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

also call signed by that gentleman as
Chairman, for meeting OF the Demo
cratic Territorial Committee. 1t is with
pleasure that the DEMOCRAT publishes
each. The first furnishes an opportunity
to courteously correct an erroneous inn
preston evidently conceived by the
writer, and the latter is in accordance
with the recommend alton of this paper,
as it is with the nearly unanimous wish
of the Democrats in the Territory The
DEMOCRAT has never directly or indi-
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 over
anxiouslv 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 lam
guage might have been construed into
IL reflection upon the committee for its
dilatorlness, but not upon its good
faith 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 rehec-
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
jectionable matter. Weeks before the
nomination of Caine, the DEMOCRAT
recommended the same course that it has
since advocated. 1t certainly could have
lad no reference to the committee then,
and since the nomination it has only
courteously suggested that body rs 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 was 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. 1t never for
moment doubted that the Territorial
Committee was in sympathy with it, nor
did it ever utt a word which it supposed
could be possibly c0nstrued into an int-
nation to the lDtrary. Judge Kos-
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 Democratic
Convention held in this city in 1884 In
the face of that, however, he has since
OF the party, and such recognition, in our
opinion, calls Tor still more emphatic
method OF reputation than that OF two
years ago. So lar as the club organza-
tion, the running OF 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
position OF the paper, its management, or
its 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
and ticket matters, and their details, we
leave to those who feel more interested
and know more about them. They belong
10 history which we have never studied,
and which we do not care to explore
The course OF the DEMOCRAT before it
came under its present management is
equally irrelevant. We claim none
OF its laurels nor assume any of its
political responsibilities. Its columns
are, however, open to our prede-
cessors who may feel aggrieved at
the structures upon them in the communi-
cation published to-day Judge Ros-
borough is kind enough to give US our
choice in the selection OF our political
associates. We have always done that
anyhow, and flatter ourselves that we
have generally been found in pretty good
political company. The DEMOCRAT
chooses to train" in the party indicated
by its name, las long as National issues re-
main as at present. 1t perfers as com
rades those who oppose the destruction
OF civil and religious liberty as purposed
by the Mormon priesthood, and who are
willing when necessary, to join forces, on
equal terms, with any loyal organization,
for the especial purpose OF waging polti-
cal warfare against the common enemy.
1t will not train with men who would
tag the Democratic party to the
Mormon Church-or for that matter to
any other church or political body.
These are the DEMOCRATS views, briefly
expressed. If they suit our correspond
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