The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-12

| mentaTy YOte, VOLeu bOiluly lpi lHS BSh-
tleman referred to during tho entire Dem
oeratic deadlock, which continued until
the close OF the session.
At the Republican state convention
held at Ogden In 1902 large number OF
the delegates were in favor Of insert
| Ing n plank in the platform containing
an emphatic Endorsement of President
| Roosevelt and his administration, making
| special mention OF some OF his most Inn
| portant measures, including his CUBAN
| policy but, as IL had become 80 unpopu-
| lar with some Republicans OF Utah. OF
whom their Congressman was oDe TO In
/ dorso a Republican administration OBJ
| jections were made TO the adoption OF
| plank Of this character, and the friends
! Of the administration were, In terms, told
| that their attitude was disappointing
and unfair" and. In the interest OF
! party harmony. and TO prevent bolt,
they again ''lay down" and consented
| that n plank be inserted which contained
| an Endorsement only in general terms OF
| the administration.
| During the municipal campaign In this
| city In 1908, the Republicans nominated
city ticket with Frank Knox for Mayor.
who was admitted, even by his political
| opponents TO be a hrst-class man In
every respect for the office-in fact, no
| fault was found at all With the personnel
| OF the ticket and the candidates, as a
whole were regarded as a superior lot
| of men: nor was there any question OF
| principles involved In the campaign, such
| as caused a division in the Republican
| party in 1895. But il was claimed that
| Mr. Knox and other candidates on the
| ticket might be less favorable TO the
| candidacy OF a certain gentleman who
was at the time, an aspirant for SEN
| atorial honors than some of the Re-
| publicans who were defeated in the con-
vention, therefore the Senatorial candi-
date mentioned. together with some OF
his friends, again "bolted' the ticket
And later, when an appeal was made
| by the party organization to Its old cam
pnigners, Including those who had been
| the recipients of favors and honors at
| the hands of the party, to assist In the
| campaign, a few responded. but not
enough to stem the tide OF revolt
Whore, where was Rodcric then
| Ono blast from his bugle horn
| Were worth thousand men
Notwithstanding this Roderlc OF the
| boltipg Republicans was. at the time,
| candidate for United States Senator, he
/ was, as no doubt you will remember,
much in evidence In the hotel corridors,
on the street corners, and, occasionally
! in the saloons, giving aid and comfort TO
the enemy by declaring that worse
| things could happen to the Republican
| party OF Utah than a Democratic VIC
tory" and that ''the Republican party
| needed a spanking, and expressions OF
| like character. And when those who re-
mained with the Republican party re-
monstrated they were, in effect, told
again that their attitude was "disappoint-
| ing" aud unfair"
| When the Hon. Reed Smoot announced
| himself as candidate for United States
Senator, no man in the State OF Utah
was more pronounced in his opposition
| to the apostle than you appeared TO be.
/ Time and again, as you will remember,
you, declared that the election OF Mr..
Smoot would be accepted az proof posi-
tive OF Church influence and church
dictation" in Utah politics, and would
| not only jeopardize the very existence OF
! the Republican party OF this State. but
would be, In other respects, most detri-
| mental to the interests OF the State and
| her people, that the American people.
| In general, and his brother Senators in
| particular, would regard him not In the
| light OF a Republican and a represen
| tatlve of a sovereign State, but as an
| apostle and agent of the Mormon church.
and that he would be politically and So
cIally ostracized at the National capital,
and, as a result, would be without in
1uenoe and thereby handicapped to such
an extent that IL would be impossible
for him to accomplish anything for the
State. Almost the entire Gentle con-
tingent of the Republican party of Utah
viewed the situation In the same light;
and, believing you to be sincere. stood
firmly by you and advocated your cleo
tion to the United States Senate. Thous-
ands of the members Of the Mormon
church, who are Republicans. and who |
believed that 1t 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 falIeni"
From the proud and dignihed position |
OF leader OF men and women who be-
long TO the highest type of American
citizenship aud the champion of a prin-
ciple upon the vindication OF which, you |
claimed, the continued political freedom |
Of the people Of this State, disentnralled |
from and unhampered by church in !
huence." you descended and became a |
camp follower Of the other Republican
candidate (Hon. Reed SmooO whom you
had so often Vehemently denounced, be- /
Titled and, by lnnuendo. II not directly, !
charged as being unfit because Of his en-
vironments, 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 it possible for you TO be thought
Of as Senatorial candidate, demonstrated
against your action, you, in the injured
and reproachful tone of a spoiled child
who Is being reproved, gave them TO
understand that their attitude was dis
appointing" and unfair" And, later
on, when promoted to a seat in the band
wagon, you. acting under cover sent
your lieutenants throughout this State
who served notice on all Republicans who
had failed to signify their approval OF
the alliance you had made to get in
line" or they would thereafter be polite
ally ostracized.
Whenever Republican resented or dis
approved Of this method of campaigning,
he WAS not only given to understand that
his attitude was disappointing and
unfair" but was denounced as
'Kearns man. "hireling,' "henchman,"
etc, and. so far as the machine and Its
weekly subsidized Democratic organ were
able to do, was read out OF the Republi-
can party-epithets and threats which
have long since lost their terror, coercive
power and influence except TO drive
men out Of the party.
And, Senator. by way Of digresson