The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-08

LnOugQ6 IL was lmpOSsi Ole IOr anything
further in the way effrontery to take
place, and concluded that we would
nave smooth sailing thereafter. But
not So. The limit Was YET ahead; the
gamblers were not satisfied with q
scoop, they must have killing,
Then cane the report OF
the committee on credentials.
rom which the genuine Dsmoc-
rscy bad been carefully excluded. a
motion was made to receive the report.
Inquiry was made by the Chair if this
Ient the adoption of the document, and
the reply was given, No. With this un.
derstanding we all voted for it, and
learned upon the next vote that was
taken, that we were no longer members
that represented constituency, who
expected something different, i would
have rejoiced at this result, as, being
entirely sober, reasonably intelligent,
and completely moral, it was gratifying
to me to know that was in the wrong
company.
The Powers referred to, in the course
OF hsraugue, which we had TO submit
difficulty, had the Michigan cheek to
suggest that We, of Utah, vino desired
to 'enter" the Democratic residence,
should come in at the front door, and
not try to effect an entrance at the
kitchen window. Can he not con-
clude. now that he has had
ample time to arrive at q
conclusion. which others were able
to grasp at the time, that sneaking
around through a back entrance was
more nearly the characteristic of the
manner by which he and the rest of his
gang obtained entrance to the hall be-
fore the respectable part of the conven-
ton were permitted to enter, than other
wise? Or does he fancy that he is still
on the bench and that it is his especial
prerogative to be now and always
wrongf
TO characterize the whole proceed
ing as a dirty outrage might give the
conspirators chance to say that we
we're nursing the humiliation conse.
quent upon defeat. Not 50. Indi-
vidually, I am no more Inundated
than if the gang bad stolen my hat
instead cfSny political privileges. And
there was no defeat. There was a
theft, a contemplate, dastardly piece
of business, but the stolen property
will be recovered and the pnrloiners
punished.
The applause that followed the an
nouncement of the Park City vote, and
that cast by McNutt, of Ogden,
without proper authority, and by
Dave Evans of Provo, indicated gratit-
cation on the part of the spectators, as
though such proceedings were some
thing of surprise. But even if it were.
the fact that the claquers and touters
were nearly all Republican is SO sug-
gestlye that the conspirators would do
well to dwell upon ii as lightly as their
natural disposition will permit.
Wei, the convention" is over. 1t
was, in fact, over, when Merritt de-
clared the report of the committee on
credentials adopted, although no vote
had been taken upon the question.
From that point on it was q roundup
of Liberals, men whose first allegiance
is to anything anti-Mormon, next to
anything anli-Mormon, last to any,
thing Mormon, and whose only
fealty to Democratic principles is Incl
dental.
1t is very consistent, is it not, to as
sumo that We who were expelled were
not Democrats because We could not
sat STAG orily answer certain oues-
tons, and then refuse to put the
questions 10 us! Why, even Powers
revolted somewhat against the bsolute
and undlluted despoism of The pro-
and suggested that delegates
from uncontesttd counties be given q
hearing: but he re-established himself
in the good graces OF his gang later by
outdoing all others in the matter of
meanness. 1t was not that we were
Mormon S, either actual or implied
Their were Judge Williams, a Baptist:
DR.. W. R. Pike and Mr.. Brandon,
Free Thinkers; aud a straight Gentle
vote (by proxy of J. B. Milner) in our
wing of the party. Bat all shared the
same fate. All had to go because we
were not branded Liberal" On our
broadcast par.snd preferred some other
diet than that of a Mormon for our
regular meals.
You of that gathering who stole the
and ran it to suit your
selves should enjoy the bastardly
victory to your hearts supreme con-
tent. The whirligig of fate only needs
to be put in motion to accomplish
great results. Heuceforth you will have
to encounter not unsuspect'ng regular
ity but organized and equipped bands
or men superior to Y III III nu mbers In
determination. in fair mindedness, in
all that GOES to make up gnu ne Dem
ocracv minus ret noes anu records
most s4vnry when least dis urhed. For
Judg- Sutherland, Is Snetks. J. L.
Rawlins. and II ) l. .ney, "ho had the
courage IF tAeir cUvictIons and re-
fused to he cOwed hp the MOB, we have
nothing but words of pra Sc; but for all
the rest on that SIDE, i. 1.-THE CAN'T
language Of DR.. York. "Oh, eis uut!"
[ think speak advi edly sni ttu thtulIy
when l say that Hall has called Terri
torial Democratic Convention TO order
and Merritt held the gavel over it for
the last time. And when the latter
again has an opportunity to tell uIfsa
Democratic Convention that he is not
nor the son of a prophet, and
then neglects to tell US what he is son
of, he will give better satisfaction by
(as he will have to if at alb
as prodigal son, not as petty despot
armed with little brief authority.
Yours Economically,
Essay CAIeH.