Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-21
ANSWER TO JUDGE ROsBOROUGH
A " Member of the Club, Denies
Some of the Judges Allegations.

ED. DEMOCRAT: That errors may MOI
be taken as truths, reply to some OF the
assertions and insinuations in Judge J
R. Rosborough's letter of the 18th inst
Judge Rosborough is in error when he
claims that the meeting to organize the
Democratic Club was called to empha-
size opposition to the meeting for re-
ioicing at the election of Mr.. Cleveland,
as the meeting for the organization of
the Club had been arranged before the
other meeting had been announced.
If Judge Rosborough had said (Which
| he did not that the platform of the Club
advocated the idea that the people of
Utah ought to correct the evils in Utah,
he would have shown that he had read,
comprehended and remembered the
platform. So long as man understands
and believes in the principles of Democ-
| racy, he will believe that local evil
ought to be corrected by the people Of
such locality.
One individual participating in the Or
ganization of the club had prior to that
time taken part in convention called by
Judge Rosborough's committee, but he
did so on the ground that as a Democrat
he had right to attend any Democratic
convention to which he was properly
accredited by the people, in spite of the
fact that the committee had assumed the
power of making platform for the party
before the convention had met. This
convention was called for the purpose of
electing delegates to the Chicago Conven-
ton. Mr.. Game was not then a candidate
for Congress. 1t was at this convention
that the declaration that Judge Ros-
borough mentions, to the effect that
Game was not a Democrat, was made.
When Mr.. Cleveland was nominated,
many of the Democrats who afterwards
became members of the club, called
meeting to ratify his nomination, and in
vited all Democrats to attend. Neither
Judge Rosborough nor any of his COM
mitteee, l think with but one exception,
took any part in this meeting 1t was
understood that some of them feared it |
was scheme to initiate them into the |
Mormon Church. And the local Repub- |
lican paper announced as if by authority |
that the meeting was unauthorized
Afterwards, when Mr. Game was a |
candidate for Congress, various members |
Of Mr.. Rosborough's committee were |
urged by Democrats to see that conven-
ton was called by the committe so that |
such action might be taken as to have
the organization of the Democratic party
and also such action that Mr..
g. could no longer pose as a Democrat,
but Judge Rosborough's committee took
no action.
Nv nd al T,,Ic |
Rosborough's committee seems to have
got together; they were not satisfied with
the platform upon which Mr.. Cleveland
had been elected but promulgated a new
and peculiar platform, called a meeting
10 rejoice over the election and invited
hose who should sign or signify their &C
'eptance of this new platform TO attend
such meeting. 1t was thought by some
o attend such meeting would be recog-
1ition OF the right of Judge Rosborough's
to formulate the principles for
Zach Democrat previous to his attend
lnce at any Democratic meeting; just as
t is said the Presidency of the Mormon
jhurch dictate the principles and policy
II its members. 1t was to emphasize
heir condemnation of this principle that ,
many Democrats remained away from
hat meeting.
Between the times OF the meeting of :
he convention and the meeting to re-
0ice over the election OF Cleveland, the
democrats, under the auspices of the
county Committee, but without any as
stance from Judge Rosborough, had run
ticket in Salt Lake county, which ticket 7
'as run upon no other than the Demo- {
ratio Platform adopted at Chicago, July
D, 1884. This is the platform which it |
GEMS, according to Judge Rosborough's il
opinion, announced as late as Il
ctober Is, 1886, "gave away the whole -
sue in Utah" We had long been aware
lat many Democrats in Utah had doubt
whether the Democratic party could or "
ould deal with the Utah question. For h
lis reason, as alleged, We have "
lown some who claimed to be Demo D
ats favor the election OF General Grant e
ID others, including Mr.. Blaine, as in
'esident. As for ourselves we had never "
tertalned doubt that the Democratic o.
rty could and would when in power CT
al with the question properly and with G.
much rigor as any other party, because tt
knew that it was one of the funda- v;
entail principles of that party to enforce Sc
2 laws OF the country, and to fall in re
e with the march of modern civiliza- hi
n. to
We regret that gentleman of Judge WI
'sborough's experience and under tn
nding should still be of the opinion Sc
1t the platform of the party ''gave te
av the whole issue in Utah" ca