The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-30
TO STRENGTHEN THEIR HANDS.


That, of course, is from our morning
contemporary We can understand its
objection TO urging the election of Mr..
Hall. That IS no mystery. OF course
it wants Mr. Hail defeated, and in a
shalf-hearted way it wants MI. varfan
detected. Not because 1t likes "the
man" very much, but because it wants
the Republican party to get on top in
this territory.
But why object to Mr.. Hairs election
as strengthening the hands Of Mr.
Rawlins? Just hear what it has to
say on that:
IF the election Of Mr. Hall will
strengthen the hands of Mr. Rawlins,
will not the election of Mr.. Yarian
strengthen them more7 Mr.. Rawlins
has no vote. We do not know what
ground he viii take, but It does not
matter. If he takes the ground that
he must stand by the Democratic
party how will the election of Mr.. Hall
strengthen his case?"
The idea that the election of the Re
publican candidate would strengthen
the hands Of the Democratic Delegate
more than would the election of the
Democratic candidate, is so outrag-
ously absurd that it must be put down
as Tribune joke. which always needs
to be labeled so that readers may I'M
derstand it is meant for humor.
.'Mr. Rawlins has no vote" In Con-
gress, no. In Utah, yes. IF he were
here, is there any doubt that he would
cast it for Mr.. Hall? But if Mr.
VaIian should be elected-which he
is not likely to be-would that give
Mr.. Rawlins a vote in Congress? OF
course not. Then what has that to do
with the question? In what way would
the election of Mr.. varian help Dele
gate Rawlins? Only in this way:
1t would be virtual slap in his face
from his constituency after the good
work he has done in their behalf
1t would make him feel small among
the Democratic friends of Utah who
have helped him in accomplishing what
he has done.
1t would deprive him of the argument
with the Democrats in the Senate. that
Salt Lake is Democratic and true to
the position it has always been under
stood its people would take in poll
ties.
1t would give cause to him to
repeat the confession he made in the
House. when asked the question if the
Utah legislature was Republican. Said
he: Fl regret to say it Isl
Not know what ground Mr.. Raw
Inns will takev' Is there anybody in
Utah who doubts what ground he will
take? We do not believe there is. He
will take the ground on which he was
elected. He is a thorough Democrat
in every respect. He has the most
profound conviction of the truth of
Democratic principles and in the good
they will do to the country when in
force. He also desires to see Utah go
into the Union as a Democratic state.
He is working to that end with a Dem
ocratic Congress. The election of Mr..
Hall from Salt Lake City to the legis-
lature will strengthen his hands in
that good work. That must be clear to
every person possessed of ordinary
sense.
The election of Republican, on the
other hand, would be to him most dis
couraging. 1t would be a damper on
his work with partisans in Congress.
And that there are strong partisans on
both sides need not be asserted and
will not be denied.
If the Democratic party acts like
the Republican party has done in the
past. the defeat of the Democratic can
didate will be a sign that Utah is not
ready for statehood. We do not say
it will take that course. But it has
been the policy of the Republican party
to keep out of the Union as long as
possible, territories which did not give
the strongest assurances that they
would be Republican states. The in
ference is clear.
That is "a little object lesson" and
the people of this city will do well to
keep it in mind. A vote for Mr.. Hall
is not only a vote for the right man.
but it is an endorsement of Mr.. Raw
Inns and his good work in Congress.
1t is a vote in encouragement of those
who are working for Utah's liberty
in Congress. 1t says: Messrs. Rawlins.
Washington. Wheeler. Faulkner, Vest.
German, Call, Vance and other Demo-
cratic defenders of Utah and cham
pions of her cause, gentlemen, we are
with you, and Utah will not go back
on her friends or their party, but viii
be ready to march to the front as
Democratic state. A vote for w. G.
Hall viii strengthen all their hands in
the work that has to be done for Utah
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