The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-24
TIE MEETING TONIGHT.

the Federal court room. 1t is to be
hoped there will be full turnout for
more than one reason, a prominent one
being that nearly all the public demon
STATIONS of late have been by the Re
publicans. and many o. The unframed
youth of Utah are drifting in the direc-
ton of the enemy's camp without
knowing why or wherefore.
1t is to be hoped thai those who are
pushing this movement are actuated
by different purpose from that which
governed at Ogden when the Terri
torial convention was held in May last.
Bigotry and exclusiveness were then
he rule, and some of the staunchest
and ablest upholders of the Demo-
cratic cause were expelled from the
convention for 60 other reason than
hat they had previously acted with the
local organization known as the
Peoples party; this, too, ii the
face of the fact that every
man who voted for expulsion was
himself allied to another local organi-
zation as foreign to the purposes OF
Democracy as the Peoples or any other
party could be. This was proceeding
so utterly and inezcusably outrageous
and so contemptibly mean and bastard
ly, that it should only be overlooked
now for the sake of harmony IN the
ranks and having party representing
the administration in Utah; so far as
the perpetrators individually are con-
cerned, it should neither be forgotten
nor forgiven, nor do we think it will be.
For a handful of malcontants to as
sumo to guide the destinies OF the DEM
ocratic party as Territorial entity
because they are given chance to do
it, is simply to present in real life the
spectacle of CULVER being pinioned by
pigmies. The corporal's guard who as
sumo to be the brain and body of
the great organization show some
symptoms of returning reason when
they invite Democrats to come in, for
the time and the hour call for each and
every one. Those whom the few sought
to prescribe constitute almost all there
is of the Democratic party in Utah, and
another attempt at prescription, if even
temporarily successful, will assuredly
result in the formation Of an organize
ton composed Ct those who exclude
none that are able and willing to sub
scribe to the principles set forth in tn
last call for a national convention
These Will constitute such a host that
compared with them the "kickers" will
appear insignificant and have an in
fuence corresponding with their num-
bers.
All this can and should be avoided.
There is the material for such Demo-
cratic organization in Utah as would
command respect and attention from
the whole country. But we must have
unity and a cessation of idle bicker-
ings. The Democratic party has seldom
lost except through its own divisions,
and 1t cannot here be placed in posi-
ton to either win or lose except by
coming together and maintaining
something like cohesiveness. The
overwhelming majority of the party
are and have always been in favor of
this. and have been willing to CO nee de
a great deal to the prejudices and pas
sions of the minority; but they are not
willing to 60 back on everything and
permit the irrecoEcilables to CHECK, to
cummand and to o'erbear" without
restriction any longer. So loIg as the
latter act the role of the one sensible
man on the jury being unable to COZ
vert the other eleven stubborn ones, So
long will there be no unity and nc
strength 50 far as they are concerned ;
and so much more likely does it be-
come that they and their efforts vii
be dispensed with because of desire
for unity and harmony on the part o.
} nine hundred and ninety out of a thou
} sand.
We hope there will be no clashinf
tonight, but that good sense, good vii
and true Democracy will prevail. LIE
US have a party with no wings and
union with no strings, and let th'
, fighting be not against one another, bu
against the common enemy.
l L. fos.