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Show IpMWMWH VOL. 2, Irv No. 45. ' t.m. Mm MMWtaViiNNIlT A SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH, JULY the Political Arerva Owing no doubt to the warm weath- many good planks and many bad ones. er prevailing throughout the. east, but The money plank was written to deceive. The platform against imlittle has been said or done in connecThe antiperialism is not clear. tion with national politics during the trust plank is not so strong or nearly as New York interIn week. the Kansas implicit City past City platform est centers almost entirely in the local on the subject." Jit Jit campaign which has been waged there But what does Mr. Bryan advise? for some time and which will continue He says: The Democrats of Iowa until ended. The same conditions prevail in other cities and the daily press have, therefore, to choose between a of both parties is confining its atten- good ticket on a cowardly platform, tion almost exclusively to matters partly good, and a Republican ticket close at home, leaving national affairs running on as bad a platform as could to take care of themselves until such well be conceived. What should they time as local subjects have been final- do? Vote for Sullivan and his associates on the ticket, but continue to ly disposed of one way or another. By far the most significant expression fight for Kansas City platform prinfrom the Democratic side has come ciples. That ought to sound good to from the pen of William J. Bryan, who the down east. It is nothevinces a willingness to get into the ing reorganizers an old but Democratic maxim harness, whether his ideas are adopt- clothed in new language. Although ed in platforms or not This stand you are not with the platform pleased should be encouraging to Democrats, vote the ticket and fight like h 11 who have generally believed that un- for another platform until you get it less Bryan was able to dictate terms But vote the are ticket whilst he would quit Mr. Bryans excuse fighting. Surely if Mr. Bryan you adheres for taking the stand indicated was to the policy he- has here laid down it based upon the action of the Iowa means that even though Cleveland be Democrats, in convention assembled. selected next time as standard bearHe did not comment upon the action er, on a platform unlike the one writof the convention, as ..soon as it was ten by Mr. Bryan at Kansas City, he ended, but postponed his utterances will urge his friends to vote the tickuntil a week afterward. Then he de- et just the same while they are fightclared in the following language what ing for the so dear to his he thought of the doings of the Hawk-ey- e heart. It is principles the first sign of yielding Bourbons. the Nebraskan has shown and it Jit Ji ought to encourage all Democrats for was controlled convention by it looks as if Bryan intended to stay "The of the elements the reactionary party with his party through thick and thin and the refusal of the convention to and was preparing to drop into line as as possible. reaffirm the Kansas City platform was easily Jt Jt due, principally, to the Influence exJust now the Democracy of this city erted 'by the representatives of corand state is in as badly demoralized porations, but partly, to neglect on a condition as its most bitter enemies the part of the friends of the platform. could wish it to be. With all its old- The corporation Democrats are in poltime leaders inactive and immobile, itics as in: matters of business; they the rank and file apathetic, surely the assume that their salaries cover their unwashed is in a bad state. It political, services and they can attend great conventions at very little expense, is a condition of affairs which could while the ordinary Democrat must pay prevail in no other city than Salt his way. The cost of railroad fare Lake; no other state than Utah. In sometimes affects the selection of delplaces the party organs would egates and still more often affects the other cry and someone numbers who actually attend. If for sound a rallying standard at some the would sendplant instance, a county harmonizes by old the fighting line could and point where ing five corporation Democrats the roll and get ready ten Kansas City platform Democrats reform, call contest infor another Imagine Democto a state convention, and fails to to shot all pieces in Louisville. struct, the five who can get passes will racy not feel Why the clarion call of old Watterson go and six of the others may those who voted for able to attend. The county stands 5 to would waken out of the and Jackson graves of the 4 against the Kansas City platform. and to old dark bloody ground would Continuing, Mr. Bryan proceeds come stalking the ghosts of those who show that the convention was manipDemocratic two genulated on the lines laid down above. made KentuckyNo matter how badly He declared that the platform contains erations ago. -- - Price 18, 1903. beaten Democracy is in Ohio, the party press begins sounding assembly the day after election and by the time the next fight is due the. minority party presents a solid front. With every odds