The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-01
WILSON REPORTS

| Congressman WILLIAM L. WILSON, the
/ tour of the far West as the representa-
tive of the National Association of Demo
cratic clubs, and who gave the Democracy
of this city so much encouragement, was
interviewed in Washington the other day
| by Hon. CHAUNCEY f. BLACK, the presi-
dent of the association, and what the dis
tinguished gentleman said appears in the
| New York World. The interview is some
what in the nature of report of the trip,
Mr.. WILSON telling of what he did, where
he spoke, and of the political outlook 1t
is altogether decidedly interesting paper.
He says that while he spoke chiefly in Re-
publican communities he everywhere
found the Democratic spirit kind
ling with the idea that the flu
ture belongs to the Democracy,
which is the growing party on the
Pacific as on the Atlantic, the intelligent
sons of Republican fathers becoming active
and leading Democrats As 10 what was
the great issue in the west. he said: ''Tnere
seemed to be an almost universal desire to
keep the tariff question to the front as the
issue of the coming fight the party being
everywhere united and enthusiastic upon
it, and after the work of the last few years
the victory is practically won il we press
steadily forward to reap it."
That Mr.. WILSON has correct concep.
ton Of the situation il Utah may be
gathered from what he said concerning his
visits to Ogden and Salt Lake:
The object and general plan of my visit
made il appropriate that should speak in
the territories and stimulate the organization
of clubs there as IN the states. But my time
permitted me to visit only the territory OF
Utah, where I addressed great audiences at
Ogden and Salt Lake City, and enjoyed a
privilege not often falling TO the lot OF public
speaker namely, OF talking to many intelligent
adult people who had never heard political
speech on national issues. and who had not
particularly informed themselves as TO the
fundamental differences of the two great his
toric national parties. ! happened to strike
Utah at what seemed TO be most interesting
time in the history of that territory. The con-
tests there have hitherto been between the
Liberal party. composed Unfortunately of
Democrats and Republicans hostile TO the Nor
mon church. and the Peoples party, composed
chiefly of defenders OF that church. Recently
however the leading Democrats OF that terri
tory and the leaders of the Peoples party have
come TO the conclusion, as they expressed il to
me- that polygamy, being as dead as slavery
it was both useless and wrong to keep up the
old fight, and that the time had come for the
citizens of Utah TO divide as other American
citizens upon national lines. ] found Demo-
cratic societies organizing, and great demand
for speaking and for literature. Among those
actively counseling and industriously promot
ing this movement 1 found such men as Judge
HENDERSON at Ogden and Judge JUDD at Salt
Lake, two OF Mr.. CLEvELAND's appontees as
members of the territorial supreme court and
Mr. McNugT, late Gentle candidate for mayor
OF Ogden; and OF the Mormons, Mr.. GAME, the
very intelligent Delegate in Congress, and the
RICHARDS brothers. leading lawyers Of those
two cities respectively. Utah is growing and
prosperous territory that has already out
stripped in population and wealth most Of the
new states recently admitted into the union