The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-25
DEMoCRAr1c PROSPECTS.

Now that the Democratic tickets in
the respective legislative districts are
made up, it is to be expected that an
active campaign will be conducted.
Committees have been formed for this
work. So far as we have been able to
inspect them they appear to be COM
posed of able managers and alert, Wig
orous champions of the cause. This is
satisfactory. and in this district partic-
ularly we expect good things from the
campaign committee.
There is but short time in which to
conduct the struggle. It will have to
be sharp as wen as short. Not mo-
n1ent should be lost, not an important
point left uncovered. The Republicans
have been on the stump for some time
Gifted speakers on the Democratic side
ought to appear before the public some
where every night until the election.
With ssich candidates as have been
chosen there ought to be complete
victory for the Democratic party In
two or three districts Republicans may
be returned to the legislature. But
large majority in both houses ought to
be Democratic. The abilities of the
men chosen for the Council and the
House should ensure this. And the
overwhelming Importance at this criti-
cal juncture of having a Democratic
legislature ought to be apparent to ev-
cry rejecting and patriotic mind.
Utahs great need today is emanci-
patton from the bonds of territorial
serfdom. The only power that can
break them is the Democratic party.
The other party, heretofore always
opposed to Utahs freedom, is now
for good or hurt This ter
ritory which has always been Demo-
cratic, ought not, at the hour when
victory depends on the Democratic
party, to have even the appearance
of a change of front. 1t might be dis
astrous in the extreme.
We do not suppose this will have
any influence with confirmed Republi-
cans; that is not to be expected. They
want places in the legislature and
other official positions and that stands
before anything else with some of them.
and others place their party before
everything. But there are many voters
who do not belong TO either party
and they should be led to see the great
of the harmony of this
territory with the party now in power
in all departments of the national gov
eminent.
No Democrat should swerve from his
party from personal dislike to one of
its candidates or friendship for the
nominee of the opposing party. Nor
should any believer in Democratic
principles be turned aside by the
that have been resorted to
by Republican speakers and papers in
order to obtain party success, or by
any other improper influence. The i'm
mediate interests of Utah demand the
support for the Democratic candidates
to the legislature of every Democrat,
and every non-partizan citizen who de-
sires the political redemption of the
territory.
Let the campaign be vigorous, de
termined and clean. There should be
no personal abuse. no attacks except
on error. The party need not fear
comparison of it's principles with any
others in the world. 1t need not shrink
from truthful criticism of its acts.
Press forward, meet every foe fairly
and bravely, and victory will once
more crown the warriors OF the genuine
grand old party of the Constitution
and the people.