The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-01-04

THE GREAT QUESTION.

yesterday Judge barCcn'S rulings
were altogether against the commission
and it is now very likely that the su
preme court of Utah will be called
upon to say if the proceedings SO far
have been in accordance with law or not
OF course until full proceedings have
been had, it cannot be said at this mo-
ment if Judge Bartch is right or not.
We are sure, very sure, that the vast
majority of democrats In this territory
are for the right; let that unseat or
seat the democrats. or not. Of course
we will not insult the intelligence of
the democrats by saying: If we have
not elected the constitutional cOnven-
tion members, we will not assume Or
accept control OF it, no matter about
popular sentiment upon it. The cold
law only will operate, and if cold law
and law and facts give the control of
the convention to the republicans, why
in Gods name let them have it and
welcome; but if it gives the result to
the democrats We will have it
and use it despite all that the Tri-
bune and its hired band of conspira-
tors can do to upset and defeat the
will of the people. The proceedings in
Judge Bartch's court yesterday indi-
Gated that Judge Zane and counsel for
the republican side of the controversy
would abide by the will of the party
and push the partisan side of the case
only, even If the honest result of the
election would thereby be reversed en-
tirely.
Judge Bartch would be more than
human were he to proceed to the end
of the hearing free from partisan bias
altogether, but being of the earth
earthly the supreme court will have no
difficulty whatever in discerning the
exact extent Of his departures in every
case, from the line of the law and the
evidence presented. So far there is
nothing developed which could upset
in the least the result as arrived at by
the commission, nor do we believe any
thing will come up to in the least en-
barass the officials in the case. The
fact is it is bold scheme to sell out
the electors of Sanpete county and to
defeat the will of the voters there, who
voted in good faith for the democratic
candidates for members of the constitu-
tional convention.
All these alleged interviews now run
ming through the Tribune, in which
democratic members of the election
boards in Sanpete county figure, are
either creations from the whole cloth or
they are base forgeries for which that
ruthless paper will yet have to render an
account. A long series of victories won
by such questionable means has made
the paper and the reckless republican
minority careless of the future. But
they confront state Of things now
with which they have never before
contended. An honest but determined
party is opposing them and they
will not give up until all the
facts are uncovered and the
courts have said they have the re-
CURED majority. No people deserves to
be free who lacks the nerve to battle
for the right just when the right is as
sailed.
The efforts of the Tribune to dis
tort the facts and to manufacture pub
lie sentiment in advance, will fall to
the ground. Intimidation and bull
doing will not go down. The people
Of Utah viii not be cheated out of the
honest result, labor how the minority
may. This is the boldest scheme to
defeat the will Of the people which has
ever been devised, but all of its bold
ness will not avail. The honest will of
the people will be executed. The de-
lay is vexatious, of course, but it is bet
ter thus than to have it subverted.
The vigilant democrats on guard will
not be bamboozled or frightened from
the true line of facts. All the c1rcum-
stances will be turned up to the public
gaze and the reckless and shameless
conspirators will receive rebuke com
mensurate with the sum of their turpi-
tude as exhibited by the trial now in
progress.
Democrats, stand firm. Front the
foe at every point and let our dearly
priced and bravely fought for victory
be vouchssfed to the brave suffragans
whose will must not be overturned by
any court or any other power.