The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-26
QUEER CONDUCT OF SOME
WEBER DEMoCRATs.

able members Of the party are being
led astray by false sentiment and
false representation, While others,
wanting in the spirit of true Dem
ocracy and having little interest in the
party welfare when their own selfish
interests can not be served, are striv-
ing to bring about rupture in order
that they may succeed regardless of
party or principle. To be plain, men
who claim to be Democrats and who,
under the present condition of affairs
political in this state, favor the cleo
ton of any man to the United States
senate other than a Democrat, are not
in harmony with the party in this state
or the nation.
We make this statement deliberately,
after weighing each word carefully.
The statement is frequently made that
the national Democratic committee
favors fusion.
Such is not the case, Senator. Jones.
as chairman, has expressed himself as
favoring cooperation of the silver
forces in several states, but the ma
tional committee has never considered
the proposition.
The senatorial and congressional
elections this year are under the super
vision of the Democratic congressional
committee, and that committee does
not favor fusion or cooperation, and
no address or request 90 that effect has
been or will be issued from the COM
mittee so far as the national Demo-
cratic committee or the congressional
committee is concerned; the rule is
that the party in each state shall re-
gulate its own affairs locally Such is
the wish and desire of Senator Jones.
regardless of the fact that. personally
he believes that cooperation is wise
and proper. Senator Jones has said,
and will say again, that he would re-
sent any attempt to dictate or in arg
way interfere with the local affairs of
the Democracy of his state.
We mention this matter in order that
Democrats may be informed on the
subject, because it has been stated that
it is the wish of the national Demo-
cratic committee to dictate to the Dem
ocracy of Utah who shall be the
United States senator that is to be
elected by the legislature this winter.
There is not a word of truth in the
statement. Senator Jones has both
orally and over his own signature dis
claimed any such wish or desire on his
part So much for that.
In Weber county, as has been stated,
the evident intention is to disrupt the
Democracy. and The Herald has been
accused of throwing it's influence in
favor of one or more of the several fac
tons said to exist among the Demo-
Gratis of that county. The Herald
favors a straight Democratic fight in
Weber county and all other counties of
this state We have no interest in
any fractional fight nor any desire to
promote the interest of one Demo-
cratic candidate as against any other
Democrat fighting within party lines.
All Democrats who favor a straight
Democratic campaign in Weber or any
other county of this state will have the
unqualified support of The Herald.
Those Democrats in Weber county who
favor an undefled Democracy are with
The Herald, or The Herald is with
them, which ever way be the more
satisfactory way of putting it to those
who favor fusion.
The Herald has no quarrel with Sen
ator Cannon nor any desire to injure
him politically or personally. but in
this contest his position is untenable.
He boldly asks for Democratic support
and yet insists that he is not in har-
mony with the party and is not a Dem
ocrat 1t must, therefore follow that
there is something about the Demo-
cratic party which does not meet his
approval, and save on the silver issue
he would not as senator feel under
obligations to support the Democracy
in the senate on all party questions.
Such being the case, the Democrats of
this state feel that any one of num-
Der Of Democratic gentlemen who are
aspirants for the office of United
States senator would best represent the
state and party because they are in
thorough accord with the party prin-
.ciples. This, it may be said, is unfair
to that element now working with the
party in this state and which has
Joined forces with the Democracy be-
cause of the silver question; but it is
not, because there is nothing Mr. Can
non can do for silver that any one of
the Democratic senatorial aspirants
can not do. And again; if it is the
silver cause which is to be promoted
where can any friend of silver turn for
comfort save to the Democratic party?
Generosity on the part of Democrats
is advised. The Democrats will be
generous, and the door is open, the
senator is welcome and will be ac-
corded all the privileges of any other