The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-28
TO DEMOCRATS.

There Is one thing which everybody
hereabouts should permit himself to under
stsnd, namely, that there is but one Demo
cratic party in U sah. This was under
stood by most of US all the time and the
Chicago convention took the necessary pro-
ceeding 10 make it plain TO all. The ma
tional Democracy assembled in delegate
convention in the city BY the lake gave q
certificate to the Utah Democracy, and by
that act announced that factions claiming
10 be Democratic but which were working
outside the party lines We're simply deceiv-
ing themselves with their pretenses.
Another thing which every body of intel
ligence knows is that there will never be
but one genuine, legitimate Democratic
party in Utah. There may be boilers and
factions, but only one straight party can
exist, and that will be the party which has
the regular organization, as certified by
the National Democracy in their conven-
tions, as at Chicago last week. II is not in
the nature of things that there can be two
Democratic parties in one community
working under separate organizations and
striving for the achievement of different
objects.
These two points being irrevocably set
tied, 1t stands Democrats in hand that they
get within the party fold where they can
do the most effective work for the advance
ment of the principles of Democracy and
help 10 maintain the rule Of that party
which recognizes in the people the au-
thority, the win and the power of the gov
eminent. Whatever excuse q Democrat
may have thought be had in the past Tor
refusing allegiance TO his party and holding
himself outside the lines, he can have no
excuse since the Chicago convention. He
must now come within the fold or cease to
be Democrat He must vote the Demo
cratic ticket or confess that he belongs
elsewhere than in the Democratic
party. he must believe in Democratic
doctrine and work for its speed and su-
premacy, or he win have to take his place
with some opposing organization.
There are not many in Utah who have
ever professed to be Democrats who are
not In harmony and full sympathy with
the party which today forms part Of the
Democracy of the nation. The HERALD
does not believe that all told those who
stand out will number a thousand perhaps
i've hundred would be near the total. But
few as they are their place is with the
party, for only in the ranks of the De-
mocrscy can they be of service TO them
selves or the party il which they have pro-
fessed to believe.
A local campaign win soon open. A
Delegate to Congress and other officials are
to be elected next fall In little while
primary, county and territorial conven-
tions viii be called, eliminating In the
arranging Of Democratic tickets which will
be advocated before the people until cleo
ton day. The HERALD hopes that in these
conventions all Democrats will partici-
pate, no matter where those Dem
ocrats have been, no matter with
whom they have trained in the past.
We hope that all who believe in
the principles of Democracy will now see
the folly OF trying TO keep up fractional
fight, and will understand that all they can
do BY such course will be to give some
aid to the common enemy. The Democracy,
Of course, are strong enough to carry
things their own way, and do not fear any
faction; but this is not the point. Demo
Gratis themselves, for their own good,
should be with their party.