The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-20

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Weber Republican Fight.
The esteemed Republican happy fami-
iy OF Weber county seems to be having
a merry cat and dog time. The Tri-
pune is reaching its hand into the juno
tlon city with the intention of capturing
the legislative delegation and the
STANDARD is resisting the grasping at
tempt Of the Gear of Utah" Glas-
character If Diogenes of old were on
earth searching with his lantern for
an honest man, he would hardly stop
Wnen he saw Glasmann. If one were
looking for a model of truthfulness he
would hardly go to Glasmann. If one
were looking for a statesman he would
go lar away from Glasmann. If he
was looking for an Inscriptions, grasp
ing politician he would probably search
for Glasmann. But with all his faults
and all his desires to boss he is fight
ing something worse than himself. He
is fighting an INSCRIPTIONS, grasping,
grinding, utterly selfish politician and
political ring who are using the Fri
bune for their own personal ends. The
people of Weber would be disgraced by
the domination of either, but there is
a plentitude Of Salt Lake Republicans
who are ready to take oath that judg-
Standard bossism the latter is by far
the least of the two evils. The ogden cor
respondent of the Tribune is conduct
ing It's campaign. Yesterday he paid
ms respects to Glasmann as follows:
me question has been discussed very
seriously among Republicans during the
Idst DAY or two why IS it that the Stand
ara should attempt to create a feeling
OF lu-Wlll among Mormon Republicans
aaSdlhst those Republicans who are not
Mofmons, and attempt to show GentiIt
people?
Why should it be necessary for the
standard, protesting to be a Republican
paper TO publish in its editorial columns
partly IN italics, the following: For
some days. in fact, for several months,
certain eX-LiberalS have been whispering
around the following words: This is our
last chance; it will be all church under
statehood Let US take care this cleo
ton, we will never have another chance
etc We have every reason TO
believe that it is this element of the
party that wants Republicans to vote
directly for the candidates for the city
Offices instead of electing delegates to
CITY convention.
ut is not though that the allegation
contained in the above is true, but should
1t be true, can the Standard give any
good reason why it, posing as Repub-
lean paper, should publicly and osten-
tatiously hand over 10 the Democratic
party weapon by which that party
might hope to defeat the Republican
party. Was there any good reason why
any such an outrageous statement should
be made in a newspaper that desires har-
mony in the party and the success of
the party?
AS to the merits of the charge made
by the Standard, there is this to be said:
EX-Libera1s and Mormons have mingled
n conventions and at elections and no
word or thought has ever been expressed
but OF a desire to equal.ze the offices,
and to give all men equal representation
on the ticket. And nothing of the kind
has ever been said or felt by either Nor
mons or eX-L.berals TO cause such ali
outbreak by the Standard. The leading
republican Mormons of this county and
city understand why this Cutburst has
come. and they have no respect for the
policy that deems ii necessary to make
such publication as the Standard has
made.
Why the Standard should wish to dis
rupt the Republican party and give TO
Democrats such a weapon to use during
the campaign IS beyond comprehension,
If it is to be considered that the Stand
Democratic party VIII attempt to take
advantage of such ill-advised, untruta-
full and un-Republican work, and that
its tendency to cause Q, feeling of suS-
picion and resentment among members
of the party is certainly true. Whether
or not it was done for that purpose can
not be said but that its effect is bad cam
not be gainsaid, whatever the object
might have been in its publication. It
would seem that man of even the most
ordinary mind could see far enough
ahead to see that the effect of such a
publication could do no possible good,
but, on the contrary, would undoubtedly
do much harm.
IF the editor of the-Standaro cannot
control himself. his friends ought to see
to it that he is so guarded that he can
not go ahead spreading havoc and ruin
in the party. Some of his friends have
tried and failed. now let others try IT.
The general query among Republicans
yesterday was, What will the Standard
do next to hurt the party?" That, of
course, was an unanswered conundrum,
but that it would do something was the
universal guess. The people have got SO
they understand that the Standard may
be relied upon to kick over the bucket of
milk about so often