The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-09-30
TO ORGANIZE TIE DEMOCRACY

Below is copy of notice ii at has
been sent to every county in the Terri
tory;
TO re Central Committee Of the Dsnaocra &c
County Organization:
GentIemen:-The undersigned, comprising
the executive committee of the Utah Dem.
ocratic Club; were on the 18th instant IN
structed by said cit b to confer with similar
organizations in the several counties OF this
Territory with the view OF ehecting an in
dependent Democratic Territorial organi-
cation. With this object in view we earn
estly and respectfully ask your cooperation
by sending representatives from your or
geniZstion to meeting at Salt Lake City on
the 9TH day OF october, 1883.
Notice of place OF meeting hereafter to be
given through public press.
WIN DUSENBERRY,
S. R. THURMAN
W. Z. PIKE.
A o. SMOOT, JR.
Provo, September d. 1855.
Now, this is business" There are
scattered over the Territory hundreds
of Democrats-young men and old men
who b9li:ve in Democratic principles
above those of any other political asso-
citation. These men want an organiza-
ton with which they can work for the
spread of the doctrines to which they
are attached, and which they desire to
see triumphant in Utah. There is So
called Democratic party here, but 1t is
Democratic only in name. II surrounds
itself With an un-Democratic wall, and
refuses admittRnce to all who will not
be more or less than Democrats. Men
against whose Democracy nothing can
be charged are excluded because of their
religion, their faith being unlike that OF
those in control OF the association.
Other than political matters are dis
cussed in the party councils, and things
which have no connection with party
politics are made part OF the plat
forms. Democrats are insulted and
showed back, and unnatural and IN
holy alliances are entered into with Or
CARNATIONS and associations which are
more opposed to Democracy than they
are to the King of Evil. Good Demo.
Gratis cannot affiliate with such an asso-
citation, and weare glad to note that q
movement has been inaugurated look
ng to the organization of the party on
a Democratic platform. We hoIe
it will succeed, and t1at it.
platform will be broad enough to
permit all Democrats to stand
upon it without feeling that they are
cramped and crowded. There is tom
for such a party here-there is neces-
sity for it if the young men OF Utah are
to bs brought up in the doctrines Of the
great political party of the American
people.
It is observed that in the circular
note above, the proposition is to effect
an independent" Democratic Terri
torial organization. That idea should |
be abandoned, and the formation of 8
Democratic Territorial Organization"
proceeded with. There is no such |
org anization to-day, in the true sens |
of Democracy, and the existing ascot
alton must be ignored in 50 far as it |
claims TO be the Democratic party. |
When the Democrats come together |
next month they should proceed to |
organize as the Territorial Democracy, |
and put the party machinery in mo-
ton. If other associations want to
maintain their private societies, that |
will not be the affair of the true Dem /,
ocracy. A Liberal is not Democrat, |
though he may call himself one, and a
Liberal party cannot be Democratic |
party, whatever name it may give Itself. |
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