The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-19
TIRE IDAHO D DEMOCRACY.

There come the ramblings Of rumor
that the Democrats OF Idaho are liable
to again bring upon themselves trouble
and defeat, The story cannot be traced
to a reliable source, and reaches Us
without the authority required to give
itforce. There are three and possibly
more aspirants to the party nomination
for Delegate to Congress. So far as We
know these gentlemen, they are Ell
worthy and capable; any one OF them
would be q vast improvement on the
present Delegate who has no greater IL
terest in the Territory and It's wants
than he has in Alaska or Maine, and
not so much as he has in Ohio, WHENCE
he toted his gap-sack . few years ego,
and who gets his politics and ilstrUo-
tons, not from his constituents, but
from the sanctUm of 2 Salt Lake news
paper. ali the Democratic candidates
fer the Office are bona fdo citizens OF
the Territory. They are interested in
Idaho. It is their home; it was then
home before they sought public Office,
and will co1tinus to be their home
whether or not they shall go to Con-
gress; it's prosperity viii be theirs. anc
whatever benefits the community will
benefit them. They did not go to Idaho
carrying a gripsack n one hand and
Federal commission in the other, ano
they do not live in the Territory be-
cause the government furnishes the
pop on which they exist.
AS remarked, the Democrats whose
names The HERALD has heard men
toned in connection with the nomina
ton for Congress are worthy gentleman
to represent the progressive young Ter
ritory; and tae fast that one Of them is
in Congress will be 6 guarantee that AL
that can be will be done for the advant-
age of our sister dependency. 1t is
therefore, with regret that we learn OF
prob able t-ouble which, if it shall
come, will assuredly result disestrously
to the Democracy OF the Territory.
The Democrats of Idaho have clear
majority of not less than 1,500 votes. A
reasonably careful estimate OF the Ter
ritory veriies this. and if no other issue
than one Of party politics shall be forced
into the campaign the voting naxt fall
will show that our figures are not far
out. -Four years ago when John Hal
ley and Theodore F. Singiser were
the candidates, the Democratic ma ority
was nearly SOD. Notwithstanding the
fact that some Democratic votes were
alienated to the Republican nominee
by reason OF another than legitimate
party question having been forced into
the contest. Two years ago, while a
Democrat and Republican were nomi
mated, party lines were not drawn.
There were dissentions and disagree
ments, jealousies and unWisdom among
the Democrats, and the result was that
the Democratic candidate was brutally
slaughtered. and his Republican carpet
bag opponent was elected by majority
of 426, whereas the Democrats had an
actual majority of fully 1900 voters in
the Territory. The Democratic quarrel
cost them the Delegate, and cost the
Territory proper representation in
Congress for two years. 1t is now in
timated that ia the event of the nomi-
nations not going TO certain candidates,
they will "bolt" and lead their following
to the Repu oiican nominee. We sin
cerely hope there is absolutely no truth
in the as yet underlined rumor. We hope
the Idaho Democratic candidates are
too patriotic, too loyal to party
and too much devoted 10 their
Territory, 10 permit their jealousies
AMI personal spites to defeat
the party and turn against the best
interests of the commonwealth. In the
light of two years ago, and with a
knowledge of the manner in which the
Territory Is being represented in Con-
gress, we respectfully and in all earnest.
ness ask our Democratic neighbors if it
pays to quarrel among themselves and
carry their personal wars TO the length
of giving the common enemy an easy
victory over all? We don't think the
Idaho Democrats can afford to repeat
their action of two years ago, and trust
they will not attempt it. Work and
scheme as you please before the con-
vention, quarrel as you may in the
but when that body shall
speak 1t will be the duty Of all Demo-
Gratis to abide by the decision, and we |
hope there will be no thought OF |
break in the ranks. The voice of the |
should be the voice of the |
Dsmocracygend disappointmentss should |
be swallowed. This is Democracy; this |
IS wisdom: this is common sense. The
opposite is not politics; it is idiocy; it
IS akin to criminality.
a REPORT gained exclusive ojrcu.a-
ion on our streets yesterday to the
Effect that advices to be relied upon
lad been received from the east to the