The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-01-23

Of the opposition. From the Utah
commission down to the fellow
who sweeps out the executive of
to do with the election laws are opposed to
the People. A good many of those who ap-
ply the law are not above crookedness if
crookedness shall be necessary to carry
their point.
THE HERALD takes into account all these
things, it weighs them all carefully, it
holds ia mind the disadvantages under
which It's party is working and must work
to the end and still we are honest and firm
in the conviction that the canvass of the
votes after the close of the polls will show
a majority of the votes cast for the
Peoples ticket. To our mind there are
good and sufficient reasons for this belief,
some of which may be stated here.
Chief among them is the fact that
Of the legal voters-of those citizons w no
possess the requisite qualifications for
casting ballots in February, are in sympa-
thy with the principles and policy of the
Peoples party. The mai9 ity of those
whose names are on the registration list
may not be members of the party, but it
must be borne in mind that the list has
been stuffed, padded and elongated for
this occasion, there being on it hundreds of
names of non-residents, and of men who
have not been iu the city long enough to
entitle them to vote. Railroad section
hands, graders, and tracklayers, residents
of railroad towns, and men imported by
the Liberals fer the coming election have
been listed; but every one of them who
attempts to vote VII, run thes risk Of going
to the penitentiary, for they are spotted
and will be watched. Many of the rew-
corners who have not been here the neces-
sary six months, have been told that they
will be permitted to vote; they have taken
the oath, relying on the word of Liberals
to see item through, but if they attempt to
vote they will be prosecuted for perjury
and for violation of the election law, both
penal offenses. Then again, the Liberal
managers, in reckoning their party strength,
have counted largely on young Utah,
the sons of Mormon parents, many of
these young men not being firm in
the religious faith of their fathers. The
the campaign, in numbering these boys
with them; it is not denied that last Au
gust good many of what is called young
Utah voted with the Liberals; but there
has been wrought q wonderful change
within the past three months. The Lib
eral meetings, parades and professions
show only here and there Utah young
hn i
meetings are crowded with young men
whose inclinations have hitherto been
towards the opposition. These boys
many Of them confessing that they
worked for and voted with the
Liberals in August, are now the
most earnest, enthusiastic and determined
workers in the Peoples ranks. They are
test, but their strength is known.
Again, the Liberal ticket is deplorably
weak and unpopular. It will not receive
the full support of the party. Never be-
fore has ticket been prepared which
called forth so much condemnation within
the party. The better class of Liberals,
the men who own the property and who
y,
are not only Disguised but alarmed. They
realize that the rabble has gained
control Of the party, and that a
bold and desperate game is being played.
They are alarmed at the prospect of the
city falling into the hands of Adventures
and spectators whose only interest in
Salt Lake is the plumber which is in sight,
provided they can get coatrol Of the NUM-
cipality. Strong men in the Liberal party,
men of influence and good judgment, say
they will not vote the Liberal ticket, pre-
ferring the safe, conservative rule of the
People to the reckless, irresponsible ad-
ministration which the Liberal nominees
would give. When THE HERALD
said the other morning that Liberal
property owners were asking for Peoples
tickets in advance Of election day
it stated an absolute truth. These men dc
not care to antagonize their party and sub
iect themselves to vicious assaults, but
they do not care to run the risk of the reck
less and extravagant government which
their party conventions have proposed
They will quietly vote the Peoples ticket
and sustain their own party nominees al
some future election when wise and safe
men have been designated for the offices.
THE HERALD is content with the outlook
The prospect is entirely satisfactory. We
are confident of victory, and cannot for
moment think there is disappointment il
store for the people.
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