The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-16
OGDEN DEPT.
hERaLD BRUNCH OFFICE.
5la UTAH LOAN g. TRUST BUILDING.
Ogden. September Is.
MIR. CANES SPEECH.

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T. Game, Democratic nominee for gov
ernor at the ratification meeting at
Salt Lake city Saturday evening, is the
kind of campaign talk the people OF
Utah want to hear. On all sides yes
terday, in this city. Favorable COM
ments could be heard upon this ad-
dress. It seemed to strike the people
in the right place and set them think
ing about the future and what was
going to be the outcome of this cleo
ton. It is only possible to judge of
mans fitness for official position with
any degree of certainty by first trying
him or by having him state what he
believes to be the duties required OF
him in case he should be called upon
to fill the place.
Mr.. Game has never been tried as
governor, but his conception of the du-
ties of the position as propounded in
his address Saturday evening certainly
meets the views of the people gener-
ally. This was Mr.. Gaines opportu-
nifty; he was called upon to speak to
the people, and it was for him to de-
termine how he should address his fell
low citizens. He is the choice of his
party lOI IlS 1lISIl OIlICS VI SONClIiO1,
and he evidently thought the people
would be more interested III what he
thinks ought to be done to set the ma
chinery of the commonwealth in mo-
ton than in a discussion of politics on
national party lines. He was wise in
the choice of his theme, and certainly
strengthened himself in the estimation
of the people, because they will have
no reason to doubt his ability to fill
the office of chief magistrate of the
state after reading what he had to
say on that occasion.
Mr.. Wells also had his day; he came
before the people recently, and while
he was free to choose his theme, as
was Mr.. Game, he either forgot or fail
ed to appreciate the fact that his per-
sonal opinion on matters pertaining to
the management of the affairs of state
would interest his hearers more than
anything else. 1t is fair to presume
that he had no fixed opinions relating
to state government, or forgot to ad-
vance them if he had. Taking either
horn OF the dilemma, Mr.. Game has the
advantage over his competitor because
if Mr.. Wells has no settled ideas re-
garding the duties of the chief execu-
tive of the state, Mr.. Caine has, and
they are good. If Mr.. Wells forgot to
speak on this all-important subject
then he is lacking in that forethought
so essential to the administration of
the high Office to which he aspires;
and again, Mr. Game appears to better
advantage. No reflection is to be cast
ON the honesty and integrity of the
Republican candidate for governor; as
man he is above reproach and he GER
tainly is not wanting in ability, be-
! cause he is not only able in some
things, but in others brilliant. All
! men are not gifted alike; some excel
in one thing, some in another One
may be a splendid physician, skilled
beyond measure, yet unable to grasp
and digest even a small amount of the
knowledge which would fit him for the
law. A good lawyer might never be
able, despite the fact that he devoted
years to the study of medicine, to pass
his first examination as a. medical stu
dent, while both in their chosen pro-
fession might attain worldwide fame.
So it is with public office; one man
may be especially qualified to assume
executive control and another would
be par excellent where the duties of
the position were in the main minis
terial. One lawyer may be a splendid
prosecuting attorney and another a
first class judge on the bench; change
them about and the result is that two
men and two offices are spoiled.
The silver question it is said will be
the issue in this campaign, but it is
not the issue in Weber county, except
as to the position Of the two parties
nationally. All Democrats and all Re-
publicans are for free and unlimited
coinage at the ratio Of 16 to l. They
know all about the crime of 1S73 in
fact, every Republican, except John
Sherman, has virtually plead guilty to
that charge. What they want to know
and have discussed is the policy of the
two parties as applied to the govern
ment of the state Of Utah. What have
the candidates for state Offices got to
say for themselves personally? What
propositions relative to public policy
TO PROFOUND? and what do they pro-
pose to do if elected?
| Such a discussion will not only inter
est the people of this county, but so
far as the Democrats are concerned, it
will be an advantage, because they feel
that both as to men and measures they
have a decided advantages; at least
they have no fear of an aggressive
campaign conducted on these lines.
The congressional candidates will of
necessity have to take a wider range
in the discussion than state officers. be-
cause they represent the Democracy Of
Utah more especially in national af-
fairs.
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