Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-08
THE ELECTION TO-DAY.

The DEMOCRAT will reach many of its
readers this evening in advance of the
designated hour for closing tie polls, but
the circumstances under which the elec-
ton is held are such that we feel no hesi-
fancy in announcing at this hour that the
Church ticket has been elected in its
entirety, by the usual large majority.
What figure the "reiorm" ticket has cut
in this farce, we are not advised, but it is
not necessary to wait for any official or
semi-oificial returns to announce that the
straight-out Saints have carried the day
and elected to Office every man and thing
whose name appears on the ticket which
President John Taylor, in his underground
retreat, SO kindly consented to make up,
and, through the medium of the recent
convention, forward for "this people" to
vote.
The ticket elected is an average one
as Mormon tickets go-with one excep-
ton; but as to that exception, it is safe
to say that in any other community in
America where the citizens might be
cognizant OF the nominees true charac-
ter, as developed within the past three
months, his name tackled on to any ticket
would have sutIiced to damn the whole
outfit. 1t was an insult to all the decent
element Of society here, Mormon and
GENTLE alike, to name that individual for
the responsible office of City Marshal
and we doubt not that many who, at the
direction OF their politico-ecclesiast
leaders, gave him their suffrages, did SC
only after GRECO Roman wrestling bout
with the scruples which must have risen
within them at the bare thought of en-.
dorsing, or appearing to endorse, such O
man for Office.
OF course, the press of the Peoples
party will point to the result of to-day's
election as complete "refutation" of all
that has been urged against the fitness
for office of Solomon or others OF the
nominees, and the argument will be ad
vanced that the people know them to be
good men and true, and for that reason
voted them into office. The answer will
be that the fact of Solomon's election, OF
the election of any other man ON the
ticket, considered as an endorsement O
character or ability, counts for nothing
for 1t is everywhere in Utah apparent
that the members OF the Peoples party
and the Mormon Church-the two or
ganizations are really one and INSOFAR
able-when they vote at an election vote
only rs they are instructed, and ever
though they may have personal knowl
edge of a nominees unfitness for office
they know that, to retain their Church
standing, they must sacrifice their own
feelings and take the medicine rs di.
rected.
If the services rendered to this com.
munity by the City Marshal-elect were o
such nature as to entitle him to any
reward at all, then we submit that he has
not been sufficiently rewarded AS an
additional and fitting memento OF his ser.
vices. we suggest that the incoming City
Council appropriate out of the public
+ funds sufficient money to purchase an
elegant assortment OF knot-holes, which
by the deft fingers OF Mrs. Fields Oh
Fanny Davenport could be woven into O
magnificent chaplet, on which might be
inscribed the words, cam knot-hole-iel
than thou" Present this to the gentle.
man. He will then have something tc
hand down to posterity, and the measure
of his reward will be full.