The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-23

FTT T. JAMES. one Of the founders or
w the Republican party in Utah,
and candidate for the nomina-
ton for mayor at the recent Repubii-
can city convention. yesterday de-
nOunced the methods of the machine
Bruce johnson combine and called on
decent Republicans to unite L purge
the party of corruption
i am a Republican, and always have
been a Republican" he said, and i
don't propose to be driven out OF the
party. but 7 shall fight To the bitter emu
any such corrupt and vicious meIhodS
as were brought into our recent pri-
maries."
Mr.. James was inCensed over the at
tack on National Committeeman o. j.
Salisbury by the morning organ Of the
white slaves. echoed by the evening an
mex. The onslaught of the machine
mouthpiece had been called forth Dy MT
Saisburys interview in The Herald de-
uOuncing corruption in politics
It endorse every word of what Mr.
Salisbury said in his interview, De
clared Mr. James. when the RepuDll-
can city convention adjourned, 1 fully
determined to say nothing more on the
subject. but the attack on Mr. SALISBURY
was so vicious and uncalled Tor JhaL j
feel il my duty to condemn 1t, and 10
say that I feel as he does i know OF
no man who has done more u build up
the Republican party i'm Utah Ihdn MI
Salisbury. Because ne has the courage
to come out and denounce the vicious
practices that took place az the prl-
nlaries is no reason why he should De
the victim of an attack which IS Dolh
vicious and ridiculous
For my part. nobody dare question
~n.r- frTa
i'm 1858. / have voted the Republican
ticket at every national election since,
and 7 expect 10 vote it at the next ma
tiOnal campaign. I was one OF the
founders of the Republican party In
Utah in ISL After the division on par
tv lines James Deviue was the first salt
Lake county Republican chairman, ana
] succeeded him, holding the position
from 1891 to 1894. I was member OF
the national committee four years tn
1896 my wife and I walked through tvs
feet of snow 10 cast our votes for Nc
Kinley This was only a short time
after Tom Kearns, head of the present
machine and owner of the Tribune
which is trying to read Mr.. Salisbury
out of the party bOlted the Republican
national cOnventiOn-nOt because of any
corruption. but because the majority
did not agree with him. When i was
voting for a Republican Tor president L
he was voting for a Democrat. Surely
he can't read me out of the party fOs
expressing my views on corruption IN
politics.
"AH during my campaign for nom
nation for mayor, we were met by
threats that if I were nominated an IN
dependent ticket would be put i'm the
field against me. Certainly Kearns and
his papers are in no position to attack
as boilers men who are opposed to rms
rule and corruption in the Republican
party.
Il am a Republican. and have always
been a Republican. and 1 don't propose
TO be driven out of the party. but
shall fight to the bitter eGd any sucf
corrupt and vicious methods as were
/ brought into our recent primaries
{ II believe all Republicans who wisF
4 to preserve the high standard of the
party should unite to purge it of an,
suspicion of corruption. I want to Sc,
: discountenanced and prohibited sucl
/ vicious methods as Plum alley anl
3 Commercial street have introduced
Good citizens should prevent suci
F methods getting a foothoId in our poll
tics"
The attack to which Mr.. James re
: fers. vilifes Mr.. Salisbury. calls on hin
to resign his position as member of thu
Republican national committee, Reads
him out of the party and compares hin
with Bruce Johnson, TO the colore'
mans advantage.