The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-05
Continued from Pace 5.

der its banner and the Republican party
ON the other hand with the Mormons
under its banner and the dark days of
tan, when women wept and strong men
Pembied, would come again. If there was
10 other reason for the people TO raise
, .me war cry, Smash the r'-.S, Wipe
euI the Smoot1sm in Utah this base
eIiort TO debauch the vote G. this state
WOULD furnish just ground. IL would be
resented at the polls and if it is not
resented. Utah win learn that she must
reap the whirlwind.
But Independent of this brazen effort to
scare Demoeratic voters away from their
party standard there is ample reason why
me people of Utah should smash the
ring Political rings and the methods
oi pohtlcal bosses are becoming obnox-
lpus 10 the people of the union. All over
the land men are awakening to the fact,
tnat behind the bulwarks of the rings
snd protected by the Vaccinations Of the
Dosses and petty ward heutenants, the
interests" of the land fatten and grow
pch from off the hard earnings of the
peopfe. They have learned that the great
wheels of the machine are gigantic graft
els called trusts and the cogs of the ma
chine are the petty grafters, who steal
mere and pecuate there. Who gum shoe
u u. about and here in Utah whisper that
1t is the will of the authorities" that
the party which they misrepresent be
sustained There has never yet, TO my
knowledge, been 2 political machine in
exlstance, that was not founded on graft
OF some kind either graft of public office
or graft of the peoples money. and so.
mere in Utah. as elsewhere in the union,
uAe people should smash the machine,
and smite hip and thigh with their votes
tne men who a.e placing collars about
the voters necks.
Smash the Machine.
There is indeed ample reason why we
should smash the machine. This ''Ameri-
can party that is held up as a skull and
cross bones 10 frighten timid women and
seriie men, sprang from the Ioins of the
kePuhhcan party Of Utah. Some one has
SAID. that the truest sentiment that Reed
SInOot could select for his monument is,
Ounder of the American party. The
american" party is Senator Shoots own
child and now he tries TO disown it and
10 leave l. the doorstep of Senator
heaFnS on Brigham street. 1t is plain
That if there had never been any Senator
Smoot. there would never have been any
American party. And the child should
not be abandoned by the parent. The
ume when Senator Kearns was in the
heyday of his power is too recent to have
PASSED from y0ur memories. You recall
the political quarrel in which he and
senator Smoot were engaged. and you re-
call how the kearnS machine was broken
and how ever Governor Wells. who with
the exception of Governor Aquilla Ne
heker. was the best governor that Titan
ever had. went down to defeat. And
then. the new Republican ring waXed
strong and as il waNed strong 1t waXed
arrogant until today. no man can be
candidate of the Republican party I'M
less he surrenders his manhood, Obeys
=
obedience does what he is commanded to
do. No man can well serve the people
qf Utah who a slave OF the dictators
who now control the state government
And no relief can come from the Repub-
lfcdn organization itself. In this cam
paisn, some excellent gentlemen, Repuh-
licans, thought that they would be real
brave and that they would demand fair
ulay. and they called a meeting in the
Ga city hall. Dut before they had as
yembled their courage OOzed out and they
resolved themselves into sort OF Young
ladies' Croduet party and they went TO
the Republican convention and helped to
nominate the machine candidates
Machine Methods.
This Republican ring is not satisfied
with political control. Contrary to an eX-
fcutive order OF the government. ii de
Taands and receives the assistance OF the
bDStrnasteFs whom the people pay. 1T has
unblushingly sent its emlssaries 10 APP
Isroach and TO influence the decision of
one OF our district judges in an impor-
tant matter that was pending before him.
n STILES independent action, and it is
giving Utah bad government at home
and bad name abroad. Can II be that
Democrats will go to it's aid. that
eSen the machine can see the handwriting
on the wall? Can it be that the people
will be blinded by the dazzling name of
Roosevelt that the ring holds a mask
before its face? | have too much conf
dence in the common sense OF the people
10 believe IT, The Republican party can
Why. If Theodore Roosevelt lived and
voted in Utah. he would today be most
strenuous fighter against the Republican
organization or else he would belle his
whole record. Nevertheless. the Republi-
can party insists that you must keep in
power Smootism. you must keep in power
the obnoxious rings i'm order to hold uI
the hands OF Roosevelt.
The chairman of the Republican state
convention, while bemoanng the lack OF
familiar faces before him. and concedine
bp 70 81 no tbic Of ion he
summer day picnic for his party. begged
the people, with tears i'm his voice. not tC
vote down the Republican party and ''let
the Democratic wolves in Now that
YOU have made me your candidate, I sup
pose that / am one of those wolves. and
that if elected | will develop cannibalstiC
pTopensities and desire to eat that Re-
IubhCan chairman no matter how tough
Re may be. / pray that 1 mary not.
RooseveIt's Democratic Policy.
IT was to the platform of the Demo
cratic wolves" that President Roosevelt
tarned for the political principles which
have made his administration famous
And it was 1.-THE Democratic wolves who
made il possible for the president to Sc
cure the passage of the rate bills which
the Republican state convention endorsed
and toward which il points with pride
When the fate of the railroad rate bill
trembIed i'm the balance in the senate
who took il in charge, and who directed
the battle? Was il a senator from Utah
Vas IL any OF the fPDubllcdu llUlpS IL
the senate? No. IT was that old. gray
Democratic timber wolf Senator TillmaI
Of South Carolina and if the presden
had not become timid but had left th'
whole matter in the charge of that Dem
ocratic wolf" the railroad rate bill would
be today more perfect and cffectiv'
niece OF legislation. These Democratic
wolves are. at least. not coyotes. for the!
have not hesitated to sustain the presi
dent in every effort that he has made 70
the betterment of the condition of tn
people. They will continue so to do
They praise him for having aided in writ
ing some OF their principles into the legis
lation of congress and they honor him 70
il. And they also call attention to tn
fact that il go much OF good for the PEG
pie can be accomplished with their as
sistauce by a president who is not thor
oughiy imbued With Democratic princi
pies. how much more of good will com
to the people. If at the next national cleo
lion they are wise enough tn choose q
president that thorough Jeffersonia1
Democrat. William j. Bryan.
Railroad Rate Bill.
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