The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-12
THE PEOPLE AND THE CAMPAIGN.

The People elected none of their general
nominees on Monday, but the party, one and
an, VIII continue to feel proud Of their work
Ii Inc campaign and at the polls. 1t is not
worth wnlie to deny that it was an almost
1uriorn hope which presented itself to the
party at the outset There were not MANY
men familiar with local affairs who tboupht
Inc People would be permitted to win the
eiectlon. good many believed the partv
was IN Inc actual majority as to bona fde
cltlzens entitled to vote, but these knew
tue disadvantages under which the Peonla
laoored, and how unlikely it was that the,,
would be permitted to win, all the election
machinery being in the bonds
OF their avowed enemies who
were determined to get control of
Inc municipality However, with almost
certain defeat in sight, leading men stenned
TO the front, the party organization was
put IN good lighting trim, and the People
SET out TO achieve victory if such thing
were possible. From the very outset they
nao 10 nght, and fight against an opponent |
In control of all vantage ground. Inch nv
inch way had to be made. Rights were de- |
MED, and then fought for Obstacles were
ai the time piled before the party. bpt
they neither deferred nor discouragad
There was never sign of falterinp pero,.
a mint OF stopping short of victory. If was
courageous committee that was in charge.
anu oacA OIL III stood equally courageous
onu determined men-the rank and
me- Inc character of the men was illus-
trated on that awful Saturday night. A
parade was announced and the MARCHING
CLUBS were assigned their places in the s
nne' Ihere came on storm. and for
hours the rain came down in torrents Rnt
there was parade; the clubs took their
places. the procession moved over the ronta :
laid down, the bands played, the rockets u
We're discharged, in fact, the programme O
was carried out literally as announced. and h
al the time the drenched marchers were 6
cneerful, were cheering and determines
Ihey were out for good purpose, and that :.
was sufficient st
ana SO 1t was through the entire cam is
palgn. Earnestness and determination al
characterized all that was done Up to the
last moment, though it became more and OF
more apparent as election day approached la
That victory would not be permitted 81
there was no tagging, no suggestion of ~
halt, no hint of giving up. The STRUGGLE NJ n,
was courageous, a heroic one. and now of
'he' Ine emo mas come and the decree has pl
gone against the People, we can foo., bael, te
upon the contest and find therein eyerv fe
thing to excite words of congratulation and gr
praise. A grander fight on one side was -. .n'
never conducted, and truer men were 10
never banded together for the nrotec. ca
lion. and preservation of their rights dr.
mat they were defeated was through no TIA
IauIt OF theirs. and they can find nothing no
the whole course of the campaign with Tn
which to reproach themselves. ful
while all that is good may be said of the ~. nv
'omimttees and the masses, The HER.1D tio
peculiarly proud to find words of loudest tia
raise Tor young Utah. The young men the
ell into line as they had never done no. ern
ore, and did anybody ever see more earn pro
stness OF purpose, more honesty of heart ano
reater determination, than these worthy -.-u
ons OF noble fathers displayed? They an
ave worked early and late, and all the inp
me with Intelligence. They deserve the ass,
ctory which they did not win. stru
AS remarked yesterday morning THE eral
ERALD is heartily glad that the campaign NAL
over: we are glad tba+ the oo,.,-.-,-s9 Thu
m ret,rn IN tho ,,o..a oUy ruth
ectal,le bor,o 1;fo 80 4u.e' VI re- the
- We noPe 1uere Will In
90 ~ anu ioi seUiulhess OF the bitter that
% " nlon mas oeen so conspicuous during stag
past three months; at the same time we thu,
e not sorry that this contest has been fadir
on US, for it has developed many noble on hi
alltles that were latent, it has shown IlIe
what excellent stuff so many of the fu- 1'f''
re politicians, statesmen and office-hold- =,
OF Utah are made. and has aIined men ont I
70 never before had standing. The draw
lnlng will be Invaluable in future. when had
ny contests, equally important with the town
Just concluded, will necessarily be en- grow
If the