The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-05
THE RESULT ANp IT'S CAUSES.

the crucial test shall come. The state
election will be the real turning point.
We do not care how soon it comes.
The party has still good majority in
the territory, and with a fair district
ing and apportionment will make a
very different showing from that of
the present.
There were a variety of causes that
contributed to the Republican victory.
Among them are the following:
The disbanding of the Liberal party
has strengthened the Republican
ranks more strongly than was an
ticipated. There were fewer Demo-
Gratis in it than was supposed. Th :
returns show that the old prediction.
that when the Liberal party resolved
itself into original elements they would
principally gravitate to the Republi
can party-but which was subse-
quently thought to be exaggerated, has
proven to be correct.
The legislature being already Repub-
lican in both Houses, the Democrats
perceived the fact that the election of
one candidate would not change the
political complexion of either House.
and so there was not any great in
centive in that particular to arouse
them to action.
The Republicans were we'll supplied
with funds for expenses to make a
thorough canvass and rustic out every
voter likely to aid their cause, ana
had number of paid workers who
fairly earned their wages. The Demo-
Gratis to a large extent, labored
gratuitously and though they worked
with energy were not as well supplied
as the foe were with the "sinews of
war;
The enemy were earlier in the field
and in addition to a number of
speakers who had personal influence
in several directions. covered the
ground more fully than the Demo
Gratis were able to with the men and
means at command.
The hard times, which were cum
ningly attributed by the Republicans
from the beginning as the result of
the change of administratio proved to
be more potent in the minds of many
voters than sound reason and fair ex-
PLANTATION.
The appeals made to the apparent
interests of the people as to the wool,
lead, sugar and other local interests
had a great effect, touching their sell
fishness and arousing their animosities
against the party alleged to be inimical
to them.
The Misrepresentation as to the &C
ton Of the Democratic party on the
silver question also helped to befog
the minds of many voters, and tended
to turn number of votes in the wrong
direction.
The common error of attributing all
the ills that come upon the country
to the party in power, fostered by men
who knew better, but took advantage
of it in aid of their own party, was
another factor in the sum of the re-
suit.
Cleveland was misrepresented as re
sponsible for the business failures and
other troubles of the past year, and
pictured as though he were a despotic
ruler whose word was law and who
had power to turn the tide of affairs
with wave of the hand. And that
had its influence with minds not well
informed.
a number of people who were de-
pended upon to swell the Democratic
vote stayed at home or went about
their ordinary business, Indifferent as
to the result. Others who belong to
no party cast their ballots for the
Republican candidate. thinking that
this would in some way help to make
times better.
times better. The total vote fell s,s7S
short of the registration.
The Republicans polled nearly their
full strength and captured some Demo-
Gratis who were led to believe that they
were voting against Cleveland's policy
on silver, and that in some fashion if
would be rebuke to him.
There were other causes which We do
not care to touch upon that helped to
bring about the result. Barring the mis-
representations on the stump, and the
demagogism common to party politics
in attributing evils over which the gov
eminent could have no control to tha
party in power, the victory was fairly
won and the Republican party of this
city are entitled to the laurels which
they wear
The Democratic committee and their
coadjutors are entitled to praise for
the energetic manner in which the cam
paign was conducted. It was too short
but not too sharp. The times were
against them. The same influence
which prevailed throughout the coun-
try last November was in their wav
And putting all other things aside, the
enemy had too many votes for them
and that settled it. But the Demo-
cratic workers deserve the highest
credit, and The Herald. which also did
its best in their support, congratulates