The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-21
AN APPEAL TO PASSION.

nv AFF EAL TO PASSION.
1t is plain that the Republicans count
Tor success this fall on their ability
TO re-establish the old conditions when
political parties were based on religious
neiiefs. This effort to revive old ami
mosities, array neighbor against neigh
Dor and trade on mems religious beliefs
is paralleled exactly by the American"
party, whose only chance Of success
lies In the hope that ii also can secure
Following by an appeal to religious
prejudice. In other words, both Repub-
licans and Americans are bent on
perpetuating the suspicious, the hostili-
ties and the bitterness of years ago, and
both are doing it for personal and polit-
ical ends.
For instance. Senator Shoots news
paper gives space to a two-column con-
tribution from A. Milton Musser de-
voted to direct appeal to the Mormon
people to vote the Republican ticket. In
long series of palpable mis-state-
ments. his one theme is the devotion OF
the Republican party to Mormon in
terests. and what he alleges have been
the arts Of the Democracy in opposi-
tion 10 those interests.
His conclusion is stated thus:
Summed up the facts show conclu-
sively that the Republican party
throughout the whole nation is united
in defending the rights of the Mormon
people as citizens. On the other hand,
oIc
party throughout the whole nation,
with perhaps. the exception of the
Democrats in Utah, is antagonistic to
and arrayed against the Mormon peo-
ple.''
Possibly Mr.. Musser had i'm mind
Senator Burroughs when ne commended
the Republicans Throughout the whole
nation" Or possibly he was thinking
OF President Roosevelt's known friend
ship for Senator Dubois-a friendship
that gave the Democratic senator from
Idaho more power in federal apopint-
ments. more influence with the presi-
dent than the Republican senator from
the same state. A friendship that led
the president to rely upon Senator Du-
bois for defense of the administrations
forest reserve policy when that policy
was attacked by Senator Hepburn, the
Republican.
1t is true Mr.. Musser forgot to men
tion the fact that statehood came to
Utah from Democratic president and
congress; that the state is indebted
TO Senator Joseph F. Rawiins, Demo-
crat. more than to any man who ever
represented it; that the amnesty procla-
mation so earnestly sought was from
Grover Cleveland. Democrat More
over, these services were rendered, not
TO gain political favor, not to placate
any faction in the state but because
they were the just due of the people
from their representatives i'm congress
and from the president of the United
States. They have not been made a
reason for asking support of church
people, nor have they been the founda-
ton OF insidious appeals to religious
sect.
But i'm his review of the services
rendered by the Republican party of
Utah, the apologist for Senator Smoot
overlooked the most important histor-
zeal facts He failed TO recall the fact
that the state of Utah owes TO Senator
Smoot and his faction the beginning
of all the trouble that has befallen
the people during the past three years.
He forgot TO record the fact that Salt
Lake City owes its American" admin
istration to the interference of Senator
Smoot i'm a city election where he had
no business to interfere. He entirely
overlooked the fact that the election
of Senator Smoot precipitated the in
ouiry which has Inundated whole
people. discredited the state abroad and
plunged it into domestic turmoil.
These are the services the Republican
party has rendered the state-such
services as entitIe it to a defeat sol
complete and overwhelming that it will
abandon its effort TO perpetuate the
conditions It has inflicted upon the peo-
nile and return to the legitimate poll
tics which gave the state peace and
prosperity from 1896 TO 1903
Whatever the Smoot faction may say