The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-17

eral office holders OF this country TO cor
rupt the politics of the nation
These are one or two things. Mr. BeV-
eridge, that President Roosevelt has done
that President Bryan Will not do.
Mr.. Williams further attacked Mr. Bev-
eridge's charge that Mr.. Bryan lacked eN-
perience in public affairs. comparing hia
to Wendes Phillips rather than TO Lin
coin Mr. Williams compared the quail
fications of Bryan and Lincoln. Eaeh
had served a term in congress, each was
an orator. each taught great truths 10
the people of q great nation. and each
would be remembered in history for hay
ing aided a nation at the time when his
services We're most needed.
Mr.. Beveridge asked this question:
How can Mr.. Bryan at the same time
represent Richard p. Olney. the medieval
conservative. ana George Fred Williams,
the revolutionary radical?' Let me ask
the reverse. Why shouldn't he represent
both of us2 Doesn't he represent the en-
tire republic and all of its people? Mr.
ing letters occasionally as he has per-
feet right TO do | am doing what can
as a private citizen to assist my party in
this electiOn-that is all
But does Mr.. Taft represent Mr.. Bev-
eridges? I may say 10 Mr.. Beverage that
when / went to Denver l had with me the
Massachusetts delegation, solid for Bry-
an-32 out Of 30. Did Mr.. BeVerldge have
the Indiana delegation solid for Taft?
Mr.. Beverage declares that the non
progressive element has been driven from
his party, that the progressive element is
riding horseback in the ranks of RooSe-
welt. Taft and Beverage. Perhaps that
is the reason why Mr.. Beveridges own
state, Indiana, is conceded by the Repub-
licans 10 be without question Democratic.
Perhaps Mr.. Beverage and his progress
sive Republicans control Indiana Repub
licans, but the impression of the nation is
that the Republican party of Indiana and
Mr.. Beverage are controlled by Vice
President Fairbanks.
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We have more serious matters to consider.
Violation of Civil Service Law.
when 1 entered politics / did so be-
cause wished to protest against the con-
troll of political affairs by federal office
holders. At that time there were in the
east three young men advocating civil
service reform-Theodore Roosevelt, Hen
ry Cabot Lodge and myself Mr.. RoOse-
welt was the first head of the civil ser
vice commission And if there is any
man in this nation that should refuse to
take advantage of the political power of
federal office holders, it is he. And yet
he is the first president since the enact
ment of the civil service law during Cleve-
lands administration TO violate its pro-
visions. And were il not Tor this mighty
federal machine William II. Taft would
not have been the Republican nominee"
AT this point a voice cried, 1--WE have
a federal bunch in Utah"
Il don't doubt it, and ii is those
punches we are going to defeat this year"
This occasioned loud cheering
when Washington left the prasiden-
tial chair he left us one warning and
that was that the president of the United
States should not serve more than two
terms. He recognized that the president
with the aid of a powerful federal ma
chine could build up a. force for the
of himself in office.
ITO my mind there is no difference be-
tween the re-electing of a president to a
third term and the choosing of a success
sor by the president 1t is the same per-
petuation of power, and in the name of
/ protest against it,
Corrupt Use of Money.
Mr.. Williams then referred to the cor
oaigns and recalled the correspondence
Roosevelt and Sherman, then
The collector of campaign contributions
from corporations, now elevated to the
read the letter of Roosevelt to Hartman
N which Roosevelt and Hartman were
mentioned as practical men.
Mr.. Bryan has urged that contribu-
lions to campaign funds should be made
public that the public has the right to
and what sort of patriotism inspires the
donations. Mr.. Taft also thought il
would be a good thing, but preferred to
defer the publication of the list until after
4 long time we were not told why 1t was
finally left TO man who will tackle any
hing that no other man dares to tackle |
md President Roosevelt explains that the /
publication would give the malicious and |
Democrats the opportu- !
lity to deceive the good Republican vot- |
RS. How could we deceive you? If we |
hould read list of Republican con- |
ributors. j. p. Morgan. $4,000; E. H |
Hartman, $4,000; Ogden Armour. $3.50 |
90; John ID. Rockefeller. $500,OG0-but 1 4
ave only the evening before me, so |
viii spare you the rest of the list-would |
Wouldn't you know whose friends you |
we're voting for?'
Mr.. Williams then made an extensive !
-rgument on the revision of the banking |
avs with special reference to the guar |
ntee of bank deposits, which he COM !
jared to a fire insurance guarantee ridi- !
uling the position of Mr.. Taft on this |
ssue. He also dealt at length on the /
human liberty plank in which he as !
allied bitterly the position of Republican I
Judges III sending labor leaders to jail !
Without a hearing in contempt cases He !
rged strong arguments in favor of the /
doption of the law proposed in the Dem /
cratic injunction plank. In closing he |
briefly spoke of the candidates
Mr. Roosevelt tells US that Taft is |
fitted to be president by reason /
# his great accomplishments, but with /
lucidity he declines to say |
What those accomplishments have been |
4et us look at the Taft accomplishments |
For twenty-seven years he has drawn |
| salary as a federal office-holder. He /
ioes il well no doubt. We never have !
heard that he ever missed a pay day. /
3ut don't We want a man for president |
! the United States, a man TO lead So !
10000 of people who has succeeded at |
something better and nobler than being |
ed On the public pap by virtue of the /
'olitical preferment of another? Don't 4
We want a man who has made a success |
If his own career, irrespective of the job |
lie has held? Don't we want one who in 4
private life is recognized not for his Off /
;ial position. but for his personal worth. |
Mr.. Taft has been a judge-and a /