The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-14
HOW THE MATTER DOES STAND.

Our contemporary, down the street,
would have the people of this COM
munity believe that its only desire in
fostering the non-partisan movement,
is to secure for Salt Lake City, a good
municipal government.
Our neighbor makes its usual mis-
take by assuming that all the virtue.
all the honesty and all the ability, of
the community is embraced in the
methods it proposes, the people and
things which it supports and suggests,
and that the man or woman who does
not acknowledge it's superiority, and
follow its dictation, is a jobber, petty
thief or a pap sucker.
From a careful observation of the
course of our contemporary over the
billowy sea of journalism, here in Utah,
for the past 20 odd years. and from an
accurate and intimate knowledge of its
method of warfare, the writer has al
ways noted that when the Tribune was
driven into a corner, it resorts to
calling names and the use of abusive
language, to cover its retreat, from an
untenable position.
The Herald has seen fit to combat
the non-partisan movement and it feels
fully able to hold its own against ell
corners. This is to be a free fight and
fair field so far as The Herald is con-
cerned. The Herald has assumed and
will continue to assume, that our con-
temporary espoused the non-partisan
course, purely for political reasons
The Herald will assume also, that the
Tribune, is a Republican organ, and
while this may be questioned in some
quarters, and there may be consider
able doubt in and about the editorial
sanctum of our contemporary, on this
particular phase of the subject, The
Herald does not intend, at this time,
to take advantage of technicalities and
will give our neighbor the benefit of
every doubt. Il is nothing to the dis
credit of the Tribune that it should
seek party advantage now, and for
the future by espousing the non-par-
tisan cause, save its lack of courage
to fight out in the open.
The Herald has said on more than
one occasion, of late, that it will not
support unworthy men for municipal
offices, and our contemporary UNDER
takes to say that no man can be noni-
mated on the Democratic ticket whom
The Herald will not support. The Her
aid will not be placed in the awkward
position in which our contemporary
found itself last fall, when it expressed
its honest opinion of some of the Re-
publican nominees, on the morning
a
was forced TO discredit its own edi-
torial utterance. almost every morn
ing afterwards, by supporting the
ticket in its entirety after having pro-
claimed the unftness of several Of the
nominees.
Referring to the silver question, our
neighbor asks how long has The Her
aid been a silver paper? Will our
wrathful contemporary name a time
when The Herald was not an advocate
of silver?
The Tribune wishes to know how
long The Herald would be a silver
paper if the Democratic party should
suddenly drop the silver cause? Well |
if The Herald was actuated by the
same motives that apparently govern
our contemporary, We should say about
five or six months after a gold bug
Democrat was inaugurated as presi- |
dent This much, in passing, regarding |
our own and our contemporary at
titude on the silver question past, pres
ent and future. At another time this |
matter will be treated more in detail.
To come down to the question at |
issue, The Herald has undertaken to |
maintain the integrity of the Demo- |
cratic party this fall, in the several |
elections, in the cities and |
towns of this state. In doing so it pro-
poses to maintain the cause of good !
government for municipalities and to !
insist upon honest political methods |
We do not believe that corrupt men |
should be elected to office, either CITY. |
or state. We believe that par
tisan elections, honestly conducted, are !
just as good for the we'll being of a |
city as for the county, state or nation. |
We believe that partisan politics, and |
the division of the people of Utah on
national party lines, has been a great
boon to this state.
We feel confident that the Democratic
party, can and will choose honest,
capable men, for the several municipal
offices, and when we can labor for the
common good of all the people and
promote the interest Of the Democratic
party. we feel in duty bound to do So