The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-12
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

About the best indication possible OF
the Democratic confidence in success
this fall is the way the aspirants for
nominations fought for places on the
ticket in the county convention Men
do not make such strenuous efforts for
nominations unless they have more
than a fighting chance of election. The
same thing holds good of the conven-
ton itself; the surest indication of the
party's confidence in the issue of the
campaign is the enthusiasm shown by
the delegates together with the large
attendance and the spirit of aggressive
faith in the result OF the election.
Quite as conspicuous as this confident
feeling was the absence Of any pre-
arranged slate or program. For
most of the places the contests were
close and in some cases very exciting,
but there was no marked bitterness
over the outcome. and the defeated
candidates accepted the situation with
good grace. All in all it was one Of the
best conventions the party has had in
years.
The nominations as a whole are most
excellent and the ticket will command
the full party strength as well as a
large proportion of the independent
vote. The individual candidates are
men of ability, of clean records and
good character; they represent the pop
ular WILL are identified with no factions
and are committed to no individuals
political fortunes. In this particular
they offer the strongest possible con-
trast with the tickets of both the
straight Republicans and the Amer
leans" An administration of county
affairs by the men named on the Demo-
cratic ticket will be guarantee of
business methods in the county's bust
ness. Of a square deal for all parts
of the county, of honesty and efficiency
in public service.
AS a platform setting forth the issues
of the county campaign, the convention
adopted resolutions which approve the
state platform, indorse the nominations
Judge Whitecotton for the supreme
court and then proceed to recall the
fact that the best county administra-
ton ever installed was Democratic, that
II restored the impaired credit OF the
county, reduced its operating expenses,
increased it's revenues and placed its
business on a substantial basis The
platform also calls attention to the
fact that the present city improve
ments were inaugurated and provided
for by the Morris administration; and,
by contrast. the American" city adj
ministration is condemned for giving a
monopoly of public work to one con-
tractor
Both American" and Republican
office-holders are denounced for their
failure to turn into the public treasury
interest from public funds on deposit, .
and the nominees of the convention are
pledged to secure and turn into the
public treasury interest on such funds
"a practice, by the way. which pre-
vailed during the Morris administra-
ton in the city when Fisher Harris
the treasurer, gave the public the in
terest paid on city deposits. The Re
publican county commissioners are ar
raigned for their bond deal by which
the county was mulcted of about $27 600
in interest: and the commissioners are
held responsible for the notorious scan
dial i'm the inhrmary and the general
extravaganza which has characterized
their management.
Given legitimate campaign and q
free expression of the popular will, the
ticket ought to win by comfortable
margin The Republicans are already
out of it, as the returns from last falls
election in the city show; and as be-
tween the Democrats and the Amer
leans" the Democrats ought TO win
easily On the showing of extravaganza
and Incompetence the Americans
have made with their management of
city affairs.