic prac-
tees and principles. Uncle
Sammy Tiiden, Senator Bayard and
Speaker Carlisle would be laughed
at If they were to call Republican
National Convention and issue an
address to the party setting forth the
necessary qualifications to admis-
sion. Such an act on their part
would be no more ridiculous than
What has been done by the self
styled Democratic committee.
IL is to the discredit of the Utah
Democrats that the Democratic
party here is not large and flourish
ing. There are many Democrats In
the Territory who would like to
work in a Democratic organization
for the spread of Democratic doc
trines, and if there were such an or
ganization in existence they would
soon find their proper field in poll
tics. The movement set on foot by
the self-chosen committee is not!
likely TO either make Democrats or
encourage true Democrats to
take part in any proceed
ings sought to be inaugurated.
The fact that the action of the pre-
tended committee and its undemo-
cratic address are heartily approved
and loudly applauded by a radical
organ of the Republican party,
should cause the gentlemen signing
the call and address to at least ask
themselves if they have not made
mistake in claiming to be Demo-
Gratis.
It is suggested that the initiative
towards organizing the Democratic
party be taken by the issuance OF a
call for a mass convention. signed |
by men known to be true and CON-
sistent Democrats. If such call be
signed by men who work with and
for the Liberals to-day and take the
stump for q Republican toSmorroW, i
if will receive no favorable response;
nor viii it do to present in
it principles that are not