| Show plain lain S al for fo rafa tile the plight in which the cmrk i both state and it aalf is ia at once ludicrous and pathetic ludicrous lu in its efforts cn orts to bind up tip tile old wounds that to heal and to put pit on a bold rout in lifo he inco of almost cernin defeat tho the west refuses to accept the leadership of the old party hacks who aro are cespon sibil am the ho present condition of the he party the east more or less leas gov got vrn ed cd by the lie money influence declines I 1 tho the leadership of the iho only T moses mose wn win J bryan who could lead tho the party narty out of the poU political egypt into which it lins has wondered wandered the utah democracy began business with an overwhelming ming Yield yielding hig the tru truth th of much that lias has been alleged as to apostolic influence in behalf of the republican party parly so far as tile the mornion mormon democrats were concerned 0 it does not aply apply with tiny force to tile alie defection or of nou non mo mons epho tho chief cause of the partial disintegration rr atlon m must be searched fur for bithia 1 the llie party tile democratic legislative au abortion artion of nearly four years ago sugg suggested osted the thoum thou lit that every chump in the party parly iliad lud broken into the legislature som good men and true arne there were who tood by their dionest convictions to the jast chist failing to agree on a democratic U 8 He pator many ay of them gave A luicir votes to a gold goldbug bug tug Ife R publican aud and almost elected him the disgrace that then came to tile party has not yet been forgotten nor forgiven by the ronk braul lc and tile file the lesson of four years ago balled to Irti alce ary acy impression on the thick of torne of the leaders of the 1 tale anich has all the lie millie posed post d as the he opponent of so called church interference ence iu in the ilia political leal nf luire of the tha peni le lc an and a it the same saine tigue sonie mome of those paine amo leaders have been just as just aa subservient 14 to tho iho alleged influence as 11 verc those of the republicans phout they denounced denounce that seeming or teal real insincerity allena alienated ted the respect and sympathy of many ganv democrats us its well as aa tile the nati mornion it is also well remembered that durin ing the bryan boom in utah many strong and sincere non mormon re ite joined the democratic while pass ivOy permitting them to yet get into the party and thankfully receiving their votes those men have been studiously ignored this also wua another cause for disaffection on oil the part pait of wany many non mormon demo chats the climax of dr democratic folly was however howe vrr vew reached two years yeara ngo ago A SM small coterie linke ind and provo democrat Demo cras s got together and nominated themselves for dor tho the highest offices in tile the statia on the slate hooded handed ou oil to the convention was a third rate rale mm mail amo 00 cold so BO lacking in perso nul util mageli sm sim so entirely unknown to tolbie thi people reputedly selfish and gros grouping ping lb iliac his defeat was a certainty certainly for au aa other high tind important calice a half genius half lunatic was passed out aio iffa the hand han mo med pre arranged tb acl ticket tid icet from the very moment filose inon were accepted bv bythe the convention I 1 the lie democratic party wag defeated justly for ian the question now iv have tae lb party leaders the present ones profited uny any thing from past at the convention sonn to be held in provo prayo will there ogain oga in ho bo a cut ond dried plat furin a hand me out ticket forced kon the that is the question tion that democrats ure arc making themselves selves other |
