The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-08
NOT PARALLEL CASES.

THAT settles the business for the Tusca-
rora Democrats at Chicaqo' was an ex-
preston frequently heard On Tuesday
when people read that the national Repub-
lican committee had rejected the Tuscarora
Republicans at Minneapolis. THAT set
ties" nothing. Democrats are neither
guided nor influenced by the conduct of
Republican conventions. The action at
Minneapolis with reference to the Powers
Republican delegates will have no effect
whatever at Chicago. 1t will not be men
toned, and would not be if the cases were
parallel, which they are not in any essen
tial feature. There was something upon
which to base a contest at Minneapolis.
The Tuscarora delegates did not represent
Republican party or constituency, it is
true. They were chosen by Liberals, not
Republicans; they and the members of
their organization have openly voted other
than Republican tickets when there were
Republican tickets in the field. They have
opposed and denounced Repu blicans, and
their newspaper organ is as vindictive in
its assaults upon local Republicans as upon
Democrats. The delegates are Liberals
and represent only the anti-Mormon and
the holding elements of this city.
Nevertheless, it must be conceded that the
regular organization of the Republican
party was under their control. So
far as the party is concerned
their record is straight, whilst the
gentlemen who have been recognized at
Minneapolis represent Whist was in reality
boiling faction. In other words. the
Liberals held The party machinery and the
others maintained the party principles, in
sisting that Republicanism is broader than
the hatred of church. Messrs SAILS
BURY and CANNON sit in the convention as
the representatives Of Republican party
just year old, but they are Republicans,
whilst Messrs. GOODWIN and ALLEN.
though bearing the credentials of Re-
publican organization twenty years old,
were turned down because they are Lib
erals.
It is an entirely different case which
will be presented at Chicago The Demo
cratic record is straight and reg
ular and there Is not a break in
it. Not only is it regular as to
the organization, but in the matter
OF principles. Messrs. HENDERSON and
GAME take to Chicago credentials issued
by the Democratic party in regular con-
vention assembled, and these gentlemen go
TO the national convention as Democrats.
standing on the Democratic platform and
voting Democratic tickets. The Tusca-
roras will 90, if they 90 at sll, not as Dem
ocrats. not representing a Democratic
party. unable to show credentials from
Democratic organization, but as self styled
Democrats for the occasion. They will go
as the representatives of the same party in
fact as that which has just been denied
place in the Minneapolis convention.
The Tuscaroras have not even a shadow
OF title to seats in the Chicago wigwam for.
saying nothing regarding Democratic prln-
ciples which they repudiate, the three or
four men at the head of their organization
were boilers from the Democratic COM
mittee. The Tuscaroras would have quite
as good right to seats in the Minneapolis
gathering or in the Peoples party meeting
at Omaha next month, as in the Chicago
convention, and if they were to present
themselves at one of these places would be
ute as apt 10 get recognition as they Will
al Chicago.
II the cases were parallel, the Minneapo-
lis decision would cut no figure at Chicago,
where the matter would be decided on its
merits without reference to the action of
the Republicans; but the cases are not par
allel in this. that the Tuscsroras can posi-
bly, present no reason for asking recogni-
ton as against the delegation from the
Democratic party.