The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-18
An IMMINENT DAVEcEr.

The independent campaign" on
which the Trumbo party has started
can have but one object in view. Thai
is the United States senatorshin for
one or two Of the party. Mr.. Charles
Crane, so far as we are aware. does
J not openly avow his candidacy for the
proud position. Colonel Isaac Trumbo
is well known to aspire 10 that high
once, 1t is an ambition worthy of
any politicians efforts.
How can Colonel Trumbo achieve the
purpose he has in view? In no other
way than by gaining enough members
Of the State legislature to his support.
If the assembly is composed of a. ma
jorlty of Democrats. his purpose will
utterly fail. His time, his eloquence,
and his money will be thrown away.
No Democrat could vote for him,
even if the Democratic party and its
legislative candidates We're not pledged
to the support of Messrs. Rawlins and
Thatcher A Democrat who would vote
for Trumbo would be politically and
socially damned beyond redemption.
and the infamy of being bought. added
to the treachery he would be guilty of
to his party, would stick to his name
and memory through life and even
after he should lie in his grave That,
then is simply out of the question
If the legislature should be composed
of majority of Republicans it is pos
sible that Colonel Trumbo might be
elected. To that end he will certainly
devote his efforts and his cash, aided
by his companions who are in his SER
vice. It is possible that. by the use of
the means he is adopting, he may Sc
cure enough of the floating element in
addition to straight Republican voters
to elect the Republican legislative
ticket. and thus secure that Republican
majority in both Houses which will be
essential to his purpose
The means to which we refer are:
First, pretended church influence; next.
alleged services to the people of Utah:
third. money lavishly but cautiously
expended On the first page of a
pamphlet which he has in circulation,
issued by Charles Crane, is a telegram
which he claims to have received from
Mormon church authorities recognizing !
what he had done towards securing
statehood for Utah.
Surprising it to be genuine, there is
really nothing in it which could fairly /
be construed as backing from the
church on his senatorial aspirations /
Neither does il show the extent of his
work for the people of Utah, which his
friends greatly eXaggerate and which
give no proofs of his qualification for
the exalted post he wishes to secure.
The utmost he could have accom-
plished as to statehood was to help
keep quiet the blatant Republicans
who wanted to oppose the enabling
act, but who could not if they they had
all united together have prevented it's
passage in either House. The Demo-
Gratis who favored it were too many for
their Republican antagonists. So much
for that.
AS to the use of money. We believe
the majority of the people of Utah
would spurn any direct offer to infu-
ence their votes. But there are per-
sons in the community who cannot be
so depended upon. a few votes in a
few precincts might turn the tide
What can be done no doubt will be
done, and a strict watch should be kept
on all the movements of the "independ-
ent' campaigners.
Now. is it not clear in view of all
the facts, that the only safe way to
prevent the sending of Isaac Trumbo
to the United States Senate. which
would make Utah the laughing stock
Of the nation, to say nothing of the
danger to her interests, is to take care
that Democratic legislators are elected.
which viii secure the choosing of Mo
ses Thatcher and Joseph L. Rawlins
as the Senators from Utah. who will
vorthily represent her people and shine
N the most august assembly of the
world? This is of vital Importance to
the new state, and we warn the citi-
zens Of Utah of the danger that con- /
fronts them. Vote the Democratic
ticket and all will be well!
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