The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-10-19
PEOPLES TICKET.
For Delegate to Congress,
JOHN T. GAIN E
THE ISSUE.

Only two weeks remain before the cleo
ton, but there is plenty of time for all the
campaign work that is required, so clearly
are the issues defined and so well do the
masses understand the principles involved.
1t will not be bass drum and torchlight
and red fire campaign. There is no de-
mandf for these auxiliaries on this occasion,
and so far as this city is concerned there is
anything but desire for them, the mem
ory of the weeks of turmoil and noise and
PROFESSIONS and Colored fire last winter
still lingering with the people like an awful
nightmare The two candidates for the
Delegateship represent IN their life efforts
and well. known utterances the chief issue
involved. The Peoples nominee stands for
the American principle of local self gov
eminent He stands for the proposition
that law-abiding law-loving American citi-
zens of intelligence should have repub
lican government; for the proposition that
they are entitled to all the rights and
privileges and responsibilities of American
citizenship whether they be residents OF
Utah or New York; for the proposition
that the people of Utah have proven them
selves loyal, trustworthy, progressive men
and women, and that as such they should
be treated fairly by the nation and by their
countrymen, being abridged IL none OF
their rights and denied none OF the privi-
leges belonging to Americans. He stands
for the proposition that the law-abiding
men of Utah should have free ballot and
fair count; that they should sit as jurors;
that they should hold Office and direct in
the expenditure of the money which they
contribute for the support of the govern
ment: that they should be permitted to ac-
qulre property in lawful ways and manipu-
late and hold 1t as other citizens do; that
elections should be honestly conducted and
the results be fairly given and abided by. Ii
fact, Mr.. GAME stands for American
principles, American institutions an6
American citizenship in its broadcast and
best sense.
1t is brief platform upon which the
Liberal nominee stands. 1t is a platform
which he has formed and consists of /:
demand that American citizens who have
broken no law, either statutary or divine
be deprived of citizenship and made sub
iect in their persons and property to thei
enemies, and those who hate them. II
advocates the denial of citizenship to mel
because of their belief, and withholdin,
from them of the right to acquire Ian,
under the wise laws of the nation. H
champions the monstrous proposition tina
Americans ought not to hold Office, to 81
on juries, to vote or to do any of thos
things which make American citiZe1shi
desirable or valuable. He pleads for tn
enactment of a law which will cor
fer upon one man the right t
name all the officials in thi
territory, the people having no voice in tn
making or administering of the laws, no
in any of the affairs of the government
He stands upon platform which is unra
publican and un-American in il
every sentiment, and which, if it were t
prevail. would make of this territory a
abiding place more terrible for American
than the Siberian states are to Russia
exiles.
We say the issue is clearly defined in tt
positions occupied by the two candidate
There is not much, therefore, for the Pee
pies campaigners to do so far as teachin
the voters is concerned. The work wi
consist of impressiug upon the people Il
fact that November will be election da
and of the necessity of going to the pol
and with their ballots expressing their b.
lief in American principles and practic
of government. We have no fear as
how intelligent cities will vote; we a
only interested in getting them to vote.