The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-08
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SENATOR oLAPP's ADDRESS.

| The address delivered in this cit,
on Wednesday evening by Senate
Moses E. Clspp OF Minnesota was on
of great political significance, as. wei
as strong, earnest. and convincing II
itself. Senator Clapp is one OF tn
group Of Republican Senators who arr
known as insurgents. In his address
he gave ample reason for his insur
gency. and he evidently feels himseii
to be one of the active spirits in lead
ing the Republican party upward an'
onward to better things.
The Republican party was formed
first and foremost as the party OF
liberty. Of progress, of patriotism II
was always in it's better days th'
party Of the people. the party OF no
erty. the party of patriotism. IL mas
until recent years, always stood fol
the man instead of for the dollar Un
der the standpat influence. it has foi
many wears past stood for the dollnI
as against the man; has stood foi
property rights as against the rights
of manhood, has stood for the III
terosts instead of for the people
Scr"' Clnpp wishes to he one ot
thoss who will lead the Republican
party back TO the higher ground which
it has deserted to get into the swamps
and shines of conmercialism and de
based political ideas and purposes il
is indeed time that some avatars OF
reform aud of higher ideals took
charge of the organization and the
destiny of the Republican party
That party occupies today practl-
cally the same position in the en-
trenched positions of monopoies, COM
bines, trusts, and all the oppressive IN
fluences that have ground down the
country. that the Democratic party
occupied toward slavery at the time
of the outbreak Of the War of the
Rebellion. The reverse attitude of the
Republican party now as compared
with its attitude then, the occupation
by the standpat and heretofore con-
trolling element Of the party of
ground substantially the same as that
occupied by the Democratic party titty
wears and more ago, is one of the strik"
ing similitudes of the day.
Senator Clapp brought ont fully the
antaeonistc attitude of the present
leadership Of the Republican party to-
wards the interests of the people MS
compared with the better tone which
the progressive Republicans would in
fuse into the party's activities and sen"
timents The way in which he pre-
sented his case was absolutely convinc-
ing to his audience. as it must be to
any who read The Tribune's very
faithful and detailed report of that
address, Senator Clapp himself ex-
pressed his qualification at that re-
port. and thanked The Tribune per
sonally for it. saying that it was the
best report of any of his speeches that
has been printed anywhere. This ap-
probation The Tribune was glad to re-
ceive, and it holds in high regard Sen
ator Clapp's approval Of its report OF
his address.
Senator Clapp was severe upon the
Inconsistencies of President Taft on
the tariff question There is no
doubt but President Taft is vulnerable
precisely In the points specified by
Senator Clapp; and in presenting those
pnipto fha sueaEer WIS pSpecially
strong and at his best. His was one
of the finest addresses ever delivered
in Salt Lake City; and its effect can
not be otherwise than helpful in what
ever movement may be taken to wrest
the control Of the Republican party
from the standpat grasp in the Ma
tion, and from the piratical hands into
which that control has fallen in this
State