The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-29
TOO MUCH TO HOPE FOR,

The Omaha Herald is nothing if not
hopeful. 1t has been carrying Nebraska
for the Democracy for 10 these many
years, but somehow or other its figures
and these of the judges of election
don't tally. We wish they could. Now
however, our Ramesake is more en-
thusiastic and hopeful than ever, and
without being to the fullest extent
subscriber to its creation of Demo
cratic majority in Nebraska, are
pleased to see it in its present
frame of mind and hope
hepremises fully justify the conclu-
sion. II is entirely confident that the
Democracy can carry the State this
fall. Therewas never before the reason
fer confidence that there is now, it says.
The Republican convention. with Its
wrangling and its feeble platform, has
done as much to aid Democracy as
month Of active campaigning could
have done.
Still, 1T would have it remembered
that there is workehead. "There is the
influence of money and trickery to
overcome. There are the falsehoods of
Republican press and Republican
stunpey to be swept aside. The State
slarge,a portion OF it is sparsely settled.
Many of its farmers are Republicans
from habit. If they could bui
have the facts placed before them the
traditions and false theories which
blind and bind them would be dlspel-
led. If they cold only realize how
monCroly is robbing them, they would
prot est with the ballot. If they had
an opportunity to view the Republican
party stripped ofJts mask, they woald
leayerit in disgust. But they are preju-
diced and isolated. They do NOT know
that the high tax party is fraud,
They do not stop TO think that its pur-
ity is & mockery, that it's Lincolns are
de3csand that'its 8laines and Dozseys
are corrupt. 1t has not been fully
explained to them that high tariff
is system OF tEievery, and that 1t
causes their earnings to go to the COT
fers -of spectators and cement the in
UBIQUITOUS trust. Yet these are only a
few circumstances out Of the many.
which show the >Rspublican party to be
unworthy of support"
Oars maha contemporary concludes
that the light has heen long in dawoing
over the prairies Of Nebraska, but the
dawn is near now, and by the rays a..
ready cleaning tbs Republican leaders
have read their doom. They are utterly
unscrupElous, desperate and deeeFtful.
To defea5 them it lie only necessary to;
meet each of their Lies with g truth.
This takes time AID service. Bat if
81 smocraa3 will butMaken to their op-
Fortunitys they Will win, and after 30.
vember ,6ti the Republican party of
Nebraska will be but g profane memory,
in profane history"
How =gledly would this HERALD
chronicle such an event as the
redemption of the great and
growing State of Neh1sska's reGemp-'
ton from the slough Of despond ia
which it now wallowsi 1t would hane
no serious objections tCl Yermout-the
State of Green Mountaipf and seasoned
Reprblicans-also falling into line:
but ,candor ,oompels us to say that We
have about az much faith in the hap
peniRg of one of these events as in the
other. and nornore. No. no, friend;
while willing fof you to be eight in this
matter, the fact stares usysn the face
that Mr.. CleYelald will have to retain
his holdEpon the White Horse through
other agencies than the electoral vote
of NebxasEa.