The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-05
BE WISE IN TINE.

THE HERALD is not in the least exercised,
so far as the party is concerned, over the
hesitation of the few Dem ocrats who are
yet with the Liberals. The party is all
right. The campaign hss not yet begun,
and nothing like canvass has been made.
A few meetings have been held and few
local clubs organized; but enough is known
to satisfy US all that the territory will be
overwhelmingly Democratic at the first
election under the new order Of things. We
believe the returns will show two Demo
cratic votes for every vote Of the opposi-
ton, including the Liberals ard the Re
publicans. and we will not be surprised IL
the ratio shall be three to one. With this
splendid knowledge before US 1t is not
likely that we will be anxious about the
votes Of the handful of So called Demo
Gratis who are cliDging to the dying Liberal
organization. II we have asked them 10
come out it is for their good rather than for
the material aid which they could lend to
the Democracy. 1t is because we don't
want to see them deliberately and as with
malice aforethought, place themselves in an
ugly and awkward attitude from which
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course Of repentance and abasement which
will not be pleasant, to say the least IL
will make not the least difference how
tightly these gentlemen close their eyes to
the surroundings, they cannot stay for one
moment the firm establishment Of the Dem
ocracy. The party is here, it is organized,
and has such firm footing among the peo-
pie that If there were ten Democrats TO OPP
pose it where there is enc, they would have
not the slightest effect. 1t is possible that
in some precincts tine Democrats may not
win at the coming election, but their fail
ure will not discourage q member of the
party. Every one will know that it Is only
a question of a little time before every dis
trict every county and every city of this
fair territory will be brought under Demo
cratic rule. Everybody knows today,
no matter what his politics, that
at most the Liberal party cannot long
be a factor in our politics; most people
doubt that the organization can hold to-
gether until the counting of the votes on
the evening of August 3, and all concede
that it will certainly 90 to pieces soon
thereafter Then where will the Demo
Gratis stand who are binding their eyes and
shrouding their intelligence to the inevIta-
ble' They should not have to be told that
the mistake which they are now making
will be held against them as something
more than an innocent error of judgment.
They ought to know without being
prompted that it will be very difficult for
them to explain why they fought their
party and its principles at the dictation of
a Republican newspaper organ. They
should understand that the record will be
kept, and that it will face them whenever
they, as they must soon do if their politi-
cal belief is anything like their professions,
seek to be taken into the fellowship of the
Democratic party.
Gentlemen, on your own account. do not
deceive yourselves. Fool the enemy if you
can, but be fair with yourselves. Think of
where you will land if you persist in fol-
lowing the course you are now pursuing,
and before it is too late place yourselves
under the guidance of wisdom.