The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-26
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PearsOns compiled publicity bureau
this city makes the charge against two of the greatest this country
purchased the electoral of Utah that they guilty of the ba
bargain and that 1T was ratified again by Taft in 1905 The article
charges that Utahs vote sold to the interests named by the
The Mornon) church. with its political hierarchy and
its bewderng despotc grip upon its people, holds iron
hand the destiny of the ntemOunan region And reaching
through the states it peneates public AFFAIRS controls
legislatures mayors councils governors congressman and
atOrs ascends the steps of the capitol at Washington it
ters the White House, and sits in confidential with
the President of the United States.''
But and now quote man high in the councils of the
Republican party the west who supported both ROOse
and Taft and who intimately enough concerned
the campaign of 1904 to be fully with the sub
ect he discussing by this description and the known
cumstance Thomas Keas then senator and aspiring for
election -
But he said to me- the fall of O4 arrived the pres
of events became fierce for Roosevelt stand You
will recall that along in September the Republican leaders be-
panicy and than Roosevelt 1t looked
all Of them if Parker might be elected The air black
with Democratic gains Roosevelt thought he needed
of strength he could command He feared the election
might turn a small handful of electoral votes
g In that crisis Roosevelt did what anyone who knows
him do knows he will do in the thick of any fgh-use
the first weapons his hand reach and fight any way
win. In this instance of the first political agents he
sought representative of the Mormon church He knew
that by suitable bargain compromise he could get
electoral votes three each from Utah. Wyoming and Idaho
and he deeply afraid that nine votes the electoral col
ege might spell the difference between victory and defeat
1T under these conditions of political STRESS of
wire pulling building, that Theodore Roosevelt him
self made the bargain with the Mormon church. which exists
this day. for ratified again by Taft and his managers
in the campaign of 1908
The church agreed deliver Roosevelt the electoral
of Utah. Wyoming and Idaho in exchange for three
things o. cessation of the movement and agitation with
the Republican party for amendment to the federal
suon giving to Congress the power egslate concerning
poygamy and polygamous living (2) defense of Reed
SmoO apostle and representative of the Mormon hierarchy
of the United States and for his retention
of his in the Senate and (3) disposition of federal pat
rOnage in Utah and surrounding states in obedience to the
wish of the Mormon hierarchy expressed to the federal adj
minisratiOn through Apostle Reed SmOOt.''
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