The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-20
TWO CANDIDATES.

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If the people of Utah will make
comparison of the two candidates for
governor they will not take long to de-
eide that Mr.. Knight ought to be the
next chief executive of the state. Per-
sonally the two nominees are both unob
jeetionable; but in their careers, in the
sum total each has contributed To the
progress of the state. and in their rep
resentative character, which is part
of candidates qualifications, MI.
Knight is immeasurably superior to his
opponent.
For a number of years the Republi
can candidate has spent all of his time
i'm politics. AS one of the builders of
the Smoot machine he has helped TO
precipitate the bitterest political feud
the state has ever known. The net
result of the work he and his associ-
ates Of the machine have done i'm poll
tics has been widespread injury TO the
state. opprobrium for its people, loss
To its business interests and hindrance
to its progress. His reward has been
the Office Of United States marshal,
in which office he has used his con-
machine on the Republican party and
to exclude from political honor ali those
Of his party who refused To submit to
the control of the machine. Not one
step of his whole career has been con-
struetive while every move of his po-
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peace of the people and continue con-
ditions which have become unbear-
able.
Contrast with this record the part
Mr.. knight has played in the upbuild-
ing of the state. AS an associate of
his father and inseparably identified
with the great interests which bear the
family name. he has helped in the de-
velopment OF mining and other bust
ness undertakings which have contrib
uted large wealth to the state. en-
ployed great numbers of men and en-
riched directly or Indirectly thousands
Of the people of Utah. This work has
been carried on with an honesty and
sincerity in dealing with the public that
is notable even in Utah, where busi-
ness integrity is the rule.
Alone of all the large corporations.
the Knight companies publish monthly
statements showing the financial con-
ditions under which they are operat-
ed. The money taken from their mines
is reinvested here in Utah; the com
munities in which they have holdings
get the direct benefit of their pros
perity, so that today the bare an
nouncement that the Knights have TAX
en- hold of property is sufficient to
inspire the public with confidence in
the future of that enterprise.
Every step of Mr.. Knights career has
been constructive and beneficial to the
state. He has not been identified with
the political quarrels by which his OPP
Ponent has profited politically. The
chief plank in the platform on which
he is running is his own declaration
thNt he would 60 all in his power to
restore peace to Utah if he We're elect
ed. He has the executive ability to
administer the office: he has known re-
sponsibihty in large affairs and would
meet fearlessly such responsibility as
attaches TO the governors office He
is young, vigorous and a typical rep
resentative of the best type Utah
knows.
Can there he any doubt as to which
candidate ought to be elected? Isn't it
the plain duty of those who wish well
for the state to vote for knight?