The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-12
NO JOKE AND NO ISLANDER.


ion that if the women citizens of Utah
had been permitted to exercise the
right of franchise at this years cleo
ton, according to the provisions of the
state constitution, the political COM
plexion of the new state would have
been greatly changed. This is the opin-
ion of a great many people who are &C
! quainted with the situation in Utah in
every county and district We have
also ventured the hope and belief that
next year, when a very important cleo
| ton will take place. and the ladies
will have the opportunity Of voting for
presidential electors, state legislators
and county officers, a majority of them
will support the Democratic nominees
and principles because of the righteous
ness, justice and equality of the lat
ter.
A contemporary affects to treat this
as Islander" and also our reason,
which was that if the women will in
vestigate the principles Of the two par
ties, thoughtfully and carefully, they
will naturally, being bright and hon
est, give their allegiance to the De-
mocracy. That" our contemporary
says, lis the worst thing it ever heard
about the intelligent women of Utah"
But it started out to say it was very
funny" Is it funny to SANDER"
women? Is it coke to say the
worst things of them ever head?
Our contemporary is neither funny
nor wise What is the worst thing we
have said? Is it that the women of
Utah are naturally bright, honest and
intelligent" Are we to understand that
this is "slander?" Our contemporary
mixes itself up so badly that it is diff
cult to determine where either the
Islander or the Joke" comes in.
But why should it be a reflection
upon women's intelligence to hope and
believe that, on a fair examination of
the principles of both parties, the ma
jority would become Democrats? Here
is our contemporary reversing itself
once more. A few days ago it was
/ beating the air, trying to hit a claim
which had never been made, that the
| Democratic party contained all the
/ honor, intelligence and patriotism in
the country. 1t put on airs of indig-
nation about it, although the Republi-
can party has frequently made those
very claims for itself. Now. it is vir-
/ tually guilty of the wrong which it al
legged against a prominent Democrat
and his party. 1t denies that a woman
| can be intelligent and be a Democrat.
What is that but claiming all the in
telligence for it's own party as in
deed, many Of its orators claimed dur
| ing the late campaign?
We believe that when the women of
Utah come to understand the essen
tial differences in principle of the two
parties, the majority Of them will be
Democrats. Few of the ladies who have
espoused the Republican cause have
shown themselves able to explain the
principles of either They have been
told the falsehoods that Democracy
means hard times, opposition to free
silver and to home industry, the build
ing up of foreign nations for the pur-
pose of destroying our own, antagonism
to the church and to education and
progress. When they come to learn
the facts they will see how they have
been deceived, and will turn to the
light and the truth in politics.
We know that there are hosts of
women in Utah who understand that
Democracy means popular government
in the full sense, equal rights and
privileges, constitutional laws, econ
omy in the public service, the restric-
ton of the servants of the public to
the duties for which they are chosen
and paid, the perfect autonomy of each
state of the Union in its own sphere,
and the reservation by the people of
all the powers not bestowed upon the
states and the nation in their written
constitutions. These principles they
recognize as inherently right and for
the benefit Of mankind, and they will
stand by them and for good and wise
men in office to carry them into effect.
| With a good propaganda Democracy is
| bound to win among a people who love
justice, equality and the maintenance
| of human rights. Such a people form
the majority in Utah. in both sexes. AS
we have full faith in the ultimate tri-
umph of right over the prejudices. illu-
sions and heresies of the world. we
have a sure and certain hope that De-
mocracy will gain the victory, not only
in Utah and the United States, but In
every nation upon the face OF the globe.