The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-26

A few, and we are pleased to believe only
a lew, Democrats are opposed to the aban-
donment of the old parties and the aline-
ment of the people with the national organ
izations. They insist that the time has not
arrived for this action, and maintain that
the Liberal party should be kept up as
distinctive party, making war upon all
other political parties. Up to this time
these gentlemen have done all in their
power TO stay the movement of which
everybody is talking, and to keep intact the
Liberal organization.
Now, THE HERALD is not going to scold
these Democrats and say mean things about
them. 1t is going to recognize their right
TO do exactly as they please in political
matters, and to say that they are at perfect
liberty to be Liberals and train with that
party just as long as they want to- This is an
absolutely free country, and in politics
men must be their own masters if they
would amount to anything. All we pro
pose to do is TO tell the gentlemen a thing
or two and ask them some questions. We
are going to tell them that the Democracy
is here and it is here to stay; that no power
IN Utah can check its growth and spread.
much less overturp and destroy it. The
Democrats mean business. They are ter
rlbly in earnest. They are holding meet
1ngs, discussing doctrines and measures,
organizing clubs and associations, and are
gathering to them just as many followers
as they are able to convince OF the rightful-
ness of Democratic principles of govern
ment, and we are pleased to say
1t is not very difficult to convince
the bright, intelligent, educated young men
hereabouts. The most sanguine of the
pioneers in this movement could not have
expected heartier reception than the De-
mocracy IS receiving in the community.
Such enthusiasm is manifest and so much
strength has already been gained as to con-
vince any observer of ordinary intelligence
that no combination can be formed which
will be able to even momentarily block the
progress Of Democracy in Utah, where the
people are ready and the conditions are
ripe for new and better order of things.
All this being true, and undeniably SO,
The HERALD, in all kindness. asks the
Democrats who are holding out, if they are
not making mistake. We ask them if
they are not being guided by an, i'm
pulse rather than by cool judgment?
Ii they are not permitting themselves to
be led by prejudice formed when there
may have been occasion for it which does
not now exist, instead OF by the wisdom
which the times should give? We request
these gentlemen to pause before they have
proceeded so far that they cannot grace
fully turn back and, brushing aside for
the moment whatever of fanaticism thew
may be afflicted with, in GOODNESS, fairness
and elaboration to inquire of their own
hearts and heads if they are not standing
in the way of the progressive Democracy
as the bull stood in the way of the advanc-
ing locomotive! The train didn't stop
even to gather up the remains of the de-
faint, misguided bovine.
Gentlemen, there are solemn truths
which we are telling, and for YOUR
sake, quite as much as for the sake of De-
mocracy and Utah, we hope you will be-
leve the truth, viii open your eyes TO man
ifest destiny, will see the handwriting on
the wall, and will not do that of which Won
will, as Democrats, grievously repent in
the very near future. We hope you will
not attempt the idle and vain thing which
your worst enemies, the Republicans, call
ing themselves Liberals are urging you to
undertake, and we sincerely hope that you
will cut yourselves loose from those who
are too ready to use you for their own
wicked purposes.
Gentlemen, if you are Democrats, let
your Democracy assert itself; get into the
procession and move forward with the
young Democratic giant who is as certain
TO assert a welcome and loving mastery over
this fair territory as the sun is to rise over
the eastern mountains this morning.