The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-24
BEST TICKET EVER
PRESENTED VOTERS
This the Opinion Expressed by
All Regarding the Ameri-
can Nominees.
CANDIDATES. ARE ALL
FREE AND UNTRAMMELED
No Black Hand HOyers Over a
Single One of Candidates
Selected.

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TO the voters of Salt Lake county.
Every man on the ticket is represen-
tativo one; the ticket is certain of cleo
ton This was the universal opinion
expressed on the streets, about tho
clubs, and in the hotels Sunday re-
garding the ticket named by the Amer
leans on Saturday, And it is a clean
ticket. from the first name TO the last.
1t Is not slate made ticket, but one
chosen by representative men and wo-
men of Salt Lake county, chosen ct prl-
maries where American methods pre-
vailed. Another thing about the ticket
IS that there was no apostolic or other
dictation in its selection. No black
hand hovers over n single one OF the
candidates; all are free and untram-
meled.
And of the convention that nomi-
mated the ticket. From tho time that
the gavel fell at 10 clock Saturday
morning until the chairman declared the
convention adjourned, the utmost har-
mony prevailed. All during the long
session the enthusiasm was unbounded.
There was everything to make the dele
gates enthusias site The cause the dele
gates were battling for, tho American
ling of Salt Lake county, IS most
righteous one: Old Glory was displayed
everywhere i'll the auditorium of the
Theater, as also upon the stage; tho
music was patriotic and inspiring; hand
some women lent their presence IN the
delegations, in the boxes, in the gal
leries; and the delegates knew that the
ticket they would name would be
elected. All this caused the great gath
ering to bo enthusiastic, and II was.
Two years ago, when the primaries
of the Ameican party were called, IT
was difficult In some localities to find
Il To dol tDc
The party was in It's swaddling clothes;
1t was political babe; of its future no
one could predict, many were afraid to
express opinion, fearing ostracism by
friends, loss of trade in business way.
But the men who organized the Amer
lean party had faith i'll the people;
knew that when facts and figures were
presented, when the people, the voters,
were Convinced that a band of twenty
six men, known as the hierarchy, were
directing their temporal affairs aud rul-
ing with a despotism as tyrannlcal as
IN old Russia, that those voters would
rally to the new party that had for its
object their emancipation The voters
did rally. The city in which they lived
was wrested from the church gang
Prosperity followed, a great immigra-
tion to Zion began and is still keeping
Up, public improvements on g large
Ecale resulted, the city made greater
the past ten. Hence when the Ameri-
can primaries were called this year
there was an outpouring Of the people
and the result is the splendid ticket
chosen Saturday.
The complete domination of the al
legged Republican party in Utah by the
church was never shown more fcrcibly
than on Thursday last, when in the So
called Republican State convention the
American flag was turned down as the
party emblem and the substitution
therefor of the eagle and beehive.
The black hand OF the hierarchy was
manifest Not one Of the band of
twenty-six has any use for Old Glory
Its red and white and blue IS not re-
vered by these twenty-siX men. The
Starry Banner means freedom for all,
and that Is why the hierarchy has no
use for it. Apostle Smoot, Senator
would obey an order Of his church first
rather than one from his country. No
wonder the American flag was turned
down by the Smootite convention, by
the church Republican convention. The
- black hand always hovers over the poll
ties of Utah, as represented by the So
called Republican and Democratic par
ties Of the State.
There is an executive order forbid
ding Federal officials from activity in
politics. 1t Is observed everywhere,
save in Utah At the church Republican
convention on Thursday the most con-
spicuous figure in the Utah county dele
CATION was Postmaster Glove of Provo.
This Federal office holder is one of the
bowers Of Apostle Smoot. Perhaps he
IS OF the opinion that he can violate
an executive order with impunity. Per
haps he can. An executive order is
practically law that applies directly
to ofice-holders. Law is not regarded
by the hierarchy, of which Smoot is a
member. as binding or matter that
should be observed. Open defiance OF
law is the rule~of the hierarchy. Their
example may be the reason why Post
master Glove violated the executive or
der. His predecessor violated the law.
He was removed, Glove has violated
an executive order. Will he, too, meet
Like fate?
Up to late hour last night the hie-
rarch had not put in an appearance in
Zion, He was supposed to have left
New York several days ago. In view
that he has been travelling incognito,
1T may be that the head of the band of
twenty-six has returned home, but is
still incog. G. w. Nibley, who accom-
panied the hierarch abroad. had not ar
rived home up to last night.
The Woman s Auxiliary Of the Amer
lean party will meet in the Cullen hotel
parlors at o}clock. this evening.
The church Democrats are in bad
way. So far no candidates have been
advertised for, but the general view of
the rank and file is that a nomination
for an Office in Salt Lake county will
be, for the greater part, an empty
honor. Since the nomination of the
splendid ticket put up by the Ameri
cans. Saturday, both Democrats and Re
publicans are, to use q popular slang
expression. cup in the air" They had
hoped against hope that the Americans
would make some mistakes, by whcl
one or the other Of the church partie.
might profit; but, after carefully scan
ming the ticket placed before the peopl,
of this county, that hope is entirely