The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-24
SM00T|SM IS A
DAMNABLE THING
That's What the Leaders of
the Democratic Party
Say,
BUT HOW ARE THEY
TO GET RID OF IT.?
They Struggled With the Issue
Yesterday, but Arrived at
No Solution.

Assuming that the Lord, acting
through his earthly agencies, the HE,
rarchs, prophets, seers and revelators,
is about to return to his first love, and
having obtained the permission of the
apostle. Senator TO. commingle and crate
during his absence, the church wing Of
the Democratic party, or all that is left
of 1T, attempted an outing at Saltair
beach Thursday. All told, 500 people,
principally ladies, took part in the aus
picious event, and many of the partici-
pants were strangers within our gates
who had gone to the lake to spend an
Bamberger was not present, and, with
one or two exceptions, all the other
prominent leaders of what was once,
before Smootism enveloped them, the
| Democratic hosts, also made it conve-
nient TO be absent. The speakers all
claimed that present conditions under
Reed Smoot are damnable,' but still
they have to stand for it.
Chairman Martineau, who bossed the
whole business, was kept busy explain
| ing why the absentecs were not pres
ent. Judge Erickson of Mt. Pleasant
was busy with Judicial business; Frank
| K. Nebeker of Logan had other bust
ness to attend; Judge II. Fl. Rolapp Of
| Ogden was sick, and the rain of the
past 1eW days was pldrneu IOT Une SHdu
crowd, Held 5 band was the star
stunt of the day, and TO this organiza
tion thanks is due for making what
would otherwise have been tedious
hours pleasant.
They Have Troubles in ogden,
Mayor Conroy of Ogden was the first
speaker. Without any preliminaries,
the executive Of the Junction City
plunged into the trouble. 1--WE were
Fortunate in Ogden to elect part of our
ticket two years ago, and 1t was the
rankest kind of injustice that prevent
ed the Democracy In Salt Lake from
winning. There were reasons why they
did not win; very good reasons. 1t is
cause nearly all of you know it was
not done in an American way, II was
done by whispers and subterfuge,
which are inconsistent IN an American
community l mean Americanism as
it is known from ocean TO ocean, not
in the sense Americanism is understood
in Salt Lake City today
Smoot Is Damning Things.
He characterized the jangle that has
been going on between prominent Re
publican politicians as n disgrace to the
State. "And why is it so77' he asked.
because there is bossism In this
State that is damnable | am gong to
speak right out and say that the boss
ism of Reed Smoot today is damning
this State. | am going TO say because
Reed Smoot is prominent man and oc-
cupies a prominent position in ecclesi-
astical circles in this State, that is why
I am going to get after him. You want
to get at the fountain heads and you
want to strike at him, because that is
what is the matter with Republican pol
itics in Utah today.
"The Republicans left former boss
ism TO get into q worse one, and of all
bossism that ever held sway a religious
despot is the worst. IT appeals to men IS
feelings as nothing else on earth can
do. ANY man who goes forth clothed
in sanctity Of n religious position and
attempts 20 dominate the affairs of this
world in a political way is going
beyond his sphere. He has no bust
ness there, and just so sure as yonder
sun sets, Reed Smoot as political boss
will go down to oblivion. 1t is inevi-
table. a man who has no regard for
the feelings of his neighbors is bound
to do down to defeat.
Poor Weber County.
"Let me tell you of conditions in
Weber county. A man was appointed
Postmaster the other day who has not
the support Of per cent of the men,
women and children of Ogden, And
why2 He was appointed because he
was a satellite of the same Reed Smoot.
He worshiped at his shrine, and be it
said to the eternal credit of Reed Smoot
he paid the debt. But how about the
to see the contumely heaped on the
people Of the State of Utah all over
the country. We have cosmopolitan
community, but the majority of the
people of the State probably belong to
a sect which is being maligned And
why7 The man in power, the boss to-
day in Republican politics in Utah is to
blame for this condition Of affairs
Roylance Says It's "Dannable."
W. NJ Roylance of Provo came next.
"Don't fuse was his war cry. 81
find there is sentiment in some coun-
ties to fuse with the Republican par
tired Of machine politics and bossism.
They won t stand for it any longer. I
know thousands of Republicans who are
tired of present conditions Why are
they tired? Because if your boy or my
boy wants certain position he must
send his card TO a certain man to
be approved for that position. / say
this condition is damnable. and will not
be permitted any longer.
"We have postmasters in Utah
county who draw salaries of 5000 from
the United States per month. About
one hour per day would cover all the
real duties they perform. One man 1
refer to has railroad transportation and
he is first lieutenant to Senator Smoot
He travels from one end of the State
to the other to fix up things for Reed
Smoot. They have even made official
positions for people and it is time that
those things were stopped
Moyle Plays Trumps,
James H. Moyle. who has so often
suffered the bane of church interfer-
ence, was now dealt d hand, and he
played trumps all the time. All the
Republicans had DONE he said ''was
to look to the church and selected some
men in the church who could exercise
power, and it should not be in this
State. They have sent distinguished |
and honorable man and high &C.
clesiast to the Senate. and what |
has it brought us7 He would not |
have been elected but for the influence |
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