The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-22
REPUBLICANS NOT IN 1T.

A few Republicans are jubilant over the
action taken at the theatre gathering on
Wednesday-over the declaration by the
chairman that the resolution to organize
the Republican party in this territory had
been carried on viva voce vote. We say
a few Republicans profess JOY over this
proceeding, and seem to think that from
now on there will be smooth sailing for
them in politics and that everything will
run their way. While the gentlemen are
INDUCING in congratulations among them
selves, they might avoid disappointment
and chagrin in future by inquiring in cool
ness and soberness if they are not reckon
ing without their host; if they are not count
ing as accomplished achievements not vet
undertaken. If Wednesday nights meet
ing demonstrated anything, it was that the
Republicans are not ready to abandon
the old Liberal organization under
which they have been fighting for all
these years; that the real leaders
of the Liberal party (Which is neither more
nor less than the Republican party in
everything except the nance are strongly
opposed to the proposed disintegration
that those leaders are still influential with
the rank and file Of the party, and finally.
that the Liberal organization will be main
tanned in spite of the action of q few Re-
publicans, who would like to see national
politics introduced into this territory at
this time in view of the changed attitude
towards the federal government which
Utah Is sure TO occupy in the near future
The Liberal party was weakened by the &C
ton Of the gentlemen who called and man
ipulated the theatre meeting, but the weak.
enirg was to the extent only of the disaffec.
ton Of those gentlemen, mere handful as
compared with the whole. The Liberals
are still overwhelmingly in the majority as
compared with Republicans, not merely in
this city but throughout the territory. and
it is not likely that the former will surren-
der to platoon of dissenters, will give I'D
their organization, cast away all they have
won, and confessing that they have
failed in politics, will strike their colors at
the first sign of discomfort within the
ranks. Rather may we look for the Lib
erals to redouble their efforts, and with in
creased enthusiasm and determination. set
out to show the dessrters how weak and
the latter are
We say that if the movers in the matter
of the organization of distinctively Re-
publican party will not be carried awav
with temporary enthusiasm, but will give
their eyes and ears and intelligence q
chance, they will save themselves certain
and will conclude that
they are long way from the goal they
have set out to reach. They well know
that they are weak and insignificant as
political factor, and in truth that they are
q faction, the party being the Liberal Or
yanization.
TIE HERALD would not be understood as
saying that the Liberal party win continue
forever, and there will be no Republican
party. We believe that in the course of
two or three years the Liberal organization
will 60 out of existence and the Republican
party will be formed out of the wreck: but
Is 1t reasonable to suggest that the men
who hold the power and authority in the
Liberal organization will surrender at the
command of little group of ambitions
politicians who have no more inflpenca
han that which each can exercise at the
polls with his one ballotP Human natpre
S not built that way. The Liberals will