The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-12
DEMOCRATS,


A few weeks ago. We heard and read
q good deal about local Democracy.
Primaries and conventions were held,
addresses made and speeches delivered
platforms adopted aud professions OF
fidelity pat forth, Some, who had never
before acted with the party, took pa-;
in the proceedings; some, who had teen
active in other parties, figured with tie
alleged Democracy, and other parGsans
tried to get in BIZ were not admNted
County aud Territorial communicative
chosen, and promises ef future lie and
activity were heard on all sides.
Since then we have heard alb
solutelv nothing Of the local Dem
ocracy. In this city the enthusi-
asm didn t keep up long enough to per-
NIT the Democrats to ratify the national
ticket and platform. Was that little
squirt of 8 Jew weeks ago a Siam and a
hoax, intended to convey to the outside
world tbs impression that we have
local Democracy, or is there really
Democratic party in the Territory or
in any Ct the counties ?It there is no such
party certain individuals are going TO
find themselves in an awkward Eredica-
men, andif thereisa Democratic party,
other persons will be PLACID in an
equally uncomfortable situation one OF
these DAYS. We know OF some VINO de-
clared that no matter what had been
their pestparty affiliations, they would
never again work with another party
than the Democratic, and would never
again vote other than Democratic
ticket. An election is coming on next
month and if there shall be no Demo-
cratic ticket in the field, what are these
gentlemen to do? viii they be forced
to keep their word Eand lose their
franchise, or violate their promise in
order to vote?
II begins TO be apparent that no DEM
ocratjc nominating convention will be
called, and consequently no Democratic
ticket will be put ur. One party has
called its primaries and conventions,
and another is about TO call its, but Re-
publicans and Democrats are inactive,
evidently intending 10 either work with
the other organizations, as Of yore, or
to work not at all.
We suggest that this is not the way
to inaugurate or maintain Democratic
party. Men cannot hope to be counted as
Democrats for one convention every four
yeare. and as membe of other political
organizations all tbs rest of the time.
If those who protested themselves
Democrats last spring while they were
selecting Democrats to the st. Louis
convention, would be regarded as Dem
oerate, during the ca ning four years
they must act with Democrats, and
nominate and vote for Democratic
tickets. Itmay be~s4id that if there is
no Democratic ticket. and if those
whosebusiness it is to call conventions
tefusertc put the party machinery in
motion, the members of the party are
powerless to- act and should not be
hello to strict accountability if they tenn
porarily stray away. This kind of ex-
cuse will not do. When committees
fail in their duty, they who made those
committees can act. If conventions
shall not be called regularly, they may
be called by members of the party;
otherwise, a stubborn or incompetent
committee could prevent the party
from acting for all time, just as some
committees have done in this Territory.
1t may be that the protesting Demo-
Gratis ST three months ego, are not
Democrats now, and do nee desire to be
regarded as Democrats UEtil 1892; bu
we suggest that if they are Democrats
to-day, and wish 10 be Deu21 Gratis right
along, the thing for them TODD is to ar
range for voting Democratic tickets at
the coming election.
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,UNWISE LAWS.