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Show HERE AT LAST. Deniacracy Folly Proclaimed Last 8igM. Hon. Colin T. Caine An-ncijnces An-ncijnces His Allegiance to the Party. Judge Elias A. Smith Publicly Withdraws From the People's Party. The meeting of the Sail Lake Democracy, Dem-ocracy, held in Salt Lake last uig.;t, was a howling success. This morning's morn-ing's Herald says: 1 hehiiid the footlights were the "hea l and front1' of the offending Democratic revolution, Frank II. Dyer. TUesitient of the club; Col. 8. A. jYUt-ritt, jYUt-ritt, ex-cit attorney, and in tli 'pust times the favorite cliairnian of tin Liheral conventions; J. $. Waldeti. t-ity treasurer; C. S. llawley. of the t leanng house; ex-Postmaster Harratt. iovenior II. C. Ltt. A. F. Schroeder, S. YV. Darke, John l ittroini-iy. .Jiidj.e Ju id, W. E. 1). Jiarnett and a number of others. There was at first a painful air of jxiectanev that inclined to quietness. When the ball stait' d to roll, however, the old rafters fairly sprang with the enthusiasm. There was a moment ot suspense when the name of Caine was elled out Horn a thousand throats, : but wlien he cam.' squarely out a ! answered that lie was in it" it. scftn-d as if pandemonium itseli Wf re le loose. Everything went with a rush then till the close, and the mee; ng might have been going as yet, had not the lire lells rang out at 10 o'clock and started something of a stampede. More of the history of Utah was written there in half an hour last niuht, than the hitorian can iiulite and do justice to in a moi. h. It w;is the dawning of a new era, and people who were there to look upon it, went liome with the deep convictions in their souls that from henceforth the Democracy was a live and throbi; factor in Utah's polities, and that idl other parties must hustle aside to give it room. Alter speeches were made by Judge Judd, Col. Merritt and F. II. Dyer, Colond Mt iritt stepped forward "and said that they had heard from several uentlemen who had belonged to the Libera! party, and they would now like to hear from someoue who had Itelotiged to the People's party. At I once there arose calls from various 1 yen'.lemen, ami at last s ;; ieon.- called 'lor John T. Caine. and ..imediateiy f las name was called with vigor by nearly everyone present. Mr. Came finally came on the stae a.id said, in substance: 'I did not expect to be called upon to sneak this evening, and I do not ov appear before you with any purpose pur-pose oi attu-aipling to make a speech, but simply to expn-ss my 'ersonai ; fcrti!i!:sit!.. and to congraH:l.ac the Democrats of Uiali upon l.iaj stand taken by the Central Democratic club of s ilt L ike c.' iiuy. The platform plat-form ihey have ivr:i..w.iie-i is one upon which every disciple ot Thomas Jcf-.ferson Jcf-.ferson can stand. Applause. The doctn.ie oi l.x al self-government, tiio equality of ewry man before the law, are principles sacred to every Ameri-can Ameri-can who loves tha institutions of his1: count: v. Tlie repudiation of the un-j Anu-rican doctrine ot disliaii Ium-- j meat of 1 lie citizen for any cause tx- cept as a punishment for crime giyes promise ol a new era in Utah politics. Prolonged applause. If the principles princi-ples enunciated in this platform ;.ie lived up to there is a brig it future bt-j bt-j lore our much lovtd Territory, j "Delieving as I do that the men who maue this platform are sincere, that it lie y mean just what they say and .have said just hat they mean, I accept ac-cept i ins platform and pledge it my ; most cordial support. From this lime Tarn not only a Democrat in national politics, but standing upon this platform, plat-form, I am a Democrat in Utah po!i-ij po!i-ij tics. Applause. In making this de-I de-I claration i am rot espousing any new I doctrine, nor advocating ary new prin-1 prin-1 ciple. Tins platform is democratic I throughout and contains the principles which 1 have heretofore believed and advocated. "With the citizens of Utah divided on national political lines. we may look forv.ard to the day when the relic of ! colonial despotism under which we live will be abolished forever; when the territorial system will no longer be I known; but throughout ttiis broad la.; J there will be but one foi in of gov rumen ru-men t Unit of free, independent, sovereign sov-ereign sta'e. Then i'" ,-ed we shall liaw a gowrrinent of me people, by the people and for the people. "Fellow Democrats, following in these lines I am with you and will work for the best interests of Utah ofr its aoiiiission into the union of states, where it will shine he brightest bright-est star in the whole glorui.s constel-i constel-i lation." Le Grand Toung was next called for and in response he arose from his soat in the body of the house and sta d that he endorsed the principles of L Democratic club and approved its action, ac-tion, lie did not cme prepared to make a speech, however, and was excused. ex-cused. Judge E. A. Smith was next called to the stage and he said that when he first heard of the action taken by the ; Democratic club he ciet it with a hearty welcome. As a member of the People's party be would say that he would subscribe to the principles announced an-nounced and become u Democrat in Utah. Il was willing withdraw from the People's party, u-:d r which he had held offices of Lot r and ally himself w th the Dpniotvatie paity. and he intended to work zealously for its success. In response to loud caMs, S. II. Yonder Yon-der came forward. and said that he had read the principles of the Democratic club. He endorsed and accepted them and intended to be a Democrat fi;n this time on and his vote, and anv influence in-fluence he might have, would be used in the interest of that party. publicans of this city and territory in the matter of immediate party organization. organ-ization. In connection with the subject the 2i'??