against them the Democrats of the Keystone state, at the call of the party press line up year after year and go on fighting. What a splendid chance for the Herald here to do something to make itself great, instead of dishing up the inane simperings which fill good space. With a divided opposition; with a party record that could be easily attacked; with one faction of its opposition seeking to perpetuate itself in office what a chance for a man with some ability to mount the tripod of the Herald and send out a few blasts from his bugle calling the faithful together for a good stiff fight. But there is no hope that such will occur. . The kindergarten department which has only progressed to that part of its lessons where it can write essays on The use of bears grease as a pomade in England durThe introducing the last century, tion of the bustle in Bagdad, and such other topics are all the political The pabulum Utah Democrats get. indication Herald has the given only that it is Democratic since last elec- tion has been a savage attack on the candidacy of Billy Hearst, who took a few falls out of Clark, the owner of the paper, at the time he was being expelled from the United States senate tor bribery and corruption. . Jit Jit As a result of the contest for the governorship of the state of Maryland, it is announced that if the state goes Democratic at the next election and there seems to be no chance of its not, Senator Gorman will be announced as the Democratic nominee for the presidency on the Democratic ticket. The senator is by far one of the most astute and shrewd party leaders the Democrats have and he is said to be exerting himself to his utmost to swing Maryland back into the Democratic ranks this fall, in order that he can enter the fight with his own state behind him as a unit Gorman will be able, if nominated, to raise a larger campaign fund to assist him, than any man the party has. Whether or not he would be acceptable to Bryan and his followers re mains to be seen. That he would suit the other side is certain. And inasmuch as Gorman supported Bryan and voted for him both times,, it. would look like base Ingratitude on the part of the late candidate to go back on him. Gorman would not be displeas- 6 Cents It begins to look very much as if the Democratic party would refuse to place a ticket in the field at the coming municipal election. Informal conferences between party leaders have developed a sentiment against holding a convention and going to the expense of making a campaign. But few Democrats seem to be favorable to the plan suggested by Messrs. Wilson and Letcher, viz, to meet and place a' splendid ticket before the people and then adjourn without providing any means of electing the same, leaving it to the voters to settle in their own way. Some few favor calling a convention and passing a resolution stating that until conditions change there is no excuse for the Democrats invading the field, while still others clamor that the best plan of all is to hold no convention at all, but let the matter go by default Among the strong advocates of the latter idea is Judge King. He contends that it would be a waste of time and money to hold a convention and nominate a ticket, but that if such action is taken it would then be the duty of every Democrat to do his utmost to elect it It looks as if there would be no action taken at all and that if the Republicans have any opposition it will come in the form of an independent movement, spontaneously inaugurated by citizens of all classes and parties from all parts of the city. Jit S In the meantime, totally unconscious of the fact that because of their political actions, chaos has resulted in Utah politics and especially in this city, the adherents of Senator ivearns keep right on figuring how to perpetuate themselves in power here. It looks as if Frank Knox is to be shelved and Henry Newell made the candidate for the nomination for' the office of mayor. Henry has had exd perience as mayor, being an ol the executive department of Park City, where he lived before coming to ex-hea- It is said that the Kearns gang mistrust Odell and will do all they can to do him up. As a matter of course this means that Odells friends will make a harder fight in his favor. Zion. J ' J Whatever may be the result of all the machinations now taking' place; whatever the ultimate of the acts of commission and omission now being indulged in, it may be set down as a cold, hard statement of fact that the' man, or set of men, receiving the ening to the manufacturing interests, because Gorman is a protectionist him- dorsement of Kearns and his crowd , self, to a great degree. He might not will go down to a- - crushing defeat. Suit the ultra tariff reformers ex- The people of this city are tired of actly, but the Democratic party usual- him and of his methods and will fight ly accepts the result of its conven- him tooth and nail. He mdy continue tions and the disaffections on account to receive the flattery of his heelers of the tariff record of the candidate and believe himself safe,1 but condiwould be few. tions here are such that the populace ... |