The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-20
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abode. We take 1t and pay for 1t because
we like II: like 1t because IL Is fear
less outspoken and consistent newspaper,
seeking to bring about better social ana
political conditions in the fair State OF
Utah. by it's teachings eleyating tho moral
tone of the majority OF Utah's citizens:
striving with earnestness and marked
ability to swerve the masses from the
ruinous course which they are blindly
pursuing. We also Ike 1t because IL
faithfully chronicles the local happen
ings of our own immediate locality.
When I went down town TO my work
this morning | met a prominent. we'll
known Republican. I say Republican be
cause that is what he calls himself, and
also for the further reason that at every
election. National, State, county and
municipal, he has cast his ballot for the
candidates OF the Republican party. Let
me say right here that this gentleman e
q Yankee. and FIRST saw the light of day
In the grand old Pine Tree State. [ said
to my friend, We'll, Bunko Bill has
landed the postofrce How do you like
thot?" / viii not attempt TO quote his
exact language; II would shock your
language was emphatic: Damn Howell.
(not the judge) I will attend the con-
vention and vote against his nomination.
and should he be nominated 1 will go TO
the polls and vote against him Fer
haps he Will. but in the light OF past
events there Is room for doubt
Ny Republican friend has always taken
an active part In politics. He has helped
TO sustain Glasmann whenever that NAL
odorous character has sought to advance
his political fortunes, and has justified
his actions on the ground that Glaemann
was a Republican. He would never ad-
NIT that In sustaining and voting for Bill
be violated the dictates OF his own con
science and smothered the finer feelings
OF his own nature.
Later in the day I met a woman-a
good, pure woman, next to my wife one
OF the best beings IN existence-and told
her that the bunko -steerer and tool OF
the hierarchy had been rewarded for his
servility and toadyism by being appointed
postma ster OF ogden, position now and
heretofore held by honorable and honest
men But / was not greatly surprised,
knowing her as we'll al l do, when she
said; We'll, 1 am glad Of 1t. Glasmann
Is bad enough In all conscience. but he
is no worse than many of the 5o-called
Republicans who have followed his lead
through tho years, while knowing his
baseness and venalty. Let them take
their medicine, They have no right 10
squeal now when the bitter fruit is forced
upon them" To my mind her logic is
unassailable.
The Republicans OF this city and county
L mean the more intelligent among them.
not the rank and flle-have contented
themselves with sneering at and "cuss-
ing" Glasmanp, but none OF them has ever
had the courage and manhood to openly
oppose him. All Of them have been aware
of the compact existing between the
Apostle Senator and Glasmann, all haye
known that Smoots word was law with
Howell and many of them knew many
months ago that Howell had, at Smoots
command, promised Glasmann the post
ofTlce | have heard that several letters
protesting against Glasmanns appoint
ment were written by leading RepubH-
cans and forwarded to the President and
Postmaster er-General, and that subse-
quently Bill was permitted to read them,
or at least was made aware OF their con-
tents.
1t occurred to me long time ago, and
I expressed my opinion TO several So
called. self-styled and generally conceded
to be leading Republicans, that their
style Of warfare would prove abortiye;
that the honest and courageous thing to
do would be TO draw up protest, setting
forth the reasons why the appointment
should not be made, and circulate 1t for
signatures. The number OF the names
so attached would be the measure of the
number of Republicans having the cour-
age of their convictions and the bravery
TO stand up and express the honest sem
timents of their hearts.
Now, l am not prepared to say that I
am very sorry that Glasmann has secured
the coveted prize. II Will not prove an
unmixed curse, bad as 1t is, If the ap-
pointn1cnt Of this trucking trickster shall
have the effect Of opening the eyes OF
many more Republicans, as we'll as Dem
ocrats, 10 the apparent fact that, locally.
partisan politics is screaming farce;
that candidates for Office are selected
and placed In Office by power that Is
neither Republican nor Democratic, but
is Just simply autocratic and dictatortal.
I say that II this last outrage shall
serve to moro firmly convince the sup
posedly intelligent voters that as polit-
ical partisans In Utah they are merely
used as dummies TO register the will and
carry out the designs Of n wicked, un-
righteous and unscrupulous coterie Of
anti Republican, anti-Democratic and
anti-American dctators, it will not be
without its compensatipg benefits II
may. or at least should, cause hundreds
OF patriotic and self-respectipg men and
women TO renounce their allegiance to
their partles-locally, not nationally
and give their allegiance to q party that
as are the Republican and Democratic
parties in Utah. by an alien, theocratic
autocracy. There is such a party-the
American party-and the time is oppor-
tune TO organize and place It In work.
ing order in Ogden City and Weber
county.
The salvation Of Utah depends upon
the complete overthrow and anuihila-
tiou of the controlling hierarchy and
their relegation to their proper sphere of
activity. 1t is the privilege and should
be the pleasant duty Of all good citizens,
irrespective Of religion or politics, to
assist In the work of wrestling political
control from the unclean and unrighteous
alien band which has become so firmly
entrenohed. And II Will be we'll for the
hierarchy to bear steadily in mind that
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