The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-18
Keep TO TIE TRUTH.

1t is quite proper that our Repuhli-
can friends should take every legiti-
mate means to secure the registration
of all Republican voters. both for the
Constitutional convention and the gen
eral election. But they have no right
to resort to any kind of misrepresenta-
ton in regard to the matter.
From the time when the appoint
ment of registrars was made there
have been representations. more or
less covert and insinuating that there
was going TO he unfairness in the reg
istration. The idea was conveyed that
there would be zeal on the part of the
registrars to register Democrats and
hindrances placed in the way of Re
publicans. There was not the slight
est reason for anything of the kind.
1t was done out of what is commonly
called pure cussedness."
Since the registration has commence
ed. all kinds of rumors about unfair
ness have been put in circulation with
the intention of arousing unfriendly
feeling against the Commission and
the registration officers. But no one
is able to point out anything irregular
or unfair ON the part of the officers.
Every report. when traced UP, has
been found to have originated in sheer
malice or vain magma ton.
A fuss was made about the closing
of registration in Farmers precinct.
There was nothing in it. A hue and
cry was raised about something
dreadful at Manti: Commissioner Tat
lock, Republican. has been there and
investigated; nothing it it. Next there
is scare about Sugar House precinct;
nothing in it. Now there has been is
sued the following circular; and again,
there is nothing in it:
DISFRANCHIsED UNLESS YOU
REGISTER
Every voter who fails to register now
cannot vote for delegates to the Con-
stitutional convention. See that you
are registered for the purpose of vot-
ing for county and territorial officers.
There are two registration lists: see
that you are on both. Registration
books should, by law, be open until
September Bird but the county regis
trar has threatened to close them in
some precincts in few days.
y
the registration officer of your pre-
cinct AT ONCE. Do not stop until
you are sure you are registered. De-
lays are dangerous.
If you are, for any reason, unable to
get registered, report Immediately to
George NJ. Cannon, secretary County
Republican committee, No. l Main
street. Salt Lake city.
w. T. JAMES. Chairman.
County Republican Committee
The County Registrar has not made
any such threats" as stated in the
circular. He is naturally indignant at
the untruths it contains. In the first
place. the law does not provide that
Registration books shall be kept open
until September 3rd' If it does, let
the provision of law be cited In the
next place. the threatening amounts
to this: Deputy registrars in the coun-
ty precincts have been instructed to
keep open their books until the regis
tration is completed. Those officers
are paid for their services by the day:
when they have visited the houses in
the precinct, have made the revision
by law, and all persons in
the precinct have had an opportunity
Of registering, their is nothing to re-
quire them to continue their services,
and the Commission would not pay
them for doing nothing.
In the city there is a better oppor-
tunity for registering under present ar
than ever offered before
since the Utah Commission was Gre
ated. The office, where five deputies
are at hand to register, will be kept
open until September Srd
If any person entitled to registration
fails to register before that date,
through absence or any other cause,
ne can register by application to the
proper officer during the week begin
hing with the last Monday in Septem-
per.
We should suppose the persons
whose names are signed to the forego-
ng circular know these facts and pro-
visions as welFas other people. They
10 right in urging voters to register
low. The Herald has been using its
columns to prevail upon voters to see
hat their names are on both regiStra-
ion lists at once. But no one has the
light to misrepresent the law, the
acts or the. registration officers. All
-hree are done in that circular.
Every voter who fails to register
NOW will NOT lose his right to vote
or delegates to the Constitutional
If he registers during the
week commencing on the last Monday
n September, or at any time preced-
ng that date while the books are open.