Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-04-17
THE "DEMOCRAT."


The circulation of this paper is daily
increasing, and the projectors OF the
enterprise have 10 reason to regret their
Investments or entertain fears in regard
to its future. That there is a field ior an
evening Gentle paper in Salt Lake City,
there can be no doubt, and that it should
be Democratic in politics is equally GER
tain. The Democratic Gentiles OF the
Territory considerably outnumber the
Republicans, and no reasonable cause
can be assigned why they should not
likewise have an organ to represent their
views upon the National issues OF the day,
as well as upon those local questions upon
which there can or should be no division
among the loyal element OF its journals
tic field. The lawabiding people OF both
parties look to the National Administra-
ton ior assistance, or rather, ior the
means and power to suppress the i'm
moral and reasonable practices OF the
organization composed of majority OF
the population, and it is cminentlv right
and proper, ii for no other reason, that
there should be a leading journal here in
harmony with the views of that Admin
istration, upon the general issues which
divide the two great political parties OF
the Nation. The DEMOCRAT is here to
stay That is an established fact, and
neither partizan abuse, Mormon boycott
ting, supercilious or snobbish pretcnse
of ignoring it on the part OF rival
journals, will drive it from the
field or cause it to swervc one iota from
the course marked out, and which it will
steadily pursue. That some mistakes
have been made in the past there is no
disposition on the part of the manage
ment to deny. They were no more nu-
merous nor OF greater magnitude, how
ever, than are usual in the early history
of newspapers in fields like this, nor so
many or serious as those committed by
each and every one Of its local predeces-
sors or contemporaries. Those mistakes
have been rectified, and their results are
steadily and speedily disappearing, and
it will be the aim and object of the con-
trollers of the DEMOCRAT to see that none
are made in the future. The course OF this
journal can be briefly and clearly out
lined. 1t will be Democratic news
paper, supporting the principles OF the
party as enunciated by its founders, and
defined and adapted to modern issues by
the last Democratic National Convention
ut Chicago. 1t will support the Admins
tration in all of its actions in consonancc
with the provisions of that platform, but
will not hesitate TO criticise it whenever
it departs from the course designated by
the peoples representatives in conven-
ton assembled. 1t will act with tho
loyal people OF the Territory, regard -7
OF party, in all their legitimate efforts 0
put down polygamy and treason, but III
doing this it will not consider it necessary
TO ignore or forget the other principles
upon which it may differ with some OF
those with whom it may be working for
the one common purpose. 1t will treat
the Mormon question frankly and fairly,
as it should be treated by all who desire
to see the integrity OF the Nation pre-
served, by the suppression OF organized
vice and disloyalty, which has been too
long tolerated by the National Govern
ment in this and the adjoining Terri
tories. 1t will countenance no persecu-
ton, but will insist upon the rigid
execution OF the laws, believing
that those who wilfully violate them en-
counter only justice in suffering the pen
alties. Its course upon this issue will not
be actuated by hatred or bitterness to-
wards any people or individuals, but by
u desire, which should be shared by
every American, that the laws OF the
country should be respected and obeyed
and their violators brought to punish
will be the aim OF those in charge, to
make the DEMOCRAT Il newspaper, giving
its readers all OF the latest local, tele-
graphic and general news, with a variety
OF editorial matter such rs IL fully
equipped office, liberal expenditure of
money, efficient editorial and reportorial
corps will enable it daily to present to its
readers The hours OF departure of the
local trains North, enable the DEMOCRAT
to furnish the people on the connecting
routes north and west of Ogden, twelve
hours later telegraphic and local news
than they can obtain from the morning
papers published in this city-an advan-
tage which they are beginning to recog-
nize and appreciate, Judging from the
daily additions to our subscription list
from those sections. An apology is per
haps due to the readers of the DEMOCRAT
for these somewhat extended remarks
concerning itself. There are crcum-
stances, however, which appear to justify
it, hence their patience has been thus
trespassed upon. 1t is an offense which
will not be repeated.
IANDERTNG DEpIITY MARSHAL