The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-14

lHeSe. IN my 0ulltDle IutSitltIN, anu tl's
itself Of the dclusicn that it can attain
success by simply becoming an annex
Of the Republican party then | believe
there is a chance for victory: and if we
are defeated again. then at least we will
have the comfort and the consolation
Of knowing that We went down fighting
for principle
George M. Harvey's Address.
George NJ. Harvey. in the course Of
an address. said:
we are told that "A president chosen
by the people is immune from criticism
and that he is thing apart, not mere
executive officer. but tribune envOl-
Oped i'm an OdOT of sanCtity which safe
guarded the lays Of old. 1t is a new
ida. Criticism of official conduct has
been the preTogativc of the people. Not
so now. The heavy hand of fear rests
upon the land The mighty organiza-
ton known as the Republican party has
become 4 mere personal machine. Its
former leaders have drawn back af
frightedly 10 their corners. Their
wishes are no longer regarded. their
consultation is no longer desired, ODE
dience to edict is nor only eXacted from
but forced upon them
Sneers at Bryan
MI Harvey then denounced those
Democrats who eat the crumbs of pa
tronage from the hand that smote them
and lick the boot whose impact they
have felt" He referred also to the
peerless leader who hobbies like
cripple in the wake of his successful
rival gathering as he goes the few
scraps that are left of his own falla-
cies." The speaker ridiculed Demo-
Gratis and Republicans who denOunce
Roosevefelt iE private, but are too
coWardly. he said. to voice their opin-
ions publicly.
He said the presidents policy had al
ready caused the abandonment of large
commercial undertakings: that all that
had anything at stake thank God in
their hearts for the promise to forego
a third term, and deVoutedly hope, with
no little misgiving. for the keeping of
the pledge.
Doors and Builders.
I'VE of today are. constantly, almost
hourly enjoined to be doors and build
eTs. But, pray, where are true exam
pies to be found? Who are the doors
and builders-the Hills and the Nor
gans, who have opened the great west
to civilization and won for our country
the commercial supremacy of the
world. or The ROOsevelts and the
BryanS, who from the beginning of
their manhood have divided their time
between ofice-holding and office
seeking. and seem to consider their sole
commission in life to be the regulation
of the affairs of others?
primarily we are informed with
mueh blare of trumpets that at last
we have an honest president But did
we ever have a dishonest president? In
n land u-hava more than 100 wears
no blot has stained the personal
escutcheon of it's chief magistrate, is
there so great occasion for Boosting
noW2
But The end. we are told. justifies
the meanS-any means. apparently. No
matter what you do if your heart be
true A well-meaning man, HOratio.
Excellent also were the intentions and
quick the resentment of the FESTIVE COW
in ~-nicago that kicked over a lamp
filled with the oil of those engaged in
predatory activities. Great was the
fame won by that COW; so why ask
what happened to the city
Address of Hearst.
The Independence league dinner drew
425 persons. John Temple Graves of
Atlanta was also one OF the guests.
Mr. Hearst devoted most of his ad-
said. in part:
The motto of the Democratic party
is anything TO get in The motto of
the Republican party is anything to
STAY in Take the two principles now
conspicuously before the country, the
principle Of public control of public
utilities and the principle of public
ownership of public utilities. Both are
good. both are practicable, but both are
I. 40 nd "a qU
of the administration that operates
them. Il has been proved possible for
corrupt or incompetent men so to mis-
manage the postal service of this cOun-
try as almost to discredit the whole
system Of public ownership. The post
Office department has a deficit of s1G,
0O0 600. when it should produce profit
of at least that amount.
Il say this condition of the postof-
fec finances is as much corruption as
it is incompetency. The fraudulent
weighing of the mails is thievery. The
corrupt expenditure of the peoples
money in political subsidies is robbery,
and the campaign contributions of the
beneficiary corporations are bribery.
Some practical Men.
In 1904 Mr.. Perkins contributed $780,
900 of the money of widows and or
nhans to Mr. Cortelyou. campaign col
iector of the Republican party. In 1905
Mr.. Cortelyou, as postmaster general,
paid back 10 Perkins the party debt
with public funds. He awarded Perkins
a contract for his steamship line which
PAYS him $500.000 j year more than
other steamship lines are paid for a
similar service.
SO it seems that Mr.. Roosevelt and
Mr.. Hartman are not the only prac-
teal men in this practical admlnistra-
ton. Mr. Cortelyou and Mr. Perkins
appear to be about as practical as men
can be and remain at large.
Not public control nor public own
ership will be successful until you elect
faithful public officials. and you will
not elect faithful and competent men
TO office until you choose the managers