The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-22
ANOTHER FARCE.


The Tuscarora branch of the anti Demo
cratic party held its circus yesterday. The
exhibition was almost equal in ludicrous-
ness to TIE show given earlier in the week
by the Powers Republicans. 1t lacked in
one amusing feature. In Wednesdays con-
vontion, which professed to be Republican,
resolution to vote for a Republican candi-
date for Congress was denounced as dis
loyal and emphatically sat down upon, the
gentleman who presented it and the one
who supported it being iolted with such vi
oience as must have made them witness
stellar constellation. Yesterdays aggrega-
ton did not permit ''frebrand" resolution
declaring that Democrats should vote fer
Democratic candidate for Congress to reach
the explosive point Such q declaration
was handed up but was quietly smothered
IN the committee Thus the Tuscaroras
Jailed to give as fine show as the other
branch of the party. This is little sur
prising in view of the fact that one man
directed both affairs. and his experience
with the first should have caused him to
improve on it with the second.
Seriously, now that these farces have
been played and the curtain has fallen, do
not the participants feel ashamed of them
selves! Do they not feel that they have
engaged in mighty small business! We do
not mean the ringmasters, the half dozen
or less cunning chaps who are known as
bosses and who pull the wires which cause
the others to dance and assume ludicrous
attitudes. 1t is a profession with these
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IS worth something TO them TO drive and
direct men at will. But those who are
drlven-what do they think of themselves!
Where do they think they are going {!
Where do they expect TO haul up! If they
can escape from the influence of the
| spell put upon them long enough
TO collect their thoughts they should
answer these questions, not for the benefit
OF the public, for the public is utterly in
different in the matter, but in their own
behalf. If they will answer honestly and
intelligently they will say they are being
led into political perdltion. They will say
that men who declare against Democratic
principles, who fight the Democratic party
and vote anti-Democratic tickets cannot
hope for respect from Democrats or stand
ing in the party. They will say that men
protesting to be Republicans but who op-
pose the Republican party, denounce Re-
publican platforms and vote tickets nomi-
mated for the purpose of defeating Repub-
licans can expect only contempt from hon
est partisans. 1t is a matter of supreme
Indifference to THE HERALD what Boss
Powers does with his followers. He may
detail few or many of them to
pose as Democrats and few or many
to masquerade under the title of Repub-
licans. What he does with mis- mari.
onettes, what he labels them and what
iudicrous tricks he causes them to perform
are all matters Of no concern to real Demo.
Gratis and Republicans. These are matters
which only concern the jumping jacks
themselves. But we can express surprise
that men who are blessed with ordinary in.
telliRence in other matters should be &C
short-sighted ann stupid in this business.
The Democratic party of Utah is as
regularly and firmly organized as in any
state of the Union; it stands upon as soliC
ground, and is as little liable to disruption
or defeat. 1t is Democratic form from tor
to bottom, and, what is important il
embraces in its ranks every Demo.
crat within the confines of the
territory. Men who do not belong to the
party may say they are Democrats, bu
that does not change in the least the state
ment above, that all Utah Democrats are il
the Democratic party. those outside of thu
organization claiming to be Democrats ar
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injuring themselvesb by makingi it impossible
to get into the ranks without feeling keel
sense of shame for what they are doing
for placing themselves in an indefensibl
attitude. They are bringing humiliation
to themselves and are not even disturbin,
J the serenity of the Democracy.