The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-12
PRETENDED PAETISANs.

Smootite journalistic agency Of the
church has taken into lis care the ethics
of tho Women s Republican club Of Salt
Lake, It's presumption in Offering couu
sci can best be appreciated when one
comes TO consider what kind Of Repub
licahism is maintained ia practice by
the probrietors and supporters of the
Smootite organ.
AZ recent meeting of the Women s
Republican club mn effort wss made TO
adopt the name, "The National Repub.
iican club in lieu of the present title,
and the Smootite organ indorses the re-
fusai OF the members Of the club 10 in
augurate the change. 1t cannot allow
the occasion to pass. however, without
animadveriing upon loyal National Re
publicans who are Americans ell The
time and belong 10 the American party
in Utah. 1t SAWS that members Of the
American party should have the icon,
sistencv Of their pretensions. and ''if
they are going to fight the Republican
organization part of the time they
should not seek TO claim fellowship or
credit at any time thus implying
tina, unless a man will be Smootite
Republican in Utah he has no right to
support Theodore Roosevelt or claim 10
be Republican in National affairs
Let us see how the doctrine would
apply 20 some of the Smootites:
Three years ago Reed Smoot fought
he raor,,lor PoD,,hlnon Gov ho
Mayoralty of this city and supported n
Democrat, Therefore, according TO the
Smootite organ. Reed Smont is read cut
of the Republican party Of this Nation.
Three years ago Orange j. Salisbury.
former National committeeman of the
Republican party, and now chairman of
the Smootite Republican party in this
State. bolted the regular Republican
nominee for the MayoraIty Of this city,
and wagered his money and placed his
vote on ,he Democratic nominee, There
fore, according 10 the Smootite organ.
Nv Salisbury has no right 10 claim af
fliation with the National Republican
party. He should have the consist
ency of his pretensions.
Three years ago George Sutherland.
Smoot's deputy in the Senate of the
United States. is believed 10 have bolt
ed the regular Republican nomination
for the Mayoralty of Salt Lake and sup
ported a Democrat. Therefore George
Sutherland is read ont Of the National
party, according TO the Smootitc organ.
tees to Federal office IN Utah bolted The
regular Republican nomination for the
Msyoralty of this city three years ago
and most of them bolted the regular
Republican nomination one wear ago,
TO work and vote for the nominee Of the
Democratic party. Therefore Navajo
and Collector Callister. and
Surveyor Hull-or Hulk-and their iIk
arc read out of the National Republican
party (most OF them We're never really
in it) by the Smootite organ.
One year ago Reed Smoot. supported
by Col. Ed Loose, the present National
committeeman of the Republican party
in this State. bolted the regular Repub.
licap nomination for the Mayoralty of
Provo-Reed Smoot s town-and sup
ported a Democrat. Therefore Reed
Smoot and Col. Loose have again read
themselves out OF the National organi-
zation, according TO the Smootite or.
gan
All these men. according TO Smoot s
newspaper. should have The fconsist.
ency of their pretensions.' and "if
they arc going to fight the Republican
organization part of the time they
should not seek to claim fellowship or
credit nj any time.