| Show DEMOCRATIC CLUB A Movement of the People and For the People UNIVEISAh INTEREST AROUSED The DawnIng of True Democracy in Utah Bright star of Utah and of liberty I 0 bringer of the light whose splendor shines Above the darkness of the Wnsatch pines Forerunner of the day that is to be When Utah shall be ruled by pure Democracy Longfellow revised All residents of Salt Lake and doubtless doubt-less of Utah who keep trace of current events will remember that immediately after the last Presidential election the Democratic triumph was celebrated in this city by a doublebarreled jollification one barrel of which went off halfcocked and made a great deal of noise while the other hung fire A fact not so generally known however is that there were a great many young men in this city and Territory who altHough wildly jubilant over the election of Grover Cleveland were too thoroughly Democratic to join in either demonstration These young men saw on the one hand a party of individuals individ-uals styling themselves Democrats who iu their opinion were laboring labor-ing to establish principles and create = cre-ate and perpetuate conditions against which the Democratic party is and always has been arrayed On the other hand they beheld others equally zealous in their protestations of fealty to Democracy yet who were led by men earnestly calling for a visitation of the sins of the few upon the heads of the many who would have every man in Utah deprived of his political rights as the only means of saving the Territory from political destruction de-struction Several Democrats of this city had been taught to believe that the principles of neither of these factions were those upon which the Democratic party was founded and which it has cherished that while the present rule of one section was most undemocratic the proposed method of the other was still worse Among those most thoroughly dissatisfied dissatis-fied with the deplorable condition of political poli-tical affairs in this Territory and whose devotion to Democratic principles would permit them to cooperate with neither the Liberal nor Peoples party elements were J L Rawlins Alfales Young Frank I Jennings Ben Sheeks John M Young I Jollll II Burton Bolivar Roberts L S Hills D 0 Miner tf J T Kingsbury C R Barratt and H Pembroke These gentlemen discussed the matter among themselves and as a result of their deliberations delib-erations held a meeting in tho law office of Messrs Sheeks Rawlins on the evening even-ing of November 12th Alfales Young presided over this meeting and preliminary prelimin-ary steps were taken in the organization of thp DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF UTAH A temporary organization having been perfected the next important step was the adoption of a platform of principles After some discussion the following platform plat-form was unanimously adopted This club shall be known as the Democratic Club of Utah The members of this club do hereby reaffirm and endorse the principles embodied in the platform adopted by the National Convention of the Democratic party held Chicago on the eighth day of July 18S4 For a more specific statement of the principles princi-ples to which the members of this club will adhere ad-here and struggle to make predominant we do hereby declare FirstThat the affairs of government can be safely entrusted to the intelligence of free people Second That all just government is denveu from the consent of the governed That every citizen should be allowed the exercise of the largest liberty consistent with the public good and safety Third That in such government a trust Is devolved de-volved upon every citizen after informing himself him-self upon any question of policy or government govern-ment to act politically as his best Individual judgment would direct absolutely free from coercion control or dictation ecclesiastical or otherwise While the State has given a constitutional consti-tutional pledge not to interfere with religion there is a reciprocal obligation on the part of religion not to interfere with the State For it to do so is dangerous both to itself and the existence ex-istence of free government This would become be-come the more evident if each of the many denominations should independently engage in a struggle for political supremacy Fourth Politically all men are created free and equal the priest and the layman must stand reaffirm the same plane Therefore we that upon the affairs of church and State ought to and must be forever separate and distinct locally and nationally I FifthLocal hclfgovcrnment is a cardinal nrinfipleof Democracy and as such wo affirm I ttie hand a local the and endorse it On one political organization appeals for the abrogation of all local selfgovernmentfeJJf HjS 3 b 1 Commission the establiahiroatof aTcgislativc Commission On tho other hand an opposing political organization organ-ization has afforded by the compi I and declaration of its mot iunuej > K tu members the means by 3 1lichJ1C1 tojrmer mightmake its aP SA 6a ce5srul bixthThe withdrawal of all powers of government gov-ernment from the people implied in the estab