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


The action of the Democratic city con-
vention in deciding not to put ticket in
the field in view of the great necessity of
the times, was wise and such as nearly
every member OF the party in this city
will commend. The course of the half
a-dozen disgruntled Democrats who, in
opposition to the doctrine of the party
that maiorities rule, bolted the conven-
ton and dramatically marched from the
room, was simply Iudjcrous. They wanted
the impossible, or professed as much, and
because they couldn't have that they
wouldn't haye anything. The fizzle
when bare half dozen answered the call
to march out was decidedly rich.
The Democrats are now entirely free, so
far as the party is concerned. to support
the movement of the citizens, irrespective
of party, to establish a stable and re-
spectacle municipal government. That
is the only course to make success a GER
tainty. When handful of partisans
strive to breed division. IL looks as though
they were plotting TO help the enemy. 1t
IS to DE hoped that appearances in this
case are deceitful, and that the boilers
will see the error of their way and make
common cause with their friends against
the foe.
That foe is the faction that has brought
the city to its present demoralized condi
tioe. The grand object in view is to cast
it down, now and forever. To effect that,
Democrats, Republicans and such Liber-
ais as intend to forsake the Liberal
ranks, may consistently unite as citizens,
not as partisans, and elect men fitted for
the Offices to be filed. without regard to
their party SO long as they are in SYM
pathy with the movement for reform.
1t is to be regretted that there are two
tickets yet ia the field. They ought to be
amalgamated. And since the principal
difference, that is as to the Recorder has
been very much simplified by the card of
acceptance of the nominee of the COM
mittee of fifty, it seems as though there
ought now to be but one ticket. He says
that if he runs, it will be as Liberal, and
being in full sympathy with that organi-
cation he will try to be the Liberal candl-
date for that office. That ought to settle
the matter SO far as he is concerned. lie
is not a suitable candidate on citizens
ticket.
The gentlemen selected for the various
offices were not to run as Democrats or
Republicans or Liberals. Any man who
will seek place on a Liberal ticket,
or without that, wants office in
the capacity of Liberal. ought not
to have place on a ticket framed for the
very purpose of ousting Liberalism from
municipal control. That seems so plain
that it needs no argument. And that be-
ing the case, it would be very inconsistent
to retain his name in connection with the
Citizens movement.
If the promoters OF the Citizens ticket
will now take the nomination of the In
dependents for Recorder, and the Inde-
pendents will accept the Citizens nomi-
nees from the Second and Fifth precincts,
the two tickets can be made one, and the
success of the reform movement can be
placed beyond reasonable doubt. Steps
ought to be taken at once to effect this
amalgamation, and then united effort
will redeem the city from the remorseless
and vicious grasp of So called Liberalism.