The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-05

founded on graft of some kind, either graft
Of public Office or graft OF the people 5
money and so, here In Utah. as elsewhere
In the Union. the people should smash the
machine" and smte hip and thigh with
their votes the men who are placing collars
about the voters uecks.
There IS, indeed, ample reason why we
should smash the machine This American
party tha, is held UP as a skull and cross
bones to frighten timid women and sen!le
men, sprang from the lolns OF The Repuh-
llcan party OF Utah Some one has said
that the truest sentiment that Reed Smoot
could select for his monument IS, Founder
of tho American Party" The American
party is Senator Smoot's own child and now
he tries 10 disowu IT and TO leave u on the
doorstep OF Senator keaTps Oh Brigham
Street II Is plain that II there had never
been any Senator Smoot, there would never
have been any American party.
No relief can come from the Republican
Organization Itself, IN this campaign. some
excellent gentlemen, Republicans, thought
that they would be real brave and that they
would demand fair play and they called a
meeting In the old City Hall. but before
they had assembled their courage oo2ed out
and they resolved themselves into sort of
young ladies' croquct party and they went
to the Republican convention and helped TO
nominate the machine candidates.
Work of Postmasters.
This Republican ring Is not satisfied with
political control. Contrary TO an executive
order OF the government. II demands and re-
CeivtS the assistance OF thc DOStuastCrS WDOm
the people pay, IT. has unbushingly sent It's
emssarles TO approach and 10 influence tho
decision OF one oil our DlsrlCL Judges ID
an Important matter that was pending be-
fore him. 1t STILES independent action and
IL Is giving Utah bad government Ut home
and bad name abroad. Can it bo that
Democrats will go TO its aid, now that even
the machine can see the buDd writing on
the wall! Can IL be that the people VIII be
blinded by tho dazzling name Of Roosevelt
that the ring holds as u mask before It's
Il. ~ ft,a
common sense OF the people TO believe II.
The Republican party cannot hide behind
Roosevelt this year. Why II Theodore
Roosevelt lived aud voted in Utah, he would
today DO a most strenuous fighter against the
Republican organization or else he would be-
lie his whole record. Nevertheless. the Re
publican party insists that you must keep In
power Smootlsm; you must keep IN power
the obnoxious rings III order TO hold up tho
hands Uf Roosevelt.
Tho CHAIRMAN OF the Republican State Con-
vcntion, while bemoanng the lack Of IA
miliar faces before him and concedlnG The
fact that this campaign would not be 4
summer day picnic for his party begged
inc people with tears ip his voice, not TO
vote down the Republican party and ''let
the Democratic wolves in" Now that you
have made me your candidate suppose
that I am one OF those wolves aud that IL
elected that ! Will develop canu6aiistic pro-
penslties aud desire TO eat that Republican
Chairman no matter how tough he may be
/ pray that / may not.
That Harrington Resolution.
must mention one or two matters arising
In the Republican state convention. | do
not refer 10 the transfers by the Repub-
llcan ring at the command OF It's boss or
large block OF votes pledged to Morse Tor the
supreme Court. who at one time had the
favor of the boss. TO Candidate i'rck, who
at a later a--@ had the favor or the boss,
and which block OF votes was moYed from
the support OF one candidate 10 another With
no moro effort than pdwn5 are moved upon
@ chess board.
But do refer to that incident when Dele
eaic Harrington had the temerlty 10 In
Troauce In Snloot convention n resolution
declaring a5 does the Constitution of our
stale against II union of church and state
and which went farther and opposed the nc
live participation OF high cccleslastic5 III our
noliticgl affairs WhoLher the resolution was
politIc OF impoltic Is unimportant. But II