The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-06-01
JUNE l. 1895
PROVO CITY.
THE POLITICS OF UTAH.

The new state Of Utah upon her in
PRODUCTION to the family Of the states,
will present a remarkable spectacle,
In at least one respect. Last fall a
mere eadventurer in politics, the Hon.
Chas, Crane of Kanosh, was chosen to
head the republican hosts, and in some
sense he won a considerable victory.
But for all this he was, up to the day
of his selection as chairman of the re-
publican executive committee, an OBJ
scure, almost entirely unknown man.
A man, too, almost without education,
and whose course in life, unfortunately
for him. led directly away from those
fields and experiences which are sup
posed TO help out the DEFICIENCIES of a
faulty educational career. While toll
erably successful stockman, yet the
most illustrious bull-whacker who ever
climbed to wealth, always lacks those
essential qualities which are consid-
cred necessary to direct political af
fairs in even an Did and settled state,
but more especially one like Utah, just
entering the Union after years and
years of earnest effort, with an intelli-
gent, refined and progressive people
Nor is his lack Of the graces and refine
ments OF life bis only or his worst
fault. Morally he is sadly deficient in
4hnoa fhir nc uubiob +bo rour TTfab do
mands, or is supposed to demand. Yet
is this man one Of those selected for
one of the principal Offices of the new
state. Many of the leading republi-
can papers and leaders have named
him as one of the senators to be
elected by the legislature of the new
state, others have nominated him for
governor. 1t seems that he is down on
the republican cards for an important
place. Is he entitled to considera-
tion? Is the new state formed
only to reward the ward ser
yers, the ward heelers who as.
sist to win victories, such as the
one Crane won lastfall? Is there moth
ing higher or better to be considered.
Another of the slated pets of repub
licanism is Col. Isaac Trumbo. Who is
he? Another adVenturer, the servant
OF the great corporations Of California.
Not Utonian; Californian only, who
now that he has grown rich in the ser
vice of the railways of that state, comes
here and impudently prefers claim to
a senatorship from Utah. Why should
he have it? What claim has be to pre-.
fer which the old settlers of Utah, hun.
dreds of them, have not2 Who, and
what interests will he server What has
he interest in? Why should he be sen
stor? Simply and only because he has
money and might become useful to the
republican party. Is this the sort of
man that Utah would or should send to
represent her in the upper house of
congress at Washington? We do not
believe that either of these men would
be the free choice of the virtuous and
intelligent voters of Utah if they are
left to the exercise of a fair choice.
But these are the two men selected by
the republican party of Utah.
1t remains to be seen if the masses of
that party will humbly bow their necks
to the yoke and accept such men as
these when there are other and well
known and well beloved names from
which to choose. Our pride as Uton-
ian is to see the two men best known
for their intellectual powers and gen.
eral virtues selected as our senators,
and another the full peer of those elect |
ed senators, selected for governor.
These will be needed, and it is due
that the virtuous and intelligent voters
be gratified, rather than the heelers
and the shrewd managers who care
nothing about the dignity or character
of the new state, so they can vote its
strength for the gold bugs and the
monopolies.