The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-25
ISLANDER PLAN
OF REPUBLICANS
Campaign Scheme to BeSmirCh
Democrats in Hope of Pre-
venting Success.
SMOOT FOR RELIGIOUS WAR
FEDERAL BUNCH PLAYING FOR
THEMSELVES.

The Republican plan of campaign ac-
cordine to a well informed authority
has been formulated by a. meeting COM
nosed largely of federal office holders
II seems hardly necessary TO say that
the campaign will be based on SANDER
and INSTRUMENTATION. The Democrats
were forced to contend with that sort
of thing in the campaign OF last year
and they viii be fortified against II LUIS
year. .-
openly and secretly. with being the al
lies of the American party II VIII DC
proclaimed on the stump and IN the col
umns of the party newspaper that the
inner circle of the American party Is
debating the plans for the Democratic
battle. and that Richard z. Motifs, the
Democratic nominee, is a willing 1901 OF
the Americans" This is very much the
sort of rot that gulled the people last
wear, and the Republican leaders are
quite confident that they can fool the
people with it again this year,
1t will be remembered that last year
il was asserted by the Republicans that
the Americans mapped out the ttin-
eraries for the Democratic speakers.
James II. MOyle, Judge o. w. Powers
and w. II. King. These three Demo-
Gratis than whom there are no stronger
party men in the state, were accused
of deliberately betraying their own po-
Htical organization. Of being untrue 70
the principles they profess and false 70
the trust repOsed in them by the rank
and file of the Democracy.
If the same sort of tactics prevails
this year it will be because the voters
are willing to be gulled by them The
Democrats propose to conduct the cam
paign on the highest possible plane. They
viii state the facts as they find tnem'
fully and fearlessly. but they will state
nothing but the facts 1t will be impos-
sible for them, the leaders all agree, 10
attempt TO reply to all the misrepresen-
tatiOns the Republicans individually and
through their newspaper Will put IOrJh
If they attempted anything like that then
time would be fully occupied and they
would be always on the defensive. And
this is exactly the position in which the
Republicans are trying to put them.
1t is a rather striking coincidence that
on the day following the visit of Apos-
tie Smoot, the Republican boss, 10 Sail
Lake City, the sO-called leaders here
should meet and outline their campaign
This is what happened, however, for the
conference was held last Saturday night
The Republicans are so wild with anger
over the indignant and scOrnful repudi-
alton of their fusion propositions that
they are reported as willing to do any
thing. honorable or dishOnorable. to en-
compass the defeat of the Democratic
ticket
Recent talks by Apostle Smoot indicate
that he would be glad 10 see division
of the people of Salt Lake on religious
lines. 1t is pointed out that if he cOulC
bring this about his bOss-ship over tht
Republican party IN the state would b'
secure And for the same reason h
would prefer an American" to a Demo
cratic victory in this city.
The vote of two years ago, the only
fair comparison, shows that the Repub
liCans have not the slightest chance Il
win the coming election Two years agO
their candidate for mayor carried jus
one voting district. The Democratic nom
inee beat him by something like $50
votes. He ran about 5000 votes behind
the American" nominee.
An offer was made yesterday to wa
ger any reasonable amount that the Re
publican mayoralty nominee, whoever h'
may be. does not receive $500 votes. Fo
days an offer Of odds of two to on,
against q Republican victory has STOOD
untaken on a Second South street bet
ting board. These are indications Of tn,
general sentiment. 1t is conceded tina
the Democratic ticket will be as good a.
second, and IL is also conceded, in wei
informed circles, that the Republicans ar
absolutely out of the running