The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-24
ADDRESS TO UTAH.
A Patriotic Appeal to Patriotic
Men.
Words Of Wise Council and Warning by the
Democratic Territorial Central
Committee.

| The committee appointed by the Terri
toriai Central committee at its meeting las
Saturday to draft an address to the people
Of Utah, held its meeting last evening ane
adopted the following appeal:
| ITO THE PEOPLE OF UTAH.
The Democratic party halls with delight
this, the most interesting and happy epoch
in ali the history Of Utah. Every cause OF
excuse as we confidently believe for the
fierce contentious waged in the past and
carried into every phase of our local life
social and political, has passed away-is
buried beyond the hope of resurrection
That conflict, whatever may have been the
standpoint OF those engaged in it, was
freighted with many manifest evils. 1t sui
lied the reputation Of our territory; il
darkened the annals of our history; it i'm
peded our growth and prosperity; it dis
turoed the peace and destroyed the happi-
less OF our people.
"When the natural person has passed
through a stage of fever and delirium, upon
restitution to health the kindly hand OF
nature wipes away all memory Of the pain
full thoughts that narrowed the brain and
racked the body, and so let u forget the
past and work for the future.
LET none, and especially no Democrat,
cling to the dead issues Of the past, nor
upon such basis give aid to those who
would keep up what at best can be but q
petty, malignant and ignobie strife.
The Democratic party invites you to q
wider and no0ler field of political action.
Not only Utah, but the entire nation
will be the battle ground.
1.-THE cause 20 be espoused is that OF
Democracy. The vital, immortal principle
| to be promoted consists in the spirit OF
freedom; the principle which has in every
condition OF good or i'll fortune infused life
and hope and vigor in its adherents during
a century of political contests waged
against the usurpation OF power and 10
preserve the nation in integrity within the
channels marked out for il by the trainers
Of the constitution. The party that has
stood by the liberties OF the people, for
equality and justice; that has kept guard.
and by virtue OF the tenth amendment Of
the constitution, TO see that the admins
tration of the federal government should
not, by means of loose and irrational con-
struction, oyersrep the sacred boundaries
OF national powers; the party that has ever
stood arrayed against special privileges,
monopolies and unjust taxation; which has
opposed TO all such political heresies
the immortal principle of equal
privileges to none;' the party that
seeks not 10 acquire or retain power
py bribery. coercion or Acknowledgement,
or by reducing 10 the condition Of the men,
dicant what ought TO be sturdy, indepen-
dent and self -relisnt race, or by making
large classes OF our citizens almstakers and
debauched recipients OF a nations bounty,
thus taking away all motives for self exer-
ton and manly independence; that party
that, instead, asks TO succeed, not by any
such debasing influence, but by an appeal
to the conscience, integrity and intelligence
of a free people, with reference To the cor
rectness Of its principles and the rectitude
of its purposes-that party now makes its
appeal 10 the people Of Utah for their sup
port Tie appeal will not be in vain.
Every usurpation Of power is depriva-
ton OF liberty. The favored classes. the
beneficiaries of perverted and usurped
powers of government, hold in their grip
and manipulate to their ends the organiza-
ton of the Republican party.
''These classes are heartlessly employing
that party as the mere instrument Of their
ayarice. AS they shall retain that party in
control of the national government. they
will also use that government, as they have
DONE to make nine tenths of all the people
the patient beasts to bear the heavy bur-
dens out Of which monuments may be
erected TO their opulence and aggrandize-
ment-
From the nations birth until this day
the great Democratic party has been the
champion of individual liberty, of the
rights of local self-goverument, and the su-
premacy Of the federal government within
the limits of the constitution; all the time
believing that in the joint operation of
these principles there will result con-
tented, prosperous, happy and patriotic
people in spite Of diversified interests; a
nation strong, glorious and magnificent in
the contentment. the patriotism and the
united strength Of its citizens.
.'It was for all OF these equally that the
government was created and must continue
10 exist
'sAll who would be free ana remain free
should unite with and work for the sue
cess OF the Democratic party.
Don't be misled aby the spacious phrase,
sProtection TO American Industry which,
as applied and enforced by Republican
administration, means only discrimination
and robbery in disguise.
'.In conclusion we most heartily con-
graduate the people of Utah that the tine
has come when all persons, Of whatever
persuasion or creed. who believe in the be-
align efficacy of Democratic principles as ap-
piled to the administration OF government
to secure to all the people in the highest
degree. peace, prosperity and happiness,
may unite and. standing shoulder to
shoulder. work for their triumphant sue
cess.
Published pursuant to the order OF the
territorial democratic central committee.
''SAMUEL A. MERRITT,
Chairman Of Democratic territorial COM
mittee,
81. L. RAwLINs,
ar. w. Cross
'sP. L. WILLIAMS,
of In