The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-11-22
TRUE BLUE DEMOCRAT.
How the Liberal Notification
Struck Him.

Editors Herald:
On Wednesday evening, the Goth inst,
there was an assemblage at the Wake
Opera Housefor the purpose of giving
vent to utterances regarding the recent
Democratic achievement in the election
of Cleveland and Hendricks. 1t was
called a Democratic jollifcation meet
ing. 1t was composed of that part OF
the Democracy who were ashamed to
take cogniZance of the meeting held I'M
mediately after we were assured OF vic
tory having perched upon our standard.
OF course we attended and, with your
kind permission, will give our OPP Mon,
unbiasedly, of the proceedings.
First of all, to give the mat
ter as much prestige as possible,
the Fort Douglas regimental band
was engaged to lead or head the parade.
Then came the dear old flag, the flag of
our hopes, which Republicanism has
endeavored to sully; then the "Small
boy" with torches; then the Firemen's
band: concluding with more of the
small boy element. 1t was an attempt
at success, but it fell far short of the
mark these disaffected Democrats, who
were too pure politically; who would
not celebrate with the Mormons and
sing the Democratic jubilee. we are
sanguine were disappointed in the ex-
IRENE. After paradIng the principal
thorOughfareS the small boy" process
sion halted at the Opera House, gave
three cheers for Cleveland and Hend-
rickS and diSbanded. 1t was free show
consequently the Walker was literally
damned and crammed. We noticed
United States army officers and privates
interpreted among the vast audience.
The prelimlnaries of nominating a
chairman were gone through with seem
ingly great eclat. We will not rehearse
all we heard, but only touch upon the
main or vital point, that point which is
gnawing at the very existence of this
| element, which we will denOminate
1 sOrehead Democracy. One speaker an
nounced that the grand efforts of Demo
cracy would now eliminate in the utter
| determination of that class of people
! the MormOns, and more toward its ac-
cOmplishment would be done within the
next four years than Republicanism has
/ during the past twenty-four. He pointed
with glowing pride and muchenthusiasm
! to the transparency bearing the motto
that church and State must be separate
and distinct in their government, and
that the law of the land must be OBJ
served. We bow to the law with due
reverence, but not to a debauched and
trammeled law. We acknowledge State
sovereignty; we oppose Capitalization,
it means anarchy and finally it would
subvert our so-called free institutions
and rear, in lieu thereof, government
mOnarchial and despotic in the extreme.
We, as Simon-pure Democrats, as are
our leaders, are more than willing to
risk the old ship, for all will be we'll on
/ board.
| Again, SO we note, nothing was said
! regarding the western pioneers who set
! tied Utah, and paved the way for those
| less ventureSome. They spoke not OF
the great agricultural domain of Utah
| and who opened it up. They ignored
the fact that under the governOrship o.
President Brigham Young, prosperity
was on every hand and all went a:
merry as a marriage bell. To thes
men, who, on account of their religion
convictions, braved the red man, LETT tn
haunts of civilization and settled thi
present opulent Territory, they paid N
attention ITO the victor belongs thu
spoils" was AID is their motto, anC
were ii the least possible or feasible
they would rejoice in their abiliL,
to be instrumental in deprivinj
the Mormon of the privilege
he esteems and regards as sacred
But we attach no significance Whateve
to that demonstration. 1t was merel,
a gust of wind and has blown over. NJ
one has reIinquiShed one lola of his pO
litical creed through the rantings OF
that occasion. 1t has neither injured no
benefited the grand old party and III
attention was paidlt. If we be Demo
Gratis, let US act in accordance with tn
platform of our party. If we be anti
Mormon enthusiasts ander the guise o
Democrats, let US come out plainly
avoiding hypocrisy and deceit. Corrup
ton is an inevitable attaehee to power
when Discrimination reigns. Let all VIII,
are true TO Jeffersonian principles no
shirk from duty. Let us remember
our noble statesmen and emulate thei
example; but TO initiate them we mus
not degrade or debase that instrumen
which was framed for our guidance
over 100 years ago. Remember what on
Constitution prOmulgates, understand i
thoroughly and abide by it. 1t grant
US religious as we'll as civil liberty, i
places no restrictions on the differen
faiths, and from that true Democratic
standpoint, we cannot be Democrat
and throw mud at institutions which
are ennoblins and tend 10 teach dogma
which, if followed strictly, are in &C
cordance with Divine DEGREES.
DEMOCRAT.