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Show JEERING AT DEMOCRATS. Tho S'moot organ has made tho astonishing as-tonishing discovery that when Democrats Demo-crats get into power they use that power pow-er to aid other Democrats", and not Republicans. Re-publicans. And it proclaims that a successful suc-cessful Domocrat "laughs in his sleeve at tho Republicans who voted to put him there." All of which is a revelation revela-tion of tho spirit, and of its malicious enjoyment at tho expeuso of tho Democrats Demo-crats of Utah, who have been so frequently fre-quently and so thoroughly used by tho Republican machine hero to advance Republican success. Tho Democratic party of Utah, and of Bait Lake count' especially, has been mado the tail-piece of tho Federal bunch right along -yonr after year. Regularly Reg-ularly as the general elections come along, the Democratic party has been wiped out, and its voting strength transferred bodily to the Republican poll. At the election in this county last fall nono of the Democratic leaders expected ex-pected less than 10.000 votes in this county; but it is doubtful if moro thnn .1000 Democratic votes were polled by Democrats. Something like 2000 temperance tem-perance votes were polled in this city, regardless of party affiliations, for the Democratic ticket, on account of the prohibition fight; there bciug something like 300Q actual Democratic votes polled in the county. The rest of the Democratic Demo-cratic strength went to the support of the Republican ticket. And now the Smoot organ jeers at tho Democracy for being so used. It mockingly charges them with aiding Democrats when they get into power, in place of Republicans. But where have the Republicans here who have been put in power by Democratic votes, aided aid-ed tho Democrats? Although tho Republicans Re-publicans aro in power in this county through tho Democratic vote which went to their support, no Democrats need apply when it comes to a matter of office. There are always plenty of faithful, steadfast Republican brethren to hook on to every oflico that comes along, and a Democrat who would ask for oflico would get a vacant stare of surprise at his impudence in expecting an office under a Republican administration. adminis-tration. To bo sure, the Smoot organ puts the case in reverse, and reviles the Demo-1 crats for not giving Republicans oflico when the Democrats win by Republican votes. But the situation is so clear, and its mocking insolence is so evidently evi-dently directed against tho Demoeraay hcro for being so simple aB to be used for Republican purposes, that its malicious ma-licious moaning is evident. And the Democrats have to stand it, because the situation is such that it is impossiblo for them either to evade the mockery or to excuse themselves on any political grounds. They simply get tho Republican Republi-can whip of scorn for helping the Republicans, Re-publicans, and Republicaninsults when they apply for offico. It is all very smoothly and cruelly donejtlbut the contempt of tho Federal bunch organ for those Democrats who came 'to the Republicans' support last year, and in years gone by, is so clearly manifested in tho Smoot organ, that there is no mistaking its animus and the malicious enjoyment of the organ in pb'ing the whip of scorn.' |