Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-05-23
THE NEW ALIGNMENT or PAR
TIES IN Utah,

THE NEW ALIGNMENT of tAk-
TIES IN UTAH.
The Republicans Of Utah, who have
hitherto opposed the admission Of that
Territory into the Union, viii o take
the lead ia the movement for statehood,
and will appeal TO the next Congress for
the necessary legislation. With all the
~polygamous Mormons disfranohised, -
they now are practically in Idaho, the
Utah Republicans believe that they can
swing the State into the Republican col
umn.-Chloride Belt.
There is Just now troublesome times
falling upon Utah. The Liberal party
seems destined to 90 down With the Peo-
pie Of the Territory dividing on Demo
cratic and Republican lines. This has
been inevitable since the Liberals or Gen.
tiles became strong enough to win vic
tories. The Democrats claimed that the
Liberal party was too much Of . Repub-
lican machine, while Republicans con-
tended that ID was not Just the thing to
allow too great . share Of the spoils to go
to Democrats. Then the Tribune, the
organ Of the Liberal party, was never
quite tolerant enough Of the opinions and
views Of the Democratic portion Of the
Liberal party. It would lash National
Democracy daily, and call upon the local
Democracy TO stand in with it and its
friends TO circumvent the Mormons. The
Utah Democrats have been smsrting n
der these conditions for years. II the
Tribune will pardon rs, we will say to il
in all ~frankness and friendship, that its
course has had more to do with precipi-
Eating the split and new organization Of
parties in Utah than any other single
cause operating there, outside Of the LIB.
eral element steadily becoming ~top-hesvy
from extraneous accessions to its num-
bers. A breakup was sure TO come sooner
or later. We believe il has come too
soon, but that is not the question we
started out to deal with.
What will be the political complexion
Of Utah under the new order Of things'
That is the question OF deepest interest.
We think that there can be no doubt
that it viii be = Republican Territory |
while il remains in . territorial condition
and . Republican State when admitted
into the Union. We predicate this opin-
ion on the ground tina. the Mormon
Church il composed almost wholly Of for.
eigners. and that pretty much all Of the
foreigners coming to this country, with
the exception Of the Irish, unite with and
become Republicans. The Irish are very
generally Democratic. As a matter Of
fact the Democratic party Of the United
States is composed almost entirely OF
Americans and Irishmen. The Republi-
can party includes in its membership
millions Of negroes in the South, while
enjoying . practical monopoly Of the non
English speaking rag-tail and bob-tail
from all foreign countries. By far the
biggest half Of the intelligence and res
probability Of the United States is to be |
found in the Democratic party. Also
more patriotism and q better knowledge |
OF the true theory Of our government is
TO be found there. But no matter about |
that. Let US go back TO Utah and the
Mormons. Nobody ever heard Of a Nor
mon Irishman. So the new Democratic |
party in Utah need not expect much help |
from the foreign element composing the
Mormon Church. Besides, President
Woodruff. George Q. Cannon and the
Deseret News. the Church organ, are ell
taking sides with the Republicans in the
new alignment of parties. That about
settles il, for the great mass OF Mormon
voters will follow these former lights of
the Church. 1t is also matter OF history
that the Mormons living outside Of Utah
have with rare exceptions always voted
the Republican ticket. They did so last
Fail in Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, ARR
zona and Nevada. Every Mormon in Ne
vada last year voted for the Republican
candidate for Congress. In Panacs,
Bunkerville, and other Mormon precincts
in Lincoln county he got them solid, as
shown by the returns and editorially
commented upon and admitted by the
Salt Lake Tribune. The same conditions
and results have prevailed for years in all
Of the States and Territories surrounding
Utah. Can we expect anything different
when Utah herself comes to ACT on polit-
ical instead of religious lines the same as
the rest of the country! We think not.
The Majority Of Mormons are Republi-
cans, and Utah will be a Republican Ter
ritory until there is a sufficient influx of
GentiIes to make it Democratic. But il
will have q hard time becoming a State
while the political parties stand as they
do in Congress.