The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-04
BOWERS AND HOWELL.

BOWERS AND HOWELL.
The central figure in the campaign
just closed has been Judge o. W. Pow
ers, Democratic candidate for congress.
leaders and one of the states ablest
men. He has been conspicuous not
only because. of his brilliant speeches
and distinguished public career, but be-
cause the opposition to him has been so
INSCRIPTIONS and bitter.
A case in point is the report of Judge
Powers speech in the Theatre. as pub
lished by Senator Shoots paper. Ma
! liciously, falsely, without even the
shadow of an excuse for misunder-
standing him, that journal used in its
| headlines the editorial phrase: Judge
Powers Aiding Kearns." In its news
report it deliberately conveyed the i'm
preston that Judge Powers intended to
join the American" party if he was
defeated, although it knew such an i'm
preston was false on the face of it.
In a way. such methods are compli-
ment to the judge, because they show
the fear that inspires desperation; but
they show none the less the craven
spirit Of men who would sacrifice any,
thing to defeat an opponent
Judge Powers has been fair, straight
forward and fearless in the statement
Of his position. None but an imbecile or
a coward would pretend to misunder-
stand him. He has fought the Amer
leans" as courageously and openly as
he has fought the Republicans who at
tempt to strangle an honest expression
of the public will by an appeal to re-
ligious fear and prejudice. Like every
other Democrat in Utah, he would
rather lose honorably than get office by
dishonest means.
| Again, Judge Powers has been con-
spicuous by contrast with h. opponent.
Howell. Mr.. Littlefield of Maine paid
the judge an unwilling tribute when he
warned his hearers not to elect Judge
Powers because the judge is an able
man, and could be more effective in
congress than a weaker congressman.
That is exactly why Utah needs Judge
Powers in congress. He would be an
able representative; he would repre-.
represent all the people, not a machine
or faction. He would be SO incom-
parably more effective for the state and
its people than Howell has been that
no one would question the wisdom of
sending him there. Alert, with a knowl-
edge Of the law fitting him to discuss
any great legislation, with a power of
expression and a strength Of PERSONAL
ity that wins a hearing wherever he
appears, he would be real representa-
tive-not dummy or cipher.
This plea is made for Howell that he
ought TO be returned in order to indorse
Roosevelt That is the plea the party
is making in Pennsylvania, where the
machine is on the run because the peo-
pie are sick of its domination. IL is the
plea wherever local issues have made
the weak or the incompetent or the dis
honest hunt for shelter, and they find
the presidents cloak the most conven-
| lent shield from public wrath. Judge
| Powers would be more effective in any
great issue than a dozen Howells: and
he would be Infinitely more valuable to
Utah in any emergency that might in
volve its good name or legislation af-
fecting its welfare. In every issue of
Importance to the people he would be
heard and felt in behalf of the public
and where the president adopted Dem
ocratic policies as he did i'm the last
session, Judge Powers could be depend
ed upon to stand by those policies as
the Democrats have done in both SEN
ate and house.
Talk about upholding the PRESIDENT
What Roosevelt needed in the last ses-
sion, and what he will need the rest of
his term, is more Democrats like Judge
Powers who could be relied upon to
! take the right side whether the presi-
dent happened to get on that side or
not.
Comparing Mr.. Howell and Judge
Powers in any capacity, the judge is
the better representative, the ADLER
man. He ought TO be elected, and if the
people of Utah recognize the service he
can render, he will be elected by a big
majority.
You have doubtless observed that
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