The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-10-16
THE PARK RECORD.
Another Republican Organ in
PitiabIe Condition

PitiabIe Condition.
Park City, Utah, Oct. 4.-ISpeciall-
The Park City Record is in a truly pitt
able situation. The Record men really
pine for American freedom; they would
like to be in a position to express their
opinions freely, to take a stand and
feel assured of a. following that would
support them. In 1898 a certain faction
in the Republican party came into pow
er in city affairs, and their actions were
denounced by the Record as false TO all
pledges, false to the people who sup
ported them; in a word, the Record
was bitter and justly indignant, for it
had assumed the responsibility for the
political integrity of these men to the
voters, and both it and the people had
been previously disappointed. AS eau
Gus time for 1894 approached, the Re
cord sounded the call to arms for the
Republican people to rally for their in
dependence and make a struggle for
their political freedom; to see to it
personally at the caucus, and take
steps to- place in the field a ticket that
would represent their choice and not
that of an autocratic clique. The peo-
pie heard that call and attended the
caucuses, but in the convention that
followed the people failed-the history
of the why they know we'll Did the
Record continue TO champion the cause
of the people? The people themselves
do not think so, and they say it freely
No; with souls shrinking within Them
the Record men embraced a ticket that
embittered their lives and soured their
tempers. "Oh, they would never, new
erp-but they did. mo Republican
candidate would ever stay on the Popu-
list ticket but he did, and, wonder of
wonders, it is rumored that more want
to get on. How shall the Record de-
nounce these actions and praise these
men at the same time?
Ii chokes and instead of praising it's
own nest of motley eggs. proceeds to
angry cackle over it's neighbours nest.
1t had better try to sit on its own nest,
even if there are some rather sharp
spikes, and eggs that will never hatch.
The Record charges states and jobs in
the Democratic caucus-it is not worth
notice; still. the Democrats wish to face
this squarely, and brand 1t as absolute
lly false. The % delegates of Park
| City to the convention were too well
scattered over the precinct, and their
names above proclaim to every resident
that the people and all the people were
represented. The much boosted dis
lcovery of a convention slate, by the
Tribune and Record, is another absur-
dirty that can only be misunderstood
abroad-the facts are simply that the
/ democrats have freely and openly dis
cussed possible candidates, and the best
material of which to make a ticket, or
! in some cases aspirants for office have
announced themselves; this has been
open talk for weeks, and only
differed from the Republicans
| in that they had half a dozen on hand
for each office, whereas the Democrats
had but one or two. The Tribune cor
respondent very truly said he was not
a wizard, for his suT-mises were KNOWN
to at least 500 men, and were common
talk. There were no factions. 1t was
AN Democrats in committee of the
whole. In the convention the Record
admits that large majorities ruled, and
tr11Iv most of the selections were made
| by reclamation.
There are too many free-nlinded. lib
! erty-loving Republicans in this vicinity
and in Summit county who will refuse
the Records soothing syrup to put
them to sleep on their political rights.
and that paper is playing a. dangerous
role in the attempt if the Ominous
words of Republicans in the county go
for ANYTHING. The unwarranted sur
qnises as to Mr.. Chambers are in real
ity meant for covered charges, for the
purpose of arousing prejudice, and is
all based on the Records assumption
that the county is Republican, and that
| a Democrat hasn't any right to aspire
for office. I deny that the Record
knows anything about it, and would re-
mind it that the world moves, changes
| take place, the people are thinking,
while it is digging in the mud. The east
est way out of the woods for the Rec
I ord is to trot along in a peaceful way,
and follow its financial nose, if it has
one, for it is not destined to make or
unmake dynasties, principalfties or re-
| publics.
| ANIERICA