The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-29
Che Salt Lake beraId.
PUBLISHED EVERY DAY BY
THE HERALD COMPANY.



z he DEMOCRATIC LEADERS IN this state acted wisely
and with patriotism meeting Tuesday when they
decided the fullest inquiry into causes Demo
cratic defeat at the recent election and the submission OF the
suits OF that investigation the people OF the state and the
ton
Utahs electoral two months before the election
surely Byans fair that of Texas No Republican in
the state whose information confined the political desires
OF the people, believed otherwise could believe augh On
the side the Democrats pledged the restoration OF free
silver Conagan article political faith with the great
majority OF the people Opposite them stood the Republicans,
pledged to the maintenance OF the gold Standard odous thing
Republican OF prominence the state with hall dozen
cepuons, could support without the completes qualification
There issue which the Republicans the
defensive Causty the first needed qualification for their
orators who everywhere addressed SHINY attended meetings
while Democratic rallies the greatest point of attendance
and enthusiasm ever known in the state,
Months before the campaign opened the report current
that certain church leaders had entered into agreement with
tie managers OF the Republican party in the nation by the terms
OF which the threatened anpogany amendment to be de
ated congress- and the electoral vote OF Uah thrown
to Mckinley and elected who would support HIM IN att
OF his policies.
At the beginning the campaign Perry S. Heath
cred by MIR Hanna from the pOsocc department to the Re
publican national One OF his first
tab given had here shoot ducks and
collect money for the national conmiee-eNpanaons too
frivolous and transparency false for consideration Mr.. Heath
came a few ducks and called the first presidency Incl
dentay he of the political churcmen, He had
reached Chicago his return when Republican
papers began stating had closed deal with the Mormon
would be swung Republican
column Soon after this the nyerousy disseminated
became here that the church desired the election of Nc
Kmley.
Democrats however were loah believe that this report
They placed implicit confidence in the Oftreeated
Of President Snow that the Mormon church out
politics. and they depended MUCH perhaps upon his ab
lily restrain the and actions OF his Oyerzealous
workers high up i'll the church
The Herald believes President perfectly honest
and sincere position neutrality that he outlined for him
self and for other church leaders on his inception the presidency
the church believes he has lived the letter OF that
promise; yet but blind could honestly deny having
seen the evidences ecclesiastical cleo
For say else would be write himself stupid
liar Dgntae of the church. whose ecclesiastical position gives
them standing and weight which they could otherwise hope
unquestonaby confused their clerical and private
paces the campaign AS citizens they haG right make
many stump speeches they desired AS apostles bishops
they debarred from undertaking instruct the people in
political They committed crime against society when
utilized that devout honest and
gave their ecclesiastical position sway them purely
ltical question.
In this work the Democrats the cause their defeat The
gentlemen who Tuesday representative of all the Democratic
committees and natoa and others the continuance
politics that long endured will render Utah,
no Republican, Democratic but either BOTH few
acting possibly without the knowledge OF the president of the
Mormon church-may decide
Happily the solution of this verld problem members of
tic dominant church most nsstent OF all that halt shall be
called the misdeeds of political churcmen who willing
s nepeople in order to protect themselves from imag
inav federal legislation threatened only err them doing
the bidding OF Republican bosses.
Democratic party has asked more than square
deal this state; seldom has obtained much To the
extent that the present intended to place politics
in Utah honest fair basis, without admNtue OF religion,
whether Mormon Presbyterian Methodist Catholic, The Her
aid is hearty sympathy with it. The Herald IS for fair deal
and the driving of the hypoces from whose political work
to be effective requires the disregard OF the most solemn
rnts of the head their church These by their
have preudiced Utah the eyes of the nation They doing
greater lasting injury the state than could be
pIished in any other way.