The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-14

The united Democracy of Utah has
kept its promite. 1t has furnished to
the people of the territory one Of the
most momentous political conventions
within its history For the first time
the women who have helped to make
the territory what it is have been ad-
mTtted into full fellowship with the
men in a political gathering on
national party lines.
Nor has the experiment proved a
failure. Every man in the convention
felt that he was being honored by the
presence there of so many of the wo-
uaen he had learned to respect and
ySverence. The utmost gallantry and
4Shod fellowship, unmiXed with any in
1ation whatever of intrusive famil-
saf1ty were the order of the day. No
aozan who attended the convention
souHd feel that her true womianhood
hzd been lowered in the slightest de-
Agree by her participation, while the
= men could not help feeling that a new
and steadying element had come into
the party.
Over n Thousand Democrats.
Over thousand Democrats, coming
from the far distant parts of the ter
ritory to be present at THE convention,
will carry home with them a feeling
that theirs is the proper party for
Utah and that it is to be swept into
. power with such a tremendous burst of
enthusiasm as will keep 1T in power
years to come. Into every couns J
Nu go the news that there are no
H.ts.o IL r1l-c
n that the societies and the regular
organization are prepared to go hand
in hand to face an enemy divided
against itself into a, dozen different
factions.
Can the Republicans not see the
handwriting or the wall? If they are
not blinded, to their startled eyes must
appear the same words as those that
froze the blood OF Belshazzar, You
have been weighed in the balance and
found wanting"
A Timely Comparison.
So far this year there have been two
territorial conventions. One was of the
Republican League clubs the other of
the Democratic societies An unin-
formed stranger gazing at the two
: gatherings could hardly have supposed
esat the former was of the party
Which claims to be in control and the
gatter of their beaten and dis
Z heartened" antagonists.
The convention of the Republican
League clubs. delegates, spectators and
all, scarcely filled the lower part of the
Grand Opera house. 1t was composed
1t was a bowling, disreputable polfti-
cal mob, ruled over by a weak and
vacillating chairman. The solid, SUBJ
stantial class of citizens of the terri
tory, the property owners and the tax
payers, who have the future of the
ate at heart, were conspicuous by
their absence.
What II Contrast:
What a contrast in the Democratic
convention yesterday. From all parts
of the territory leading Democratic
men and women responded to the call
of the territorial committee. When
President Henderson arose to call the
convention to order before him were
over a thousand Democrats. the pick
of the territory, men and women
whose interests are here and who
represent the solid, substantial, conser-
yative element of the people. Every
where were signs of good feeling. The
kpemocrats from Cache county shook
hands with the Democrats from Wash
ington and each gave assurance that
the Democrats of his locality were
awake and determined to sweep all be-
fore them.
Thoroughly in Earnest.
There was one distinguishing charac-
teristic about the delegates. They were
thoroughly in earnest. They had not
come to the city for the purpose of
having big rout, but to help put the
Democratic party on the best possible
basis for the campaign this fall. When
men and women are as earnest as
those present at the convention there
is something invincible about them.
They carry weight and conviction
They inspire the party with new vigor.
They strengthen the wavering ones
and bring hack those who have de-
Eerte5 hastily and thoughtlessIy. Look
out for the Democratic WhirIWir1d this