The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-28

proving In deed aS well as in word that
We, we' face The problem of political and
business corruption, and IL working for
social and economic Justice and for the
hettormnnt OF the conditions OF life and
! same fervor and sincerity tina, Lincoln
and his followers brought to Tho great
tasks allotted to them i'm their day
Corruption Worst Enemy.
Corruption in every form is tho arch
enemy OF this republic. the arch enemy
' OF free institutions and Of government bv
the people. an even more dangerous en-
. eny than tho open lawlessnoss of vio-
, tencS. because it works in hidden and
ruption In politics: we arc against cor
ruption in business, and above and with
all our strength. VIC are against the de-
grading alliance OF crooked business and
crooked politics, tho alliance which adds
, strength 10 the already powerful corrupt
5 poss ana to In" already powerful corrupt
mead OF big business. and which makes
= thein In their dual capacity enemies
against whom every patriotic man should
stand with unwavering firmness.
Let no man say that this ts an assault
l upon the honest business man.
), Attitude Defined.
In short: our attitude is merely that
we stand for honesty we'll as for pro-
srcssiVeness and for efficiency; that we
D believe both business men and Doli1icians
J. should be just and upright and honest as
q well as wise, courageous and farsightcd.
We are against croo<cdness in the small
y I''|li pu' VIC dIc against IL Just as S1r0nS-
" IN the big men. We judge each man
r by his conduct and not bv his wealth or
= MS social station; and we hold ii 10 be-
{ our bounded duty 10 strive steadily to
@ make and to keep this great American
il commonwealth as "a true democracy and
| steadily 10 endeavor TO shape our legis
iation and our social conditions so that
! there shall be far nearer approach than
at present towards equality OF oppor
e tunitY among men
d The corporation must he protected
~ Is irh htIIl nm q
prevented from doing wrong aud its man
ayers must be held in strict accounta bill
f deprived of all secret influence in our
= public life. We must strive To do away
. with the social and economic, injusticcs
: that have come from failing to meet by
proper legislation the changed conditions
Q brought about by the gigantic growth OF
= our gigantic industrialIsm.
= Protection of Workingmen.
= We must see that. by reaching leg
il islatiou, tho Workman who Is crippled
o and the family OF the workman who is
killed In industry are compensated. so
| that the losses necessarily incident 10
certain Industries shall be cuutably and
a fairly distributed instead of being on the
Is shoulders OF those not able to bear them.
y We must make II a matter OF obligation
~ by the state to see that the conditions
q under which working mon and women
r, do their work shall be safe and health
d ful. SO far as by legislation is possible,
s we must strive to give 10 the working
man Tile power 10 ScllleEe dll, MAINTAIN
:, n high standard of living.
We who come together 10 set tho
standard OF our party have q grave re-
IT sponsibility 10 that party and TO the pub
e. lie. Democracy means nothing unless the
people rule, The rule OF the boss is the
l. neSation of democracy.
K, For Direct Nominations,
T. We should at once introduce in this
l. state the system of direct nominations m
a. the primaries so that the people shall h.
y blp tlemSrVcS decide VINO the can
vS didates shall be. instead Of being limited
"a merely TO choosing between candidates
~ ~ with whose nomination they have hac
~ nothing 10 do.
I'd our country offers the most wonderful
,e example of democratic government on
-e gigantic scale that the world has ever
a. seen and the people OF the world an
watching to see whether we succeed o.
fail. We believe with all our hearts ~
democracy; in the capaciy OF inc Ieop, a,
as TO govern themselves: and we are boun'
TO succeed. for our success means no
only our own triumph, but the trump
.e OF the cause OF the rights OF the peopl
m throughout the world and the uplifting
te the banner OF hopes for all the nation
49, OF mankind.
81 The delegation and spectators gav
lg the temporary chairman quiet attention
ed punctuating his speech with frequen
MT outbursts of applause. The mention o
i .Y President Taft and Governor HuGhe
"a came in for liberal cheering.
IN The word had gone forth thai tbe oil
8i- puard were beaten in their light to clec
10 Vice President Sherman, the temporar.
ne chairman, and every one waited Tor IN
is fireworks Colonel Roosevelt was IN
n FIRST to come His appearance starte
he rounds Of applause. Shortly after we
is. President Sherman took his seat an
OF tho demonstration shook the buildlp
Of for several minutes. Wllllam Barhe'
,r- ,Jr,. the old guard leader, came IN 10
les much applause: ,c ,,o5 A., M,
le yentiou TO order at 1900 and the cor
em en, ycntion took up the regular order 0
an When the roll call had been compile
The cd Chairman Woodruff announced:
nd "Tbe next order of business is tn
y,s xr election Of Il temporary chairman
roo There was an instant hush. then
III r;nnle OF uncertain applause. aftC
KS which Chairman Woodruff addresse
eGt the convention. lie sald'
,on 31 Woodruff IS Defense,
an seI have been instructed by the X
aeE nublicap state committee 10 recommen
me TO this convention temporary chdi
.dit man and in doing so l ask your J.
md diligence for 4 moment.
he'd "Presidcnt Taft deeply desires TN;
his marty here in convention assemble
ropresentinp the largest and most p
we tent Republican constituency OF Il
ov- United States, should upequivocally 1
OF dorse his administration. This, / kno
,er- from ncrsonal knowledge as the rcsu
of Of of visit made two weeks before q
the meeting of the state committee to e
irt. summer capitol at Beverly. There
OF OF made known not only his desires
cen also his apprchens1ons. l,
Of "To aIlay these apprchcnslons wh
,ere more natural than the sclcetion
sing make the KEYNOTE speech as tcinpoIa
for La;r,ar of hi m who has been sent
out, 'h"' NJ az dminist ration to
m,Te 3oTe narts of the country, even into !
own president s own state Of OHIO, the VI
an president of the United States jam
liar : Sbornap
nan nan .sWho else, indeed. could the sta
own w unless actuated by some uiterIor II
tive. have even thought OF 10 sLm
for the national administration IN Tn
,o- his own state, which with unani'p' D,
rio, presented him two years ago az y