The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-20
OGDEN DEPT.
RERHLp BRUNCH OFFICE.
5l3 UTAH LOAN q TRUST BUILDING.
Ogden, August 20.
THAT RING.

The Standard editor is down on rings
and cliques, and he has some friends
who are thoroughly in accord with his
way of thinking about these things.
The other evening a staunch Demo-
crat was coming down the street in
the neighborhood of the Standard office
when he met quite a number of men
headed in that direction. 1t was
rather late in the evening and the gen.
tleman thought there must be some
thing unusual brewing, so he inquired
of one of the parties whom he knew
what was up, whether there was TO
be a chicken fight or some sporting
event of unusual character.
He was taken to one side and told
on the quiet that the little game was
to concoct a scheme TO knock out a
certain ring or clique in the Republi-
can party composed of several promi
asked what he thought about it. The
Democrat said he was heart and soul
in favor of the plan, whatever it
might be, provided it's ultimate aim
was to do up this ring, and then he
launched out on an impromptu dis
course on the evils growing out of
rings and especially those formed in
the Republican party.
He said: MY friend, the evils which
this country has suffered on account
of Republican cliques and combinations
are fearful to contemplate. 1 am most
emphatically against the entire lot of
schemers and deem it to be the hon
est duty of every man who has the
interest of his country at heart to do
up a Republican ring, T3-734t- al Wher-
ever it is possible for him to do so. I
wish to say that you can count upon
me to aid you in any way possible in
the good work..
The Democrats enthusiasm was so
apparent that all hands come to the
conclusion that they were lukewarm
CT the SUBJECTED Republican ring ex-
termination in comparison 70 the vim
shown by this new found advocate.
With a renewal Of his assurances
that he-was with them, and would aid
in any way within his power to do Up
any Republican ring, the Democrat
started off down the street, when he
was seized by the arm and urgently
requested to come into the secret con-
clave and by his wise and vigorous
! counsel assist them in devising a plan
to circumvent the ringsters. OF course
this was sometf Ing the Democrat
could not do-he was not a member of
that lodge and did not know the signs,
grips and passwords, and what was
more, he did not feel inclined to ap-
| ply to become a member by invitation
So he told the ring exterminators that
| he was member of another organi-
cation, and that the obligations were
such that he was precluded from at
| tending any secret caucus of Republi-
cans, but that he was free to help dc
up Republican rings. and to use every
fundamentally that come in this way
! for that purpose, in fact, it was a part
| of the creed of his organization tc
work for the overturning of Repub.
| lican rings and cliques, because he was
a Democrat. The grip on his arm re.
Taxed, and he was allowed to depart
in peace, and no one complained al
his want of sincerity or doubted for. q
moment that he was with them hear
and soul in their purpose to knock out
the ring they were after, and more
than that in all he had said he was
a consistent Democrat, honest anC
sincere, having betrayed no ones con.
fidence.