The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-11
REPUBLICAN CLUBS CASE.

| On Saturday morning last lh'
Tribune said n few words in support
of the evidently Just complaint of the
Republican club in this city, that il
has been snubbcd and its invitation
and entertainment Of President Taft
when he comes 10 this city. We thought
then. and think now. that the clut
had and has n right TO complain OF
its treatment in this respect. At the
same time, we stated that undoubtedly
the Federal bunch has the inside pro
grammc all arranged TO take charge OF
the President and handle him during
the whole time of his visit to Utah;
precisely as was done when he visited
this place two years ago. II is true
that a show of fairness. which is well
understood to bo merely show for
effect. has been made In the appoint.
mcnt of a committee, ostensibly 10
manage the President s activities while
here. But tho Federal bunch will dom.
mate. This every one expects and, AS
was stated in the article. no one Is
going to make any complaint about IT
especially any complaint that is likely
to come TO the ears of President Taft
The particular purpose and stress OF
the editorial, however, was 10 show
that the Republican Club here, which
has been sat down upon in this matter,
has been treated unfairly. 1t is no
reply to that TO say that Americans
arc on tho committee Of arrangements
and that the Democratic representation
on the committee is practically moth
ing, We raised no question of this
kind. made no criticism of the makcu
of this committee; that was in no way
involved in the complaint of the Re
publican club, and as to all that we care
nothing about it; and did not in any
way mention il. We do not consider that
the committee VIII have much to do
with the President anyway, for the
Congressional delegation and especial
~ the big boss of the Federal bunch,
will run things TO suit themselves. Any
way, 1t is expected that they should do
'b'I, SihN' 'H'N HdNN pNl HNu3i
ancc with President Taft, and here as
elsewhere he will naturally rely upon
the members of Congress whom he
knows IN each house to guide his way.
The article in The Tribune which
The Smoot organ finds so offensive, was
designed primarily and principally to
show that the Republican club here
had been treated with contempt by the
Federal bunch in making arrangements
for the President s visit The club
itself protested against its treatment
and on that protest Of the club The
Tribune based its remarks. 1t seems
to us, therefore, that the wrath Of the
organ should be visited upon the club
rather than upon The Tribune since
it is the club that is especially in in
terest, and that made the protest in
the first place upon which we com
mcnted.
AS TO the other part Of the editorial,
the monopolizing of the President by
the Congressional delegation and the
Federal bunch, that is so well under.
stood as certain, and so thoroughly dis
counted, that no one is caring anything
in particular about it, And IT. is
certainly unsecmly TO be entering into
any wrangle about il, for that would
be a discourtesy 10 the President. who
is in no wise to blame for the unwise
and vicious usurpations Of he Federal
bunch. That bunch takes everything
upon itself. and the rest of MS simply
grin and bear the afflciion