The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-21
VICTORY IN THE AIR.

LII OVER THE STATE OF Utah the
II Democrats, unterrihed as in the
days Of yore. are lining up for battle
In every city. in every county. in every
voting district, the enthusiasm Of the
people for Democratic principles is
alive and growing. Every indication
Is encouraging; all signs point to a
sweeping victory. With anything like
an effective organization, the Provo
ticket will win handsomely as it de-
serves to win.
When Republicans generally find
themselves compelled TO apologize for
he weakness of their ticket. as the
Republicans OF Utah are apologizing
today, there can be little hope for
unanimous support of that ticket. The
Provo nominees are so immeasurably
superior. in every necessary qualifica-
ton, TO the men named at Ogden that
the latter are inevitably suffering by
the comparison.
A good many Republicans went TO
Ogden under the impression that this
was 70 be what is known as a yellow
dog year for that party. And by this
The Herald does not mean any asper-
sion on the characters of either SEN
atOr Joseph Howell or Judge William
McCarty. Personally they are clean
men. What The Herald does mean,
though. is that they are individually
weak; that they do not command the
admiration and respect for their own
party or the Independent voters. They
were nominated because the bosses of
the ogden convention believed that
any nominee on the Republican ticket
could be elected this year in Utah.
Events that have followed the Re-
publican gathering demonstrate that
those who attended It were deiuded
by the acquisition Of several gentle
men who made a loud noise when
they sprang over into the Hanna back
yard. The racket has subsidized and the
party has discovered that after all,
as Burke says. the grasshoppers are
not the only Inhabitants of the field.
The Democratic party has been helped
more than It has been injured by the
OBJECTIONS.
A homely old adage puts 1t that
"Brag is good dog. but Hold Fast is
a better one" Words will not win the
election in Utah in 1902 The people
are going to do the voting while the
politicians do the talking, and the
people are going to vote for the men
best qualified TO occupy the positions
for which they have been nominated.
Few Republicans have the hardihood
70 claim that Judge McCarty is the
equal OF Major Richard w. Young;
few say that Senator Howell ap-
proaches Judge Kpg in anything that
makes one fit to be a congressman.
Already the Republicans are growing
anxious. Their cries Of Lets make il
unanimous" are no longer heard. On
the other hand. the Democrats have
awakened from their Iethargy. They
have become imbued with the idea that
they can win and that they are going
20 win. Chairman Frank J. Cannon,
whose very name seems to madden
Republicans as a pan Of water mad
dens a dog afflicted with rabies, is
conducting an aggressive campaign.
His personality and his ability are
winning 20 him the support of all
classes of good citizens. Funds for
legitimate expenses are flowing into
the treasury. The Democrats will have
no money to spend in corrupting ward
heelers and in purchasing votes. but
they will have a sufficient amount 10
cover necessary expenses. The Her
aid regrets that these facts should
cause so much ehagrin among Repub-
heans who had expected to win simply
by blowing a few horns. but the facts
remain facts just the same.
The boys are getting together. the
young men and the old men, boys all
OF them in their enthusiasm for the
Democratic party, the party whose
principles have stood, like a pillar of
cloud by day and a pillar Of fire by
night. to guide the people Of this great
republic onward and upward to a bet
Ter existence. A strong, concerted eff
tort is all that is needed.
Let the shoulder OF every man, and
OF every woman. IN the Democratic
ranks be set against the wheel and
Utah will send a ringing message TO
the nation that here. in this mountain
commonwealth. where Gods air is
purest. where Gods sunshine is
brightest. where the men are bravest
and the women most beautiful, the
Lord OF Justice reigns and the love of
liberty still lives.