The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-01
IMPORTANT TO THIS CITY.

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have united their efforts to bring about
a better condition of municipal affairs
to take into serious consideration the
policy that should guide them as to the
territorial legislature.
The Liberal organization is doomed
as to further control of the city. The
probability if not the certainty of that
is appreciated by everybody, even by
the remnant that still struggle for
place and Powers till the last. But
in consequence of the division on the
!, Legislative issue of the forces combined
on the municipal issue, it is possible
that the faction condemned to defeat
as to the city may obtain a victory as
to the legislature.
That would mean nine representatives
of the decaying faction rejected utterly
for the city, placed in the higher posi-
ton Of legislators for the territory.
And, further, the elevation of the per-
son repudiated for his methods of con-
Quoting political warfare to a place
among the lawmakers of Utah. Do
the respectable citizens of either party
united for Liberal defeat contemplate
that with any degree of complacency?
1t is important for the interests
of Salt Lake city that its representa-
tives in the legislature shall be in full
harmony with the representatives in
the municipal government If Liberals
are cast out of the city offices, Liberals
ought not to be placed in the territorial
Offices. There will be measures of i'm
portance to this city before the legisla-
ture. For self-defeace the citizens
should see to it that they are properly
represented. We need not enumerate
them. They will come up in proper
order and there should be full harmony
between the city authorities and the
representatives and councillors from
this city in the legislative assembly
This ought to be clear to thoughtful
men. Now, the situation is such
that if the members of the two ma
tional parties strive for the mastery in
this city, both are liable to fail and
the Liberals to walk in between them.
For the interests of the city, which are
as much involved in the legislative as
in the municipal election, is it not the
part of wisdom to make sure the cleo
ton OF the candidates of one party, |
that Liberalism repudiated as unfit to
govern the city, may be kept from |
holding the balance of power in the
legislature?
The Republican party, notwithstand-
ing some recent accessions from Liber-
alisnl, is still in a minority in this city
as compared with either the Demo- |
Gratis or the Liberals. By the Republic
ans abstaining from a campaign in this |
city, there would be enough independ-
ent voters with the Democrats to elect |
the Democratic ticket, Liberalism |
would be settled forever, and hence |
forth the way would be clear for a fair
contest between the two legitimate |
parties for supremacy in the territory.
BY permitting the Liberal remnant |
to occupy a strong position in the leg
islature its leaders would be encour-
aged to continue the struggle for Office |
and thus keep the faction alive De-
feated both in the municipal and the |
election it would be utterly |
and finally demoralized and would
never figure again either in local or
territorial affairs. That result can be
achieved in the manner here suggested.
We are aware that we shall be open /
to misunderstanding on this point, and
it will be claimed that we are arguing
solely in the interest of the Democracy.
BUT we hope that our motives will be
better understood by the majority of
the people. and that they will see we
are seeking to promote the general well
fare as we understand it, and not mere
party advantage.
We can see many things Of import
ance to this city which will have to
come before the legislature and that
they should receive support from our
city delegation, who should not be at
1iscord With the municipal adnlinistra-
ion, as Liberals would certainly be.
For the good of this city, apart from
he folly and inconsistency of accept
ng for the higher places that which
we reject for the lower, we think the
people should determine to cast their
ballots for the Democratic candidates
o the House and Council and lay Lib
.ralism out cold forever.