The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-15
A WISH.

it's understood that the Utah dele
gates to the National Republican Cor
vention are go ng loaded chock-full
anti-Utah tru K. Republicans al
chatting the Democrats because the 3
Louis convention refused TO have any
thing to do with the loca question. an
while il admit ted delegate from thi
Territory to The COMMITTEE on resoiu
tions would not accept any OF the stui
which he proposed to inject into tn
platform. Good Democrats are not an
noyed by this ohaifng, They rather lik'
it. They accept it as complain
to the resolutions committee anc
the National Democracy. There i;
nothing in Utah demanding condemna
ton BIZ the Democratic party; there Il
nothing here demanding any expression
of opinion by the national democracy
Such questions as exist are purely local
A national party would be IS much oui
of place adopting resolutions IN regard
to what is going on here, as it would
were it 10 put into it's declaration oil
principles something concerning the Or
chard industry of Michigan, or tbs
sewerage system of Denver. Utah
is quite peaceful and well disposed
The laws are supreme here, and
are being enforced as nowhere else IN
the United States. If any questions
exist they are strictly local, and it is no
part of the duty or business OF a
II ,tional political party to poke its nose
into our affairs. The Democrats under
stood this, and to please narrow
minded fanatics they would not par
nit the party to be led out of its path
ami abused. Nothing was sad con-
eerning1t because nothing could be said
legitInately.
The Republicans, it is said,
will endeavor to make a point"
of Democrats silence as to this
Territory, and the Utah deles ates
are charged with very EN- Jhst "reso-
lutions" which they wi get into the
platform, with the view to showing that
while the Democrats had nothing to
say, thus indicating that they are we'll
disposed towards the people OF this
Territory, the Republicans are en-
phaticalIy erti-Mormon, IS if there
were a big Mormon problem unsolvsd.
We sincerely hope the Chicago con-
vsntion will permit the Utah delegates
60 put into the platform wnatev.r they
waut to put there. The msaner the
resolutions are the better will Demo,
Gratis here and elsewhere Ike it.
The people of Utah are just now in
state of political transformation, as II
were. Young men who we're never par
tsan in a national party sense, are III
vestigatlng, forming opinions, and max
ing choice of sides. They see that tht
time is close at hand when the people
must aIly themselves with the national
political organizations, and train with
the parties under the party banners.
With whichever party they first
cast their lot they will stay,
and it is only reasonable to be-
Iieve that the majority will go
with that organization, which offers the
most enticing inducements, whose PFC
fessions and principles are best, and
who are least abusive, vicious and
mean. The Democrats have offered no
discouragements to the Utah men who
are. in spite of themselv 8, drifting into
national politics aud psrtisanship; now
if the Republicans will turn themselves
lose, and commit the party to open
enmity and unreasonable abuse of
Utah and her people, this viii
be from the outset and lrrcvocably
q Democratic State. The only
effect that vicious resolutions and ugly
platform declarations sill have, will De
to make Democrats of men who are
now in doubt. Wise Democrats, both
here snd throughout the Repub ic,
will earnestly nops the Chicago conven-
ton will declare itself IN such way as
to antagonize the people here who are
now allied with neither party, for wise
Democrats will see in such declaration
the Democracy rock rooted in Utah.