The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-05
Press Oninions.


Provo Enquirer CRep): People are
pleased with the defeat of Moses Thatch
er, though they are not much elated over
Rawlins' victory 1t was a case, however,
of choosing between two. evils. and the
more considerable of the legislators I'M
dOubtedly chose the lesser.
Joseph l.. Rawlins, the senator-elect,
has the honor of being born and bred in
Utah. When he and Hon. w. II. King go
to congress, there will be three bright
Utah boys among the national solons. But
brightness is not all that is necessary
in statesmen. stability of character is
needed as well.
We cannot boast of "our Frank on
this latter score, but Joseph l.. Rawlins
Cannon. The latter will serve out his
term. but there is some doubt about
Senator Rawlins doing SO,
From. political standpoint. the election
of Joseph L. Rawlinsi augurs well for
the Republican party. ut means that his
faction has again triumphed. but arrayed
against Rawlins is now powerful COM
bination.
We are not in the name-calling business,
so shall not repeat what some of the
Democrats are saying of the senator
elect. But the faction opposed to him do
think that his victory was bought at the
price of personal honor, pledged on the
holy altar of friendship Let the Thatcher
cirque and the Rawlins ring, however,
bring in verdict on that score two years
AS the church is said to have been in
the fight, how has it Jared? Well. the
political manifesto still stands. Moses
Thatcher was not indicated in his OPP
position to it. by appealing to the poll
ticians On the other hand there was
no victory in the election of as bitter an
apostate as Joseph L. RawlinS, the man
who. like most of his class, always be
Iieves the church to be chasing him. He
has believed himself 1.-The issue in Utah
politics ever since he attacked Hon.
George O. Cannon at Provo. The fact is,
however that the church had little or no
consideration for him, and if he let's
the church alone it will never bother
him. The church is not in politics, eX-
cept as forced in by INSCRIPTIONS poll
ticians. We hope the present tight Will
show them the utter disgrace or such
practices.
Joseph L. Rawlins to the highest office
in the gift of the people. will meet with
the approval of the people or Utah. Even
the most ardent Thatcher supporters,
upon sober second thought, will recognize
the fitness of the man for the once ana
-ioin in strengthening his hands Wnlle
he battles for this state in the united
States senate. He is one of the DralneSt
men in Utah and a born statesman He
is a silver man of pronounced views ana
a defender of the common people III lIelr
fight for reforms. The legislature mas
made no mistake in sending MIN pack 10
Washington. where he, in the past as
delegate, reflected honor upon his con-
stituency. and did more for the territory
than any representative eN0i 90H' AAOiAA
ogden Press RepD: AS to Mr.. Rawlins
he is a man of ability. There is no abler
man IN the Democratic. party OF Utah.
He has had congressional experience THAT
viii serve him WE'LL He was born IN
Utah in 1850, and has always MADE tbs
state his home. He is thoroughiy De
voted to Utah's interests and can De ue-
nended upon to stand up for the. state.
AS a politician he is considered colo old;
Yet It is evident that his friends I'm. and
he has many, are of the staying klnd,
even AT a time when there can be but
little hope of political reward. g..
AS the church has to an extent figured
in this fight it might be wei 10 say
that Mr. .Rawlins is a Gentle ana mas
b bten for 25 years, although his parents
in the early days of Utah We're Mormo ms
Logan Journal Dem.l: Just before go
ing TO press we received the news or Hon
Moses Thatchers defeat and the election
of Hon. Joseph L. Rawlins. Congratula-
lions to the victor.