The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-29
Farley P. Christensen Issues
His Def TO the Federal
Bunch.
HE SPEAKS FOR
PR0GRESSIVES IN G. 0. P,
In an Open Letter, He An.
nounces His Candidacy for
Congress.

The federal bunch who carry out the
behest of the hierarchy in the politics of
Utah have been laboring under the delu.
sion that this would he the easiest year
politically for them that they have ever
had, hence have taken no steps looking
to the holding of state convention,
have held no meeting of the state COM
mittee, but taking complacent view
of matters, confident that when they
did call a convention that the rank and
file would readily acquiesce in the
selections made by the bunch. This
bunch did not believe that Elder How
ell would have any opportunity what
ever, believed that his cinch upon the
congressional nomination was absolute.
~ lead pipe one. But the bunch has
made a mistake; their conclusions have
been wrong. The insurgents have taken
hand and hot old time is promised
by the insurgents, the progressives, the
younger members of the church Repub-
lican party.
Speaks for Insurgents.
Comes now Farley p Christensen in
An open letter in the Park City Record,
who throws down the gauntlet upon the
part of the insurgents and openly defies
the federal bunch. He declares that the
progressiyes are in the fight to stay and
that the intolerance and tyranny Of the
bunch will no longer be submitted to-
In other words, that the yoke about the
necks of the insurgents, the progress
ives, has been broken and from now and
henceforth there will be no longer any
bowling TO the action taken by the
bunch but that it is fight to the fin.
ish.
Editor Raddon of the Park City
Record had, it appears, written n letter
to Mr.. Christensen desiring to know
whether or not he would be candidate
for congress this year before the church
Republican state convention. Mr. Chris
tensen in reply declares his purpose to
enter the congressional race, His dec
aration, which is printed in the Record,
follows:
Mr.. Christensen s Letter
Mr. S. T.. Radon, Editor Park Record.
Park City. Utah
Dear Friend Yes. ] think shall
have received large number OF inquiries
Ing that a satisfactory candidate would
appear against Mr., Howell / would have
been glad 10 support some one else pos
sessing the political courage to make the
race. NO candidate. TO date. has ap
peared. and II 1 understand Alright the
political situation, none Is likely to ap-
pear. l shall. therefore, make the race
not entirely with the hope OF being elect
cd. but rather as a political duty-as a
protest against the present political re-
gime. the absolute absence of political
opportunity.
Why. may I ask. has no candidate ap-
pearcd? Is ii because our present con-
gressman has made such a brilliant rec
ord? That he has so improved while In
congress that he has become indespensa-
able? These questions are not for me TO
answer-his record speaks for Itself
Republican Party Ridden.
Now, why this condition In Utah? What
is the trouble politically? II is simply
this; The Republican party in Utah is
vitality is crushed out OF It's adherents
lie who has ideas of his own. who has
political Independence and integrity is
not wanted The Young men OF Utah in
TO choose their own paths to political
preferment-there is, at present, but one
route. and that leads through the prl-
availability is. "Win he take orders?"
Individual initiative Is despised rather
than encouraged. And all the political
machinery Is operated TO that end.
This is the 25th of August. The state
nominating convention viii be held in less
than thirty days Before the state con-
vcntion we must have our county con-
ventions and district primaries or eau
cuses. How much time remains for the
voters TO choose among candidates be-
fore the primary. or caucus which Is
really the unit of goyernment'-the only
place under our system where the cleo
tor has a voice In the selection of can
didates?
Pitiable Condition.
The state convention less than thirty
days away and no candidates In the field
save the present incumbentS. What a
pitIable condition, Other states have been
active for months. In all of them candi-
dates arc before the people for their con-
sideration. In many stntes. under direct
primary laws by which The people arc
given perfect freedom and opportunity 10
fornia, Iowa Nebraska, Kansas and Ore
gon, where primary elections have al
ready been held or In others as Wash |
ington, Wisconsin and Idaho. where The
primary contests are mt white heat. In |
Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee and others con-
venticn nominations have been made; and
In every state, save Utah. candidates
Of their respective claims,
No Show for Rank and File.
But in this commonwealth-poor old
boss ridden Utah-not even the Fepubli- |
can state committee has been called to- |
gethor. so far at least as the ordinary |
everyday .elector knows: What Is the
OF this delay? II simply means
that the bosses and the hosslcts do not |
purpose to give the great electorate OF
the state any show, but will as usual,
call n convention In II perfunctory sort
Of way; direct the local bosslets to call
pr!rna ries Cor hole in the wall caucuses).
and this will be done In the most order
ly and quiet way for the fear the people
NAV find II out and attend. which. OF
course, would spell death TO the gang.
This Is the ideal way In which boss
power Is perpetuatcd. When an ldcpcn
dent citizen ventures out .he political
iugeernaut (the steam roller> is success
fully applied. and there are but few who
repeat The system has been success
fuilv applied since the advent OF Fussy
Jimmy that very few self-respccting citi-
zeus venture out,
whats the Use?'
OH for return 10 the good old politi-
cal times, from the advent of the parties
In Utah down to the Og-
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