Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-18
JUDGE ROsBoRoUGH's LETTER.

HuulCdtlOH HOIu JuuSe y. ID. ROSDOrOugl
also call signed by that gentleman Z
Chairman, for a meeting of the Demt
cratic Territorial Committee. 1t is wit
pleasure that the DEMOCRAT publishe
each. The first furnishes an opportunit
TO courteously correct an erroneous i'm
preston evidently conceived by tn
writer, and the latter is in accordanc
with the recommend alton of this paper
as 1t is with the nearly unanimous wis
OF the Democrats in the Territory. TIL
DEMOCRAT has never directly or ind
rectly 'insinuated" that the Chairman
OF the Committee or any of its members
favored the nomination" of the Nor
mon candidate for Delegate to Congress
Nor can it imagine how anything which
has appeared in its columns could posi-
bly, be so construed by anyone not ovel
anxiously hunting for cause for complaint
On the contrary it has otherwise ex.
pressed itself in unmistakable terms, and
In one instance, rebuked an implied
reflection upon the Committee
by correspondent, whose Ian
guage might have been construed into
reflection upon the committee for its
dllatorlness, but not upon its good
iaith or loyalty. We can not help think
ing, If the chairman had exercised the
diligence in searching for facts which he
recommends to the DEMOCRAT, that he
would never have been led into the error
OF charging this paper with such refiec-
ton upon the committee. We are
strongly OF the impression that his con-
clusion was the result of hearsay, rather
than personal perusal of the alleged OBJ
lectlonable matter. Weeks before the
nomination of Caine, the DEMOCRAT
recommended the same course that it has
since advocated. 1t certainly could have
had no reference to the committee then,
and since the nomination it has only
courteously suggested that body as the
proper one to take the preliminary steps
towards such action as was necessary in
the premises, and urged that such steps
should be taken with the least possible
delay. 1t twas right and proper that it
should do this, and it exercised its
right in the interest of the Democratic
party and the entire loyal element of the
Territory. The DEMOCRAT did not pro-
pose, if it could help it, that the appoint
ment OF Caine upon the Congressional
Committee, so insulting to the local De-
mocracy of Utah, should pass without
proper manifestation of resentment. or
that even the shadow of Democratic
prestige should accompany the Mormon
Delegate to Washington. IT never for
moment doubted that the Territorial
committee was in sympathy with it, nor
dld 1t ever utter a word which if supposed |
could be possibly construed into an inti-
nation to the contrary Judge Ros-
borough is also mistaken in regard to
another matter. The DEMOCRAT has pub-
lished the fact that Gaines pretensions
to membership in the Democratic party
had been repudiated by a Democratic
Convention held III this city in 1884. In
the face of that, however, he has since
been placed upon National Committee
OF the party, and such recognition, in our
opinion, calls tor a still more emphatic
method of reputation than that Of two
years ago. So far as the club organiza-
Aon, the running of a ticket in 1884. etc.
are concerned, we fail to discern their
relevancy or connection with the duty or
policy OF the Democratic party at the
present time. They certainly have not
The remotest bearing upon the present J
position OF the paper, its management. or
It's editorial course. Its mission is not to
renew old quarrels, but to encourage
harmony, not only in the party. but
among the whole loyal people of the '
Territory. The discussion of the club 1
nd ticket matters, and their details, we :
cave to those who feel more interested Il
nd know more about them. They belong
D history which we have never studied. n
nd which we do not care to explore. u
he course of the DEMOCRAT before it u
anne under its present management is 81
qually irrelevant. We claim none
Its laurels nor assume any of its u
olltcal responsibilities. Its columns ol
re, however, open to our prede- III
essors who may feel aggrieved at n
he structures upon them in the communi- Il
alton published to-day. Judge Ros- W
orough is kind enough to give us orr th
loice in the selection OF our political W
'soeiates. We have always done that ca
lyhow, and hatter ourselves that we ag
ave generally been found in pretty good ot
olltical company. The DEMOCRAT
looses to train" in the party indicated
its name, ,as long as National issues re-
ain as at present. 1t perfers as COM ma
des those who oppose the destruction m,
civil and religious liberty as purposed tn,
the Mormon priesthood, and who are m,
ling when necessary, to join forces, on ess
ual terms, with any loyal organization, ere
the especial purpose of waging politi- do,
warfare against the common enemy. no
Will not train with men who would ms
ag' the Democratic party to the di,
'rmon Church-or for that matter to ma
other church or political body. cor
ese are the DRMocRAT's views, briefly lief
pressed. Ii they suit our correspond as
;, it will be pleased and proud to train of
Ia him under the same Democratic VIII
lner. the assurance from our men, ma
OF the National, and Chairman of our reli