The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-28
SOME ILLUMINATION.

SOME ILLUMINATION.
Just TO keep the record straight the
third and latest explanation OF the
Deseret News anent its support of
Taft is reproduced here. Under the
appropriate title "Stm No Light" the
News says, editorially:
We are still in the dark-except as far
as we may indulge in surmises-as TO the
real motive of the censure EXPRESSED
through the columns of a morning con-
temporary, Of the News article week
ago on TAFT and Bryan and this morn
ing editorial in The Herald does NOT
throw any new light on the mystery The
News. IN Venturing the guess that Mr.
iaIt VIII be elected, and expressing the
opinion that, If elected he will make an
excellent executive. committed itself no
more 10 partisanship than many other
independent journals Of the country and
some recognized Democratic parerS did
nation.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer. classed as
Independent Democratic. SAYS:
The nomination of William H. Taft for
president OF the United States is I'M
doubleday one of the important events
OF world history of 1905 IL is important
because of the likelihood of his election.
and because the making of d ruler for
America tan undemOcratic expression is
q matter Of consequence 10 all the coun-
tries of the earth William H.
Taft is undoubtedly qualified for the pO-
sition of president of the United States 20
According TO the peculiar logic directed
against the News. the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, BY venturing a guess about the
Likelihood of his (Mr. Tafts) election"
and asserting that he Is qualified for the
position Of president. abandoned its pO-
sltlOn as an independent Democratic pa
per and became Republican organ. And
there are many other Independent jour
mails that passed through a similar ca
tastrophe-if our morning contemporary is
correct
The entire incident illustrates. we he
heXe. condition that is very much de-
plOred by all conservative citizens.
Through the anti-church agitation that
has been going on here for years in the
interest of a regular plunderbund, an
element of suspicion and bitterness has
filled the hearts of men and women Of
all parties. and. as consequence, i'm
proper motives are looked for where
there are none. interpretations, entirely
uuwarranted, are given 10 words ana
deeds. that i'm any other section of this
TepIIbic would bs taken as n matter Of
course and cause no comment. But for
this peculiar condition there would Be
less strife i'm this beautiful region.
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The parallel cited is unfortunate be
cause the Cleveland paper belongs to
Republicans who do not hesitate to
publish their liking for Roosevelt and
Taft. one of the owners Of the Plain
Dealer was i'm Harvard with Roose-
Welt. if he did not graduate in the same
class with him. and nothing Mr.. Bryan
has said or done has met the approval
Of this so-calied Independent Demo-
Gratis" publication.
Further. the Plain Dealer has never
professed to be non-partison. though it
has always been independent, while the
News from time immemorial has
claimed TO be nOn-partisan. The Plain
Dealer represents no church Organiza-
ton: the News does. one is a secular
publication the other a great religious
daily. leading and instructing Repub-
mcans and Democrats alike. The Plain
Dealer is expected to express political
preferences: the News has not been ex-
pected to, though it has done so fire.
quently by indirection until. on this oc-
casion. il spoke outright for Taft.
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Without a shade Of bitterness, but
WITH ample ground for protest, the
most prominent Democrats in Utah
have expressed their regret and sur
prise that their church organ. a publi-
cation supported by men Of all shades
OF political belief, should have declared
openly for the Republican nominee.
The News disclaims any such construc-
ton of its first editorial utterance. but
there are extracts from that declara-
ton which speak for themselves. The
News said:
Secretary Taft, if elected president,
AS HE IN ALL PROBABILITY
WILL BE. will make an excellent
chief executive" There IS
a quiet but certain feeling among the
masses that Taft IS the best man for
the coming four years that the nation
AFFORDS. that it would be better for the
country that he be in the presidency
for the next four years, rather than
any other man. even Roosevelt him
self"
Remembering the unique position OF
the News among American neWspa-
pcrs. that is about as strong Republic
can Endorsement of Taft as the candi-
date himself could ask. The News is
the one religious daily Of the country;
it speaks by inspiration; it is the OFF,
ciaI voice OF a great and powerful re-
Hgious organization. A hint from it is
more potent politically with members
OF the church than columns of secular
hypA It has always Canned TO &c rig
idly non-partisan IN its expressions;
and shat Is why the Democrats of Utah