lishment a Legislative Commission would be to remove all inducement encouragement to political activity and independence and by the lethargy which would ensue engender utter ut-ter Indifference to the exercise of free and in tolllBent political thought and action This would but aggravate the evils which It is designed de-signed to pure and can of course fiqd no support sup-port except by those who believo the application applica-tion of free principles inadequate to human government the Seventh To obtain selfgovernment Territory must bejedccmed from the discredit that has been brought upon it EiglithWe shall struggle to make predominant predomi-nant the sentiment that every citizen should and must obey every law until by legitimate agitation if obnoxious or unjust its abrogation or repeal can be secured Ninth Keligious belief or fidelity should never be made a test of political or official preferment pre-ferment The application of such ft test tends to the promotion of an inferior grade of officials offi-cials and often of persons utterly disqualified or unfit for the positions they are called to occupy oc-cupy In the selection of officers to administer and execute the laws fitness for the office should be the only qualification required Tenth Tp the end that free local selfgovern ment may be scoured and participation IQ national affairs had and maintained upon the basis of these principles we severally pledge ourselves to support them and to struggle that they may become predominant and Invite all good citizens who believe that the principles thus enunciated should be supreme irrespective irrespect-ive of religious belief or previous political affiliations toTinlte with and aid us to consummate consum-mate this end J L RAWLINS President JOHN H BURTON Secretary The organization of the club was perfected per-fected by the election of the following officers J L Rawlins president Al fales Young vice president John W Burton secretary L S Hills treasurer Geo A Meears corresponding secretary At the annual election held in January the above officers were all reelected with the exception of Geo A Meears who was succeeded by Prof J T Kings bury The first public meeting of the club was held in Calders Hall on the evening of December 9th which was most enthusiastic enthusias-tic and enlivened by stirring speeches Twentyfive or thirty new recruits were enlisted at this meeting But the event h that most thoroughly aroused public interest in-terest in the club and filled the leaders of the Peoples Party with a consternation from which they have not yet fully recovered re-covered was a GRAND DEMONSTRATION In the Salt Lake Theater on the evening of January 8th The Theatre on this occasion oc-casion was crowded as it never was before be-fore and it was the first genuine political meeting that a great many who were present had ever attended The principal princi-pal speeches of the evening were made by J L Rawlins and Alfales Young who while usinghe language of moderation handled both National and local questions without fear and mercilessly scourged thc Republican rulers of the Nation and the Peoples Party rulers of Utah It is safe to say that some pretty solid thinking has since been indulged in by many who were present at that meeting and its ultimate results cannot yet be estimated But the effect of this demonstration was not merely local in its extent It aroused the attention of the entire Nation and there is scarcely a leading journal in the land that has not commented upon it and speculated upon the effect of the movement move-ment The fame of the Democratic Club has even crossed the stormtossed Atlantic Atlan-tic and a gentleman who recently returned re-turned from London sfates that many inquiries in-quiries were made of him concerning it Many of the quaking enemies of the Club with an assumption of prophetic wisdom which subsequent events have shown they did not possess predicted that the Democratic Club of Utah at its meeting meet-ing in the Theater sounded its own death knell dug its own grave and obligingly tumbled into it that the utterances voiced on that occasion would have the eflect of driving out many members of the Club and repel those who had contemplated joining Nothing would have given these prophesiers greater joy than a fulfillment of their predictions But the Club with a provoking stubbornness refused to die even after its obituary had been published in every Peoples Party organ in the Territory Ter-ritory There was a defection in the ranks immediately after the Theatre meeting it is true but it was not exactly overwhelming in its extent being confined con-fined to one solitary member That member mem-ber was J B Toronto who accompanied his resignation with a letter of explanation explana-tion which is really a curiosity Following Fol-lowing is the UNIQUE LETTER SALT LAKE CITY Jan 11th 1885 To the Democratic Club of Utah GENTLEMEN Inasmuch as the Clubby Club-by its public utterances and also from the general sentiments of its members has proposed for itself in my opinion an object too grand to selfsacrificing too considerate of the good of others and too