The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-15
UP TO DATE.


Upon the question of the coming
municipal campaign. The Herald's
summarized argument runs as follows:
That today the Democratic party, as a
national organiza ton, represents the
people against the gigantic evils de-
nounced in the Chicago platform. That
to this party, then. logically, belongs
such political advantages as have US
uaily been accorded the popular side,
those the Republican party has always
demanded and received. That this is
true in the case of a municipal election,
as well as a state or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
in all cases that an efficient. honest adj
ministration is rendered; that, where
as, in the eastern cities, nothing is
deemed too insignificant TO be used as
pawn in the great game of politics
aheasi, here in Salt Lake City and Utah.
we find an attempt to shelve the silver
issue, and disorganize its supporters
WITH the insincere cry of non-partisan-
SNIP That it is within the range of
probabilities that the success of this
cry would mean United states sena-
tor who' in 1891, would be able, in close
senate. TO block a free coinage bill.
That the Democratic party is not re-
sponsible for those conditions in this
city today that demand retrenchment
or reform. That in the county affairs
1t has cut the expenses in two and
given efficient service That from the
soldiers, willing last fall and row to
follow its standard, there can and viii
De selected captains in every way quail
med to lead the charge against inef-
nclency, extravaganza and corruption.
nat II this is not true. there is no rea-
sen to suppose the party would do better
IN state or national affairs-and yet one
half OF the American people are sup
porters of its leaders and policies.
Against this. the Tribune. in three
of a column, touches the mer-
ITS OF the controversy only in the fol-
lowing assertion: 1.-The silver cause is
not involved in the least Ninety-seyea
out OF every hundred men in Utah are
silver men. 1t is only a question of
good government
We prefer not to believe that orr
neighbor has such a wide personal ac-
quaintance with every petty thief.
eyerv old time Office seeker and pap
as to justify its announcement
that they have all decided to oppose
the alleged non-partisan movement. We
do not doubt that bad men exist in all
political parties, and The Herald viii
any attempt to make the pa
trio1c principles of party a mask for
unfit candidates. We will most en-
MAINTAIN, because it is true.
that it is to the Democratic party that
practical men must look, as things are
now drifting, for protection from the
gold standard. and correction of those
abuses and determinations that are
grinding down the masses in poverty.
This, however, is far from denying that
good men abound in all parties. We
have no desire to appropriate all the
virtue there is in sight, as does our
neighbor in claiming that the best
Democrats and best Republicans favor
a non-partisan movement. If this is
so, why has the editor announced more
than once that he is not sure a ticket
can be put up worthy of his support?
If the best men cannot nominate a
ticket satisfactory to the Tribune. is
this reflection upon that paper. or an
insult TO the best men? But we are
willing to leave this question of candi-
dates to the development of the cam
Daign, and afterwards the righteous
ness of The Herald's position to the
voters themselves.