Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-22
For Delegate to Congress,
w. M. FERRY,
OF SUMMIT COUNTY.
HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

ceedings, with synopsis OF the debate,
will be found in another column. That
the committee faithfully represented the
nearly unanimous feeling OF the Democ-
racy and the American element of Utah
no one who has felt the beating OF the
T. Caine by the Mormon Church, will
lor moment question. That there was
some difference of opinion concerning the
policy to be pursued was to be expected, 4,
but that all os the members were
actuated by Il common purpose the pro-
ceedings most conclusively prove. The
result, in the DEMOCRATS opinion, is
happy one and will prove to the best
interest of the loyal cause in Utah.
This paper had expressed prefer
ence for the nomination OF Hon. X. n.
Baskin, for reasons given at the
same time. While it regrets that gentle
mans declination, it most unhestatingy
expresses its non-concurrence with his
argument adduced before the committee
in Encouragement of nomination.
In our opinion, Il representative
OF the anti-Mormon element at
Washington, instead OF being handi-
capped, his influence would be materially
increased by the official endorsement Of
the party Of which the Mormon pretender
claims to be a member. The resolution
method had been tried and failed In
the face OF as strong repudiating reso-
luton as could be formulated, the Con-
gressional Committee recognized the
Mormon Delegate as II representative
Democrat of Utah. He has now to run
against regularly nominated candidate
OF the Democratic party. We will see
whether in the face of this he can
continue to pose at Washington as
II Democrat, and secure for his
infamous cause the prestige of
membership in one OF the great National
parties of the Union. Next to Judge
Baslin, the committee could have made
no selection more acceptable than Col.
w, M. Ferry. He is a gentleman well
known in the Territory one OF its most
respected and influential citizens, closely
identified with one OF its most important
productive industries, and loyal to the
core. He has taken prominent part in
all OF the patriotic movements for the re-
demption of the Territory from the rule
OF the Mormon priesthood, and while
strongly welded to the principles OF the
Democratic party, has always been
willing to join heart and hand with
others vi different political faith in war
fare against the common enemy. Col.
Ferry was born in the State OF Michigan
62 years ago. although his appearance
would denote subsequent birth date of
at least twenty years. He is physically
and mentally in the prime OF vigorous
manhood, and is likely to remain
so for many years to come. He is by oc-
cupation Il machinist and engineer, al
though since he has been in Utah he has
devoted his attention almost exclusively
to mining. He has liberal education,
which combined with his strong common
sense and enterprising spirit would make
him man OF mark in any community in
which he might reside. He is a brother
of ex-senator Ferry, OF Michigan, but
differs most materially with his states
man relative upon matters of National
politics. Colonel Ferry was twice elected
rs Democrat Regent OF the University
OF Michigan in Il strongly Republican
district, once as Mayor OF the Republican
town OF Grand Haven, in his native
State. He was once nominated by the
Democrats OF his District for Congress,
and reduced the Republican majority
OF $4,000 to less than half that
number. Like many other stalwart
Democrats he could not endorse
the nomination OF Horace Greeley
in 1872, and was delegate to and Secre-
tary OF the Democratic Convention in
Louisville which nominated Charles
O'Conor for President. He was nomin-
ated the same year by the straight-out
Democrats for Governor of Michigan.
At the commencement of the war of the
rebellion he enlisted as private in the
Fourteenth Michigan Infantry, served
during the entire war, and was regu-
larly promoted for meritorious con-
duct and gallantry from the ranks,
through the different grades to
the position OF Colonel. lie served
on the staff of General Mcpherson in the
Southwest, and is now member OF the
organization known as the Army of the
Tennessee. His record since he came
to Utah eight years ago, is well known to
most OF our local readers He has been
engaged at mining at Park City,
and has been for years, and is
at present, Chairman OF the Lib
eral Committee in Summit county.
There is no reason why man with such
II history and present standing should not
receive the unanimous support of the
loyal element OF the Territory We are
confident that he will It is choice be-
tween loyal Democrat Of acknowledged
ability and unimpeachable personal
character, and a servile tooi- Of the Nor
mon priesthood. Can any American
hesitate as to how he shall cast his vote ?
THE WAY TO DO IT.
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