(.? desires to express its deliberate delib-erate opinion that steps should at once be taken to effect such an organization. The movement should he started here, and extended as rapidly as possible to H rts of the territory, so that ti e lepalican pai fy may be ready to d;s-ch d;s-ch ; ;iuy ;iu I all duties he leafter !e-voving !e-voving upon it. The reasons upon which the conclusion conclu-sion of the Thms is based are manifold and a recital of a few of those that are most prominent wiil satisfy the great majority of our readers that the position posi-tion fake n is sound. 1 he old condition's upon which the liberal party in Utah "has beeTTheld together in the past are rapidly giving giv-ing place to a new order of thiims un der which there must, sooner or later, come a divison on party hues. The renunciation re-nunciation of polygamy by the Mormon church has cut the bond, ny which the old parties of the territory have been held together, and the inevitable drift must be towards division upon national issues. The wiping nut of tins feature of the political situation leaves ihe ciiurch m a position where it will no longer appear as a political engine. It matters not now w heiuer the en in ch in the past was or was not a p ilitie d machine. Its members were bound io-liether io-liether in a common cause and it w as regarded as an active agent in the political po-litical w rid: but since the practice thai raised the issu between it anu the gentde population has ueen abandoned aban-doned by it, the contest must disappear and the church must take its place m the public mind as a sa-. pie religious organization. In view ol the im v ..-Lie ..-Lie results of the pnsent drift of events; because of the crituinty that t ie lime is drawing near when" paity alignment cannot be made upon olo issues, ti. e 'limtH hods tuat his Unduly Un-duly of republicans to " Ct together'' and prepare lor the work that is before thrill. The Territory of Utah embraces one of the richest feCLions of our common country. It has a, large population of busy people w hose minds ars turning longingly to the thought of Statehood for the region m n hich they live. It is useless to ignore the fact that Statehood State-hood must eventually come; aad it would be almost criminal on the part if the Republicans if they should neg-i'jet neg-i'jet to prepare for it. V hen the time shall come we cannot afford to present ourselves or to be presented as a disorganized, dis-organized, mob. We must, in that day, be m a position, as republicans, to make ourselves heard and felt in shaping shap-ing the policy of the new commonwealth. common-wealth. This we cannot Imps for unless un-less we lay foundations upon which thu Republican structure of Utah' is to be reared. Whatever may be urged against e w isdom of pavmg the way now nr paity division, the fact that the Democrats Dem-ocrats have determined tit wm draw from the old Liberal organization anu set up a parly of their own leaves no ground lor any argument agaiiisi Republican Re-publican organization to s;and upon. 1 f it is a mistake the Democrats will hate to bear the responsibility, and it will not help the matter, or alter the duty of Republicans, to stand back and iss.-.il Democrat. c motives, ll may be thatcerta.n leaders of that political faith are actuated b a desueto secure oiiice for themselves and by a belief thai they can stampede the members of tlie 1'. ' pie" parly to ihcir support. It may ll.at the Democratic motive is to ol- :ou- u so the iieihshhtss of some t i ti.e leaders, and tnat the Democratic Dem-ocratic iiii.-u s'' c i:ues liom over-wean-ing confkh ;.ci- in lite guild). lity of a particular class of citizens; but that tiiH nothing to do w ith the question. The Jiiitr:- does not believe that tlie members ot ihe People's party are to lie driven i;ke sheep into the Democratic Demo-cratic fold, and it holds that it is the duty of the Ri publicans to effect an organizai.ii. so that, with the disintegration disinte-gration of the. old parties, the citizens of ihis Territoi may have ;i Irce opportunity op-portunity to airay themselves under the political banner w inch their judgment judg-ment points out as the true standard. A campaign s f education and invitation invita-tion is to be began and it cannot be eatered -upon ;oo soon. Reason, : ot demagogy, is to decide the imure political polit-ical stains of Uiaii. and the power of reason un-ier the direction of organi zatiou must be brought to bear by Republicans Re-publicans if they would reap that reward re-ward w hich comes to those w ho fearlessly fear-lessly meet and faithfully discharge a duty. it may be presumptuous, but the Times would suggest thai the SMbject be taken up at an early date. It is aware that the matter I s been talked over discursiely by many Republic s and that a nu-ei ing of some kind n.r been suggested, and this reference to the proposition is only made to urge ihe necessity of making any call for a meetingof that character of the widest possible scope. Every ib-; nblican in Salt Lake should 1'kvh an opportunity to come in and tai, part in the proceedings. pro-ceedings. The T'wcs has entire confidence confi-dence in the ability of the members of the party to come together harmoniously, harmoni-ously, earnestly and patriotically, and It sincerely hopes that the proposition which has'been indefinitely broached may soon assume tangible form. |
