The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-19

Soon after the aOJOuT hIileHI VI NAAS
constitutional convention party man
ayers in many of the agricultural sec
tons of the territory, particularly IN
Cache county, became somewhat
alarmed over an independent move
nnent among the farmers, which show
ed signs of spreading and disrupting
botb parties. Investigation proved
thai there was a great deal Of fear
among the farmers that theT would
be Disseminated against in the franz
ing of laws under the constitution, and
in The conduct Of The state government.
They were anxious to have the inter
ests of the farmers protected. 1hey
were opposed to any extravaganza III
public affairs, fearing that taxes Wouio
be 100 heavy under statehood, no mat
ter how economically public affairs
were administered. They were also
fearful that their irrigation rights
vyould be interfered with. Some were
fearful that the sheepmen would be
given too many privileges. In Sanpete
county, which has suffered most from
the befouling of waters by sheep, this
fear was especially great. 1t will be
remembered that from Sanpete came
The strongest demand for the bill pre-
venting befouling of waters by sheep.
II is learned now that this sentiment
is largely turning in favor OF the DEM
ocratic party. The independent farm
ers have waited until they have seen
the two tickets before taking action,
and have now practically concluded
tn fr~11G I he
Democratic party than the Republican
narty. Nor is this conclusion without
reasonable foundation. In fact, 1t has
the very best of foundations.
Under statehood many perpleHlng
questions will confront the governor.
In considering the laws passed by the
legislature he will have to pass upon
conflicting interests, where the decision
will mean prosperity or ruin, to many
IF those interes ted. If the governor
IS not olear-headed, conservative, well
informed as to the various interests
of the state, as well as trained in the
theory of government and in the logic
of public affairs, with broad ideas of
human nature, he will be likely TO err
as between different sections and do
grave injustice to some and be I'M
warrantedly favorable to others.
Caine viii Hold Salt Lake.
Under such circumstances these far
mers have lately been making COMPARE
sons between the TWO candidates for
governor with an idea of determfn-
ing which it will be best to support
1t may be asserted that inside Salt Lake
county the two candidates are equally
well known. They each have many
personal friends. On the day Of his
nomination it was believed that He
his party strength and that he would
sweep Salt Lake county, while when
Game was nominated Republicans said
he would run behind his ticket here.
Things have materially changed
since then. Heber NJ. Wells has been
regarded in a new light among his
friends. The old point Of view would
not answer ali purposes. Regarded as
a candidate for the most important
Office under the new conditions of
statehood, he has daily been losing
strength, and now all that the Repub-
hcans hope is that he will be able to
hold his party strength. 1t is freely
conceded that Game will hold the
Democratic strength in Salt Lake
county, and it is anticipated that he
will cut into Wells if he continues to
grow strong as he has been growing
since the people began to realize that
he was far the most capable man of
the two. Lawrence will cut into Wells
at least several hundred votes and will
make him fall behind his ticket.
known Only TheatricaIIy.
1t is when one gets outside of Salt
Lake, however, that the Disparity be-
gins to make itself most strongly ap-
parent. Out in the country Game is
much better known. Heber NJ. Wells
Ia.- in, tL,e off
and when he has been seen the inn
pressions of him left with the people
are not connected with any idea, of
government. The impressions are
built around visions of him only as
he has been seen on the stage, a lead
ing man in an ameteur theatrical
troupe. In this line he has been as
popular outside as he has been in
Salt Lake, but his popularity has been
the same as that of any other actor
who has caught the sympathy of the
public through his Interpretation of
characters. AS hero in Young Mrs.
Winthrop" there is not an amateur
actor in Utah who would care to con-
test the claim for superiority or
popularity.
1t is only when he enters on the
ground Of government when he ap
pears in a new and difficult role, when
the Search lSul Is LQIueU On uiIIl 10
find wherein he possesses those quail
fcations out of which a good execu-
tive is made, that he begins to fose
his popularity and to dwindle when
compared with other men. No one
cares to dispute his strength as an
ACTOR. No one cares to say he is not
clean and honest. No one cares to
say that he is not respected. No one
cares to say that he lacks native
ability. Let these things be conceded.
Let it be conceded that he has many
friends. The point against him is that
he does not possess the experience or
the training that will fit him to be
governor Of Utah during the first five
years of the states existence. It is
this indictment, proven as it is, that
viii defeat him.
The Tribune, by the way, has been
endeavoring to send around an i'm
preston that The Herald said more
complimentary things the day after.
Wells nomination than il does now.
That is not true The Herald only
admitted then, as ii admits now,-that
Wells is clean and honest, and said
that he was too Inexperienced in exc
cutive matters to make a good gov
ernor 1t says the same now.
Caine Is Better known.
Now how we'll is John T. Game
known in the outside counties? That
question hardly needs an answer.
There is scarcely a precinct in the
territory in which he has not been
during fhe mast fen vearc r,bara =.