The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-10
PROMISING TOO MUCH.

The Republican contingent from Utah
now at Minneapolis, are managing to fill q
good deal of newspaper space. Somehow
they get hold Of the reporters, who seem
to take kindly to them, for we find in the
Minneapolis papers now reaching US clev-
erly arranged interviews with the gentle
men from Utah and these inter
Views are made attractive with
Sensational headlines and wide spacing
OF matter. The duly elected delegates ex-
pose the claim of the Tuscarora Republi-
cans as the rightful representatives of the
party in this territory, and show now ludic-
rous 1t would be to accept as Republicans
men who publicly and privately denounce
the Republican party, and openly vote anti
Republican tickets. This is all right and
suggests that the 'straight-outs" are not
only good partisans but good political
workers as well. If the contest which has
heretofore been before the national com
miItee and in the committee on credentials
were to be transferred to the open conven-
ton and there come TO a vote, il can hardly
be doubted that all delegates who have
read the interviews and statements of the
Utah gentlemen would at once vote to seat
the straight Republican delegates as the
representatives of the party in this terri
tory.
But there is another part Of the publica-
tions which is not such good politics. 1t is
not the truth. The gentlemen, In their
eagerness to help their cause and score q
strong point in favor of recognition, have
permitted their zeal to lead them into ex-
travagant statements. For instance one
OF the gentlemen is recorded by the re-
porter as saying:
believe that if SALISBURY and CANNON are
seated in this convention as the delegates from
Utah that the great majority OF the Republi-
cans now members of the Liberal party will
join with US and we shall elect q Republican
delegate to Congress from the territory next
November.
Of course nobody other than himself
can know what that gentleman believes.
He may, as he says, believe Republican
delegate to Congress from this territory
will be chosen in the contingency named,
but il so he is perhaps the only one of the
Utah party who 80 believes unless there
may be others who are as ignorant of the
facts ss he. 1t is conceded that the great
majority Of the Liberal party are Republi-
cans and in the event of the dissolution Of
that party they would naturally fall into
line with the members of the legitimate
organization, whilst the compare
lively few Democrats who still
prefer to train with the Liberals
might come into the Democratic
fold. But no matter what becomes of the
Liberals, DO matter if they all, Repuhli-
cans and so-called Democrats, flock into
the Republican camp, the territory would
still remain satisfactorily Democratic We
say this with reasonably fair knowledge
Of the strength of the various parties and
factions. Last August the Liberals made
the greatest effort of their life. They did
more work, spent more money and put
forth a more determined effort than ever
before, and were rewarded by getting out
the largest vote ever cast. They permitted
few if any of their men to escape. The
Republicans also worked industriously and
whilst it is possible that all who are Re
publicans today did not then vote the Re
publican ticket, practically the full
strength OF the party was shown at the
polls. II win be conceded by all who are
familiar with the facts that the Democrats
did less work, made fewor speeches
and distributed less literature in
companion with the Liberals and Republi-
cans than either of the last named parties,
and yet the Democracy cast more votes
than all others combined. 1t is known
that since that election many ex-Liberals
have entered the Democratic ranks, and
the party is today stronger in every county,
in every city and in every town and pre-
cinct than it was in August, 1891. 1t will
hardly be claimed that the Liberals have
gained. They have lost everywhere ex-
cept in this city. There are practically no
Liberals in Utah or Sanpete counties,
whereas year ago there was a fair sprink-
ling of them in both. There are so few in
Weber that some doubt exists as to
whether or not they will ever again hold
convention or put ticket in the field.
Even in Summit they are weaker than
they were, while Democrats and Republi-
cans have gained in that stronghold of
Liberalism. We believe that count to-
day would show a falling off of fully
80 per cent. in the Liberal follow
ing, and most Of this could
be traced directly to the Republican
camp, accounting for the growth Of the
latter party. The only thing which could
suggest the possibility of the Republicans
carrying the territory would be extraor-
binary assertions from the Democracy,
and that is SO improbable as to be unworthy
of consideration. If there are partisans in
these United States who are not given to
changing in their politics and party affilia-
tions, they are Democrats.
The HERALD wants the straight Repub-
Icans seated and recognized at Mime
spohs. We desire this because we believe
it viii be right. and also because we believe
it will prove beneficial to the territory, in
that it will lead to the early dissolution OF
the Liberal party, which has ouIlived its
usefulness and can hereafter be only Ish-
maelitish in it's operations At the same
time, it would be better for the Republican
gentlemen who are pleading for recog-
milton to not overdo the matter and prac-
tice deception. When called upon 10 fulfill
their promises they will fail.
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