The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-08
Referred ONLY
TO REPUBLICANS
Chairman S. A. King Discusses
the Statement of President
Smith at Conference.
ACCEPTS Mr.. SMITHS VIEW
UTAH HAS BEEN MIsREPRESENT-
ed IN CONGRESS.

The chief topic of discussion in political
circles yesterday was the political sig
nificance of the reference of President
Joseph +. Smith at the conference 10
Ctah's representatives in congress. AL
ready the Republicans are endeavoring to
construe the remarks of President Smith
into a wish. if not an instruction. that
the Mormon people elect Republicans to
office. Many Democrats, and especially
the state candidates and the party lead
erS. express themselves as pleased with
President Smiths speech and agree with
him that Utah has been misrepresented
by many OF the Republican representa-
uVes IN congress. Samuel A. King. chair
man OF the state campaign committee OF
the Democratic party. gave out the fol-
lowing interview on the subject last even
inc;
Il have not paid much attention to the
matter as YET, but from a casual reading
of the statement in the Deseret News l
am inclined to believe that il was the
most terrible arraienment of the Repub-
lcan party OF Utah that has come from
that source for many a day; that the
statement did not apply nor have any
reference 10 the present candidates or
former representatives Of the Democratic
party. The statement. under no circum-
stances could have reference to the Hon.
J. l.. RawlinS. who, through a Demo-
cratic administration. succeeded in Sc
curing statehood for Utah. after the good
people of the then territory had knocked
at the door of Republican congresses sew
en- times for sisterhOOd. and as many
times were denied their Just rights.
1T was stated Immediately after state
hood by many gentlemen now high in the
council of the church that Utah owed to
Mr.. RawlinS "A debt of gratitude for his
and that he should be reelected to the
congress Of the United States, so il is
evident Senator Rawlins did not come
under condemnation.
1t will require no argument to con-
vince the Mormon people that Hon.. b. II.
Roberts was not intended. and no one will
contend that upon any occasion he ever
misrepresented his people. Some trouble
would be experienced in en~deavoring 10
convince the public that the Hon. W. II.
King was intended. for I ca1not now re-
call where. upon any occasion. he failed
10 represent his party. Utah and her peO-
pie with ability. judgment and wisdom.
These are the only gentlemen ever Sc
lectcd by the Democratic party since the
division on national party lines who have
represented Utah in the halls of congress.
and we respectfully submit that the state
ment was not intended 10 apply to them.
Therefore. there Is only one conclusion
to be drawn from the utterance, and that
is that the Republican party of Utah has
misrepresented Utah and her people. and
the representatives selected and elected
by that party are the ones today receiv-
ing condemnation at the hands of the
venerable president.
IF the good Republicans can find any
NtAA1Nhtli III oN1NtAiAEANEs ~ 1til ~
me they should apply il to their souls
and be entitled TO all the consolation they
can receive from il. Surely the Democrat
&c party has every reason to be proud of
its past representatives. and if the coun-
sci of that party and its leaders had been
followed. Utah would not be in the thrOes
of bitter feuds. contention and strife such
as prevail today.
Again it is equally apparent that no
reference could have been intended TO the
present candidates of the Democratic
party. for surely the Hon. Lyman Mar
tineau's standing in mis- party and in the
ecclesiastical organization of which the
respected president is the head is suf-
ficient answer to that statement. The re-
manning candidates upon the state ticket
could not nave been intended. for they
have never misrepresented Utah. and the
position which they occupy in the COM
munities where they reside establish a
standing for honesty, honor and integrity
that any man in the wide world woul be
proud to possess.
Again | say if the Republicans desire
TO make campaign capital out of the de-
nunciationS of their party they can pro-
coed, and later on we may have occasion
10 let the people know something more
as to the true character and standing of
this wonderful party that has brought
nothing but strife. turmoil and trouble to
this fair commonwealth and her people"