The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-07
A COUNTY CONVENTION.

In this issue OF THE HERALD is printed
an important call. 1t is addressed to the
people and Is signed by scores Of we'll
known citizens, many of them being among
the more influential gentlemen of the city
The signers are ali Democrats and they in
vite all who are willing to abandon their
local political affiliations of the past and
join with the Democrats in organizing the
party in this county to assemble in their
respective precincts on the evening of
June ID and there choose delegates to the
county convention, to be held on the 22nd
instant.
We say this is important because it
chronicles the birth of the Democratic party
as a political organization in Salt Lake
county. 1t tells that the Democrats have
recognized the changed condition of
things which has come upon the COM
munity; that the missions Of the old parties
have come to an end, and that
the time has come for the people generally
10 take note of what has happened, of what
exists, and place themselves in harmony
with the political situation. 1t is eminently
right that this movement for organization
should spring from the fountain of ali po-
litical power-the people. 1t is proper that
the so-called political party organizations
of the past should be considered as defunct,
inasmuch as they have not done those
things which were necessary, according to
common usage, to keep themselves alive,
and that there should be erected an entirely
new structure from foundation to dome. 1t
is proper that the call should be made by
citizens generally without regard to past
Affiliations, and it is highly proper that
every man, no matter under what banner
he has heretofore marched, who be-
heves in the principles of the De-
mocracy and is willing to aban-
don his cid political associations
should be invited &c come in and participate
In the formation of the party-to be charter
members, as it were. All other parties to
which Democrats have belonged in the
local contests being dead or on the road to
dissolution. Democrats can now come to-
gether on common ground and shoulder to
shoulder do better for the cause of all the
people, for good and honest government,
for just and equitable taxation, for the re-
cognition Of the rights of every member of
society and the protection OF every mem
ben in the enjoyment Of those rights; in
shor. Tor the establishment of the princi-
pies OF Democracy in this community. BY
all conceding that there is no Democratic
party organization in this county entitled
TO recognition under present circumstances
and the equality of all men holding Dem
ocratic principles being also conceded by
everybody, the work Of organization is
simplifed, grounds for iealousies have been
removed, there are no old scores to be taken
into account, and there seems to be obso.
lu.ely nothing in the way of plain sailing.
And now let us request that all Dem
ocrats, regardless of past affiliations, who
are ready to recognize the change that has
come in this county, will make it their
business to attend the primaries on the
evening of the 18th, and take part in the
business of giving the party a grand seId
of. Send good men, in whose Democracy
YOU have confidence, to the county conven-
ton. and thus insure legislative and
county ticket which will bring to its sup
port at the polls every Democrat in the
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