The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-01
THE COMMON ENEMY.

TIE HERALD does not for a moment
doubt that the Democrats will have an
overwhelming majority IN the coming legis-
lature To our mind this is assured, and
we do not say so as an enthusiast or with
desire to mislead. 1t is true, that only a
partial canvass of the territory has been
made In some counties very little work
has been done and in none of them has the
labor OF organizing and getting into good
working condition been any thing like
thorough. But enough has been done, the
field has been gone over sufficiently to
justify the confidence expressed in Demo
cratic triumph. We believe that every
county, with one exception, will be carried
by the party, and we also believe thai
every legislative district, with two or
three exceptions, will also be carried by
the Democrats. OF course nobody counts
on the defeat of the Liberala in Summit
this year. The most that anybody hopes
for is to make break in the ranks which
have heretofore been so united and solid,
with the view to a victory in the early
future
What we want to say to our readers this
morning is that the chief battle will be
fought IN this city, and we say this now
that the voters may fully consider the sit
uation before making such choice of sides
between the newly organized parties as
will result in the loss of vo ties. On the part
of the Liberals the struggle is to be one to
the death. The bosses cannot bring them
selves up to the point of letting go their
hold and surrendering the power which
they have welded with so much advantag-
to themselves. They realize how awk-
wardly they will be placed when defeat
comes. They know that their occupation
will be gone and no place viii be left open
10 them; hence they are struggling with
the desperation of despair to hold their
grip upon their fast scattering forces We
do not think il probable that they can sue
coed, so thoroughly convinced are the ma
lority that the time has come to end this
awful strife which has kept the territory
in an Injurious turmoil so many years, and
so determined are the intelligent thinking
people TO terminate the unhappy condition
of things.
The HERALD is confident of Democratic
victory in this county and IN this legisla-
tive district but it is more than a victory
which is desired. We want such a triumph
as Will simply overwhelm the enemy and
forever put at rest the possibility of the
defeated organization making further
effort. We want to bury the Liberal party
20 deeply that no attempt at resurrection
will be thought of. Then the branches of
the party elsewhere will 20 out of exist
ence, the members will fall into line as
Democrats or Republicans, our political
battles of the future will be fought along
legitimate lines, and peace and prosperity
viii prevail from one end OF the territory TO
tine other. If the victory shall not be mighty
one. the old organization will insist that it
has not been killed and will continue to be
q disturbing element in the material and
political affairs Of the territory. That the
victory may be as complete as possible.
The HERALD suggests to the voters the
wisdom of doing nothing which may nullify
their action as opponents to the common
enemy. The absolute and unmistakable
defeat of the Liberal party at the coming
election should be the ambition Of every
man who loves this territory and who
would see it peaceful and prosperous; that
being accomplished, other political ambi-
tons may be given rein with greater safety
and with better hope of qualification.
Voters, ali OF you, think Of what the