Show TilE DEMOCRATS POSITION Judge Baskin in his speech before the Loyal League while complimenting the DEMOCUAT upon its loyalty and ability took occasion to express his nonconcur rence with its policy in the consolidation of the antiMormon vote under the new law against the common enemy That was his right as it is the right of every citizen to voice his opinion upon all matters mat-ters of public interest The DEMOCKAT believes that its plan is the best onethat it will result in polling more votes against the Church and State tickets throughout the Territory than by any other method that could be adopted All it asks is that the matter shall be fairly considered in connection with whatever I other propositions which have been or may be presented We court the fullest discussion of the question and will conduct con-duct our side with candor and courtesy and will leave the decision to the majority of the loyal element of the Territory submitting as all true Democrats Demo-crats should gracefully to what I i ever the popular voice shall decree We claim however the right to be heard and do not intend to be coughed down or bullied into silence by any faction clique or partisan journal which arrogates to itself the divine right to dictate in its own selfish interests the I political action of Utahs loyal voters With such gentlemen as Judges Baskin and Bennett THE DEMOCRAT cannot in the present condition of political affairs maintain any issue beyond the line of policy to be pursued I in the preliminary arrangements for the I general contest In the battle we will be fighting under the same banner and for the same patriotic cause No person of ordinary intelligence or discernment can fail to perceive that while the Church and State element is a unit under the dictation of its priestly rulers the loyal cause is liable to be handicapped han-dicapped by such partizan feelings as cannot be controlled or suppressed by other than party organization and discipline TilE DEMOCRAT believes it is wise to utilize that feeling if possible making it an element of strength rather than weakness It believes this can best be accomplished by such organization as will consolidate the membership of the respective parties under their own leaders to be marched into battle under a single banner emblazoned I I with the shibboleth Unity based upon Equity The English and French troops fought no less bravely or effectively effective-ly for a common cause in the Crimea in their respective uniforms and under their i own officers than if mustered promiscuously promiscu-ously under the colors of either one of those nations We believe the same rule will apply in the present political crisis in Utah The loyal forces have failed heretofore I here-tofore under the old tactics They may accomplish something with a change It is at least worth the trial We have had enough of sentiment now let us work for results The friendship of THE DEMOCRAT for the Loyal League has been too thoroughly and unselfishly demonstrated to necessitate any further professions of heartfelt sympathy in its legitimate legiti-mate purposes The contributions of its principal owners tho advocacy at all times of the principles and designs of the organization the free and unlimited use of its columns to advertise its meetings and disseminate such information infor-mation as would further its work are all too well known to admit of any question concerning THE DEMOCRATS position upon that point This too without asking or receiving a nickels worth of the patronage patron-age emoluments which have been so freely and lavishly bestowed upon another paper in this city The League should continue its organization Its work is by no means accomplished Utah is far from the point of political redemption Further Congressional legislation is necessary nec-essary to attain the end Without the assistance of Congress the objective point cannot be reached There should be no dissolution of the League until our friends at Washington Washing-ton have succeeded in obtaining for us such legislative action as will meet our requirements THE DEMOCRAT in the future as in the past will advocate the principles of the organization and the purposes for which it was founded as enunciated in its constitution and bylaws It will discountenance all attempts to detract from its usefulness by factional strife or the introduction of issues calculated calcu-lated to cause political division among its membership It will do this freely and voluntarily and without stipulating stipu-lating for such encouragement as i appears necessary to insure fealty in another quarter THE DEMOCRA will do this without compromising itself one particle as a Democratic journal In fact it is directly in the line of its party principles princi-ples and it could not act otherwise without with-out repudiating the action of the Democratic Demo-cratic President and House of Representatives Represent-atives In the meantime it will continue its advocacy of National Democratic principles It has made a place for itself it-self and it proposes to make it larger It I is aware that there is an element here numerically insignificant but extremely active which considers it rank treason to publish a political paper unless it be Republican in the Territory It claims for its little ring a corner on all of the loyalty in Utah At the risk of being considered presumptuous presumptu-ous by these selfconstituted leaders we propose at least to do divide the honors We intend to see that the Democrats I 6 t 9 1 of Utah have a fair showing on the politics of the Territory The intolerance intoler-ance of the Republican organ here was the cause of the establishment of a Democratic Demo-cratic paper It was as intolerant on its politics as are the Mormon leaders in their socalled religion If anything I it evinced more rancorous hatred of I Democracy than Mormonism It invited in-vited Democratic Gentile opposition and it got it THE DEMOCRAT will pursue the course it has outlined without fear or favor It has already proven that other than Republican politics will be tolerated and that the jughandle business will not always win in Utah |