The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-13
THE CAMPAIGN AGAIN.

Notwithstanding The HERALD'S well
meant advice, those who advocate cam
paign of noise, confusion and pick-me-up
candidates continue as they began, and
seem determined to fight it out on that line.
Very well, if they can stand it, we ought
to. 1t is, after all, only question of taste
so far as the procedure is concerned; the
outcome will of course depend upon
other and altogether different cir
cumstances. Between now and next
February, men who have a right
to cast ballots, as well as a good many
who are cut of in that respect, will be
likely to ask of themselves whether or not
they should be directed in the matter of
casting their votes by the clamorous
sounds of war or by the quieter and more
potent dictates of the judgment in its best
estate. 1t is a matter worthy of more
serious consideration than those who so far
have seen fit TO speak for the aggregation
at their back, which is known as the Lib
eral party, seem to imagine.
At this point in the argument, THE
HERALD will acknowledge the compliment
of a free serenade from the Liberal drum
corps, and return its thanks for the same.
The nature of the demonstration was sue
AS to leave no doubt either of the circum-
stance itself or its meaning. There was a
goodly percentage of noise for the amount
of music waited to the edi torial ear, and
this latter commodity was spacious enough
TO take it all in. Perhaps the strains which
emanated from the gentle strainers was in
tended more to give US taste of their
quality than anything else, but no
matter: we received it all as
it was evidently meant, and, while repeat
ing our thanks, will also bow our acknowl-
edgments.
With respect to this matter, seeing that
il is likely to come up often hereafter, there
are few more words we would like to say.
A few days ago, this paper contained a
well-meant article on the subject herein set
forth, in which we sought to show among
other things, that both parties should be on
their good behavior; that neither could
afford to nominate men for the various
offices within the gift of the people of this
municipality because of favoritism, partial
ity or anything of that kind, but
urging upon all the necessity of
putting the best foot forward
50 that, no matter how the case might turn,
the city would not be a loser. The article
called forth some pretty severe sentences
from the Liberal organs hereabout, which
tried to make it appear that this paper was
endeavoring to make it a risky perform
ance for drum corps or any other noisy
organization to parade the streets and
amuse themselves after the manner of boys
on the Fourth of July. This was Just like
them. They have done the same thing so
often that anything else could hardly be
expected of them. Because we humorously
suggested that some additional peace officers
might be needed if a pandemonium were
permitted to prevail whenever a select few
saw fit to engage in one, was no reason
why anybody or any class of people should
hasten to make prospective and construc-
tive martyrs of themselves by announcing
that they would make all the noise they
pleased.
Why, certainly! AS before suggested,
let the brasses crash and the trumpets bray
if that viii help your feelings or you're cause
any. Rend the empyredn with tumultuous
demonstrations if you can accomplish aught
in the interest of yourselves or the people
in public way. Let the bangwhangers
and the slang singers make night hIdeous
and day an endless scene of tn.
multi if good for man or beast, or
that soothing syrup which causes either
to believe that good is being done can be !
administered Go in and win. The hills, |
the snow -clad peaks, and the barren crags on
which snow won't stick, have been looking |
down on US for hundred generations or
more and have never yet changed their |
base because of the decorating thunders, |
the vivid lightnings and the nightly temp |
ests which have occurred in the valleys be- |
meath them; and the people who inhabit |
said valleys are more or less accustomed to
the same kind of demonstrations, one single |
exposition of which has often been more
clamorous than the best efforts of whole
Liberal band; and behold the majority of |
them are here yet and at this writing seem
to evince decided and particu lar desire to
remain.
There is something too much of this AS
previously stated, the stake is large one
and well worth playing for. 1t matters not
to US individually what tactics may be
adopted in quest of the prize. We can en-
dure more noise than the trumpeters and
drummers can make. But does it never
occur to them-we certainly hope it does
that boisterousness is an argument to
which fools and children resort in the alb
sence of better Onel Not that making
noise or indulging in tumultuous demon
strations is necessarily unmanly; on the
contrary, they may at times be employed to
good effect, especially when acting
as an escape-valve to pent-up feelings; but
is it, should it properly be considered, wise
or iudicious to test case upon that footing
alonel
THE HERALD would like to have it under
stood that it is altogether in earnest re
garding this matter. 1t has cast its lot in
this city and here it means to stay, for bet
ter or worse, through good or i'll report. If {
the Peoples party carry the election next
February, naturally there will be no rea-
son why this paper should complain; if the {
Liberals carry it, and do it honestly and IN /
accordance with law, there viii still re- ]
main no reason why complaints should l
be offered. We prefer that the Peoples S
party should win, for the reason that it I
has been tried and not found wanting. It's {
record is an honorable one. True, it is not t
perfect, since no work of man is or can be t
perfect; but it is and has been as near the I
golden mean Of doing the best that can be f
done under existing circumstances and &C /
complishing the greatest good for the
greatest number, as il seems to us any or i