Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-03

lion Of the Peoples party as done in all
sincerity and good faith, and will give
to rs former members who may unite
with Il a cordial welcome. Second. that-
Il rcioices In the belief that We are now
entering upon an era Of good will where
in the animosi.ics crgendsted by past
local contentious will be healed, and
that the people Of the Territory, while
conten,ling for the supremacy Of the ma
tional party u their choice, will unitcdly
work IN peace and without bitterness
aud strife. for the prosperity and happi-
ness 81 the Territory. Third, tlat a
committee composed Of the thiimsn
and three other members o. the commit.
tee % pare aud issue an address to ihc
Democrats of this Territory. calling upon
them 20 unite as one man W an effort -
build up the party Ia uRh."
The following resolution offered by
the dissenting member was voted down.
"Whcrcas. believing that the tins b
not yet oppouuue for the Ccniiirs %
Utah to divide on parry lines. and ~.
garding the Acknowledgement Of the Pep-
Pile Party rs a ruse ofthe leaders Of the
Mormon Church for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning statehood and ultimately obtain.
ing is practical contrll.to the de'f.mch
Of the best interests and welfare Of the
TeffitoDy
Resolved, that this Committee take NJ
action towards a division on patty lines,
believing that Il Is not in their 3 oviuee
to do SO.
Resolved, that when, IN the opinion Of
this committee, the time shall have
come 90 divide on party lines, a Demo.
cratic Territorial Convention shah be
/ called to act on the matter, aud tne
/ chairman aud secretary OF this com
miitcc shall be auth ori2ed to issue such
| cali"
During the period IN which the polih.
cal action above referred TO was oc-
curing, meetings were held In the
| different cities and counties OF the Ter.
ritory, by Geniiles and Mormons. for and
| against the national party movement In
every instance the local committees OF
the Peoples Party formally resolved to
dissolve their party, and In favor OF the
party movement, while the Liberal
committees resolved 20 oppose II. The
Provo Enquire, and the Logan Nation.
both Mormon papers, supported the Re
publican movement The Provo Dis
patch and the Logan JoDyidi also Nor
mon, supported the Democratic move
mcnt. The Salt Lake TjibaRc and the
Ogden C5Hme,fidi. Park City Ree0yd
aud MiHsr, earnestly opposed party
division on the part Of the Liberals,
while the DciSfcf EpcRigg NsioS. the
Mormon Church organ. remained neu.
tural rs 90 the merits OF the claims Of
the two parties, bat earnestly supported
division.
have presented At some length the
details Of the movement TO organize the
people on national party lines, because
OF is importance aud the influence Il
will have on the future Of the Territory,
and because Il Is step which probably
will never lie rciraced.
It will be seen by reading the resolu.
tons Of the Peoples party that there
has apparently occurred among the ma.
iority OF the people OF Utah political
revolution; that the Peoples party, the
dominant party in the Territory, has
voluntarily ended It's existence, leaving
It's members free to form other political
alliances. ItwaS,o be expected that the
sudden and unexpected dis.olying OF a
political party. which had been the
strength Of Momonism In a political
sense, would excite general and varied
comment. both as to the motives which
inspired Il and It's probable effect.
The formation OF political parties com.
menccd IN Ogden City. The Republi.
cans were the first TO organize and were
Immediately followed by the Democrats
The organizations were extended
throughout Weber County and were
joined by large part OF both the Liber
nj and Peoples parties. Solong as the
movement was confined to Weber
County Il did not seriously affect the ex
. isting political conditions throughout
the Territory; but somewhat later the
Democrats Of Salt Lake County organ
lied with a view OF extending the or
. ganiEation Of their party throughout the
whole Territory, and this preciptatet
, the party movement. They made con
, siderable progress with the organization
Ia Salt Lake City and County before III,
, Republicans made any movement to
wards organization here. Some Re
publicans then commenced an organiza
ton In Salt Lake City and based ,hei
actions on these considerations, that IN,
, majority OF the Mormons had previous
I ly considered they were more In sym
. patty with the Democratic party and II
, doctrines than with the Republican
: party and It's doctrines. that u was evi
dent the Peoples party had considefe,
! the old local issues dead, aud would HI
disbanded, that II the Democrats pro
= cecded to organize throughout the Ter
! fitory(and there was no doubt concern
. Ing their intention), and the People
a party dsbanled, It's members from nee
|, essily would 20 10 the Democratic party
/. unless the Republicans organized am
+. presented and discussed the doctrine
OF their party, and that delay woul
c sacrifice the interests of their party 4
. Utah. The Republicans claim iha
. statehood was not political issue; tina
4. no one changed his opinion or pledge,
I his future action by Joining either IN
Democratic OF Republican parties; tina
4 all now agreed the time for askln
I. statehood had not arrived and that.
i statehood should be asked, the matte
was in the hands Of Congress, which ha
II refused, aud would again refuse, sia'c
q hood until In is opinion II could be pre-
y perry granted. For these reasons a f.,
4 Republicans, In good faith, commence
To organize their party. a small pc
cent Of the Democrats In Salt LAX
City, ard a small per cent. Of the Re
4 publica leii the Liberal organization
. bu, the increase Of voters w Salt LAX
=, City supplied the loss Of those who hl
4 left the Liberal party.
n In Ogden, priorto the general elcc,lo
u in August last, Liberals who had joine
4 the Republicanand Democratic organizi
z. tons leit these organizations and retul
I. ned to the Liberal parry.
& Many liberals were Of the opinion thi
y the object TO be accomplished b
e the Mormon leaders was the division ,
:, the Liberal party; that they realized s
long as the Liberal party was united