The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-05
AS TO DEMOCRATIC cTJRs


The New York Times is strongly in
favor of the organization of Demo-
cratic clubs throughout the country.
which is proof of its good sense. 1t
published the address of Ex-Governor
Black to the Democrats of the United
States, and in commenting on it said:
1t seems to us that the work of the
clubs is not only good, but that it is
the very best in politics for which the
present time affords an opportunity.
How effective it can be made has heen
proved IN practice by the results of
the campaign of education preceding
the election of 1892. The clubs have
several distinct advantages. The field
may be covered by them as minutely
and completely as occasion requires
and means are available They apneal
directly to the good sense of the voters
and bring to bear on the exercise of
the suffrage the intelligence of the peo-
pie undiverted and uncorrupted bv
consldera tons of mere partisan preiu-
dlce or personal ambition. They give
healthy and rational and honest eyer
else to the interest of men, especially
OF young men, in public affairs.
They do not waste their energies in
political demonstrations" in torch
light professions. or brass bands. and
only on extraordinary occasions on
mass meetings. Their work is essen
TALLY that of discussion, and in this
the education of the members is as
direct and valuable as that impaired
to others.
Mr.. Cleveland, who has a happy gift
at times, of striking phrases, touches
the core of the principle involved in
the work of the clubs when he saws:
Our party is best organized and most
powerful when it strives for principles
instead of spoils." This is not only
true OF the Democratic party, but of
every party.
Mr.. Cleveland gives warning through
the Association of Democratic clubs
that every Democratic agency should
labor INCREASINGLY and earnestly to
save the party in this time of it's power
and responsibility from the degrade
ton and disgrace of a failure to re-
deem the pledges upon which our fell
low countrymen intrusted us with
their government" The warning is
timely. 1t is made so by the TEACHER
Gus attitude of a small but threaten
ing number of professedly Democra tic
Senators. and, as we have heretofore
remarked, these Senators are recog-
nized throughout the country as spoiIs-
men. The most conspicuous of them
is the man who sold the Presidency
in 1888 for a Governors chair. It is
not necessary to point out that a fail
ure to carry out the pledges for tariff
reform would be fatal to the Demo-
cratic party. Every man of common
sense and adult age knows that. What
must be pointed out and insisted upon
is that the only way to save the party.
from this degradation and DISGRACE
| is by that steady, intelligent. strong.
and direct influence of party opinion
which the Democratic clubs aim 10
arouse. Nor is it simply with refer
ence to the present situation and the
immediate future that the work of the
clubs is valuable and necessary. The
demand for that work IS permanent.
The course Of tariff reform will not be
completed by the enactment of The
Wilson bill. Tt will onlv he fairly and
nationally begun. That measure will
be decisive. but not final. IT will
change the direction of our fiscal pol-
| icy from constant aggravation of i'm
port duties to gradual reduction. But
| the comnact organization of wealth
and greed which has held the Repuh-
lican party for twenty wears in its
iron srasp viii not surrender with one
defeat. 1t vii put forth tremendous
efforts te regain control and to resist