The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-27
MUSSER'S LETTER
IN FILLMORE
How 1t Was Used i'm MiIlard
to ''Catch the
Brethren" :" :
A VIGOROUS PROTEST
BY CHAIRMAN DAY
He Declares 1t Was Grossly
Unfair to the Demo
cratic Party.


sure. - the Progress Review of Fillmore,
Millard county, prints the following
editorial.
We feel sorry that two Of the dcfon;ed
candidates. Willard Rogers and Rufus Day,
whom we have been numbering among our
bost friends, are taking defeat hard to
heart that they have refused 20 take their
Progress Review out OF the postoflicc, blaming
us for their failure TO be reelected to the
respective Offices, Surveyor and CLERK. II
those gentlemen can find ou, that we have
said one word unfavorHble 10 them citi
1ens or officers. we will humbly beg their
pardon. We have not asked q soul 10
vote either for OF against them, notwithsiand-
ing our own SON wns candidate for one
Of the offices the other ticket. We
have been strictly conscientious in this mat.
Ter. and feel that those gentlemen are unjust
in thor judgment Those two gentlemen
wore elected two years ago TO the Offices they
now hold by Republican votes. and this year,
because they are known IN the circle whence
thoy have moved as honorable citizens and
efficient officers. they again received lib
crol share Of the Republican votes, but not
who failed likewise, but they take IL more
chccrfully, and have not heard them
whine or blOmo anybody for it. And why
should ihcyt II we love brother
self, why should feel hateful because
brother has been successful Even ii She
Progress Review would have favored the
election OF those gentlemen. with others that
paper is not omnipoient. We do not claim
TINT much for it.; but we do claim for IL
truthfulness and honesty Of purpose. and
while there nrc occasionally those that get
offended and drop us. there have always been
moro TO take their places.
Personally, we do not hesitate in admitting
that there arc jus. as good and efficient
candidates on the defeated side the
victorious, hut they sailing in a boat
steered by men who were hateful and would
rather see the majority Of the passengers
at the bottom Of the deep sen than have them
landed snfely. The majority of the people OF
this country have long since learned 10 know
tho difference between their friends and
those that hate them.
Reply by Chairman Day.
To the above, Mr. Rufus Day, the
chairman of the Democratic central
committee of Millard county, makes the
following reply;
Fillmore Nov 2S. 1906.
Editor Progress Roview:-Denr Sir;--I no.
tice in your issue Of November 23 1906, an
editorial entitled Unjust Censurc.' the
County Surveyor Willard Rogers. with a
deadly stab at the leaders OF the Demo
cratic pnrty of this county and State; and
in justice to myself and in defense Of direct
and unfair attempts TO misreprescnt myself.
as wei as the Democratic party OF this
county and State. l mnko tho following state
ment in answer 10 what appears 10 me as
being most unjust censurc,
In the hrst place, ] have not. nor do I
now. whine on account OF my defeat, as
you insplunsly soy In your sheet.
The one reason for my act in stopping tho
Progress Review that the action OF tho
editor, under the guisc oil running a non.
partisan paper, in coming out on the eve
before election with Of the most unfair,
one.sided communications tthe IusSor letter.
under the head Of "A Warning Voice" add.
ed to the letter of yourself. which had for its
purpose and which appealed TO the preiu-
dices OF the people OF this county and State
j. did not even appear as on advertisement.
but occupied the whole OF pages and OF
the Progress Review. with the exception OF
the two nckets, which paper was being paid
for by Democrats as well as Republicans.
No doubt that this letter. or communica-
ton, was intended TO assist in defeating the
American party in Salt Lake county. a party
with which the Democrats Of this county or
StaJc had sympathy. and the unfair un.
just feature OF publishing the so-cnlled warn.
ing voice in order TO influence people to vote
against the Democratic party Of this county
must be apparent 10 ever wright minded
thinking person. Republicans cnnuot he
they think il was fair politically or other.
wise
II is rumored that the person who sug.
rcstcd and Influenced the putting OF the said
american party, and has no interest in com.
mon with the members Of 7he church to
which the Warning Voice was an appeal.
The letter itself could be answered from
history, an appeal might have been made
in defeDRe OF the treatment Utah has received
At the hands Of the National Democratic
there time for such answer And
again, hope the time will never come when
the party 10 which I belong would resort 10
such tactics in politics for the purpose Of
influencing people way or the other as
10 their franchise. This. as | understand IT,
has been and is the sentiment OF tho leaders
Of the church 20 which you and claim TO
be consistent members, and just such acts
the publication Of such communication
nave caused much trouble in Utah.
DO not understand what you mean in
sh.s ,hr n
dates were sailing in boat stccred by men
who were hateful. and would rather sec the
majority OF the passengers o5 the bottom Of
the deep sea than 10 nave them landed safe.
ly.'' Do you by that that the lead.
crs Of the Democratic party of this county
and State are hateful enemies Of tho people
james a. Melville. Alma Greenwood Joshua
Greenwood, Bishop C. F. Christensen. Bishop
William +. Pratt, Mel NJ. Stewart President
George A. Seaman, and numerous other lead.
would rather see the majority OF the people
st the bottom Of the deep sea- Do you
II. King, Hon. James II. Moyle and host
Of other lending Democrats Of the State
hateful, and opposed to the well being
Of the people OF Utah. and would desire to
see them at the bottom Of the deep sea 7
Did you while you were a Democrat, and In
the councils OF the Democrats OF this county
and Stale. ever discover that the party was
being stored by men who were hateful, and
would rather soc the majority Of the people
at the bottom OF she deep seat
You have intimated not only through the
columns Of your paper, but in private that
Fred T. Dubois was leading tho Democratic
hosts OF Utah You cannot clnim truth.
fulness honesty OF purpose" in such n
position, else you arc wofnlIy ignorant of
tho facts.
Neither can you claim "truthfulness and
honesty of purpose in publishing the Mus.
ser letter you did, whom you had prom
ised, both in your paper Gnd personally in the
presence OF leading Democrats. that your
paper would be strc;ly nou.partisan
Again l. ask you, do you believe that the
men who were upon the local Democratic
ticket were the enemies Of the people rs you
infer in your editorial, that the people Of
this county have long since learned 10 know
the difference between their friends and
those that hate them From tho very fact
OF your editorial referred 10, shows beyond
doubt that you have been prejudiccd
against the Democratic pnrty and its leaders
and would go TO great lengths 10 have their
ticket defeated, both lochl and State And
notwithstanding that you plead that you hive
been strictly conscientious and that you claim
that you have been truthful and honest OF
purpose,
Purpose Of the Letter.
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