The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-24
THE REAL COMBINATION.


The Democratic campaign managers
; resented in ut form the altogether false
and impudent charge Of combination
between the Democratic party aud the
American party. This charge bad been
made by the authority OF Smoot in his
"Mouth. aud was part Of the Repub-
ican campaign argument. Under the
false clSim that the combination re-
ferred to had been made. the Snootites
were busy in seducing Mormon Demo
Gratis from their party allegiance and
persuading them by church counsel
and otherwise 20 vote too church "Re-
| publican local ticket And, as was
! shown by the snap Judgment meeting
held in the Sixteenth ward on Monday
evening last under the political partisan
management OF President Nephi L.
Morris Of the Salt Lake stake, The Job
was put up there 10 combine the Nor.
mons against the Americans. This coul-
binstiou would necessarily take the
form of having Democratic Mormons
vote the - Republican ticket.
And that is the real combination. be-
youd the shadow OF a doubt. Two
years ago the Democratic party was
raidcd cruelty 20 provide votes for The
Republican ranks There vas left ~
this whole county but a fragment OF the
Democratic strength. The same game
is being played this year. Tho Mormon
Democrats arc being coerced by com
mapdment Of their ecclesiastical OIL
cisls, by persuasion Of their rburch
"'Republicsu 4" ueigbbors, and in every
possible way, to desert their party al.
legiauce and vote the local ticket here
that the Smootitc Republican bosses
hovo put before tho people. -...--
Iu order 30 cover up this political
partisan plot, IN the church and through
church pressure To get votes for the
Smootite local ticket. every pos
sibfe pressure has been Brought
10 bear upon Mormon: Democrats.
The scheme il, of course. TO per.
suade these Mormon Democrats that
there IS nothing iu the National
issue worth while this year. aud chat
in order to /" sustain the brethren and
TO help the church, 1t is necessary to
vote the Republican ticket this year iu
order 20 beat the American party
nominees. To hide this false plot and
partisan conspiracy IL was thought
necessary by the tricky Republican
managers TO make au outcry on
false charge Of combination
between the Democrats and the
Americans. The Democrats lave 6tW
denounced that charge. Every Ameri
ear can faithfully affirm that de-
NAL. because there is in fact 10 such
combination,
The rcal combination is. az stated be.
tween the Smootitc Republicans and
the Mormon Democrats, so far as
the Smoolitcs can manage it. Tue former
arc being dragooucd into the service
Of tue church Republicans, without
reserve. without seruple. aud without
the least copsidera tiop for the political
opinions OF those Democrats.
To what extent these church Rcpubh.
cans are agreeing 20 compensate these
vote for Bryan or 70 remain neutral on
the State ticket, cannot now be known.
One thing. however, is certaip, and that
is that the Smootites have no interest
in or care for the candidacy OF Mr..
Taft for President. They have taken
away from hin thousaDds-of votes that
ne would otherwise have obtained. by
withdrawing their pominees for electors
from the Republican American ticket.
Aud DOUBTLESS they viii lose thousands
Of Others 10 him IN tnoiV effort 10 vou.
strain voters ust expert with tie MA
chine ioto. the support Of their local
ticket through working on the desires
Of such voters 10 vote for President.
Tue Smoot programme is 10 ofcy their
whole ticket 10 auy one disposed Go
vote for TAFT, and persuade him 30 vote
it straight. Eub the American Repub.
Icaus who are not skilled IL manipu.
latine the machine. but would rather
forfeit tbeir vote for President than bc,
tray .tho interests OF their local ticket.
will omit "a u very large extent voting
Tor any electors at all, and win simply
vote the American ticket straight
State judicial. legislative. county, aud
municipal, and let it 90 at that. And
rs the main Issue here is between |
Americanism and q government BIZ, a-l
hierarchic theocracy, and that il toe