Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-26
A CORRECT VIEW.

iIdIl, HIS ISUUeu III Jle uedCcu pOllIlCel
battles of the country, is of great interes
Just now It will be remembered tha
the DEMOCRAT claimed for Blaine's Sc
bago speech, and for his wonderful ef
fort on the fisheries question, that he
was making bid for the Irish vote, and
now one OF the most stalwart of his
friends openly admits that Blaine is ex'
pecting the bulk of the Roman Catholic
vote, which is but another name for the
Irish Democratic vote. Old Simon goes
over the field in an able manner, and
gives true picture of just how the two
most likely candidates stand, and as it
is the view of dyed-in-the-wool stall
wart, it cannot but be felicitous reading
for all good Democrats. The Philadel-
phia Times Of the 18th inst. has the fol-
lowing from his lips: II have no hesita-
ton in saying that Mr.. Cleveland has
made an excellent President. He has
done some things, purely matters OF ad-
ministrative detail, about (which few
people in his party are disposed to grum-
bic, but if any Republican thinks that
that will be an element of weakness in
the Democratic party in the next cam
paign he will be wofully deceived. |
know something OF the Democratic party
| was in it and OF it before our grand Re-
publican party was formed. Mr.. Cleve-
land will be renominated because they
cannot nominate anybody else, and he
will be candidate whom it will require
every Republican vote to defeat. Senti-
ment does very well in campaign, but
the votes do the electing. The Democrats
have no sentiment. They believe in
votes. All this talk about dissensions in
the Democratic party on this civil SER
vice talk amounts TO nothing In fact it
don't exist any more than it would exist
where dozen men want an Office and
only one can get it. We had the same
trouble. When the campaign of 1888
comes around you will find the Demo-
cratic organization at Cleveland's back.
The Democratic managers, with the pres
tige of holding the Administration, will
promise the offices, and you will see the
party workers turning in everywhere As
| say, if the Republicans expect to regain
their ascendancy, they must do it on
other grounds than Democratic discord.
You will find that when the record of
Mr.. Cleyeland's Administration is made
up, it will demonstrate that he made
every effort to stand by the pledges of his
party platform, and he has kept the Gov
ernment in good running order. We
must, therefore, have strong candidate |
who can rally the whole strength of our
party, if we expect to win."
"You are friendly to Mr.. Blaine ?''
Entirely so. Mr.. Blaine and myself |
lave always been on excellent personal
erms, and / do not wish to say anything
or or against any plans that his friends
nay have in view for him. 1t is more
han likely that Mr.. Blaine will get the
reat bulk of the Roman Catholic vote.
that fact should become conspicuous it
night overturn all calculations. There is
o telling what the Methodists, Baptists.
utherans, and Old Presbyterians might
o. We had contest like that in Penn
Jlvania within my own recollection. 1t
as in 1921. | was then over p, voter.
nd took an interest in politics In GER
lin Catholic church in Philadelphia the
aggregation had some misunderstanding
ith the priest and wanted to get him
1t. The members of the congregation
ade great deal of confusion, but the
ganization of the church naturally stood
= the priest. Finally the congregation |
lrried the controversy into the Legisla-
re by having bill introduced permit
ng them to elect their own priest.
'hultze, who had been Lutheran
eacher, and lived in Lebanon, was in
e Legislature and voted for the bill. In
% he was a candidate for Governor. "
he organization of the Catholic church
presented by the priest did their ut
ost to defeat him, and thus punish him
voting for that bill. This got out
hong the people. The Methodists,
ltherans, and Old Presbyterians sup M
rted Schultze, and he was elected by y y
lslng majority. 1t is bad thing to g
aw the lines IN politics OH religious is- II
es. You never can tell where they O,
i strike. There is no doubt that New
'rk will be the battle ground; there
the party managers must consider n
question of expediency. A mistake II
] cause us the last chance for years. If
Democrats carry the next election
y are likely to stay. This term is ex-
The nomination OF Hewitt Y
Mayor of New York by Tammany. "
his endorsement by the County De-
'cracy is the first movement toward a
ldltied Democratic party for 1888.