The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-03-22
WORK FOR DEMOCRATS.

The HERALD has never entertained a
doubt as to the politics of the great mai or
ity of the people of Utah. We have always
said that when there should be a division
on national party lines, the Democrats
would step to the front and assume con-
troll. The prediction was verified last
August, when few weeks after the diyi-
sion came, and with campaign SO brief
that 1t did not begin to reach all the people,
the Democracy carried every county in the
territory as against the Republicans, and
all except two as against the combined on
position of Liberals and Republicans.
When the Liberal organization shall fall to
pieces, as it certainly will within short
time, there being no issue upon which it
can exist, the Democracy will control every
county and we believe every city in Utah.
There is just one thing which can
prevent this-just one thing which
may make it possible for the enemy
to gain anything like formidable standing
in the community. We refer to Demo
cratic apathy. In the consciousness of the
superiority of their principles, and in the
knowledge of their overwhelming major
lty, the Democracy are liable to grow neg
ligent and inactive; to lose interest and
forget thnt political parties are kept alive
only by constant work. Many an election
has been lost because the majority assumed
that they SO greatly outnum bered the
minority that it was unnecessary to make
campaign.
In this territory, as elsewhere, the Re-
publican party is active, aggressive, earn
est, cunning and tricky. 1t is never con-
tent; 1t never sleeps and never rests To-
day, in every town and city in Utah, you
will find Republican agents laboring among
the people. openly where that course is
| deemed best, secretly in other places. They
are enlisting men wherever they can find
voters weak enough to permit their names
to go upon the club rosters. They proselyte
in season and out of it, and are not scrupu-
lous or particular as to the methods en-
ployedlor the names used to make converts.
A striking illustration Of this characteristic
deliberately and willfully used the names
Of the Mormon church authorities to in
duce men to join the party.
The Democrats should understand what
is going on, and instead of sitting down
quietly in the firm belief that the opposi-
ton can make little Roadway, should take
measures to keep the enemy in check and
retain the majority at the polls now held.
We urge our friends to form organizations
in every county and clubs in every city,
town and village. These associations should
be kept alive by frequent meetings and
and constant labor The principles of the
grand party of the people should be
brought to every man in the community,
and every man should be made interested
ia them, and to understand upon his per-
sonal activity in politics depends in Ger
tain degree the kind Of government which
we have.
THE HERALD would not be understood as
feeling any apprehension as 10 the future
of the party. We believe the Democracy
are in control for all time, in spite of the
intrigue and trickery of the opposition; at
the same time, it is the duty, as it should
be the pleasure, Of every Democrat to do
all in his power to see that the majority is
increased at every succeeding election