The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-11
NO POSSIBLE RETREAT.

The rural Repu blican newspaper of
tho now rural Republican party of this
State addresses itself TO the self con
stituted bosses and the self-abnegating
masses OF the organization on the sub
ject OF the partys fatal situation today.
II says that there Is absolute necessity
for a reorganization and realignment OF
forces by which tho rank and file Will
have little more say regarding meas
ures and men, and makes the following
arraignment of the autocrats OF it's own
particular church quorum:
The result Of the municipal election mere
last fall was not merely a defeat-it was
q blow so crushing so complete in char
ectcr that nobody but the fool would re-
IusS to read what IL says or deny the ef-
feet thereof. The revolt against the petty
tycoons who have used the namc and
mechanism OF the Republican party in
their own narrow selfish way received N
rebuke which 10 people who are both SEN
sible and sensitive would be the means
OF making them see new light and ta-
king immediate steps toward rectIfylnV
the evils and imperfectlons which more
than anything else caused the party to be
shot to pieces. Instead OF that they seem
TO be more self-sunlcient than ever, to
look upon themselves as the modern CO.
lossus and the great body OF the party az
only nt to crawl between their huge
legs 1T viii not do
Thrce-fourths OF the Republican party
of this portion Of Utah at least are now
In the American party.
Then it views with alarm the asserted
fact that no effort is being made to
concniate and win back these departed
Republicans.
There Is no occasion for alarm or
grief in all this plaint-at least genuine
Republieaps-need feel none. The causes
which led TO the organization OF the
American party In Utah still exist and
still invite. not Republicans to recede
from their brave stand and enter again
into the old church ridden organization
but additional Republicans and addi-
tional Democrats to come out from the
mlsused organizations which bear ma
tional party name and TO join with the
army Of citizenship which Is enlisted
until the close of the war.
All that is said by the rural Repub-
lican newspaper of the tyranny OF ty-
coonS In the party is none too strong
but the remedy lies not In the reorgani-
but perpetuation In another form and
under other leadership Of the present
conditions. AS 1t stands today the so
called Republican strength (abusing
the name of a great party) Is a handful
OF bosses at Salt Lake City and a mis-
led body of followers out In the rural
districts. No matter who may be Sc
lected. in case of any reorganization. to
lead the new movement under party
name and TO operate the party machine
the anlmating spirit VIII be Smootism
and Smithism So long as the apostle
stands a Senator and so long as the
hierarchy find It necessary for their
purposes to control the political ma
chinery In order that they may control
the Government OF the State, neither
the Republican party as such nor the
Democratic party such can be said
to have any genuine existence. They
are mere creatures OF the sovereign po-
lltical Will of this State. and, except for
the individual names OF their adherents
the two organizations might exchange
names and never be any. the wiser.
Attempts TO Conciliate American party
men and win them back into Demo-