Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-16
THE LIBERAL CONFERENCE,

THE Liberal CONFERENCE"
THEIRS Ia great dissatisfaction among
"Liborals0 over the manner In which
admission TO the "Liboral" convention
or conference" rs II Is called by the
"Liberal" organ, 10 meet In this city
on Wedncejay l. being managed aud
limited. And all the pretend.
cd explanations Of that manipulation
are looked upon as exceedingly thin,
or In other words decidedly Trlbunish.
II a. is claimed the desire is"to coniino
the conference to Liberals that a full
and free expression may be had upon
all questions pending Mt present, why
Is It that the tickets are dispensed only
by o. W. Powers and O. l.. Allen, both
notoriously opposed TO the division
movement a
Isit not a fact that 10 Object Of the
conference" IL TO stop, II possible, tho
drifting Of "Liberal-" TO the Republl.
can party Of the Territory on the one
hand and the Democratic party OF the
Territory on the other hand? IL II not
to raise the old bugaboo and endesvor
to fflghtcn the timid with terron Of
"Mormon" rulo In Utah?
We find the following ns the lead
ing editorial In tho Tlntic jLHor OF July
10Th and reproduce II for the .Ilfca-
ton Of thinking "Liberals" who do
not draw their inspiration from the de-
caying organ Of their decaying party;
"The lLibcmll Republican Territorial
Central Committee met In Salt Lake City
last Friday. Tho committee was COM
posed Of fifteen members, fourteen Of
whom were present e!thot in person or
ny proxy. The hrst question which cAmo
before the committee was whcthor or not
Il was tho sense Of the comm ittco that
tho Liberal faction disband Aitor two
hours OF discussion, a vote was taken and
tho proposition was voted down by ma
jorlly OF two, tho vote standing for to s
against, aud one not voting, but who was
In favor Of tho resolution. Upon tho
vote being announced, the chairman,
secretary aud two other members Of the
committee tondored their designations,
which were accepted amor some discus
sion. The committee adjourned to moot
again ON the 2lst instant, tho day aitnr the
Literal convention.
"rho senior editor Of tho MAcr was
one u the momborS who resigned from
his connection with that wing of tho Re.
publican party, 10 they can bo called
Repuhlicansl, and In so doing believes he
ha. done right for several good reasons,
among which are, first, the Republican
National Convention recognized both fac
tons as Republicans, and admitted tho
delegates selected by the two conventions
to seats In the National convention, with
the understanding, either implied or
stated, that aftor returning TO Utah they
would consolidate and make the fight Tor
supremacy In this Territory shoulder 10
shoulder. Second, that when the majority
Of the committee refused TO ally them.
solves with other Republicans, that thore
was nothing else left 20 do hut resign or
become traitor to onos own convictions
and to his party.
'This conviction was forced upon US
more strongly whom we saw the Tnsca.
ron Democrats OF Salt Lake city button
hGliLg tho several committeeman upon
their arrival In the city and laborlng
with them to stick to the Liberals, when
It was for only ono purpose, aud that,
to continuo themsoly cs in fat Offices in
the ropolis.
"Whon We considered the question
aud looked around Tor results. and found
that ont Of all the city officials In salt
Lake, only ono was a Republican, we
came to tho conclusion that tho Liberal
party was a very good thing for Demo-
cratr. but certainly not for Republicans
Then, again, tho division HAS takon
place, and tho only thing to do WIS TO
mako tho hes, Of II aud join the party
with which one has in tho past or in-
tonds In tho future to aflliato.
Nothing can prevent the opon rupture,
and careful students in political affairs in
both parties SEQ and recognize the truth
| ofthose words. This being tho case, and
our former affiliations having always
been with the Ropu bllcnn party, we
thought II our duty to ospouso the cause
again Ia an open manner, and while so
believing, acted. We do not regret our
action, but on the contrary, believe that
with tho advent Of political campaign
with principle and not prejudice the di-
vldlng force, this Territory will expert
ouo8bonohcial results not heretofore folt
should tho Territory provo Democratic,
and Democrats elected to nh all the
offices by Democratic votes, We will fool
better than with tho offices filled by
Democrats, the result OF Republican
folly"
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