The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-17
THE FIX THEY ARE IN.

The Tribune is of the opinion that
that the legislature is Democratic and
predicts (that is its own word) that
one of the first measures will be to try
to redistrict Utah to give to the Demo-
cratic party new advantages and to
make more certain the election of fu-
ture Democratic members of the legis-
lature'
The prediction" shows that this idea
of redistricting the state emanates
from Republican sources; it has not
been discussed by Democrats. If the
present districting is just and right and
gives the people proper representation,
it will not be disturbed. If it is not
just and right and deprives the people
of proper representation, the sLa-e
should be redistricted.
A Democratic senator viii be elected.
That was one great reason why the
people elected a Dnmoc.atiC legislature
Our contemporary wants TO know what
he can do for silver. Everything ti.at
any senator can do for silver under an
anti-silver administration. Had Re
publican Legislature been elected ard a
Republican senator been elected, what
could he have done for silver? if he
had attempted to stand up for silver
he must have opposed his party. IF
he had acted with his party he must
have opposed silver. There is no
escaping from this conclus ION
This from our contemporary is really
a gem in its way:
What viii he be able 20 10. no mat
ter how gifted or how COOL his inten-
lions may be? The Tribune told the
voters that Mckinley was liable to be
elected and asked Republicans. no mat
ter how much they might be divided on,
the silver question. to stand oy the
principles and the ticket of the party.
That is true: but why in the name
of consistency, and the 10000 virgins,
did not our contemporary advocate
McKinley's election?
1t says it glorfes in saying to the Re
publicans, I'VE told you So" 1t does
not seem to realize that those Re
publicans at whom it is pointing its
finger and saying, I'VE told you So"
are pointing their finger at it and say
ing, and glorying as they say it, 1--WE
told you So"
If it was right to vote for Bryan.
and it certainly was, it was also right
to vote for the Democratic legislative
candidates The people were logical
throughout; our contemporary was not.
The honesty and sincerity of the
Tribune's advocacy of Mr. Bryan and
the cause he represented, no one will
question. What people could not
understand wac its persistent en-
deavors to reconcile its advocacy of
Mr.. Bryan's election and its advocacy
of the election of a Republican legisla-
ture. 1t attempted the reconciliation
of the irreconcilable. This it has never
perceived, and probably never will.
The people of Utah voted as they
did because they wished things TO be
politically as they are. They felt that
they were in fix and resolved to get
themselves out of it. This they have
done. The Tribune processes satisfac-
ton with its cause; the people are de-
lighted with theirs. This should bring
content all around.
We should like to ask our contem-
porary how the senatorial districts can
be redistricted to the advantage of the
Democratic party, all of them having
gone Democratic? If it will suggest
any plan whereby the Democratic party
can derive an additional advantage
from redistricting the senatorial dis
tricts, we shall be glad to urge its ac-
ceptance upon the legislature.