The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-04
THE PRICE OF LIBERTY.

The secretary of one of the Liberal clubs
in this city, under resolution" of the club,
has sent to members and others a circular
directing each "to do his level best on
August 5.'' He says sit is believed that
school elections told in the results, and that
every member of the club did his duty"
The HERALD knows a good thing when
it see it. From the standpoint of the Lib
eral, this circular of exhortation, which
appears under the head, eternal Vigilance
is the Price of Liberty" is a good thing.
So good, in fact, that we are going to ask
the members of the Peoples party
to take much of its contents to
themselves, and be guided by the
political wisdom and instruction conveyed
as implicitly as if the circular were ad-
dressed to them by the managers of their
own organization. Stating the member
ship Of the club, the Liberal secretary says !:
"Such body of men, each inspired with
enthusiasm, with coat off, sleeves rolled
up, and minds right down to business on
election day, cannot fail to exert a trem-
endous influence in the fight. The city
OollipdlSh NOhlhllbbSC hdo PSllCCOOu a
splendid organization, but they need all the
help they can get and each one of S can
assist in numberless ways"
Gentlemen of the Peoples party, here
are pointers" for all of you. Let each
member of the party consider these words
as addressed to him, and inspired
with enthusiasm, with coat off and sleeves
rolled, get down to "solid business to-
morrow. The influence that each will ex-
ercise viii be wonderful, and the results of
your earnest labor will astonish you.
The secretary goes on to say: sit is
hoped that if this reaches you out of town
you will return and vote. This fight can
be won only by some sacrifices of time and
pains. Get your:vote in early in the morn
ing"
Voters of the Peoples party, let these
words inspire you. The slight sacrifice
that some of you may have to make in
with the benefits to come from win
ming this fight. And don't neglect that
admonition to get your vote in
early" Unless the Liberal plans fail
good many of those members of the
Peoples party who do not heed the warn
ing, will not get their votes in at all, for
the scheme is to delay by challenges
and otherwise, until the time for closing
the polls.
Says the circular: Hunt up the in
different and give them no peace till their
duty is done" We hope there are no in
different in the Peoples ranks, but if there
are any, the enthusiastic and energetic
must hunt them up and stay with them
until their ballots have been safely de-
posted In the boxes. There must be no
laggards; every vote must he cast, and
every member of the Peoples party must
consider himself committee of one to see
that his neighbors do not forget that on
election day their first duty to themselves
and TO the commonwealth is to vote. We
copy entire the next paragraph in the cir
cular, and ask our readers in general and
the members of the Peoples party in
particular to read People where it says
Liberal" and vice versa. There is a
bushel OF political wisdom in the exhorta-
ton.
Vote, whether you live in strong Lib
vote is not necessary or in a strong
Peoples district and think that your
vote is useless. 1t is NOT useless in either case
Districts which might have been carried have
been lost here by reason of Just that feeling, |
But, aside from that, the moral effect of casting
on the city plat more votes than our enemy, If
of legislative district lines, is bound
to have telling effect on both our forces and
theirs. If we do it, or come anywhere near
doing it now, victory in February is assured.
Now, voters of the Peoples party, you
know the intentions of the enemy. He is
going to work, and if hard, well-directed,
earnest work will win he will succeed |
THE HERALD does not believe the enemy
will win. We have faith in the people, in
their integrity, in their intelligence, and in
their wisdom which teaches them that a
most terrible disaster would be Liberal
victory at this time. THE HERALD is so
confident of the Peoples good sense that
we are venturing the prediction that the
Liberal defeat will be overwhelming.