The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1894-05-09
PROVO CITY.
MAY 9, 1894
THE COMING CAMPAIGN.

The highest duty Of democrats from
now on until the election, is to prepare
for the struggle at the ballot-boX. We
have huge work to do. 1t is of vast
import to US as well as to the entire
territory. First we owe it to our
brethren in other states to encourage
them. In many sections of the country
they struggle as do those who are we'll
nigh without hope. The trusts, conf
bines, and the corporations are very
strong. They have the people by the
throat fast in relentless grasp. Pluto
cracy is insolent behind its vast hordes
OF gold. That gold is far-reaching and
powerful. Flashed in the eyes of the
poor, and the struggling, its binding
power is immeasurable. 1t closes the
eyes and destroys the memories of a
lifetime of corrupt, degrading and
vile servitude. The poor harrassed
white slave returns to his half re-
Quilted labor, to his kicks and cuffs as
well as 10 his slavish voting as his
master commands
Let Utah roll up great majority.
Let her lead Of with a complete
triumph, and the west will be re-
deemed ere long. Victory is Infectious.
BY complete organization and cease
less work we will acquire the habit of
triumph. Learn how to win it and
above all how to handle it SO that it
may become permanent. If the de-
mocracy has a mission of worth to
Utah it must labor to utilize it so that
the benjgnant policies of the party
fashioned by jefferson and the fathers
may instill again into western hearts,
the hopeful confidence which once
made life on the crest of the wave of
western progress, worth the living If
we would win success like this, we
must take note Of the very initial
starting point to victory, the precinct
organizations. Let the proposed clubs
prepare lists of both democratic and
republican citizens of their districts,
and see that encouragement is given
the one and unceasing effort to convert
the other. Take the history of the
two parties as far as Utah is con.
cerned. The democrats have always
and increasingly battled for the ter
ritorY, both in congress, and out, The
republicans have ever stood menac-
ingly between her hopes of that dig
nity she hath coveted and the powers
at Washington. We cannot vote,
surely, to return to power that party
which has ever been hostile to every
hope and aspiration Of the pioneers of
Utah, for home government.
The party of immensity of promise
and of meagre performance can point
to no single voluntary act indicating
sympathy with any real interest of
Utah. The republican party has filled
the territory with missionaries
who, while they struck one blow for the
cause of religion struck one thousand
for the republican party. Would
Utonians freely and uncoerced vote for
the party which in demonetizing silver
struck g chill deep into her hopes of
speedy development of wealth and
progress; whose blighting policy would
keep us in poverty, the slaves of the
eastern nabobs forever?
Utsh's population is naturally demo-
cratic, Utah county especially. A few
years more and her peerless schools
will have rendered the county safe from
the retrogressionists, but Until that
day comes, the tried and true men who
have so oft fronted the foe, must labor,
pray, fight and watch continually TO
the end that we secure next fall an
earnest as to the future political status
of this, the fsiTest county, not in the |
territory alone, but in the entire west.
Let the liegemen gather to these club
or society meetings. Let nothing
stand in the way, and after organiza-
ton, let the weekly meetings be fully
attended. Secure all the obtainable
literature and let our young men study
politics, the fundamental doctrines of
the party, and thereby they will learn
how to meet and conquer the foe on
every rostrum within reach of the
bright, shimmering, dancing waves
Utah's fair mountain embowered |
lake.