The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-08-01
A DOODLE CAMPAIGN.


Recent events in Utah 60 to show
that this is to be hard and thankless
campaign for the republican boodleTs
here The recent determined stand
taken by the Tribune in the Crane
Trumbo matter will exert very whole
some effect in restraining the ardor
and bold, outspeaking boodlers in the
republican camps. The public senti-
ment in this country is bitterly op-
posed to the rotten borough methods
prevailing in English politics, and In
no state of this union is there a
stronger feeling against it than is to
be found right here in Utah. There ls
no sort of doubt but that some repub-
lican influences went into this cam
paign at the start with the full pur'
pose of boodling their way to high
political positions. The racket made
already and the certainty Of more to
follow may nip the policy in the bud
entirely, or at least it will throw so
much cold water upon the scheme that
it will work badly and perhaps not
work at all.
The attempt made here was made
in a very bungling and careless way.
The whole mesh has been unwound
and every man and woman in Utah
who eau read already understands the
whole matter. Political corruption
must be secretly and deftly done to
make it succeed. In order to reach
the senate by such means a good deal
of money would b3 necessary. 1t
would have to be applied to the
primaries, to the county conventions,
and after election to the legislature.
This would require far greater sum
than any but fat millionaire could or
would put into it; however, a great
corporation, or couple of them might
find such a sum, though large,
to plain plodding people, but
mere bagatelle. We rejoice
that the enterprise has been scotched
at least, if it Is not eternslly stamped
out. as we are inclined to believe it is.
a people who can be debauched in
this way, would make but sorry
citizenship for this great state. 1t
would be unsafe and dangerous in
every way, and altogether unworthy
of place in the union. We take it
for granted that the Tribune knows
what it is talking about and with all OF
its nerYe we doubt if it is bold enough
to make such a charge without hav-
ing the best of grounds for so doing.
Hence we take it for granted that the
attempt charged was made or is in pro-
cess of being made. 1t is true the
scotching process did not commence a
moment too soon, nor can it be pushed
too earnestly.
Utah will be watched very earnestly
upon other grounds. Her enemies
will keep bright lookout on the score
of polYgamy. We have no sort of fear
under that head but that she Will come
out of the test triumphantly. But
could it be said that one man bought
his way to the senate the world would
believe any other charge made against
her. We hope for the sake of our
common humanity that those accused
may prove their utter and entire in
nocenee, for their own sakes and for
the sake Of whole state full of peo-
pie. We trust that the lesson taught
in this thing may be well learned,
driven home and needed, and that we
have heard the last of Col. Trumbo
and sugar trust or Southern Pacific
money in the popular elections of
Utah. Let US drive out these corrupt
and conscienceless debauchers and
that, too, with flea in their ears, SO |
that they will never return to plague
the honest voters of Utah more.