The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-09

One of Smith g friends said to ar
American: "You people won t have tt
defeat Emery; we Will do that fol
you.
Convention Opens,
1t was IL cloclz when County Chair
man J. u. Eldredge, Jr.. called the dele
gates TO order and the few present took
their seats. The call was read by Secrc-
tarv Horace Smith, and Chairman Ed
redge named the temporary organiza'
ton, as follows; Col. NJ, NJ, Kaighn,
chairman; Mrs Ellen D, Kimball, secre.
tary; George r. Smith, ser~eaut-at-
arms.
Col. Kaighn, upon taking charge OF
the convention, addressed the delegates.
He said:
Ladies and Gentlemen OF the Convention:
honor done me by the county committee in
choosing me 10 preside. even temporarily.
over this convention of the stnlwart Re-
publicans of Salt Lake county. county
that contains over one-thrd OF the popula-
tion and nearly one-half OF the wealth of
our State
The political campaign upon which we are
entering involves pot ouly local matters, but
spreads OUT and embraces both State and Ma
tonal affairs. Besides county officers. in this
election we shall choose Legislature TO
make our laws. (scne members Of which in
the upper house will, two years hence, have
voice IN tho election of United states
SENATOR; also n Judge Of the State Supreme
court. who VIII hold the scales OF Justice IN
that tribunal for six years, and also mem
Der OF Congress. who win for two years rep
resent Utah IN the lower house of the Nation
~ Legislature ar Washington.
IN addition. the vote OF Utah this year
VII indicate whether she condemns or
dorses the policy and record OF the Repub-
lican party in its protection to home indus
tries and home labor, its pure food law. its
regulation Of the competition destroying
trusts and the graspiug and law -defyiug rail-
road combinations and pools and its wise,
far-reaehiDg and liberal handling OF the ir-
rssason problems In the arid West
Boost for Roosevelt.
As Nelson went into the battle OF tho Milo
giving the signal TO his heet. England this
day expects every man TO do his duty" so ia
this campaign the slogan comes 10 US over
our mountain tops from the East aad from
rhe West, the Nation expects every loyal.
couptry-loving American citizen 10 say by his |
vote that he indorses the political course OF
action OF that loyal servant OF the people. |
that special friend OF the West. that true |
md tried American, that relentless foe TO
all that is unworthy in politics, that peer
less leader, that white plumed knight of hon
ssty,, our own loved and honored President
Under the berehcent rule of the Republi~
can party our country has reached the very
zenith of peace, happiness and prosperity at
abroad 1t is the only party in whose expe-
rienced hands it is safe TO trust the many
grave national questions that are pressing
for consideration and settlement
The Democratic party is tho party OF retro
ETeasion and nesatiop, It is a brake ca the
car Of progrsss It spends, its time end
progressive Republican party.
Each time during the last fifty years that
lbe American people have, in state OF tenn
ocratic party with power, It has brought
bankruptcy, hard times paralysis OF indus
Try, aad suffering upon the country. Who
loes not remember how, during the last ad- :
ninistratlon OF Grover Cleveland an army :
y honest, skilled and willing laboring men, |
millions in number, marched up and down
t not; how. il our own favored State, lead [
Feut down 10 cents pound and wool 10 ,
cents. and Tree soup houses were established i;
o keep the unemployed from starving Does
my intelligent voter want q repetition OF
bese experiences7
Democrats Natural Adyersaries.
II is but fair 10 coneede 10 our political
opponents of each and every name or COM
'leAlon the same honest motives aud high
purposes that We claim for ourselves But
oDsiderlne their action from our standpoint :
seems that they have eaten OF that iu- :
sne root that takes the reason prisoner"
he Democratic party, from its natural per- !
'ers!ty. We expect 70 oppose Us, but numbers
'ho but recently fought shoulder 10 shoulder q
With us IN the great Republican army: have 2
essrted the ranks and enlisted IL another :
omDapd, which they have wrons(ully :
hrlstened with high and worthy name,
I'd are Aght!ns against their former COM
ades and principles. am especially paiued I
D note that some of MY old soldier friends
nd comrades arc among the deserteTs But !
hen they come out OF their deiivum and
ealize that they are training with party ,
hat has and can have no national conpee- =
ons, 4 parry, disguise it you may that Z
as It's origin support and inspiration in re- p
enge growing our OF disappointed potical Y
moition. a party that has and can have no r.
TIDE or ancestry or hope or posterity We e
spect TO see these misguided friends OF ours, .
ke the prodigai son, come back Tepentant to v
leir old political home. &
Laoorins Men Are Uugrateful. =
In these tirnes. when IL seems 10 be the y
ishion Tor every class TO have a party OF its V
W. sone OF our friends OF organized labor
ave formed z party OF their own the Fed d