The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-03

The rout will be complete before mex
Tuesday.
When the news from Brigham City
came in The Herald it fell like thun
derbolt The denial, the subsequent
admission, the practical endorsement Of
the Democra tic position by the Tribune
after it had endeavored for long time
to belittle the situation, were like sue.
ceeding bolts. All tended to shattel
the Republican party into a thousand
pieces.
The last tllunderbolt fell yesterday
when the Argus, the staunch little Re-
publican weekly. which has been made
up for a Republican number, with edi-
torials seeking support for the Repub-
lican ticket, suddenly announced:
'"The Argus is now convinced that IN
its zeal to further the best interests of
the territory it has strayed after false
gods From this date 1t is no longer
a party paper. 1t does not like the
muzzle, and its policy hereafter will
be the same as it was prior to the be-
ginning of this campaign" Independ-
ent in everything, neutral in nothing.
This announcement was made in a
last moment to the leading editorial. 1t
answered the question that had been
asked for several days. 1t showed that
the Argus, which, just after the priest
hood meeting, declared that though
Republican victory was dear, 1t did not
want victory tinged with any priestly
interference. had come to the conclu-
sion that the price of Republican VIC
tory was too high; that it could not af-
ford to endorse the use of church in
fuence for Republican supremacy.
In its leading editorial it says:
Campaign DisgracefuI.
1.-The Argus now hopes Judge Powers
IS satisfied. 1t is Disguised with the
campaign and in common with thous-
ands of people in Utah it will give a
sigh of relief when the election is over
= The campaign has been a disgraceful
one. Lying has been reduced to a fine
art and the tongue of scandal has been
buster than ever before in Utah. Great
issues have been met with a SubserV-
iency so cowardly and servile as 10
make the past take on the semblance
of a dream. Patriotism has been pros
tituted in the dust at the behest OF
personal ambitions and everything
that men ordinarily hold dear have
been prostituted in the interest Of
elf-aggrandizement and political pre-
ferment. Men have debased their man
hood. public prints stultified honorable
records, great parties descended to
trucking level and men in high places
convicted Of lying by their own admis-
sions. Seemingly blight has fallen
on Utah. The promises OF the past
have faded into evasions and the dis
trust that marred the progress of Utah
for over a quarter of century is as
strong now as it was before the people
were buncoed into dividing on party
lines. is Utah ready for statehood?'
is still momentouS question. Is
there any guarantee, except empty
words. that the conditions of the past
will not again arise after statehood is
secured? Ask any Gentle the question
and if he is honest he will answer that
he views the future with fear and dis
trust.
There has been no divorce Of church
and state. From almost every point in
the territory comes tidings of eccles-
iastical interference in politics. Dat
ing from the priesthood meeting The
territory has been a nest of intrigue
and political chicanery. Of course, de-
mails that do not deny are as often
made as accusations. but the accusa-
tons are certainly entitled to as much
weight as are the denials, and in view
of recent developments certainly have
the right Of way in the minds of the
people
McCalIum's Resignation.
This editorial was to have been fol- |
lowed up by another thing that would
have made the stampede complete yes
terday afternoon. TT was on the pro
gramme that Harry McCallum was to |
sever his connection with the Oouirrh |
club and the Republican party. speak
on the Walker bank corner last even !
ing, gather the old Liberal people to- |
gether and bring back the party con- !
ditions.
Publisher Bloor Of the Argus carried |
out his part of the programme. He |
prepared the people for an attempt to |
break down the division. But Mccall /
lum advanced only half way. During
the afternoon bill was brought to him |
from the county committee and imrne- !
diately he and Chairman Parsons had |
a very strong disagreement, and a
stormy session ensued, McCallum then !
announced that he could not shoulder
the bills Of the Ocuirrh club and inn
mediately handed il his resignation as
president OF the club.
The news of this spread like wildfire
over the streets and soon the SsalWarts
Of the club were gathering. These were
not the founders particularly, for Nc
CaPum and Bleor We're the founders.
but they were the particular friends Of
!
in his shoes lest the action of Mccall
lum should defeat him. or make his
defeat more certain than it is.
The consequence was very animated
session in the rooms of the Oquirrh
club, in which McCa1lum was brought
to a condition of acquiesceuce. The
desperate followers, knowing that an
open outbreak would settle everything.
wanted him merely to keep quiet
until after election and f.,ey
brought every possible pressure to
bear upon him. At length, pending a
meeting of the club on Monday night,
McCallum agreed to keep from action
and the matter was arranged and a
story concocted by the sorry lot that
the resignation had been filed for sew
erai weeks on account of disagree
ment on the policy of the club. A
denial was made that there had been
or would be any trouble and the arch
wended off with the idea :
that they had fixed things all right. :
But it is evident that they are still !
afraid. McCallum is being kept under !
as close surveillance as though he were +
some criminal or incompetent. Last | !
night at a very late hour he had a sub ! /
Btantial bodyguard. consisting of E.