The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-31


get himself. What did he mean by say
ing that the trio "have been speaking
in tongues and striving with all their
might to lead the lambs OF the Mormon
Church into the Republican fold, when
he added that "all kinds of people some.
times crawl under the same dirty
blauket"2 These half concealed ailu-
sions were noticed the more because OF
his peculiar reference at the first meet
ing 10 the "son of a polygamist, a re-
mark that created bitterness in the
breast OF more than one of that very |
class within hearing of his words.
When Mr.. Merritt objected to part |
of Section 3, Article Ill. OF the coDsn-
tuition, he remarked that it would not
be easy to find two Gentiles in some OF
the precincts to put In as member OF,
the executive committee. OF course he,
too, meant to say Democrats another
slip of the tongue.
The young gentlemen say TURNER:
"We viewed the endorsement OF the
platform adopted at Ogden as we did
that adopted at st. Louis, essentially
entitled TO endorsement, but We did
not necessarily or designedly endorse
the conduct of the Ogden convention
in all particulars thereby" :.
Which platform are they speaking OF
the one adopted by the body of Demo-
Gratis who were denied Participation IN
the regularly appointed meeting, or the
one adopted by the body OF Democrats
who remained in possession OF the nrst
meeting? There was no platform OF
the united Democracy, and to endorse
that of either faction is to offend one
bl anch of the Democratic party in
| Utah. The so-called Ogden platform
ought never to have been mentioned.
| The mention of the platform recalls at
once the proceedings of the Ogden con-
vention, and exhibits lack or polltlcai
wisdom on the part of these youthful
Democrats, whose power for dong Ell
fectiye work has been considerably
lessened thereby. We hope that this
apparent political incapaclty among the
leaders of the Democratic movement
is not real; for if they were to conduct
an actual campaign here with the came
degree of ability they have exhibited
in holding conventions and in forming
climbs, they would lose the vote of Utah
to the Republicans. If they would do
nothing Utah would go Democratic. Ii
thew continue in their present line OF
action. and if other NOV, ments are not
imm ediately inaugurated to counteract
the Ill feeling they have aroused among
the body of Democratic voters IN this
Territory, the result of any local or ma
tional contest upon strict party lines
will be doubtful.
Its for this reason that many OF US
cannot ioin the club these gentlemen
represent. We are looking for other
clubs to be formed-clubs that shall be
purely political in character; clubs that
} will refuse to consider questions OF
religious nature. The club which the
undersigned will join, must be, in the
respect of keeping quiet On religious
} matters. not only purity itself, bu'
} above suspicion. j.,
Again, the writer thinks the club
} erred in styling itself the Central
one, and in assuming that other Or
carnations of the party would OF
: should be subsidiary to, or dependent
/ upon, this particular club. such
, prac.i is Republicanism, not De-
} mocracy; though, perhaps, 1t is not al
: ways expedient to insist upon this
point where great issues are not al
stake. Nevertheless, a Republican
spirit ard procedure characterized
much of the action Of the meeting OF
Friday night, as many that were pres
| ent have remarked. We wish this 'clut
| every success in its aim of working TO
the election of Democratic candidates
but we cannot consistently JOIN tn
e club at the present time.
' The gentlemen also offer an apology
t for requiring that all who took part II
the meeting should first sign the
articles. Without arguing whether o.
not this was proper procedure IN
Democratic gathering, l desire to sa,
something about that signing scheme
The part of the document most oblecte
J. to was the preamble, which heartll.
g endorses the platform adopted at Og
O den." The present writer and sewers
d friends concluded not to sign tn
V articles when they heard the preambl
' read. They were advised to sign, how
: ever, so that they might have volc
: in the matter, and thus aid in strlkjn
n ont the Objectionable paragraph. 1t
n said that some signed with this pun
a pose in view. But imagine our aston
q ishmeut when Judge Powers. in read
e ing the articles one by one for the &C
r. ton of the meeting, omitted to rea
d the preamble! And after adoptin
IF each article separately, the articles as
N whole, including the preamble whlo
N had not come up for action at all, wei
A. adopted by a unanimous vote. Tt
)e preamble should have been amende'
,e for it seemed to be worded for the vel
at purpose of declaring the Ogden alta
at proper Democratic politics. All thlni
considered, The HERALD editorial vi
70 lust what it should have been-a fe
D. moderate reflections on some OF tt
y J.H P.
o., -o,,et DC 1879