The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-06-07
REPUBLICANS WISDOM.

Major II. c. GooDsPEED was O resident of
profess to know so much about this terri
tory and her people ever dreamed of com
ing here. When some who are now active
in politics and are saying that the breaking
away from the old parties will prove injur-
ious to the best interests of the territory,
were little more than out of their swad-
ding cloths. Major GooDsPEED was resi-
dent of Salt Lake, familiarizing himself
with the people, and carefully noting the
trend Of things politically. For nearly
twenty years he has been an interested
student of local affairs and conditions, and
having freely associated with all classes of
people, all classes as to politics and religion,
he should be qualified TO Judge as
to the meaning of the present move
ment among the people to abandon
their nondescript political organizations
and place themselves in harmony with the
great national parties. In letter to the
Chicago Inter-Occdn, printed a few days
ago, the Major shows that he is keenly
alive to what is going on, and also mani
tests his position by declaring that the old
parties having outlived their usefulness, the
time has come for casting them aside and
bringing national politics into the field.
There is much in Major GooDsPEED's let
ter for his brother Republicans to reflect
upon and ponder over, hence we reproduce
here that portion Of it which relates to the
present movement towards organizing the
parties on the lines of national politics:
90 t. -.
great revolution. Never in the history of The
Mormon people has politics been SO important
a thing to them as it is at the present moment
Heretofore there have been but the Gentle
against the Mormon, and the country and Con-
gress in warm sympathy with the Gentle and
against the Saints. The Mormon church has
always been unit at the polls, and the Gentiles
equally united. regardless OF their Affiliations
with the national parties. But this is all to be
changed, and as it now appears, to the advan-
tage OF the Mormoas. The territory is TO have
Democratic and Republican party.
The Democratic party is already or
ganized and in the field, has bought
TIE SALT LAKE DAILY HERALD, the
leading Mormon paper. and made up G di-
rectory Of prominent Gentiles and Mormons.
The Republican party is in the pains of travail,
struggling for birth and life, opposed by the
leaders OF the Liberal party now in power in
this city and a few other localities. That the
Liberals will have TO yield is foregone con-
clusion. and the sooner they do so the better
for the Republicans. This is made necessary
by the organization of the Democratic party.
which has already united with the Democrats
OF the Peoples party. and unless the Liberals,
who are in great majority Republicans, unite
with the Republicans of the church. 1t will be
a walk-over for the Democrats With the Re-
publicans thoroughly organized and sincerely
determined to deal honestly and fairly, drop
ping all the old prejudices and burying the past
and going in to win with their Mormon brother
Republicans, it is a question whether or not
they can carry the territory in the next Presi-
Dental election.
1t has been the general impression that the
Mormons are all Democrats; their press GER
tainly has been so in sentiment and in profess
sion. and they have been so regarded by the
national Democratic party, but to my surprise
find very many are Republicans. ana they are
as enthusiastic in establishing the Republican
party In this territory as the Gentle Republi
cans can well be, but on no consideration could
they be induced to vote with the Liberal party
therefore. il the Liberal party is determined TO
continue its present course. the Republicans
will be divided, and. In choice of evils. will de-
sert both the Liberals and Republicans. and
vote with the Democrats.
This state OF things is somewhat SURPRISING
considering the intelligent men that form the
rank and Tile Of the Republican party of Utah
men not wanting Office. moved by pure
desiring nothing but the great
est good for the territory or course.
this is the very beginning. and a little time