The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-16
ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW.


In another column of this mornings
Herald will be found a communication
from Judge Powers. N which he adopts
the tactics he so admired in Senator
Cannons meeting, and makes d rather
vicious attack upon the leading candi-
date in the pending senatorial con-
test.
This was bad taste on Mr.. C2nnon's
part; It may be all right for Judge
Powers. 1t was lowering of dignity in
the first instance; it may not be SO re-
garded in the second.
He addresses The Herald company, a
corporation, soulIess, which is no doubt
pleased to hear from the regular en-
ployee and paid attorney of the Trib-
une Publishing company, also soulless.
1t shows that the judge regards the
fight as a contest between two publish
ing companies-soulless corporations
in which he demonstrates that he is in
full accord with his client. This is COM
menGable, in view of the fact that the
owner OF the Tribune is said 40 be
making the fight OF his life against
competition" Were it = political mat
ter only, we should expect Judge Pow
ers to forget everything but the partys
welfare, although he declares that he
owes it nothing" But business is
business, whether conducted in open
court or through the columns of a
newspaper, 4 method OF advocacy to
which the judge is by no means a
stranger; and lawyers, as well as news
paper men, must work for. bread and
. butter.
Judge Powers says if he were con-
WINGED that the advice rendered him
yesterday morning was offered from
patriotic and unselfsh motives it would
have great weight with him, and he
would give il the serious consideration
il would deserve.
He cares nothing about the situation,
then, the capital Republicans are max
ing out Of it, the danger of no election,
the decentralization he and Judge King
are causing in the party by maintaining
The attitude OF obstructionists, and he
calls upon his three supporters to Stand
by him, which, according to his mind,
is defending the true faith"
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But there are facts for Judge Powers
TO consider: facts which ne ignores
completely in his communication; facts
which he understands without being
told Of them by any corporation, candi-
date or young man earning his bread
and butter: facts which mis- position
in this contest forces home to him
however patriotic and unselfsh" that
standpoint may be 10 him; facts which
the roucau tells the people and tells
Judge Powers every day. These are
the facts:
one hundred and ten ballots have
been taken by the joint assembly. The
result is as follows:
of the Democratic candidates Judge
Powers receives three votes. Judge
King seven votes, and Mr.. McCune.
twenty-seven votes.
OF the Republican candidates Mr..
Sutherland receives thirteen votes. and
Senator Cannon thirteen votes.
There are legislators enough voting
for Democrats to elect a Democrat.
Judge Powers began with eight votes; !
he now has three.
Judge King began with eighteen !
votes; he now has seven.
MIR. McCune began with eleven votes; |
he now has twenty-seven.
II has Deen demonstrated TO the sat |
isfaction OF the public that neither /
Judge Powers nor Judge King can be I
elected. They have gone steadily back /!
ward Neither OF them polls one-siXth !
OF the Democratic vote in the Joint as
sembly. Both Of them together do rot |
poll one-courth of the Democratic /
strength.
These are Iacts TO the significance Of |
which neither Judge Powers nor Judge /
King IS blind. So long as either OF
these very esumable gentlemen had a |
shadow Of a show to be elected, The |
Herald made no adverse comment on |
their candidacy. Any intimation TO the |
contrary is unwarranted and contra !
dicted by the record. It is only after |
two-thirds Of the session has been ex-
hausted in a senseless struggle, only /
after = hundred ballots have been
taken that The Herald points out that
certain candidates are merely leaders l
of an opposition without hope OF chance |
Of success themselves. And the fact |
that there are two Of them disDroves /
the claim OF Judge Powers that this (
minority represents principle, or that \
it occupies a position in any way anaio-
gous to the minority in a goldbug con-
ventien-
It is with full knowledge Of all these
facts and a keen appreciation of the
effect this deadlock is having upon the
party that Judge Powers appeals to his
Followers TO stay with him, TO refuse
TO caucus, because-5ut here read his
reason:
.You ask me TO urge a caucus Of The