The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-11-02
OUTLOOK FOR DEMOCRACY.

THE CAMPAIGN OF 1902 in Utah is
L practically over. On the day after
tomorrow the ballots will be cast and
counted. That is a form which must
be gone through with in every election.
but this year as in practically every
year, the result is known with reason
able certainty by those in touch with
the situation at least forty-eight hours
in advance Of the balloting.
Political prophets are so often with
out honor in their own or any other
country that The Herald approaches
the matter with caution. There are
excellent reasons for believing, and
The Herald does believe, that the Dem
ocrats are going to be successful. Our
faith is based on several propositions,
which are easily demonstrable.
Two years ago, with a presidential
election on and with all the voters in
terested. with a thorough Republican
organization and a considerable lack of
organization among the Democrats, the
Republicans carried the state by very
small plurality. Two years ago the
Republicans were united. One might
travel about the state for days with
out finding a Republican who was OPP
posing any nominee on his ticket
This year one may travel for days
without finding a Republican who does
not intend to vote against one or more
Of his party's nominees. The Demo-
rrats. on the other hand, are united,
organized and enthusiastic. It is rea-
sOnable to believe that the full
strength of the party viii be gotten
out This, with the vote of the dis
effected Republicans. should be suf-
ficient to place the state again in the
Democratic column.
With all the help of the presidential
election added to his undoubted per-
sonal popularity and following, Con-
gresham George Sutherland defeated
Judge King two years ago by less than
go votes The stanchest supporter of
Joseph Howell does not claim for him
anything like the acquaintance or the
popularity or the ability Of Congress-
man Sutherland. This year, without a
strong candidate for congress, without
real issues and without a presidential
campaign to help them. it is difficult
to see on what the Republicans base
their claim to a majority next Tuesday
for Howell
Partisanship is not going to dom
mate the voting for supreme justice
nearly as much as it viii the con-
gressional fight. AS between Major
Richard w. Young and Judge William
NJ. McCarty there cannot be the
slightest question as to the formers
great superiority. As a lawyer, as
soldier and later judge in the Phil
ippines, and wherever his ability has
been tested, Major Young has never
been found wanting. Voters look upon
him as a desirable acquisition TO. the
supreme bench, and his election is con-
ceded by the unprejudiced politicians
everywhere.
As to the OBJECTIONS from the Demo-
cratic party of which so much has
been made by the gentlemen on the
other side, from all over the state word
comes to The Herald that these defec-
tons do not represent any undercur-
rent Utah has been raked with a
fne-tooth comb for deserters, and the
few who have been found represent all
Of the changes. Their loss, notwith-
standing the clamor about them, will
be much more than Offset by access
sions from the Republican ranks.
In the strong Democratic counties
are evidences Of strength and solidity
which mean inevitably increased ma
5orities In Cache, for instance. the
Democrats, for the first time in sew
eraI years, are not rent by dissensions.
They are all working together for De-
mocracy and they will return majorities
for the state and county tickets up
there that will cause some astonish-
ment among Republicans.
Salt Lake and Weber counties may
be reckoned as almost surely Demo-
cratic. In both of these there has been
a decidedly strong undercurrent of
change, but It has all been from the
Republicans to the Democrats. The
machine has been particularly dicta-
torial and offensive to independent Re-
publicans Of salt Lake and Weber. and
they feel that the time to administer
q deserved rebuke has come.
Utah county Democrats are confident
of success. They say they will over
turn the Republican majority of two
years ago up there and elect a solid
Democratic delegation to the legisla-
.ture. OF course. they will have, and
they have had. hard fight on their
hands. Utah county is the home of
Apostle Reed Smoot, who will be elect
ed to the United States senate il the
Republicans control the legislature
Apostle Smoot realizes that IL he does
not carry his home county his chances
will be nil. Therefore. he has been