The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-09-25

themselves into fancied security. Il
1 is backed by men of capital. 1t has
within its lines men of influence, ana
its complaints are voiced by a power
ful newspaper. Those who do not see
! that the peace of Utah is endangered
Will, in the words of the holy writ,
say: Behold. how great q matter u
little fire kindleth."
Duty of Democrats.
The new movement is the result OF
he diScord and strife which have run
riot In Utah since the Republican mar
" became absolute in It's rule. The
question before us is, How shall it be
met? How shall those men who are
m open rebellion be satisfied? How
shal we continue our political en-
beavers along national party lines
mere is in sight this spectre of the
Old territorial days that has suddenly
arisen before our vision like a borr,d
nightmare in the stiffness of the night
IL cannot be done by Mormon Deme-
crats rushing to the support of the
republican ticket. 1t cannot be done
II republican victory shall crown
the efforts of the managers of the so
called Republican party. Do YOU think
that would satisfy these boiling Re-
Publicans? Would that content the
men and women who declare that they
We're defrauded of their political
rights when Cutler was nominated for
governor? Would that bring peace to
Ctah? No. That would only prolong
the struggle, and ii would remove the
scene of the action commenced. from
Utah to the seat of government Al
Washington. These people who are re-
oeIllIS nave lost confidence You
cannot restore their confidence bv
electing the Republican candidates.
Such course would be like rubbing
salt on open wounds The only thing
10 De done under the circumstances is
Tor the people to say by their ballots
10 the Republican leaders: Go awav
back and sit down. You have caused
enough trouble to last us for a quar-
Ter OF a century We viii give the
Democratic party d chance That
party has declared in its platform thai
II neither seeks. nor fears -ecclesiasti-
cal influence" and it's candidate for
governor has promised TO eliminate
from his administration all thought OF
mems religion or their politics.
Shall Old Sores be openedP
Do you Want return to the old con-
oltlons? Do you want the people 10 be
again divided along religious lines? Do
you want the lines drawn once again So
that Mormons and Gentiles will not as
sociate politically or IN business ven
lures? Do YOU want to brighten awav
capital, break friendships and lose CON
ndence IN neighbors and friends? If
you 90 then vote the Republican tick
e. 20 Iorth and sustain the Republic
an candidates.
1 tell you as one who loves Utah
mat the handwriting is on the wall in
letters OF living light, and that the time
mas come for you to read and TO I'M
defstand. If you want Utah TO ad-
vance, II you want to leave a heritage
Oh which you can be proud, if you want
10 avoid the bosom of destruction To orr
peace and prosperity, then beware of
the danger flag. and seeing it. act as
patriotic men and women and vote for
the Democratic candidates.
To me it is unimportant whether this
new movement be engineered by men
because Of political disappointments or
whether 1t has been caused by real, and
not 1ancled, grievances. 1t is here to
De considered. 1T is now a part of our
political life. Knowing the causes that
have led up 10 il, we know the success
or the men responsible for those causes
will perpetuate its life. / al
ways prefer to attribute honesty of
purpose to men and to women until
the contrary appears. even when I
deem that they are mistaken in the
course that they are pursuing. Hence
i 40 not charge that the men and WO-
men who are sustaining the new move
ment are influenced in their action bv
wrong motives. But let us assume that
the movement is simply an effort on
the part of disgruntled politicians. as
IS charged by some, that its purpose is
to injure Senator Smaot, that it has no
other real object in View, and that IT'S
efforts will be to secure evidence ana ~
create evidence which will thrust him
from the senate.
Moyle Can be Elected.
What then? Under such a state of
facts, what is the wise course to- mr.
sue! From indications on every hand
1t seems that enough Republicans will
refuse to vote for Candidate CutIer to
insure the election of James II. Movie
as. governor. The latter can only be de-
feated by the voters of the Democratic
party going TO the rescue Of the Re-
publican candidate. If they rush 10 the
rescue of Candidate Cutler: if they can
De persuaded to leave their own caodi-
date and their own party to support a.
candidate representing another political
party ana different political creed.
tnen indeed There are no politics in
Utdh. just as many people claim. I
say this because there is no good reason
why any Democrat in Utah sbouId re-
fuse to vote with his party this fall and
should fail to sustain his own candi-
dates. base this statement upon these
grounds:
National and State Tickets.
First. The Democratic national can
didates, Parker and Davis. are mon of
nigh character. They are personally
pure They are undertaking Demo-
Gratis, and there are striking indications
abroad that they viii be elected.
Second. The Democratic state tick
et Oh Utah is the free and untrammeled
choIce OF the Democratic party Of Utah.
Inc candidates are capable and honest
and will serve well the state.
Third. The Democratic platforms
both state and national. are such as ali
Democrats can heartily endorse.
Fourth. The success of the Demo-
cratic party in Utah in this campaign
VIII do more toward advancing the
interests of the state than any other
one thing that the people have in their
power to accomplish
From the time OF the division upon
party lines down to and including the
present time the Democratic party has
pursued a consistent and honorable
course. For Democrats to abandon it
now will be qualification. In its state
convention at Ogden in 1895 il declared
against union of church and state. At
the recOnvened session of that conven-
ton, held in Salt Lake City, it issued
its celebrated and historical declara-
ton. and in its state convention. when
its present candidates were nominated.
1t placed in its platform by unani-
nous vote the following plank: