The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-02-10
THE CITIZENs' TICKET.

some time ago prominent mem oerS OF
the Peoples party and go aally promin-
ent Liberals came together in an effort
to formulate q municipal ticket to be
voted for at the coming election, which
would be not only representative in the
broadest sense of the word, but able and
progressive in its membership. 1t was
the desire to have the ticket representa-
tive 10 parties as well as to classes
and commercially; at the same time the
best interests of the city at present and
prospectiveiy being held strictly in
mind. These gentlemen had been, are
ard probably always Will be diametri-
cal!y opposed in politics. They had OPP
posed, and defended themselves against,
each other. Their ANS and purposes
il lite we're dissimilar, their methods
were unlike and more than all they
we're widely different in religious belief
a thing which takes, men apart more
than anything else. Notwithstanding
their divergence and opposition
hitherto, they wisely conc uded that
it would be well for the
city and the community if an arrange
ment could be made as to the munich
pal government as suggested above,
and having coms to the sensible con-
clusion, went earnestly to work to bring
about the desired result. Having
agreed among themselves, the next
thing was to have their action approved
by their respective parties. The public
is familiar with this latter part of the
proceedings. The regular nominating
convention of the Peoples party was
called and held, the convention endors-
ing the arrangement which had been
entered into. Four places in the ticket
were left to be filed by the Liberals.
The latter held mass convention, by
popular vote approved what had been
done, nominated four Of their able and
representative partisans, and the ticket
thus completed was submitted to and
accepted by the Peoples convention,
being sent out as the Citizens ticket"
its true nature being implied by its
name.
There is not an intelligent, fair
minded man in the city familiar with
the facts, but believes the movement
was an honest one in its inception and
4 its execution. Those who brought
the arrangement about worked
honestly, conseientiouslv, and as
we all believe for the very best good of
the municipality of Salt Lake. There
are always some, however, in every
community who are never pleased with
what others do. In this instance the
malcontents are confined almost ex-
clusively to the strife-breediDg, the
hate-inciting. the peace-destroying
class Of the Liberal party. They repu-
diate the action of the intelligent, con-
sentative gentlemen of the organiza
ton, senselessly and maliciously de-
nounce the fusion, abuse the Peoples
party which has been just and generous
in this matter, accuse the Liberals who
have been foremost in this arrange
ment of lmbieility or worse, and an.
nounce their intention to do all in their
power to bring the agreement, or
fusion, or whatever you may be pleased
to call it to naught. Our readers have
read the account of the sorehead meet
ing on Wednesday evening, and pc
rused the reports of the speeches de-
Hvered, or such parts of them as due
regard for decency and public morals
would permit to be published.
knowing ali the facts are the people
going to permit the insignificant
faction of sorebeads 10 overcome, or
even retard the, good work that has
been undertaken? THE HERALD be.
Iieves it is speaking for the greet
mass of the citizens. without regard to