The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-22
THE "YELLow DoGY HEREsY.


The suggestion that the voters of
otah should compare the respective
tickets of the political parties and
cast their tickets for the best men,
does not seem to suit some of our
Republican opponents We are not
surprised at that The Democratic
ticket is SO much superior in that re-
spect, that when compared it makes
many Republicans sick and fills them
with dismay.
The doctrine promulgated to offset
that superiority of candidates is COM
monty known as the yellow dog doc
trine." That is. if the Republican
party should put UP yellow dog for
Office it would be the duty Of Repub-
licans. to vote for him. The cry is,
vote the Republican ticket no matter
who is on it." Men and women of
whom better things might be expected
are intoxicating that idea, and some
OF them are actually using the fact
that there are manv Mormons among
the Democratic nominees as an argu-
menr against the ticket among the
Mormons themselves.
Now, we regret the necessity Of
mentioning the terms Mormon and
Gentle once more in connection with
political affairs. But it is none of our
originating. In the Democratic judi
cial convention in this city those terms
were incidentally mentioned and the
error was greeted with Kisses. They
should be banished from our political
discussions.
In framing the Democratic ticket the
religion Of the candidates was not
taken into consideration. Their fitness
for the positions to be filed,
their place Of residence and their
availability as popular nominees were
viewed without other reference.
Was that the case with the RepubIi-
can selections? Is it not d notorious
fact, strongly commented upon by
many Republicans themselves. that c.
E. Allen labored hard to obtain the
nomination of a Mormon for Governor
and to have it precede the nomination
for Congressman. so that a Gentle
(himselD might gain that Official plum?
1t is known that this was one of the
causes that helped to turn down both
Thomas and Crane for the Governor
ship, and the selfish tactics of the
congressional candidate are fully APP
preciated by a number of his party as
sociates, many of whom will certainly
not vote for him in November.
Mormon and Gentle question so close
ly, to hear their stump orators, male
and female, talk about Mormons on
the Democratic ticket is a trifle i'm
pudent, to say the least, and invites
retort. There are no more candidates
OF that persuasion on the Democratic
ticket than their numbers in the ter
ritory and in the party would justify,
if there had been any pains taken in
that direction.
We deprecate the attempted revival
Of this issue. which is being made by
a disreputable Republican organ in
Ogden and which is echoed on the
stump in other places. We are all
citizens of Utah and should be Amer
leans IN every sense OF the term. A
true Democrat will not ask what a
mans religion is or is not in politics.
If Republicans try to drag that issue
to the front they will lose by it. !
We repeat. the great issue in Utah
this year is MEN. Fit men, capable
men, honest men, wise men, men on
whom the people can rely as public
That is of prime Importance
in building the new state, and we do
not believe our Republican opponents, |
with their poor ticket in comparison
to that of the Democrats, will succeed |
in diverting the attention of voters
from that patent fact, on in persuad-
ing them to adopt the yellow dog
political abomination.