Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-28
nrEruoDs-AND METHODS.

On the part of the Democratic breth-
rem who have any regard for the jewel
of consistency, we expect to hear no
more fault-finding with the methods
pursued by the non-partisan citizens
committee in the nomination OF
municipal ticket. they had their con-
vention yesterday. beginning soon
after ten O'Clock in the morning, and
continuing. with couple of recesses.
until towards one o'clock this
morning--and It was n daisy.
II any delegate had anything
to say and did not say It, it was
his own fault. There were apparently
very few, however, who were guilty
of this omission-on the contrary 1t
seemed great part of the time as If
they were all talking at once. AS was
inevitable in all such gatherings, a Sc
lect few did the business. while the
others uproariously followed their
more clever leaders and gleefully
imagined they were doing 1t all. As
opposed TO the calm, reasonable, con-
sentative consideration of the pro-
tiny OF their qualifications which have
characterized the proceedings of the
non-partisan committee. that o0nven-
ton yesterday offered most ins;ruc-
tive contrast. We sincerely wish
every thoughtful citizen OF salt Lake,
of whatsoever party or belief, could
have been present on the &C
casion. Every believer In good,
efficient government and the Sc
lection of candidates solely be-
cause of fitness for the Offices to be
filed, every sufferer from the malad-
ministration of municipal affairs from
which the present revolt has grown.
would have had his eyes opened TO the
causes of many of his woes, and would
have seen how absurdly vain is the
hope that with such procedure there
can be any prospect of adequate relief.
Then there was the caliber of the men
who were most in evidence as doing
the most of the talking and manipulate
ing, and the close combination by
which the will Of the select trio or
quartet Of "slate-makers" put their
program through Talk about all the
people being represented and the in
tention to have the best man win in
each case-why, If said best man did
not happen to be on the "slate" Of the
dictators he was sent whirllng down to
defeat in a manner which must have
been very edifying to him and his
eanguine friends as an Illustration Of
how the politicians manage matters.
Stln, with those who like that sort of
thing. the convention was probably
gust such a thing as they liked. 1t
must be said that there was an abund-
nnce of good nature, a seeming feeling
of exultation that for once every dele
gate had n right to shout as much
nnd for as many people as he
pleased. No one viii claim for
the affair any evidence of ma
ture thought in selecting nomi'
nees. yet some pretty good names
We're suggested at one time or an
other. OF course all the good NOR
were not nomiuoted-some Of the bes
were rejected Those who We're chosen
however, appeared to receive at las
full measure Of favor, and doubtless
every one present at the breakup fel
that a good days work had been pref
ty well done
The News may later have some
thing to say by way of comparison o
the various candidates thus far pu
forward for the peoples suffrages TIL
voters have right to be Informed o
the relative qualifications and record
of those whom they are asked to sup
port. and yet whom they may 10
know or have ever seen. 1t is the dut
Of press and speakers 20 point out {
the humblest citizen as well as to tn
highest what the needs Of the munici
paIlty are and which candidates
Judged by their lives no less than b
their pledges. are best fitted 10 b
entrusted with the responsibilities O
office. II will be proper TO show wha
this candidate or that has done for hi
fellow-citlzens either in public capa
city or as nm Individual IN the wa
Of an honest and auccessful life, n clea
method OF business. and q high exam
pie of patriotic citizenship. 1t Will b
proper To suggest that not in fair word
and gilded promises, but In hard, clos
attention 10 details. and a reputatiu
therefor as well as for breadth. integ
hty and observation-disclosures, must IN
sould-be official be tested and weighed
In all this there need b
nothing offensive nothing persona
sothing acrimonious. Plain. common