Show AMERICAN POLITICS To the Editor of THE Haitian It has I think been understood for some time by the citizens of Salt Lake city that at the coming municipal election elec-tion the Democrats and the Republicans would form a city ticket to be voted for at the November election in order to rId the city of the gentlemen who have for some time been engaged in theto them pleasant pastime of taxing the people to death I have been waiting to see the two organized parties named above take the initiatory steps for the accomplishment of the very desirable object but thus far have waited4n vain I observe that a number of citizens have however on their own motion inaugurated in-augurated a movement for the avbwec I purpose of putting a ticket in the field I but as the mode of procedure up to the I I present time does not accord with my j idea of what is < lue to the people I beg to I I suggest for the benefit of whom it may concern aninquiry Would it not be better for eftch political party above named to decide whether jt desires a fusion on the present occasion and I t 0 > 0 a G CI e should both so desire let them prepare to hold joint primary meetings which meetings shall provide for a city fusion convention for the purpose of nominating fusion candidates It occurs to me that if you expect to meet with success in thismatter you can riat afford toignore the masses but must et the people speak through primaries This is American politics H D JOHNSON The foregoing is given prominence because be-cause it expresses the views of a number of our citizens whose opinions even though we may not agree with them are entitled to respect The writer of the letter is an old and staunch Democrat and naturally leans to Democratic methods in the determination of any important public pub-lic question and that is one reason why his mind reverts to primaries where the will of the public may be expressed He asks whether it would not be well for the two real political parties to decide as to a fusion There is nothing that we know of to prevent action by those parties looking to snch an end excapt that a large number num-ber of both Democrats and Republicans are already strongly in favor of a movement move-ment from which party considerations shall be excluded They do not favor a fusion of the two parties but they do favor a general movement independent of 1 party organizations such as that now in I progress I The method adopted at the citizens meeting did not meet the minds of all who were present but a large majority believed that in view of the peculiar conditions con-ditions and the possibility of primaries being packed with an undesirable element ele-ment seeing that no party was behind the movement it would be decidedly better to have a committee make the I nominations than to risk the snap judgment judg-ment of mass primaries not regulated by any party rastrictions The masses of the people must not and cannot be ignored This is a free country Nothing stands in the way of any number of meetings either of parties or of the general public to consider the situation lad take such steps as may be deemed desirable de-sirable And the masses will not and cannot be ignored at the polls It will be votes that will determine this issue To that complexion will it come at last The main thing to be considered is tho ticket that will be framed On that will depend the judgment of the masses They will not support a mere moneybags combination bination no matter how it is made up Nor will they in our opinion ignore the financial and commercial interests on a general citizens ticket They will look for all interests to be represented And they will be considerate enough to make no unreasonable demand as tp any particular par-ticular class If the ticket names the right kind of men to form our municipal government we are of the opinion that it will gain the support of the masses and therefore will succeed If not then other steps will be taken The people are determined to have adecent and capable capa-ble set of city officers and they will see to it that nothing less is forthcoming in November We are still of the opinion I that we should wait and watch for the ticket |