The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-15


The board Of canvassers have conn
pieted the count for the office Of Dele
gate from Utah in the next Congress
Of HE United States The totals foot
Up for Joseph Z. Ravlins, Democrat,
s, sos; for Frank ;. Cannon, Republi-
can, .s23s for Fl. L. Gant, Populist,
E555- Cur evening contempt places
the majority for j. Cannon (R.)
at Isis That is clearly a double err
r1r. First, the majority is but i 2sS
and second, the plurality Is but !. SIS
We desire our friends to take notice
of these figures. Taking al the votes
cast at the November election, the Re-
publican majority is not SO great as
has been supposed It Is renlarka Bile
that there should be as many as 555
Popnlist voters in the territory We
have no doubt tfat the majority of
them entertain Democratic rather than
Republican Views Of the right princi-
pies OF government. But passing them
by the Republican plurality is 1873.
We can see from this that the Demo-
cratic party Of Utah has to secure less
than thousand Of that plurality TO
win at the next election.
But there were a great many stay
at-honnes in Utah the same as slse-
wfree. Another year they may be in
duced to go to the polls. Quite a num-
Der Of them certainly were Democrats.
A large proportion, too, OF the Republi-
can majority are not attached to either
party, but were induced this time TO
vote for the Republican candidate by
influences that need not be particular
lied. The hard times. the feeling IN
Justly worked up against the Demo
cratic Congress. the invectives against
the Democratic President. the pressure
brought to bear from other sources,
al had their effect upon voters who
were not anchored to any party. and
that aided materially in bringing
about the result.
With an actual majority under all.
these circumstances of but 1858. the
Republican party of Utah need not feel
that it, has obtained that permanent
victory for which it fought and which
cost it SO much. 1t may have fulfilled
the pledges admitted TO have been
made by certain persons to national
Republican leaders, but if they includ-
ed one Congressman and two United
States Senators, it is quite possible
that they may yet be unable to de
liver the goods
The critical test of the political COM
plexion Of Utah will come next NoveBl-
Der. For that every Democrat should
be we'll prepared. We advise, once
more, complete and thorough organiza-
ton; in some places and precincts re-
organization. Lectures should be de-
livered on the principles OF democratic
government. Literature should be dis
tributed for public information Per-
sonal work among the uniformed
should be done. Strife ought 30 be
avoided and controversy mellowed
With good nature and full regard for
the views and feelings of opponents.
We feel glad to see that the figures
prove the stability Of the Democrats
Of Utah at the last territorial cleo
ton. 1t is clear that they stood by
their colors and their candidate The
former Liberal vote and part of the
aoating vote gave the victory to the
The real Democrats were
not swerved from their allegiance.
That is encouraging for the future.
We think the party has no cause for
alarm or depression. On the contrary,
The prospects are bright and promis-
ing. If proper work is properly done,
victory will once more perch on the
banners of the Democracy and Utah
will enter the Union, proudly, as a
Democratic and silver state.