The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-12
HILL SOUNDS THE KEYNOTE.

hibition Vermont-let me observe, the
state whose Republicanism is most ex-
IRENE. and liberal in his character, he
removed to New Hamp-
shire, and it is a peculiar and signifi-
cant fact not without special interest
in this campaign that all the while
Mr.. Morton lived in New Hampshire
and until as late as the year 1867, the
constitution of that state was most
proscriptive in its terms, and actually
prohibited and person, not OF the
Protestant religion, from being COVER
nor or member of either house OF the
legislature, and its bill Of rights then
provided and still provides that only
Protestant teachers of piety, religion
and morality may be maintained at
public expense of the respective towns
of the state.
Cuts the Core.
TT is not impossible the early mar
row associations of Vermont and the
proscriptive sentiments of New Hamp-
shire, which surrounded Mr.. Morton
during his residence in those states,
may have Influenced his convictions
upon certain public questions and led
to his selection in this peculiar crisis.
Everybody knows the real Republic
an candidate for governor is not Mr..
Morton, but Mr.. Plat himself. 1t is
the voice Of Levi, but the hand of
Thomas. The people of the state, eSpe-
cially thoughtful Republicans, have not
forgotten the fact that for every office
which Mr.. Morton had aspired to, he
has been pushed forward by Mr.. Platt.
When the Republicans of the state de-
c;ded to send William Evarts to the
United States Senate his candidacy was
opposed by Mr.. Plat, who forced Mr..
Morton into the contest against him.
When Warner Miller's term as senator
expired and he, by the usages of his
party was entitled to reelection, Mr..
Plat again made Mr.. Morton a candi-
date, and succeeded in defeating Mr..
Miller by finally throwing the Morton
votes to Mr.. Hiscock. Mr.. Morton's
nomination. to the vice-presidency was
secured for him by Mr.. Plat, who con-
trolled the New York delegation. And
so this same very respectable and ven
cradle gnetleman, at the age of Il
years, was selected by Mr.. Platt
months before the Republican conven-
ton convened as his candidate for gov
ernor, when the nomination, by right,
and according to precedent, belonged to
others whom the party would have de-
lighted to honor, and the people of the
state are asked to ratify his personal
selection. It is to be said in favor of
Mr.. Morton that he has always been
gra teful to his benefactor and has
never antagonized his schemes or plans
OF party policy. He always thinks as
Mr.. Plat thinks. When Mr.. Plat as
pired to the high and responsible posi-
ton OF secretary of the treasury in
Harrison's administration. he had
the warm support OF his protege
and friend Mr.. Morton. Do not misun-
derstand me. ] do not fail to appreci-
ate the business qualifications, the ex-
cellent character and unquestioned po-
litical ability of Mr.. Platt. 1 differ
from him politically, but as citizen
nave nothing to say against him and
decline to be one Of his traducers. He
has a perfect right to be ambitious and
TO aspire to the governorship of this
state, but | do insist he should be a
candidate in person and not by proxy
Facts About Police Matters.
This is no demand for peace for a War
WICK in this state or this free country
HIS party have nominated him instead
OF allowing him to drag his perennial
candidate from his coveted retirement tc
attempt to assume, if elected, the ardu-
Gus and exhaustive duties of chief execu-
tive OF this state, the onerous duties Of
which would largely have to be perform
ed by Mr.. Platt, himself We should not
permit our opponents to obscure the rea
issues involved in this election. We de.
cline to pelittle the important questions
that divide the two great parties by en-
terlng upon the discussion of abuses per
tanning to the police department of a sin
gle city as though the correctness oil
such abuses could be made a party ques
ton The Democratic party of the state
VIII not sanction Republican or Demo
cratic blackmail whether discovered in
Democratic Or Republican municipalities
ana 1t is an Insult to the people to as.
sumo otherwise. We refuse to be placed
upon the defensive upon false issues. TIL,
plain truth is the police department O.
New York City is a non-partisan, OF
rather bipartisan department. governed
by civil service rules and that the irregu.
laritieS or abuses recently exposed have
already implicated more Republicans thar
Democratic police officials and that sucf
exposures have been followed by promp
dismissals from the force and promp
prosecutions at the instance of Zealou:
Democratic city and county officials.
1T is idle to think a state election car
be made to turn upon such purely loca
matters. 1t has not escaped public at
tention that the Lexow committee ha!
sought to discover police abuses in any
Republican cities of the state and witt
her fair discrimination the people vii
not tolerate any attempt to make parti
san capital out of the representatives o.
only a partial inveStiga ton. Neither dt
they propose to admit any other issues
entirely DISPOSED Of to engross our at
tention in this campaign.
THE question whether the Democrats
properly or improperly, regularly or ir
regularly, secured control of the stat.
senate in 1891, is powder already burned
/ DO not intend to thresh old straw owe
again. but l desire simply to suggest tina
the Democrats had fairly carried tn,
state ticket in 1891 by 1900 majority, ant
no legal bubble. no technicalities anC
no harsh constructions of Judicious enc
mics should have been permitted to de
prive them of the control of the legisla
I ture, to which, under such circumstances
the dominant party was fairly entitled
and whether any law was strained or no
justice did in fact prevail.
1.-THE Republicans last fall accidentally
obtained control of the constitutions
convention, and have proceeded to plac
an apportionment of senate and assembl;
districts in their constitutional amend
n,ents to be submitted to the people a
this election. The control of this conven
ton was itself obtained by deception. TIL
Republican delegates in several cite
solicited support, not as Republicans, bu
as reformerS. and promised non-partSa'
action. The election last fall IN this stat
was itself proclaimed as a reform, rathe
than a Republican triumph. but no soone
DID the convention convene than all dis
guises were thrown off and Republican
partisanship became rampant
Injustice Shown.
1.-THE unfairness, the partisanship, tn
absolute injustice of the proposed appor
tionment admits of no argument. 1t
purpose was openly avowed on the foo
Of the convention to secure for all tn
future the control of the Legislature o
the state to Republicans and no one de
MES such will be its effect
Every Democratic member of the con
st;tutional convention voted against tn
scheme and thereafter issued an address
to the people giving in detail their reason
therefor and such address is worthy G
the careful consideration of the fail
minded men of all parties. It's facts, it
j figures. its conclusions have not bee
and cannot be successfully refuted. 1t
absolutely unanSwerable.
Il cannot better describe the scheme
! disfranchise the Democrats of the stat
than by reading to you what our repre-
sentatives in that convention so truth
fully and tersely said. concerning 1t in tn