The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-18
UTAHaAND DEMOCRACY.

Then we went to Utah. Those
people had never heard the doctrine of Demo
cracy. We find throughout the territory
prompt converts 10 the principles of Democracy.
have no hesitation to prophecy that when
Utah is admitted as state it will he as a
Democratic state
Such were the remarks of Senator
FAULKNER at Denver, in relation to Utah.
The Senator is not exact in statement
when he says the people of Utah never
heard the doctrines OF Democracy previous
10 the visit of himself and associates to our
territory. Though the people of Utah from
the enforced yassalage of territorial bend
age have been removed from active par
ticipation in the great party struggles
which have divided the people of other
communities on the political issues which
have arisen, still they have not been in
different spectators of those struggles, nor
have they been ignorant of the principles
underlying them. Besides, the very strug-
gle the people of Utah have made for the
management Of their own local affairs in
their own way, together with the arrogance
and unfairness of many who have been
sent from Washington to rule over them
rulers who were responsible to the appoint
ing power at Washington, not to
the people they governed-at once
taught them the value of and begat in them
an affection for the principles of Demo
crazy. They know the value of home rule
as no other community in all this broad
land know it, because they have suffered
more from being deprived of it than any
other community; and we take it that the
chief corner stone of American Democracy
is home rule-the right OF the local com
munity 70 have absolute control and man
sgement of those affairs which affect its
peace, prosperity and happiness. This
doctrine they have talked about, become
thoroughly converted to, and have learned
20 love it, and that goes far towards making
the people of Utah Democrats.
Moreover, they have made the acouaiut-
ance of the principle that stands back of
the in amous Force bill that Republicans
attempted to pass through the last Con-
gress and which Senator FAULKNER op-
posed with such spirited eloQuence and
wisdom in the Senate. and whose possible
villainies he uncovered in his speech in
this city, before an audience who could
appreciate his remarks better than anv
other that could be brought together in
the United States, because they had been
brought in contact with all the evils
which would have resulted from The
operation Of that measure had it become a
law. The experience of the peopie of Utah
with the workings of the Utah commission
had made them tired of Republican princi-
pies, reflected IS they are-in part, at
least-through the Force bill. The Utah
commission more than anything else. per
haps, has driven the people of Utah into
the Democratic camp. To insure the stead
fast adherence of the people of this terri
tory to Democratic doctrines, it will he
enough to inform them that the Republi-
can party attempted to give the control of
elections throughout the country into the
hands of commissioners and returning
boards not unlike the Utah commission
They know what that means. It means
sitting the voice of the people. 1t means
the corruption OF elections. 1t means the
loss of liberty and all the evils which such
q loss involves; and their experience. az
well as the instinct of a people iealous NJ
their liberties, teaches them to revolt |
against such measures and to shun afilia- |
ton with party that can advocate them. |
! es, Senator FAULKNER is wrong in saw
Ing that the people of Utah had never !
heard the doctrines Of Democracy until the |
recent visit Of the Democratic giants to our !
territory. Perhaps they had never heard |
those doctrines so ably presented |
as they were by Senator FAULKNER and his !
honorable associates, but certainly their
very political experience for the last fortv
years has done much to teach them the |
truth and value of Democratic doctrines |
They have now for the first time q fair
opportunity for making manifest their ap-
probation of Democratic doctrine, and that
The Senator has mistaken for original con-
version.
But however inexact the Senator is in
respect to the people of Utah having never
heard before Democratic doctrines. he is
correct enough in the rest Of his remarks.
and his prophecy is sure 20 be fulfilled:
''When Utah is admitted as q state, it will |
be q Democratic state" Indeed. how
could it be otherwise! To be Democratic
is natural for communities composed of
free men. 1t lie only where artificial con-
ditions are created and must be supported
that the doctrines of the Republican party
can hope TO succeed.
These two parties as they stand in con-
vast with each other are as fair maiden. l.