The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-19
ADDRESS TO DEMOCRATS.
SALT LAKE CITY, April Is, 1890.

SALT LAKE CITY, April Is, 1890.
To the Editor of THE HERALD.
would like to say few words of advice and
caution to my Democratic friends through the
medium of your paper, believing they will be
kindly received and productive of some good.
1t itreally amusing to hear some of the Dem
ocratic Gentiles bewailing the attitude of a
Republican Congress towards the prospective
states, or rather the territories now emitted to
statehood. The fact that they, in the late cam
paign, were accessories to the most infamous
and disgraceful theft of public Office ever per-
petrated in our boosted lard of liberty, is just
beginning 10 dawn upon their minds.
That they were the dupes and tools of the
most rascally set of political demagosues ever
inflicted upon suffering humanity they now be-
gin to perceive.
The knowledge that they cheerfully and ASST
diuously assisted in digging their own graves is
at length forcing itself through their bewildered
brains.
Had they been leaders of the Republican
party, they could not have been more eager to
elect the candidates selected by that grand old
party-of moral ideas-who, by their tyrannical
acts and arbitrary rulings, proclaim to the as
tonished world that might is right
The Democrats of Utah and Salt Lake city
were misled by the cry of stop thief" and re
CARELESS of the consequence of such step
joined the chase. On their return from the
pursuit Of an honest man, they were discour-
aged to find in the overthrow of a fancied enc
my the defeat of their friends.
While the Republicans were making every
profession of friendship and procaiming indy
ing love for their Democratic colleagues. they
were really at work forging the letters that are
to bind US, unless we sever the unholy alliance
at once, and place ourselves in position tc de-
feat their further Vaccinations.
If Democrats have not lost all sense of
pride and honor, the proposition to again com
bine to carry the August election will be con-
sidered an insult, TO be resented by manfully
swinging into line and turning their sanguine
victory into crushing defeat
BY that means, and only by that means, will
the honesty and honor of our party be vindica-
ted.
Most surely are we drifting to that condition
so feared by the founders of our party; nay, ou1
country in fact, viz: the Capitalization of power
Is it not time to stop and consider our ultimate
destiny, when the entire control of free and
intelligent community is in the hands of less
than half dozen hired sycophants, acting under
the instructions of party that produced the
notorious Louisiana returning board so well re
membered by all Democrats? With the Demo
Gratis DISTINGUISHED in Idaho and Utah posses
sion retained of stolen Montana, New Mexico
denied admission and Congress ruled by
/ .'GESSLER'' REED, what hopes have we of evel
again having voice in the councils of our land
Before it is too late let us assert our manhood
and show our devotion to the principles of fret
government-the soul and foundation of GU
party-by refusing to further follow the will-o'
the-wisp displayed by our foes.
GENTLE DEMOCRAT
The above will be read with interest by
Democrats and Republicans, but how many
of the former are there who will be in
fluenced by it? Not many, we take it
basing our estimate upon the record which
Democrats have made in this territory. A
few Democrats have deplored the condition
of things here prevailing, and on severa
occasions have tried to inspire themselve,
and other Democrats with courage to as
sert their independence of Republican
domination; but on every occasion the re
suit has been dismal failure. A few may
have maintained their independence as in
dividuals, but the many were weak ant
have done the bidding of the master faith.
fully and humbly; in a party sense Their,
are no Democrats in Salt Lake, unless uhey
have came since February and have not ye
learned how dangerous it is to assert belle
in any kind of politics which is not il
strict harmony with the ideas of Re
publican bosses. The writer of tn,
Democrat at his former home, ant
could there oppose the wickednes
and the unprincipled ways of the Repub
lican party. He has not been here lon.
enough to learn that to assert belief il
and to practice the principles of Democ
racy would be deemed reasonable on hi
part, and subject him to abuse which else
where would put his assailants into tn
penitentiary. If he we're to-day to issue
over his own name, call for Democrats t.
meet and organize with the view to cut
ting ticket in the field and conducting
campaign for August, tomorrow he woul,
be denounced as traitor, and the chance
are that he would be charged with briber
and corruption. If other Democrats Wer
to join him they also would be abused lik
pickpockets, and probably a drum corp
would be asked to march them out of town
To-day Utah, with a two-thirds Demo
cratic majority, is under Republica
control, and there is in Congress
well defined plan to make that cor
i troll perpetual. If the disfranchisemen
bill shall pass, as now seems likely, Uta
will be admitted to the union before March
next and the local Democrats will thereafte
! have less voice in the management of affair
than they enjoy now. We believe our CO,
respondent sees the danger. He certainl