The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-10
THE COMING STRUGGLE.


in the dumps, as some Of their Repub-
lioan friends seem to imagine. 1t is
true that they have not reached that
success which they worked and hoped
for. But they have made considerable
gains in the vote Of the territory in
spite of the various adverse influences
against which they had to contend.
They have made square and gallant
fight, and with the means at their
command did all that was possible to
achieve a victory. They are not cast
down or discouraged.
The past is behind us all Let it
go. 1t is the future with which we
now have to deal. The work of another
campaign will be upon us before we
are ready. if we do not take an imme-
date forecast and rally at once for
the fray. The election of November,
1896. will be most important event
and we ought to soon prepare to take
part in it.
Next year will be presidential year.
Utah, if she is admitted to the Union
as state, as there is very little doubt
for President and Vice President Of
the United States. A new legislature
will also have to be chosen by the
peoples ballots. Other officers will, no
doubt, be elected, as the first legisla-
tive assembly may provide.
All that will give great interest to
the event, and call for the marshalling
again of the hosts of the victors and
of the vanquished. The situation
should be gravely considered and ways
and means be provided to meet it, One
thing is certain: The Democratic party
cannot afford to view the matter with
either reluctance or Indifference, but
must keep up its present excellent or
ganization and brace up for another
tussle.
Next year there will be a new fac
tor in the sum of the voting popula-
ton. The ladies will be endowed with
the elective franchise and may be ex-
pected to take an active part in the
contest. That they will greatly change
the political aspect is believed by most
people who have made themselves ac-
quainted with the trend of public opin-
ion. If the women citizens had voted
this year, we are confident the results
would have been reversed. What may
be the case in another year, time alone
can determine.
OF course there will be a division
among the fair sex on the party ques-
ton. But that a considerable major
ity can be counted on by the Democ-
racy we have no doubt. Wherever
they are willing to investigate and
fairly consider both sides of the po-
litical question, they largely coincide
with Democratic ideas and principles.
In a majority of instances where they
have become strong Republican parti-
sans, it will be found that they have
been indoctrinated in the fallacies of
that party, without giving close in
quiry into the principles of Democ-
racy. We do not say this is universal,
but we believe it is common. When
people Of either sex drink in what is
offered by one party and pay no at
tention to the other side, they natu-
rally become the most virulent of par
tisans, and subject to the disadvan-
tages and stubbornness of ignorance
If the women of Utah will but fairly
investigate the principles of Demo-
cratic politics we have no fears as to
the result.
1t is from the belief that the major
fly of the women voters of Utah have
listened to the speakers of both parties
and are naturally inclined to that JUS
tice, equality and individual liberty
which Democracy inculcates and main
tains, that we conclude they will
largely support the party of Jefferson
and Jackson in the coming contest for
supremacy in Utah.
The silver question will cut an i'm
portant figure in the election of 1896
1t is a foregone conclusion that the
Republican party will nominate an an
ti-silver candidate, or a bogus bime-
tallist, which will mean about the same
thing. Should the Democratic party
be brave and wise enough to select a
genuine silver man for their standard
bearer the people of Utah, unless many
are tied like slaves to the chariot
wheels of party, will cast strong ma
jority vote for the Democratic candi-
date for the Presidency
In view of these prospects. we urge
upon the leaders and the followers in
1.-THE Democratic party of Utah to rally
for the fight. We have hopes that some
issues which have entered the past
campaign will not be mooted in the
next. Statehood and it's full freedom
will inspire the people of both sexes
with the burning spirit of liberty, and
they will cast their votes as free and
independent citizens, using the fran
chise as a sacred trust for the benefit
of the state and of the nation.
Democrats, arisel Scan the field,
prepare the plan of campaign, get
ready the weapons. gather in the sin
ews of war, and determine upon bold.
aggressive struggle to wrest victory
from the conquerors and the battle
ground of past defeat!
THE STATEHOOD PROCLAMATION,