The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-28
Vigorous Campaign Is Certain
to Be Made Throughout
the State.


To shake off our heavy burden.
Meaning surely Smoot, the mighty.
Who can do this like Brig, Roberts.
Roberts. silver-tongued and earnest
Who with words ali fraught with passion
Can deceive the thoughtless rabble?'
And so Roberts hnstened quickly
AT the bidding OF his chieltains;
Told the Democrats assembled
On the shore OF the Salt Water.
How rebellious his spirit
When Apostle Smoot would rule him;
How be loved TO live In freedom
How he hoped the day was coming
When no more the chain of prieetcratt
Would enshackle Mormon people.
This. and more of the same token,
Did he shout before his hearers.
Then. bis duty done. It's whispered.
That with rapid feet he hurried
Back to smoot, and kneeling lowly
IL the dust before his master
Spake with reverence. spake In this wise:
20, my chief, all hail thou mighty.
Hear the story that / tell you;
/ have surely duped the guileless,
Foolish ones who think that we are
On the square in our maneuvers,
III the independent voters.
Those who Will not tako our counsel,
Hold the View that you no longer
Have control OF this dominion.
They may then relax their efforts
And cease stirring up excitement
As they've done in shedding daylight
On your deeds of night and darkness!
And then aswered Smoot tho Mighty
Sick at heart am i. my Brother,
For 1 fear that all our efforts
VIII avail naught In November"
The American party State committee
Will meet this afternoon IN room PA
Atlas block. The meeting, which prom
ises to be largely attended, Will consider
plans for the coming campaign. The
meeting OF the committee will differ from
those of the Smootite committees, the
church Republican and the church Dem
ocratic. in that no designations are TO be
acted upon. nor Is there any in con-
temptation. American party men place
their party above all else save love of
country. They are always In pernicous
activity They fight in the open. They
do not have TO hold an Office to fight.
nor do they have TO hide behind anyone
to fight. No club Is held over them No
executive order says to them II you hold
office you must sacrifice everything else
TO hold your job Nor does any one say to
them that they can work under cover
but you must not get caught. AS said
above. the meeting this afternoon Will
consider plans for the campaign. Date
for holding 3 State convention Will be
discussed and most likely decided upon,
For the American party will make a
State campaign. The war Will be car
ried into Africa, American ideas will
be advocated in every county in the State
and the people will hear them Whls-
pers don't go with Americans. They
speak right out and before election day
in November rolls around Utahns will
have facts and figures presented to them
that cannot be controverted. The Ameri-
can party thinks for itself. No band Of
twenty-six controls or dictates its poll
cy. What 1t does 1t does In the open.
No ecclesiast tells il what to do nor
when TO do It. After the meeting Of
the American party State committee to-
day there will be something doing, and
the opposition will know what 1t is.
James II. Brady, chairman of the Re-
publican State Central committee OF Ida
no. wae in Zion Sunday. Result, Mon
DAY morning the Smootte organ, edited
by a copperhead Democrat, told of an
alleged stampede of Democrats from Du-
bo!s. The fact Is the stampede from
Dubois Is three votes These three
votes were the delegates from Bear Lake
county, who were thrown bodily from
the Idaho Democratic State convention.
which was recently held at Occur
dAlene City. This stampede Is what
the Smootite organ refers to-three
votes Brady, OF course, knows this, but
the editor of the Srnootite organ, copper
head Democrat at that, who knows moth
enlarges upon the three Democrats who
deserted Dubois until he makes II the
stampede Of an army OF voters. The fact
is that there is no desertion of Demo
Gratis from Dubois, Brady knows this
but he has to make bluff to stop the
stampede Of Republicans, II such is pos
slble, not church Republicans, but those
who believe In fair play. to Dubois.
Said an old-time Republican, a Re.
publican who believes In the principles
Of Republicanism. but not of the knt
expounded by Smoot and his Democratic
editors, to The Tribune Monday: "I
voted the ticket labeled Republican a.
the last State election, likewise the tick
ct SO labeled at the last municipal cleo
tion in Salt Lake, but l am done. I have
no desire for official position; would no
have any political Office that might b,
rendered me. 1 am Republican still
but not In Utah. Look at the kind O
men who assume leadership of Republi
cans in Utah. Who are they? Smoo
and Spry and Calllster and Fussy Jim
my and Hull and Howell. all OF whom
swear by the hierarchy; and Thomas ant
Booth and Sutherland. Jack Mormons al
supservient tools Of the band of twenty
six; then the editors of Shoots organs
one a copperhead Democrat. the other
free-trade Democrat, an apostle and
polygamist Not any more for me,
am an American party man from nov
on And this gentleman simply speaks
for many others,
Deputy Sheriff Sharp was still on th
Smoot church Republican slate for Sher
IN UP to the hour Of going to press. c
Frank Emery. present incumbent, how