The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-04
THE GREAT 8AIvrLE.

The Democrats of this county are all
ready for the great battle which will
open at sunrise tomorrow morning.
The marshals 1f the hosts have in.
spected the lines and they find every
man at his place and eager for the
fray. The battle is to be u decisive
one and so far rs the Democrats are
concerned they desire that there shall
be an absolute and complete victory
for one party or the ether. THAI want
te settle once and forever the question
of church and state in Utah and all
earnest Democrats honestly believe
that the question will be determined by
the result of the talloting toru orrow.
If the Democrats WIN then it IS KIN own
that the church IS out of politics by
the express viii of The people. if the
Republicans win then It is ce~tain that
the church can and does control. For
this reason no divided victory is de-
sired. All or nothing on the Eerel al
ticket is the motto IF the Democracy.
The issue is clearly drawn. now let the
people say what they desire becarse
they are after all the final arbitors Of
all questions of public policy And
this is certainly a question OF that
kind.
Locally the Democrats have reason
to hope for the success &c their legis-
lative, county and municipal tickets
because they have candidates who are
the peers of any men III or odt OF poll
ties in this county.
For the legislature and to head
the ticket two men who have had
experience and who have served
the people faithfully and with dis
tinction have been placed in
nomination. They are capable,
they know what is necessary for
the welfare of the people of this
county from a, local standpoint and
on matters pertaining to the conduct
of the business Of the new state they
certainly can represent the people of
this county as well, yes. and better,
than their opponents, because by ac-
tual experience in private and public
life they are better qualified. The mu-
nicipal ticket is deserving of the most
careful consideration of the voters Of
Ogden. It should be remembered that
1t is due TO the Democratic majority
in the present council that Ogden
has withstood the buffetting of the
financial storm so well during the past
two years and at the head of the mu-
nicipal ticket for mayor is the man
who has presided over the delibera-
lions of the council for the past term.
That it is due to his business quail
fications and the wise advice he was
able to give that the affairs of the
city were so ably managed. In saying
so much for Mr.. Spencer it is not in
tended 10 rob any other member of
the council of the credit due him for
the part he may have taken in the
management of the city business, but
it is the purpose to call especial atten-
tion to this particular qualification
possessed by the Democratic candidate
for mayor and to remind the people of
Ogden that a man who can manage his
own business well is always a. safe
man to handle the business of a city
government. It is right and proper to
remind the people of Ogden of this mat
ter and urge them to have the public
business in mind when they cast their
ballots tomorrow. without going in
TO details it can be safely said that
the Democratic candidates for the city
council, taken as a. whole, are by far
the best qualified to handle the city
business for the next two years.
And it gees without saying that the
party that has CHOSEN the best candi-
dates. all things considered, is the
safest one to trust on any proposition