The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-12

tCdn people, In general, ana MS
brother senators, in particular, would
regard him not in the light of Re-
publican and representative of a
sovereign state, but as an apostle and
agent of the Mormon church, and
that he would be politically and So
cialIy ostracixed at the national cap
ItaI, and, as a result, would be with
out Influence and thereby handicap
ped to such an extent that it would
be impossible for him to accomplish
anything for the state.
almost the entire Gentle contin-
gent of the Republican party of Utah
viewed the situation in the same
light; and, believing you to be sim
cere, stood firmly by you and advo-
Gated your election to the United
States senate. Thousands of the
members of the Mormon church, who
are Republicans, and who believed
that it was neither wise nor the right
thing to send an apostle to the
United States senate, gave you their
loyal and active support.
"How have the mighty falIen!"
Sutherland a Camp follower.
From the proud and digniffed posi-
ton of a leader of men and women who
belong to the highest type of American
citizenship and the champion of prin-
eiple upon the vihdieation of which, you
claimed, the continued political freedom
of the people of this state, disenthralled
from and unhampered by church influ-
enee,' you descended. and became camp
follower of the other Republican eandi-
date (Hon. Reed SmooU, whom you
Titled and, By inuendo if not directly
charged as being unfit, because of his
environments, to represent Utah and her
people in our national legislature; and
when any of the old guard who had
carried and forced you to the front and
made 1t possible for you to be thought
of as a senatorial candidate demonstrated
against your action, you, in the injured
and reProachful tone. of a spoiled child
who is being reproved, gave them to i'm
derstand that their attitude was disap-
pointing and unfair.
And, later on. when promoted to seat
in the band wagon you, acting under
cover, sent your leutenants throughout
this state who s5ved notice on all Re
publicanS who had failed to signify their
approval of the alliance you had made
to get In line or they would thereafter
be politically Ostracized. Whenever re-
publican resented or disapproved Of this
method of campaigning, he was not only
given TO understand that his attitude was
disappointing and unfair but was de-
nounced as a Kearns man. hireling,
shpf1 HIM n of nd co for he sr,aef
chine and its weekly subsidized Demo
cratic organ were able to do, was read
out of the Republican party-epithets and
threats which hace long since lost their
eept TO drive men out of the party.
And senator, by way of depression,
permit me to invite your attention to the
fact that. while the treatment thus
pendent Republicans, who were, IN no
sense, factiOnal men, had but little if
anything. to do with the bringing into
existence of the American party. il caused
vote with that party who would other
wise have remained true to their own
party organization, and the sympathy and
moral support the American party is re
ceiving from Republicans through the
state because of the insolent arbitrary
and domireering course pursued by your
walking delegates pOrtends no good for
the future Of the Republican party Of
this state.
War on Decent Party Men.
1--WE have at the present time in Salt
Lake City a mayor, a majority of the city
council and a chief of police, who claim
to be Republicans; but when Republican
who has had no experience as a bOlter
and who has never deserted his party
applies for a position under the city gov
eminent, he is, IN effect, told that his
attitude, is both disappointing and I'm
fair. Now. when an appeal Is made to
you, as the junior senator from this state.
who was not elected by any one faction,
but by the Unanimous vote of the Re
publican members of the legislature las
all the other candidates. for reasons not
necessary here to discuss, withdrew from
the contest and took to the woodsO to
carry out the pledges and make good
the promises of the platform upon which
you were elected. and in the distribution
of federal patronage at your command, to
refrain from discriminating against an
old civil war veteran, who, in the defense
of mis- country, became MANNED and Grip
pied for life, the answer comes back to
those making the appeal that their atti-
tude is disappointing and unfair 1t
thus appears that between the two con-
tending factions of the Republican party
above referred to those members of the
who have always remained
true to the party are fast becoming pollt-
zeal outcasts.
Roast for "E. D. r."
"You stated that Mr.. Thompson has
rendered most effective service to his
party; that he is entitled to recognition
at the hands of his party; and that you
so far as you are concerned, he
should have It, / have heretofore avoided
saying anything that could be construed
as derogatory to Mr. Thompson. or his
candidacy for the office, so far as he is
personally concerned, but since you seek
to Justify YOUR action in trying to depOse
Captain Hobbs because Mr.. Thompson is
entitled TO recognition at the hands of his
party it becomes necessary to refer to
his political career in this state
ut is a notorious fact, so l am in
formed by leading citizens who are in d
position to know whereof they speak
that in 1896 Mr.. Thompson was one of
the most pronounced. If not bitter, anti
Mckinley men in Utah. And l am credi-
bly, informed that Mr.. Thompson, be-
cause of some disappointment on his part
in the result of the Republican convention
held in this city in 1903 to nominate
city ticket, refused TO give the ticket
nominated by that convention either his
active or moral support.
''I1e was one of the foremost and active
promoters of an organization of which
the American party Is the ottgrowth
2 Senate Proceedings 'Snoot case) True
after the organization was completed and
1T had sent on to Washington D. c., a
protest, signed by Mr.. Thompson and
other members of the organization
against the conditions, social and political
in this state. he boted the organization
and came back to the Republican party
with the understanding that
he was to be taken care Of Therefore, |
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