Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-10-23
MUHZLING THE ORATORS.

The following from the Cincinnati En-
quirer--a journal that never loved Presi-
dent Cleveand-will be OF interest to all
office holders in this Territory, for two
reasons 1t shows how far the President 4
order or wishes go, and how attentive
some gentlemen are TO them. Through
out the long lease Of power held by the
Republicans, it was notorious fact, that
patronage was dealt out to men Of that
party, mainly with view of their use
fulness on the stump and in the control
OF local elections, and that the silver
tongued men generally got the per-
simmon. 1t was by careful
nursing OF this plan, that the
party was enabled to hold the
balance OF power 50 long, and until the
revulsion OF discomfort became so strong
as to sweep away all barriers, and the
people asserted their right to change, lat
the polls The press of that day never
tried to hide the fact of this wholesale
bidding forpower, and periodically lauded
some man who had displayed good gift
OF tongue, until he was duly installed into
office and branded as reliable force
when wanted. In view OF these facts,
the foolish policy OF muzzling the ADLER
men of the party, by President Cleve-
lands order, becomes doubly apparent.
There is powerful substratum OF opin-
ion, however, and one which the
President must heed, holding that it is
the right OF any citizen to honorably
exercise his privilege Of free speech in
connection with governmental affairs
and that because public office is pub.
lie trust" it does not follow that honor
able men shall stand idly by and see
their enemies pluck from them, the hon
ors given them by the public voice 1t
is pertinent to ask right here, by what
right does the President assume to con.
troll the free exercise of the right of every
citizen, simply because he is President
This evil, for evil it is, and the crab-fash.
ioned financial policy OF the present Ad
ministration-especially the silver coinage
part OF it's estranging many good mel
from Cleveland, and the sooner he recog
nizes this fact the better it will be for the
| Democratic party:
1t is understood that Colonel Ben Wilson
one of the Assistant Attorney Generals, ant
| an ex-COngressman from West Virginia, il
about to leave the city on short vacation
to join Senator Kenna i'll West Virginia t.
make a few speeches in the campaign. Al
Enquirer representative met the Colonel a
| the Department of Justice to-day, and asket
him if he was going to take any part in tn
contest.
"That," answered Colonel Ben, had beel
my expectation until to-day"
"When do you leave"'
II expect to leave for Clarksburg to-mor
| row, but not to make any speeches"
"And why not? was asked.
Il mentioned to Attorney General Gar
land on Tuesday evening my arrangements
| to spend part of my vacation at home mex
week, and while there my desire to 60 OF
the stump and make some speeches in ait
of the nominees of our party. He surprised
me by saying that that would be against the
Presidents policy. | saw him again upor
the subject yesterday evening, when he tolt
me that he had since seen the President
and had had II conversation with him upoI
the subject"
"And what did Mr.. Garland say was tn,
result of his interview with the PRESIDENT
"Simply reiteration of what he had sale
to me on Tuesday, that gentlemen holding
official positions are not expected to engage
actively in the campaign"
"You say not expected. Suppose they
do?''
"Well, | understood from him that tn,
Presidents order was emphatic and that i
any officeholder goes into the campaign &C
lively upon the stump, he would be expected
to tender his resignation"
Have you any other reason for not parti
cipating in the campaign?
None whatever. l was and am anxious
to contribute in any proper way that l cal
to the election of the entire Democratic
ticket, from top to bottom, in each county
Congressional, and Senatorial district