The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-12
WORK FOR DEMOCRATS.

Our friends of the opposition are I'M
usually active this spring. We hear of
Republican workers all over the territory,
except in the larger towns and cities. 1t is
still hunt which they are conducting
among the farmers and villagers away
from the populous centres. Agents and
organizers are going all the time. They
don't call many public meetings. but labor
with individuals, trying to convert and
enlist by retail instead of wholesale. They
are also distributing good deal of Republi-
can literature of the sophistry class, and are
telling those they think are weak enough
to believe them that great prosperity
would Immediately follow the Inauguration
Of Republican rule. They tell how the
state will be made to encourage the estab-
lishment of labor-giving industries through
"a system of bounties; how resources will
be developed and well paid labor provided
for the masses; how population will in
crease and ready market be opened for
the surplus products of the soil. And in
this strain they run along, just as if the
people never read and never did any think
ing and knew nothing of the underlying
principles of the two great parties.
Whilst we hear of the Republican ennis
saries and of their operations and
pleadings in various parts of the
territory, we do not hear that
their efforts are attended with any marked
degree of success. We do not learn that
they are making many converts, and really
our belief is that their time, their efforts
how 1ar n
The natural tendency of the people of Utah
is towards Democracy. They recognize in
that party the political friend of the
masses; the principles are those which
come nearest to the hearts of the common
folk, of whom this community is so largely
composed. Furthermore, the Democratic
party of the nation is the only one which
has ever shown any sort of liberation
towards Utah and the majority class of the
people. If the Democracy have not brought
relief from the oppression and suffering
imposed by the Republican party, it has
been on account of the lack of ability and
not because Of a want of good intentions.
However, we merely intended to call at
tention to what the Republicans are doing,
and to say that whilst it is not likely they
will achieve much, the great majority of
the people having already aligned them
selves with one or the other of the parties,
it will be well for the Democratic commit
tees and leaders in the counties to be active
and vigilant. Organizations should be per-
fected and maintained and kept in working
order. There should be frequent meetings
in the interest of the party, and Demo
cratic literature given into the hands of
the people. Young voters are coming on,
and these should be started in the right
path. Some who are slow of decision have
not yet satisfied themselves as to which of
the parties presents the preferable princi-
pies, and these should be made familiar with
Democratic doctrines and ambitions. Then
there are few who joined the Republicans
thoughtlessly, or because some neighbor,
friend or influential person whom they re-
spected was Republican; these can be
made to see the evil of their ways and
brought in to the Democratic fold.
Utah is all right, politically, but there is
work for Democrats, and always will be,
no matter how large our majority nor how
few in number the opposition.