The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-16

I began to think that no two Democrats
agreed on local issues, However. that
is not an nncqmm9n n,I,T,,, thing. s,.oNi1en When
they all agree, That is. they will all
agree with tho federal machine. Tho
machine will agree. and therefore the
delegates Will agree. That is the dLf-
ference between the Democratic and the
| Republican convention In the Demo-
cratic convention the men can 60 the
chairman or anybody else and say TO
him these are my views and I In
sist upon being recognized and heard y
In the Republican convention the dele
Juan county, II II was Brother Le,cher.
may creep up to. the back entrance OF
tsey Would say Wha are
structiops today. Brethrcn-or gentle
men?' But when the Democrats get to-
eether. II is a free fair, open fight, and
and a right to his own individual judg-
ment and I want to say that that Is
one. of the glories OF Democracy. that
| slaves and parasites.
Democrats have come here today for
the purpose or expressing. their views
means for the welfare Of the people or
| this sovereign state. We asked the per
mission OF no man TO come here. We
| will stay as long as we please. notwith-
standing some Republican leaders live
| in this town. and we are going to dis
cuss. the principles as we shall adopt
we are going out and meet the common
| foe and. In the language of Champ Clark.
our great leader in congress, I'VE are
going to give them the bloodiest Licking
they have ever had In many years"
Question of Liquor
! now. don't get excited-is going TO re-
celve the calm and dIspass!onate atten-
tion OF this conyention. Many have
%S sed and seed p8f ve%s mo upon this
question. They have seen the saloons
and their evils. They have seen homes
loft fatherless, and mothers and chill.
dren left without support by reason Of
the saloon. They feel strongly upon this
question, as they have q right to They
see that the Republican machine in this
state has debauched its own party by
selling out the Republican organization
to the liquor interests Of this state. and
IL has aroused indignation among the
decent. Christian, patriotic people OF this
state. Did get too hard In that state
nent?
[Cries Of mo-" "go on."l
don't say that the Republican organ,
because I know n great many Republi-
cans that won't take the Salt Lake Her
ald-the erad-Republican. won't have
gan few years ago, In order TO make
an alliance with the liquor interests Of
this state: and TO extort money from
them to I'LL the Golfers OF the campaign
committee of the Republican party, be
gan speaking for prohibition. or course,
If the liquor interests had known the
1t, they would have seen what was the
anlmus and the motive behind II. but
by reason of the constant preaching OF
prohibition. the liquor interests OF the
they made terms with the Republican
party, the Republican machine, like an
tgnoble and debased father that would
sell the honor of his own daughter for
money. the Republican machine sold
whatever honor II held within its own
Republican party to tlle liquor interests
OF this state for mo"y.
Blot Cast on State.
II thereby disgraced itself and fastened
a foul blot upon the fair state OF utah,
1t made The liquor Interests OF Utah a
partner with the Republican machine In
the government OF this state. and Utah
today. instead of being governed by rep
resentatives OF It's own choice, is gov
erned by the federal bunch and by the
liquor interests. its. partner In infamy.
That is an open book that every one can
read, and yet the Republican party poses
here as a moral agent In the stale of
Utah. poses now; as 1t has posed In the
church OF Utah. when we know that the
interruptions machine that guides the
destiny Of Republlcanism In Utah would
or party or anything for the low and
filthy and dirty dollars that come from
official ascendancy in the state Of Utah,
record of the Republican party locally
upon tho liquor question. 1t has made
the deal 1t promised immunity 1t
went into partnership with the interests
referred to and today is dominating the
state by reason of that partnership deal.
and IL is going now TO appeal to the
In the face of that damnable record
which 1t has made. and 1t is going 10
appeal, too. to tho Mormon Democrats,
as IT has cunningiy M Mappgpaled 10 them II, IN
because II Is friend OF Utah and STANDS
high in the councils of the nation and
Of the United States. wonder how high
the Utah delegation will stand in the
estimation of the next house of represen-
| tatives? applause and cheers)
What Did George Do2
Whiie. l am on this point, may d.
two OF the members OF this congressional
delegation, two unfortunately, / wish II
were three this time. that the three dele
Would beat them all. We viii only have
to beat two this time and beat one the
next election. But two OF them are can
sutherand % da to 'h the eisSr senate. Hon joseph joseph
Howell TO the house OF representatives.
Why did my friend George want TO go
Sere TO 3oed or Maa e sss he
tariff bill. obedient to Aldrich and to
the senior senator Of the state OF Utah.
! My friend Sutherla nd has been a most
| companionable man In congress and a
most obedient and devoted servant My
friend Howell. what has he done now?
! Name It. What has he been in con-
| gress? About as much as Independent
Republicans have been In Utah-noth-
Ing. and damn little OF that. My friend
| Howell, and there Is not better man In
| Utah except Joseph Howell and II he
didn't have the Republican machine col
| lar about his neck would be one of the
| foremost citizens in any state. but you
can take the best man and put a collar
Of servitude around him which is lashed
to a vicious machine and ne becomes as
useless, more useless. than a wooden leg.
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