The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-18
WILL UTAH BE DEMOCRATIC ?

WILL UTAH BE DEMOCRATIC?
| The breaking up of the Liberal or
ganization in Ogden has developed one
thing that has been a matter of consid-
cradle dispute 1t has been claimed by
great many observing people that
when the final dissolution of the Liber-
al faction takes place-there is no dis
pute that it will come in the near fu-
ture-most of it's members will go to
the Republican party. This has been
denied by others who have perhaps as
good opportunities of judging as the
first named
The division taking place in Ogden
seems to be in favor of the Democracy.
! Not only number of very prominent
ex-Liberals have signified their inten-
ton to join the real grand old party of
constitutional liberty and popular
rights, but quite following of others
has marked the decadence of the worn
out faction
| 1t is not at all improbable that the
Republicans, in counting on SO large a
proportion of adherents from the Lib
| eral ranks, have reckoned without
their host. In addition to the pro-
nounced Republicans and born Demo-
Gratis who have pooled their issues I'M
der Liberal leadership in the past,
there are large number who were not
very much of anything but Liberals.
There are many reasons why good
proportion of them at least will gravi-
tate to the Democracy.
First, Democratic principles are in
| themselves powerful attraction. They
are for the diffusion Of liberty and the
preservation of popular rights in the
several localities of the country. They
are for the masses as against the
classes. They appeal to the sense of
| justice which is born in every breast,
and are more strictly in accord with
the institutions made sacred by the
blood of the founders of our nation.
Then, the Republican party has dem
onstrated the fact that high protection
with its train of political falIacies has
been disastrous, or at any rate, that it
is not suited to this advanced period of
the countrys history, and that the CEN
tralization of power in the national
government has gone far enough, if
not too far, for the good of the nation.
| Next, the Democratic party is in
power in all the branches of the nat
Iional government. That makes it for
the interest of Utah to remain in har-
mony with that party. Her admission
into the Union as state-which is
essential to her future advancement in
any great degree-depends on the act
ion of the Democratic party 1t is now
not dependent on the party which has
been opposed to her political emancipa-
ton. That party is alike powerless to
hinder her future or to help her much
| if it SO desired. This situation will
naturally strike intelligent ex-Liberals
as an inducenlent to support the Dem
ocracy in future.
The advantages locally and nation
ally are, therefore, with the Demo-
cratic party. There will be, no doubt
fair showing of Republicans. 1t is
perhaps better for Utah, as we'll as for
the nation, that one party shall not
be in a position to dominate or proceed
without check. Two. opposite parties
exist in all great nations But under
existing circumstances it seems that
there are so many incentives to rally
round the great party of the country,
and strive to make it what it should
be here and throughout the land, that
the majority Of the people of this terri
tory will be Democrats and make this
vigorous and mighty Democratic
state. This will be tested in very
short time, and the Democracy have
not the least reason to fear the result.