The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-16
THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.

| In another part of this paper appears the
official call for the Democratic primaries to
select delegates to the county convention
and to the territorial convention, both del
egations to be chosen at the precinct meet
ings to be held on Monday evening. 1t is
highly important that Democrats should
attend these preliminary political gather
ings and participate in the selection of
delegates to the conventions. 1t is i'm
pOrtant because much is involved. Salt
Lake county belongs to no party in adj
vance of the election. 1t may be claimed
but until all the precincts have been heard
from after the close of the polls all claims
will be simply guesses, and in most cases
they will have nothing more substantial
for basis than the wishes of the claimant.
The Liberals having concluded that there
is possible chance for two years more of
spoils. will nominate full county ticket.
The Republicans, while they do not expect
to win, the great majority of their voters
being yet listed in the Liberal ranks, will
nevertheless name candidates for the Offices,
If for no other purpose than to demonstrate
how many Liberals who believe with them
come to divide OH party lines. Therefore,
there will be three tickets in the field.
While THE HERALD believes the chances
are in favor of Democratic success, we shall
not attempt TO blind ourselves or the public
to the fact that the contest will be very
close. We hope and believe the Democracy
will win. but if victory Is achieved it must be
with an unassailable tichei-with nominees
who are best qualified for the respective
offices and who will represent the wisdom
and best judgment of the majority Of the
Democratic voters. Frankly, we will need
all the votes of the party, and perhaps
more. One way to insure the former Is fer
the members OF the party generally TO take
part in tie work OF making up the ticket;
one way to get the latter is to name men
for Office who shall be so irreproachabe in
character and so well equipped for the
duties assigned that they Will win the
support of the independent citizens,
and those whose party fealty IS
not SO strong as to prevent them
from voting for the best men, when these
men are not on their party ticket. We be-
ieve there is an element in the Liberal
party which is not pleased with the Lioeral
administration, which has been character
lied by exorbitant taxes and the unwise
and extravagant expenditure of the public
money. We believe there are Republicans
who, realizing that good government can
not come until the Liberal party has been
overthrown, will find 1t in their hearts TO
vote for a Democratic ticket made up of
pure and capable men.
Whether or not there is anything in these
suppositions, THE HERALD urges upon
Democrats throughout the county the i'm
portauce and necessity of attending thepri-
maries next Monday evening. We urge
this, because we want the convention
that assemblies on the 9th instant to repre-
sent in Its membership the sentiment aud
the confidence OF the county Democracy
Whether or not votes can be had from
other parties, if the primaries send to the
convention men who are the choice of the
majorities in the respective precincts, the
ticket will ue satisfactory 10 Democrats
and draw out the full party VOTE
We are going into this contest, not dis
counting the strength of the opposition,
and not magnifying the force of the Denoc-
racy. We are going in with the hope of
winning and with the determination to win
if victory be possible. Let there be no
duty, and then If triumph comes ell will
congratulate and if there shall be failure
there will be no reproaches