The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-01-22
HUNT THE RAsCALs DOWN!

Although the Democratic party Of
Utah has been DESTROYS of seeing a
majority of the Constitutional Conven-
ton members OF that party, we can
say for its leaders and the great body
Of the party that they would prefer
seeing the Republicans in fun control,
/ to securing one seat to a Democrat by
fraud.
The Herald did not believe there was
any fraud, but only errors in the San
pete returns, until the evidence was
deemed sufficient to establish the fact
Some people of the Republican per-
suasion seemed TO have knowledge of
the fact. The cry of 'Fraudr' was
raised before a solitary scrap Of proof
was adduced to support it. In demand
ing the evidence before arriving at the
conclusion, The Herald pursued con-
sistent and rational course.
AS it has been decided that fraud
was committed, The Herald is anxious
that the guilty persons shall be ex-
posed and punished. That is not only
that the innocent who have been sus-
pected may be cleared, but that the
purity of elections shall be maintained.
For these reasons alone there should be
a determined effort to bring the cuI-
prits to justice.
But we do not think there is much
! of a desire, we certainly discover no
anxiety, on the part of our Republic
can friends to bring that matter to an
issue. They are engrossed in efforts to
capture the convention. To that end
all their energies seem to be turned.
Anything, however lawful and proper
which tends in the least degree to sug-
gest a Democratic advantage, they are
down upon in force.
Funds are being collected to carry
on the war. What is the purpose to
which they are TO be devoted? Nomin-
ally to secure an honest count of the
votes cast for members of the Constitu-
tional Convention. Really to use every
legal, juQ4cial or other means that can
be procured to prevent the counting of
votes, although provided for 'by law,
which is likely TO disclose something
unfavorable to Republican candidates.
That is the exact situation.
Since there has been such a great
cry of fraud, and by some mysterious
method not by any means cleared UP,
it appears to have been committed
and the Tribune has edftorially declared
that it knows who the guilty
persons are, we suggest that it would
be a reasonable and consistent expend-
Iiture Of some Of that roll of honor
money, if it was devoted to hunting
the rascals down and bringing them to
justice.
Instead of trying to prevent an hon
est count of votes where there are dis
crepancies in the returns, if the col.
lectors of funds would exhibit some
interest in the punishment of the forg-
ers-there has been no evidence yet
of ballot stufing-and of promoting
the purity of elections by such means
the general public would have a high.
er opinion Of their patriotism.
We shall soon have another grand
Jury. We suggest that the gentlemen
who claim to know, should be cited be.
fore that body and required to 'tel
it ALL" The Herald has never professec
10 know anything in regard to the mat.
ter except that which has been made
public. We know nothing as TO fraud
at the election but that which was de-
veloped at the trial. We confess tc
uncertainty of mind as to the actual
facts in that Sanpete affair." and would
like to know the truth,
| The Herald does not care where the