The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-10-21

! plan and labor 10 retain politics! power al
| ibe expense OF ihc people,
Fraught With Grave Consequences.
This campaign is fraught with grave con
sequences TO Utah. IL means more thaB the
election OF a Democratic Congressman. Inc
question is whether graspInG and se!nsn
political machine shall remain N control OF
the State; for II IL is 10 remain IN control,
then we will the American party wax
stronger. the bitterness between the rae.
tions grow more bitter, and the pointer OF
whether Utah is 20 become like the rest OF
the Union and whether she is 10 he in har-
mony with tho great quorum of sister states,
or whether she is 10 be looked upon as the
black sheep of the flock
Democracy points the way 10 a brighter
day, Democratic success means more OF
charity md good will ot home and more OF
honor abroad. The triumph OF the Demo
cratic ticket means the beginning OF an era
OF good will 1t means that the people
will cease bitter strife and that they viii
come know cach other better.
But Senator Smoot declares that the Re
publican ticket will be elected IN the State
urday he stated upon the streets OF salt
Lake City that he had the battle alrendy
won. lie said that the railroads are at his
back and the smelters at his back some
people are always counting their chickens
before they arc hatched; they don't even
ascertain whether tho hre is out in The In
cubator, and perhaps Senator Smoot belongs
TO this class. As we contemplate his deola-
ration that he has the railroad vote and the
smelter vote in his vest pocket. we light
we'll inquire. Upon what meat has this our
Caesar fed that he hath grown so great
Smoot and the Railroads.
But why does Senator Smoot make the
statement? What ground has he Tor such an
allcgationl Has he entered into a bargain
OF purchase and sale with the railroads
tias he agreed that the Republican delega'
ton in Congress will fight legislation that
is in the interest OF the people and which
the railroads do not want Has he agreed
with the railroads that there shall he no
legislation to carry into effect the provisions
OF our Constitution relative TO the regulation
OF railroad rates. Has he agreed that the
employers liability act which is upon our
statute book and which was passed in the
interest OF labor, shall be repealed II he
has made any such bargains, the people
should know OF them, Ii he has made any
such bargains, the men who work for the
railroads should know OF them. Has there
been agreement made by Senator Smoot
with the officers OF the railroads that they
Will deliver the votes OF the who work
for them 10 the Republican party! Our
statute is pretty strong with regard 20 ef-
forts made by employers TO deliver the
votes oil their employees. | do not believe
that the railroads OF Utah have made any
such agreement with Senator Smoot. l think
that wnen the votes are counted he will con-
clude that he does not yet own the railroad
vote OF Utah
Apostle and the Smelters.
But he also said on the streets Of Salt
Lake that he had the snelters of Utah at
his bsck. Ii that be true. how did he obtain
their supPort' Has he promised them that
there shall be no legislation next winter
upon the smelter smoke question Has he
promised them that there shall be no liti-
CATION on account of crops destroyed by
smelter fumesl Has he agreed with the
snleliers that such laws as we have upon
our statute books in favor OF labor shall be
repealed and such laws enacted
What is il that has drawn Senator Smoot
and the smelter trust into such harmonious
union II he has the smelters at his back,
then the smcters want something in return.
Howell and Smoot think alko and vote alike,
and il Senator Smoot has joined hands with
the smelter trust. his candidate Tor Con-
gress, it is fair to presume, has also joined
hands with the smelter trust. Evidently the
Republican candidate for Congress and the
American candidate for Congress, Hon
Thomas Weir, OF tho same mind, and
ought to flock together. On the first day
OF November, 1905, Mr.. Weir was wit.
ness and testified in his own behalf in
suit that tho Western Pacific Railway com
pany brought, against him TO condemn some
salt ground that lie owned for railroad pur-
poses. IT appears that his plant had been