The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-26
A PLEDGE REPUDIATED.

The Tribune pointed out the other
| Republicans in this State The church
Republicans (Which is the same thing
as Smoot RepubIicans) insist that not
only must every one submit to the
bosses, but there must not be even the
shadow of divergence or difference of
opinion with respect to nominations
made or TO be made Thus, at the
present time. the test of party loyalty
is the support of Representative How
ell for denomination at the Republican
convention in Ogden today. No one
who wishes TO remain regularly in the
party is at liberty to oppose Mr.. How
ell. And yet Mr. Howell's own coun-
ty, according TO It's own profession OF
friendship TO Mr., Joseph, ought to put
Mr.. Howell on the shelf and substitute
Joseph as its choice for Congress. The
Logan Journal under the caption, " A
Serious Dilemma explains the situa-
tion as follows:
The Logan Republican is confronted
With serious dilemma. To say nothing
OF Representative IowelfS monetary In
forest In the paper and his means of con-
trolling its policy and preferences. the
party organ is regular and bound by every
consideration OF sef-interest TO support
the machine candidate, Mr.. Howell But
in order to do so it is placed In the un-
desirable position of being compelled to
eat its own words and violate its own
promise. II is placed in this dilemma by
the candidacy OF Harry 5. Joseph. him
self a regular Stand-p Republican. but
not upon the Smoot slate FOR political
preferment and ii came about in this
on March 10. 1907. under the heading,
Hail TO Our Friends. the Republican
gave Mr.. Joseph the following warm conn
mendation and pledge;
WORD comes from Salt Lake that
Speaker Joseph and Representatives
kuchler, Long and Robinson have been
particularly active and effective in their
efforts against consolidation, They have
stood with the Cache delegation through
thick and thin and because OF their
frendliness TO the Agricultural College
and the cause of education have been
subjected 10 every pressure. not little
insult and many threats. Yet they stood
firm and at this time the Republican Is
every friend of the college and education
in Utah. Cache will ever remember
friends I'm this fight and is just as cer-
tain TO not forget her enemies.
ITO the gentlemen named is due our
heartlest consideration, and in the fu-
ture they have but TO call and all that is
ours is theirs 10 command y
Well. Joseph has called and il has
come 10 a showdown. What is the Re-
publican going 10 do about it?
lie expects the solid vote of the Cache
delegation on the strength OF those fervid
utterances. VIII he get il? Nit, More
likely there will occur to MN Il noted
quotation regarding benefits forgot"
This seems to be a conclusive rea-
son why the Cache county delegation
should be for Harry S. Joseph for Rep
resentative this year The church party
organ expressly and unrcservedly placed
Cache county at the disposal of its
friends in the future. and generously
offered that "thcy have but to call
and all that is ours is theirs to com
mand. - Mr.. Joseph was the first one
named in the list of those who could
draw upon Cache county for anything
they desired in the future. Mr.. Joseph
is making that requisltion now. The
pledge, of course, will be repudiated,
and Mr.. Joseph is liable, besides, to be
put under discipline himself because he
has the temerity to ask that the pledge
shall be fulfilled