The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-20
PIUTE'S PROTEST
AGAINST SMOOT
Anti-Ring Men Will Hold Joint
Convention at Cir
CleViIIe.
ISSUE STRONG ADDRESS
EVIL DOING OF MACHINE POINT.
ED OUT.

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= Piutc county proposes to make an y
y effective protest against the methods y
y OF the SmOot state machine. To that y
y end a mass convention Of all citizens y
= who are opposed to ring rule has y
y been called to meet at Circlevile on y
y Oct. !. The call is a red-hOt dOcu- y
4 ment that reviews the political his y
= tory of Piute county. 1t is given =
y herewith. y
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TO THE VOTERS OF PIUTE COUNTY.
The undersigned committee elected by
Independent citizens Of Piute county of
all political parties, in furtherance Of in
dependent political action against state
and county political machines and rings
in the ensuing fall campaign in said coun-
! ty, presents TO you. not as partisans but
address:
Political conditions in the dominant
party in this state and county have be
come uncomfortable 20 every self-respecting
! and liberty-lOving American citizen OF
! whatever party faith.
The tyranny of the dOmneering impu-
/ dent and criminal state and county SmOOt
! political machines has long since over
stepped the boundary of legitimate par
tiSanship and threatens. if il has not al
/ ready accomplished, the political ensiave-
ment of every American of every political
faith or creed who refuses to become
/ suppliant before the Smoot machine.
Hostile to Good Citizenship.
! Did the methods Of these Smoot ma
/ chimes invade and impair the party rights
and interests only Of Republicans, the ad-
| herents OF other parties might rigLtfully
/ look on with compdCency if not with sat-
/ iSfactiOn; but when these methods invade
/ the rights of American citizenship and
/ violate the laws and traditions Of the
/ hoeOrun no
| mics of good citizenship of all political
/ parties and of all men and deserve re-
| Duke at the hands of the American peO-
! pie regardless Of party affiliation.
| AT the head Of the State machine stands
! Reed Smoot of malOdOrOus national fame.
/ man Of smooth address and mediocre
| ability who subordinated his holy office
/ OF apostle TO his political ambition and
/ in pursuance Of such prostitution gained
a senatorship which he could have ob-
| tanned in no other way.
! In Utah, those Republicans who revere
/ the memories and achievements Of Lin
/ coin and Mckinley, and admirers OF
/ Roosevelt must submit TO the piEmy lead
ership or man who dons the senatorial
/ toga over the garb Of the prophet and
| plays traitor to both.
What smoot Has Done.
/ What has this so-caIled leader done for
| the Republican party or the people OF
Utah that entities him TO obedience or
/ even respect?
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craftsmanship he has wrecked the Repub-
| ltcan party in Utah.
He has famed the flames OF religious
! hate and ombittered the intercourse 90
! Mormon and Gentle whose children pos
sess the common heritage of a peerless
state and must together work out a COM
mon destiny.
He has fOstered sentiment in the ma
| ton that Utah is alien to the flag and
! covered her people with the blight of a
suspicion Of treason.
He has prevented the investment OF
capital in. and the development OF. the
boundleSs resources of the state
He has turned good citizens from our
doors to other states where this blight
or SmOOtlSm is unknown.
Jim Cloves Mission.
In his selfish senseless Dictatorship
founded and maintained on his church
office. he sent his lackey. the pernicioUa
| incumbent of the federal postoffice at
Provo. into Piute and Garfield counties
TO inform American Republicans that III
| lhey expected anything from the Repub-
ncan party in Utah they must get into the
Smoot band wagon thus prOstituting his
own office and that of the federal SER
vice or all the people.
What has become of American manhood
and Republican independence when these
petty tyrants Of an hours brief power
can, with impunity employ the methods
or a Persian Satrap and thus threaten
American citizens who were IoyaI Re-
pubhcans before Reed Smoot had lisped
MS country name!
Revolt Two Years AGO.
When two years ago. there waS
revolt in the Republican
ring rule and packed conventions and the
forces of decency were about to wrese
the county government from SmOot ring
controI; II was the same (sometimes6
plous Smoot as ringmaster Of the Repub-
lcan party in Utah who sent a man tn
Plute from Salt Lake to carry the eIec-
ton for the ring at any price whether Of
money or honor. and this hired tool al
Junction and Circleville promised law
breakers immunity from criminal prose-
eution If they would drill under tina
a seat in the "Smoot band wagon
The county Smoot ring at Junction has
been and is an apt pupil OF the state ring.
Rush for Band Wagon.
When Smoot proclaimed his manifesto
OF the band wagon members of ths
local ring feigned great Indignation and
sore insult and the next day they were
tumblins over each other in A mad rush
to get into or under the 'SmoOt hand
wagon and their campaign battle crv
ever since mas been "Smoot and an
Four years ago the local ring insisted
on an anti-Smoot man going TO the Iegis-
lature Two years ago the same rims
insisted on electing a representative who
would vote for Sister Sutherland who has
been an abject partner and tool in Shoots
crimes against the state and people
The local ring has become a BODY OF
seif-perpctuating office holders. expecting
office during life. and bad behavior. and
| succession for their children.
Non Resident Holds Office.
In order that they may perpe0uaIy con.
troll the mining camp OF Kimberly and
have no break i'm their official tenure this
ring elected and now holds in office ON
the board Of county commissioners of this
county a man whose residence is in Rich.
field Sewer county. and who has M
more legal right TO hold this office thar
has the car of Russia.
Two years ago. when the perpetuitv Of
the county ring was threatened thev
brought Presidents Cameron and Steele oi
the Panguitch Stake Of Zion to CircleviIlf
and these church leaders, in Sunday relk
gious service. advised the people To yot,