The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-07
The Democratic Ticket.

1t is not the purpose at this time to
enter into a personal discussion OF the
qualifications of the gentlemen noml-
mated by the Democratic county con-
vention for the respective poS1uons
named. Later on it may be necessary
to say something about the special Mt
ness of each individual candidate, yet
this will hardly be necessary, because
they are all men who are well known
and the people are well able to judge
of them in this particular.
The ticket as a whole commends 1t
self to the people generally as being a
good one. From start to finish it IS
made up of men whose honesty and
business integrity is above reproach.
The county officers are all capable
men. well fitted to discharge the duties
of their respective offices to the salts
faction of every citizen of the county.
Several of them have been tried and
they have records which are open TO
critical examination. That they nave
performed their respective duties Wen
is evinced by the fact that the OPPOSE
tion in this county has not atteInpteo
TO claim that any of the gentlemen are
untitled for the offices which they hold,
except for the reason that they are not
Renublicans The gentlemen nominated
as constitutional delegates are all good
men and representative citizens. NO
greater honor could be offereds any
man by his friends and neighpors thail
that of their representative 10 frame
the constitution of a new common
wealth.
II was the determination of the DEM
ocr-ats of Weber county that men
should be chosen for these posluons
who were especially fitted to discharge
the duty that would devolVe upon
them. Lawyers were chosen to look
after the general provisions OF the Ju-
dietary and to guard against any am
big1lity in the language of this impor-
tant document, and also to counsel ana
advise with those not learned IN the
law but well versed in business, landed
interests. irrigation, and the conduct OF
public business generally, that the pro-
visions which they are so wen quahneo
to suggest might be carefully drawn, SO
that the constitution when complete
would be in perfect harmony through
out. Business men were chosen, be-
cause they are more deeply interested
in commercial law than any other class
Of citizens, and many provisions must
necessarily be embodied in the consn-
tuition which will govern what may be
termed the commercial Jurisprudence
of the future state of Utah. This is
something that will require NOSE care
full consideration, and none but sue
cessful men in business are capable of
suggesting the proper course TO pursue
in this regard. 1t would be an easy
matter TO entirely ruin the business in
terests of Utah by unwise provisions
in the constitution relative to many
matters both directly and indirectly
connected with commercial and bust
ness interests.
Farmers were chosen because they
represent the bone and sinew of all
prosperous commemorative. The land
ed interests Of the territory affect them
more than any other class Irrigation,
which is special feature, yet SO closely
allied to the landed interests that it
can not be separated from it, is of spe-
cial Importance to the farmer
The men who have been nominated
by the Democracy of this county for
constitutional delegates have been
chosen with a 81 eciai view to their fit
ness as above outlined.