The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

ergetic, and inclined to view with q
just suspicion the benevolent dispo.
sition Of the other races TO help"
them In a political way. The result
of this was that the Polish people were
almost always represented by a man
OF their own race; invariably. when
the ward was strongly Polish In its
vote.
The Bohemians we're also a com
batively inclined people, politically.
and waged lively campaigns In the
wards where they held the balance OF
the voting power. But they did not
have the cohesiveness OF the Poles.
and candidates Of other nationalities
could occasionally squeeze In. The
bohemian, and In fact all of the for
elgn-populated wards, we're strong for
personal liberty, and as near as pos
sible for the social privileges
they had enjoyed I'm Europe, minus any
intrusion of "the king business" The
scandinavian voters were apathetic
mostly, only once In awhile producing
an orator or hustllng politician. They
were governed in their political judg-
ments partly by party fealty, partly
by the question Of personal fitness,
and somewhat by the question OF ma
tionality. But ! give them credit for
not being carried away entirely by
either pride OF race or demand of par.
ty. They really wanted good men;
and the fact that a man was one OF
their race did not invariably get him
their vote. Occasionally they nomin.
ated a man Of their race for the ex-
press purpose OF defeating him, be
cause he had proved himself too small
for the position.
The Germans were good. live poll.
ticians, and like as In other matters,
somewhat Teutonic in their prejudices
and tendencies. Clannish was hardly
the word for their particular brand OF
political cohesion. Out OF the ruck OF
many particular defeat would emerge
triumphant the form Of some German
candidate whose race vote had been
what party he belonged to. To nom
mate a state. county or city ticket
without the name of at least one rep
resentative German for one of the prin.
cipal offices, was something that no
party convention either cared or dared
to do. A good many OF the Germans
still spoke the language of the Father
land. and even when there were spies
about, seeking to pick up crumbs OF
information, they were usually bafiled
by "the vernacuar." The Germans had
good, solid and eloquent speakers
among them. and they were excellent
campaigners.
Their particular wards elected Ger
man aldermen as rule. and as q
rule the German office-holders were
good men. Occasionally they were
amusingly Independent when given
appointive Offices To go against q
mayors wishes when placed in an ap
pointive position Is as much worse
than lese majestic as murder is more
of a crime than petty larceny. Ye
on occasions the sturdy independence
of the Teutonic mind boiled over Al
alderman called on a German offlcia
with request from a mayor mot II
my time) to do something the officia
disapproved Of The official took thu
message with an expressive shrug o
the shoulders. Il won't do t." was hi
answer. but I've got the mayor
orders" replied the surprised and in
dignant city father. 81 don't car
what you've got" was the retort. "Yo
amt got me, Helm. run this Office
I've got my resignation written an,
in my pocket The mayor can hav
this Office In ten minutes II he want
1t. but he can't have me-" So the alder
man had to give II up, and the oficia
remained.
The Hebrew wards we're inclined :
a man OF their own race, but the
were not massed excepting in abou
three wards. They are not, strict
speaking, people who go in" YER
strongly for politics, but they max
success OF 1t when they do engag
in II deliberately. The scattering vot
OF this nationality was large, but d
vided among so many wards that
WAS a rnattpr 0f uncertainty aa 4