The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-19
OLD PARTIES BREAKING UP.

Former Senator Spooner of Wisconsin
found political chaos reigning in Wash
ingion, in visit which he recently
made there, and is quoted by the New
York Globe and Advertiser, staunch
Republican newspaper, as saying:
Il have met number of Senators,
and If you want guess from me you
may say the Republican party seems
hopelessly divided. / have never seen
such condition. If Congress gets
away from Washington by the end Of
July the country will be lucky
1t was no doubt the revolt OF the
progressive Republicans in the Senate
from the reactionary programme that is
being enforced with high hand. that
impressed Senator Spooner. And no
doubt The attitude of the Democratic
Senators in voting for protection was
also a vast surprise. The division in
the Republican party which he referred
to, must widen and have important po-
htical consequences, unless President
Taft, in accordance with his previous
declarations Of opinion and purpose, in
tervenes and is able to bring the reac-
tionary Senators to their senses, as il is
to be hoped he may be able to do
The situation very strongly suggests
a read.iustment Of party lines Senator
Spooner put his finger on the weak !
spot, with unerring political Judgment |
The old party lines don't hold. And !
the need of new. vital party is every |
where conceded. That party will spring |
up. in the full time of events. and will /
sweep the country. 1T will be n |
protection party, but not a party tied |
fast TO the manufacturers interests and .
willing TO concede something to the pro-
ducers why TO get the necessary votes
to maintain the combinations, trusts. }
and mouopolies.
AS we have before observed we have
right here in Salt Lake an effective
nucleus upon which such National
oarty could form The American party
las certain vital principles that are i'm
oerative here, and that would be first.
lass for the whole country. They call
sor the complete separation of church
md state. needed everywhere in even
more effective form than practiced, but
which has TO be fought for in even
primitive form here, as practical
orce. To be sure. we have more than
-bundant professions here Of such sep
ration, even from ccclesiasts who make
t their special business TO use
heir ecclesiastical positions in poll
AZ, |
ven while doing so, protest that
hurch and state are completely sep
rated III Utah. What is wanted is the
ctual, not the pretended separation.
And then, the American party is the
,arty Of intelligence. of progress. of
Joing things II is the party of the
aboring man. of the progressive citi-
enship. 1t believes in the producer get
ing his proper reward, and in limiting
he power for eXtortion of those who
ande the things he produces. This is
hown IN its pUro food and other eco
omic action in this city. As applied
nationally, it would be in accord with
he progressive Republicans in the Sen
te, and with the sentiments and prin,
iplcs given out by President Taft. 1t
would protect the lead miner, for his ,
'enefit as Il producer. and the wool
rover for his wool industries But IL
would not fattcn the smeltcr trust, the !
'oo manufacturing monopolists. the }
ugar trust, nor the tobacco trust, nor {
standard Oil, Right there it would draw
he line, And so we in Salt Lake offer
he Nation the vital nucleus of n new =
arty, to which the progressive Rcpub- G
leans of the Senate could attach them
elves. and over all would he spread J
he vivifying influence of the princi. /
les so strongly put forward by Prcsi, J
ent Taft. e