regardless of self Also as everybody who has any interest inter-est in the step I now take will likely assign as-sign as a cause whatsoever suits him best without consulting me upon the subject Therefore in consequence of these probably numerous various conflicting and weighty reasons most of which I am doubtless ignorant of I do hereby resign from the Club Respectfully JOSEPH BRIGHAM TORONTO The reader will doubtless discover at a glance the manifold reasons and motives of Mr Toronto They are set forth with such bewildering perspicuity that a perusal peru-sal of the above letter makes everything plain Notwithstanding the gloomy prediction of croakers the Club has continued to flourish and increase in numbers to an extent most gratifying to its founders and friends New names are added to the list at every meeti swd the membership now numbers glitfiYe ollowinN are UL rrtZ A m r p aNc O4 r fcun Ben Cheeks RFoL H r Hurd A L Williams Theo Burmestet L S Hills David Hillhouse J G Sutherland George Curly J L Rawlins Mathew Carland r Bolivar Roberts H T Woodman l f Alfales Young Scipio P McKgg y t Jno H Burton John Gormly C B Barratt Georgo Winters Jos T Kingsbury Chas E Burton B Y Hampton Jr A D Woolley D 0 Miner J M Batie Geo A Meears E A King Herbert Pembroke H D Folsom J M Benedict A D Brown Simon Bamberger C T Harte I Francis K BenedictFrank W Jennings Chas A Clark W A Taylor John M Young W D Woolley Herman BambergerJoln Z Larson J S Russell EoyalA Barney To AlbertHeuber D 0Dunbar Holden A J Pendleton jr L E H David G Calder Geoi eCullms David Yearrley J C Bamberger Walter E Pike S Hudson Julius Hamberg F A TV oouev Geo A Richards John F Saylor By Allen A B Thompson G Warren James Hague Jno John J Duke James Young g W Snow Jos Yale M Kirkpatrick C G Wilkinson Rehnnan J B Moreton Ford Mills Aaron S Post Win Gill Fred Kesler Fergus Ferguson I k W G Sharp H W West J AY Pike J D McCurdy L C Siieduker Henry E Ball B D Wardell John H Dewey T J Brandon jr W B Sullivan Thos II Harris Samuel Harris L B Moore Following are the BYLAWS OF THE CLUB I ARTICLE IThe officers of this Club shall consist con-sist of a President VicePresidcnt Secretary Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer to be elected annually to servo for one year or until their successors are elected or appointed AIIT 2The said election of officers shall take place at an annual meeting of the Club to be held at Salt Lake City on the Sth day of January Jan-uary in each year unless said day should happen hap-pen to be Sunday in which event on the day following AnT 3In case of failure to hold such annual meeting the election may be made at the next general meeting of the Club after the time when Mich annual meeting should have been held ART 4In addition to the annual meeting general meetings of the Club hall be held at Salt Lake City on the first Tuesday in April July and October in each eLJf Special mcet ings may be called by the President by giving reasonable notice thereof AnT 5lhcrc shall be an Executive Committee Com-mittee of thirteen members which shall consist con-sist of the officers of the Club nuu eljht other members to be appointed by the President It shall have the general management of the affairs of the Clnb with power to appoint SubCommittees Sub-Committees as it may deem proper and to fill any vacancy which may occur in any office until the next election AnT GAny male citizen of the United States may become a member of this Club after receiving the endorsement of three of its members and subscribing to its platform AnT All County Democratic Clubs adopting adopt-ing the platform of this Clubshallbe recognized by the election of the Presidents ofthe several Clubs to a VicePresidency provided they place themselves in correspondence with this Club and transmit a full list of their enrolled members with a correct statement of the transactions trans-actions of their organization from time to time AIIT SAn member upon reasonable notice no-tice may be expelled from the Club on a two third vote of the members present at a regular meeting AnT 9These bylaw may be amended upon the twothirds vote of a regular meeting convened con-vened next after that at which the announcement announce-ment of the contemplated amendment has been j made The secret of the wonderful success and popularity of the Democratic Club is that it is a movement of the people and is led by those who have been raised in Utah have studied local affairs closely and are confident that benificent results will follow fol-low the organization of a Democratic party par-ty in Utah Several of the prime movers are sons of those high in authority in the Mormon Church and their independent action is regarded as indicative of the dawn of brighter days for Utah Alfales Young is a son of the late Brigham Young J E Rawlins president of the Club and John W Burton its secretary are sons of bishops in the Mormon Church and in fact r great majority of the members of the Club have been raised in Utah The next public meeting of the Club will be held in Ogden on next Wednesday evening notice of which appears elsewhere else-where in this issue |
