The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-11-04
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
An Address From the Terrific
rial Central Committee.
He FOLLY OF DIVISION.
A Party for the People, Devoted to
the Peoples Interests-The
TerritOry's welfare.

HEADQUARTERS TERRITORIAL CENrRAL)
COMMITTEE OF THE PEOPLES PARTY
SALT LAKE CITY, October, 1885,
To the County Central Committee of the
Peoples Party:
GeatIemen-As the time is approach
ing for the election of delegate to Con-
gress, we deem it wise and proper to
address you briefly en- the political stu
alton in this Territory.
The Peoples Party stands upon the
platform of principles which has sus-
tanned it heretofore. They are founded
in the fundamental truths that underly
our national system. They are imper-
ishable and indestructible.
We see no reason to turn from them
or to make any change in the charac-
ter or the name of the organization
which has
SUCCESSFULLY MAINTAINED THEM
for many years. The Peoples Party
is intact, and should be preserved in
its integrity until the people of Utah
have obtained their full rights and
privileges as American citizens. There
is ample room upon its platform for
every citizen of Utah who venerates
| the Constitution of our country and IS
willing TO obey the laws made in pur
suance thereof, and who desires the
triumph of local self-government, no
matter what may be his opinions or at
! hliations upon national issues. 1t is
party of the people and for the people,
and is devoted to the peoples interests.
There is no need for any voter who
wishes for the
WELFARE OF THE TERRITORY,
to separate himself from the Peoples
Party in order to work for national
purposes. Indeed, such course
would be detrimental L. local interests,
while it would accom- ljsh nothing in
the broader political arena.
In past contests our strength has been
in our unity. We have not been con-
quered because we would not be di-
vided. The alleged branches of the ma
tIonal parties in this Territory have
each resolved and proclaimed that they
will not act on party lines, but work
under the name OF Liberals" against
the Peoples Party. They set forth in
vigorous words
THE FOLLY OF DIVISION
as Democrats and Republicans.
Under these circumstances, common
prudt nee, if nothing else, would sug-
gest that the members OF the Peoples
Party should engage in no movement
tending to separate them into other
PARTIES factIUus, aud make No
pledges which would prevent their full
cooperation with their tried and true
friends, in the face OF com bined hos tility
against them. Such division would,
perhaps, not materially affect the result
in the election for Delegate to Congress,
but might become disastrous when
local issues in the counties and citits
shall be at stake. In our opinion the
time has not come for the people of
Utah to organize under any national
party name, but every interest and
indication urges the necessity of closer
union, and more determined action as
the party of the people.
THE PARTY NOMINEE.
At the Territorial Convention, Hon.
John T. Game, our faithful and efficient
Delegate in Congress, was renominated
by reclamation. Let the voters of
Utah initiate their representatives and
rally to the unanimous support of the
nominee Of the Peoples Party, and
avoi ling ali entanglements and at
tachments that would tend to separate
their interests and influence, cling to
the party under which they have here
tofore fought their political battles and
achieved a succession of signal vic
tories.
By order of the Territorial Central
Committee.
JoHR r. WINDER, Chairman.
ELIAS A. SMITH, Secretary.