Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-03-02
A Democratic Administration.

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1t is fair to say that tseven-eighths of the
people of Utah rejoiced, more or less
j heartily and inteligently, over the cleo
ton of GROVER CLEVELAND. One-half of
/ the members of the Liberal party were
! Democrats in the States.s The Peoples
party, comprising fully three-fourths of
the voters of the Territory, were well
! pleased with the result of the great
national contest. The mass of that party
felt that they would at least be no worse
off under a Democratic administration,
and they hoped that in some way there
would be an improvement.
There appear to be substantial reasons
why Mr.. CLEvELAND's election should
prove blessing to Utah.
l. In the first place there will doubtless
be fair trial of the Democratic doctrine
that the best government springs from
the people themselves. Only through the
exercise OF power do we become fitted to
use power, and a territory unused to gov
erning itself could never develop into a
prosperous State.
1t is true that in the Territories, among
scattered population made up of incon-
gruOus material, there is greater danger of
unjust and foolish enactments than in old
settled States; cranks and enthusiasts
may combine to establish customs, usages
and laws at variance with the plainest
principles of common sense; and hence
Congress may and should use its superior
power to prevent the establishment OF
systems repugnant to civilization and in
consistent with the general practice Of the
whole land; yet, so far as safely may be
permitted the Territory of Utah will be
encouraged to do the best it can for
itself. Everything will be done under q
Democratic administration that a spirit
of fairness and moderation can suggest,
TO induce the people Of Utah to volunta-
rily abandon those ways which have
brought discredit upon us all in the eyes
of the civilized world President CLEvE-
LAND viii seek to enlarge rather than re-
strain the powers of the people until it
shall be demonstrated beyond all doubt
that they will not do right.
2. A Democratic administration will not
Judge Utah in a spirit of hostility. twill
desire to create for itself friends and to
foster Democratic State Feeling the
obligations of his official oath, President
CLEVELAND will enforce the law, firmly,
consistently and honestly; no Democrat
expects him to do less; he would be I'M
worthy-of his high place did he wayer in
this, and no exception need be looked for
in Utah; but, once within the pale of the
law, there is nothing which magnificent
generosity can suggest which will be re-
fused to our people. Our Territory has
been used as ghost to scare wayering
voters away from the Democratic and
into the Republican fold We shall de-
prive the Republican party of this much
campaign thunder if we can. They have
reviled Utah beyond every limit of truth
or justice-we hope that our magnificent
mountain principality will come out from
under the cloud of evil reproach, and
shine the brightest star in the Democratic
armament.
8. And we believe Democratic ad-
ministration will be represented in Utah
by better men. We shall have executive
officers whose lives are in every way con-
sistent with the dignity OF their station;
whose courtesy of speech shall be alike
extended to all classes and conditions of
men; who shall be above malice and in
capable of dishonesty. We want patient
men for the animosities engendered by
thirty TlsaEr OF -st'nisSg cannot be upro0ted 7
in a day; and we wanU manly men, Who |
will not pose for effect upon the States,
but work for the good of all the people
before whom they are called to stand.