The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-10-03
THE LOCAL DEMOCRACY.

Elsewhere in this mornings HERALD
appears a communication signed by
the veteran Democrat, Hon. Hadley d.
Johnson, regarding the troubles and
disagreements in the ranks of the Local
Democracy. Mr.. Johnson advises
peace and harmony. He realizes that
the doings at the Ogden convention
were un-Dem 1cratic and outrageous,
and would have those guilty of the
blunder, TO call it by the mildest term
allowable, correct the error and recover
the lost ground. He would also have
the Democrats who disapprove the
Ogden business, refrain from showing
their resentment by hasty, ill-advised
or uuwise action. AS we understand
it, Mr.. Johnson wants a united Democ-
racy. And that is precisely what we
all want. There are not enough Demo-
Gratis hereabouts that they can afford
to herd by factions and fight each
| other. They cannot divide and main
tain organic that will be infuen-
tial at the polls-the place where politi-
cal parties most want influence.
But it might as well be said
frankly that there can be a
united Democracy in this Territory only
on platform that is neither more nor
less than Democrat. Further, Dem
ocracy 10 be united must be made up
exclusively of men who are Democrats
in politics under all circumstances.
There cannot BIZ a party whose mem
| bers are Democrats this month, Liberal
next and who will vote thu Republican
ticket whenever Republican newspa-
per tells them to-. There cannot be a
Democratic party when committees will
get themselves together and by resolu-
ton declare that Methodists, Catholics
| or Mormons are not Democrats and
will not be permitted to take part in
| the deliberations of the organization.
There will never be harmony among
Democrats as long as faction can get
control of delegate convention, and
| lock the doors in the faces of delega-
tons which present themselves with
regular credentials, and whose right to
seats is not contested. We submit that
under these circumstances there will
naturally and necessarily be disagree
ments and lack of harmony among those
protesting themselves Democrats. 1t is
| because just these things have been
done that there is to-day movement
on foot looking to the reorganization
of the Utah Democracy, and the start
ing out anew. True Democrats will
not submit to the irregular and out
rageous Way of doing things that has
been followed, and they propose to have
an organization that will be straight
and Democratic in its proceedings, be
its membership few or many.
THE HERALD is in perfect sympathy
with Mr.. Johnson in his desire for
harmony. We would have all Demo-
Gratis training under one banner, and
standing on one platform-the banner
and platform of pure Democracy, free
from spots, blurs, additions and ex-
tensions. IF this oan be brought ABOUT
by recantation or reputation on the
part of those who have betn more than
Democrats in their politics and have
sought to drag the party after them
and by the acceptance of the repent
ance on the part of those who have not
gone astray, we'll and good. No block
will be thrown in their way by THE
HERALD But we warn all true Demo-
Gratis against bargaining and trading.
or doing anything that straight Demo-
cracy viii not approve and applaud.