The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-10-22
THE EVENING DISPATCH.
John L. BARTow, Editor and Prop.
THE END COMETH.

Two weeks from tomorrow will close
one Of the most remarkable political
campaigns which has ever been waged
in any state or territory of this union.
Remarkable for many things, indeed is
this campaign. 1t is the first really
hotly contested battle since the divis
ion on national lines, and it is. truly re-
markable that the Mormon people have
been able in one effort to pull themselves g
so nearly out of the prejudices of a
lifetime and to get up upon the high
plane of national politics. Under their
previous theocratic methods the church
saved the citizens from all worry as to
politics, especially upon national
themes, In day all this is changed
and the good people of Utah arrange
themselves upon national lines and
enter the battle 4s fierce, earnest and
enthusiastic partisan democrats and
republicans. 1t ls evidence conclusive
of the entire good faith OF this people
and it can no longer be said of them
that they are only shamming and that
interior and unknown influences are di-
recting the political bearing of partici-
pants on either or both sides of the
battle. We think it is high time now
that the charge of bad faith be with
drawn. No people have ever been
more outspoken and determined than
these in conducting a political cam
paign.
We think too, that the advantages
have all along been with the demo
crats. In the first place, we have at
the head of our ticket, by far the
best man. A man who, by his
ability has attracted the attention of
the nation and who, by his patriotism
and love of Utah, has won the love, con
fdence and favorable attention of the
men of Utah. The republicans have at
the head of their ticket man remark
able for no peculiar virtue. He is a fair
speaker only, but he has won no dis
tinction as man of affairs. He has
been but as yet trifer in the affairs
of life. He has given no evide nee of
the possession of those high quail tiles
which 30 greatly distinguished his op-
ponent. There is nothing which par
ticularly distinguishes Mr.. Cannon and
point to him as one of all others to en-
trust with interests SO grave. We all
know that he is not and we also all
know that Rawlins is the man of all
others in this territory, who may be so
entrusted and with entire safety. The
amnesty proclamation of Mr.. Cleve-
land is another circumstance which
WINS the confidence and good feeling
of thu people of Utah. It must neces.
sarilly have good effect in the dis
position of the vote. The general ex-
cellence Of the democratic county
tickets over those of the republicans,
especially on the constitutional conven-
tion delegates, is a subject of general
and almost universal comment. This
must effect the result fayorably for us, |
and very powerfully SO, too. Thus we
say that the advantages SO far haye
been powerfully in our favor.
We have had in the field as CAM
paigners more illustrious men, more
speakers and abler men in all
respects. We have made no mistakes
We have made strong, clean canvass.
They can charge us with nothing un-
seemly or wrong and do it truthfully.
We haye had no Joseph T. Smith
breaks, we have had no Booth jokes,
no red-headed men escapades, no
Looses. The fact is We have made
clean, manly campaign and they are
vastly beaten in all the aspects of the
ight. This Is why we look TO the end
with the utmost confidence that vic
lory is assured for the entire demo- {
,ratic ticket, both county and state.