The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-04-21
PROVO CITY. APRIL q, 1884.
DEMOCRATIC PREPARATION,

Under the QeaQ line. u ITebSlug
Necessity" the Salt Lake Herald of yes
terday had a timely article which will
fit Utah county to dot, The pressing
necessity aimed at was a thorough or
ganization of the party, because the
republicans are displaying unwonted
activity in the thorough organization
of their fighting cohorts. We have re-
peatedly called attention to the import
ance of this subject, and have urged
that the work of thorough organization
be commenced at once. 1t still fingers.
No one steps out to the music of the
rally to the old colOrs, which once fired
the fighting blood of the party. We
are afraid there is one leading cause
why this has not been done, why men
approach the task with reluctance if
not with extreme Tepugnance. We
have too many Office seekers who re-
gard the good of the party as a sec
ondary consideration to their own sell
fish chances of securing public position.
We do not under rate the Importance
Of public place or public honor. But
we say it earnestly, every selfish ambi-
ton must be brought and unselfshlY
placed upon the altar of the party's
good. The man who is not willing to
do this is unworthy of public or official
honors, and should never under any
circumstances become the bannerman
of the party. We have too much of
the rule or ruin idea in our ranks.
There are not enough of US who are
ready to sacrifice private interests to
public good.
The democrat who is only demo-
crat for public Office should be re-
proved by having his claims repudi-
ated, not only in the caucus, but in the
convention as well as at the polls. 1t
does not look well for a young man
who has good business to be always
striking for everything in sight, es-
pecially when after having been re-
fused he threatens to leave the party
and carry his superior claims and wis
dom over TO the enemy or who spends
his time snarIing at his fellow demo-
Gratis who fail to see his superlatiye fit
ness for perpetual ofice-holding. A
close and careful organization would
be able to eliminate much of this evil
from the party life, thus removing the
causes which too often precipitate the
party into defeat. Salt Lake county
is not the only county in Utah which
has too many selfish aspirants for OF
fee. Utah county has too many and |
she suffered partial defeat last fall |
from this cause. Selfish men then |
sought nominations while stand
ing in the light of sure
defeat. We cannot afford any
more defeats in order that some
ambitious young man may walk off
with the glory of a nomination. Our
clubs, when organized, could meet
these embryotic statesmen before the
elements of defeat in their persons
could be crystalized; before the pros
pective defeat had struck chill into
the blood, or before the bad selection
had given hope to the enemy,
The necessity is Immediately upon
the democracy Of Utah county to make
one vigorous effort to unite the party
into one harmonious whole, actuated
by one DE purpose, that of defeating
the enemy rather than to nominate
any fayorite only to have him miser-
ably defeated and the party ruined
thereby. Let Utah county democrats
get together and eliminate all selfish
and discordant elements and organize
for victory which is within our grasp
whenever we reach out to secure it,
but which Will fee from us forever so
long as selfish men are put in the lead
f II their own aggrsndisement without
regard to the permanent and true in 7
terests of the party, If we are in {
earnest in the purpose to lift our
country out of the slough of despond, of
of poverty and revolution now
5 s.alking hand in hand over our land.
the democracy must do the work, If q
we remain under the selfish lead of C
reckless aspirants, how is this neces-
sary work to be accomplished? h