The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-17
MONTANA IN LINE,

The news from Montana must be
| gratifying to everyone who has the
patriotic wish that the people of the
| United States should be free from mo-
nopolistic control and should insist up
on parties keeping their promises. The
election in that State ipsures the re
tIrement of Senator Carter, who was
one Of the most callous and Jealous
standpatters, after Aldrich, in the U.
S, Senate. in defiance of the Republican
National platform.
Mr.. Carter made himself prominent In
behalf of the bunko tariff bill in all of
Its various characteristics, although, to
be sure. he voted against Aldrich few
times, as our apostolic Senator did not,
and he failed to vote with Aldrich
tolic Senator did not. But Carter has
stood right along in his Senatorship as
a friend and supporter Of "the inter
ests" which are depressing the country,
advancing prices, and robhing the peo-
pie beyond all reason in living supplies
and the markets. 1t is good, therefore,
to see that he is defeated. 1t is good
to see that the people of Montana are
in limo with the people Of the United
States, and that there is nothing that
prevents them expressing their opinion
in favor of relief when they want re-
lief
Likewise in Idaho there was the same
freedom of voting. Mr. French, Pro-
gressive Republican, beat Mr.. Hamer,
Standpat Republican, for the party
nomination at the Idaho primaries. Mr..
French, ranging himself distinctly and
decidedly on the side of Progressive Re-
publicanism as against Standpatism, is
elected by fifteen thousand majority.
At the same time, Governor Brady, a
reactionary Of the worst type, cor
ruptiouist as shown by his excessive
and illegal expenditures during the prl-
maries and in the campaign, d member
of the self.seeking and grating land
board of Idaho, who stood as Governor
for secrecy, and the covering up of ras-
cality, is defeated, although his party
has generally won the election.
The Tribune rejoices to sec that evil
dcnce of freedom Of voting in Montana
and Idaho. 1t is a sign that the peo
pie know what they want, and that they
are free to give expression at the polls
to their sentiments and desires.
Utah, however, remains absolutely
unaffected by the tidal wave that swept
over the country. Here standpatism is
supreme. The natural question to ask
is, Why? The answer is so easy that
even the primary class in political stud
les can answer 1T offhand. The church
power, whereby a sufficient number of
its Democratic members to decide the
result can be absolutely controlled in
their votes, were counselcd (Which is
practically commandcd) by those whom
they are accustomed to follow and obey,
to vote the Republican ticket as here
tofore. They voted it, accordingly,
without any assertion of independence,
without being affected in any way by
the issues that have turned the country
upsidedown politically within the year.
Nothing affects Utah politically except
as the leaders Of the Mormon church
direct, and as those leaders were
pledged by "the interests in return
for the support of Smoot in his seat in
the Senate to do what those interests
demanded. why. there we are. We arc
under control Of the greedy monopolis
tic interests of this country, so far as
Utah is concerned, because the Mormon
church leaders so decide, in furtheranco
Of their bargain in behalf of Smoot. We
arc glad to be held in their grasp, and
plucked at their leisure, and so vote.
Al this at the COUNSEL of the eccle
siasts of church that "is not in pol
tics