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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22
POWELL oLAYToN's ASSURANCE

A brief dispatch in yesterday morn
National committeeman. Powell Clay
ton of Arkansas. had called at the
White House and told the President
that he would get the vote of the en-
tire Southern delegation in the next
National Republican convention.
This can well be believed for that is
the usual course The Republican in
cumbcnt of the Presidency is always
reasonably sure Of the delegates from
the Southern States in the National
Republican Convention, and it often
happens that the votes of those dele
cations control the nomination.
But il is plain case that they
should not control, since the Southern
States seldom give any electoral vote
TO the Republican nominee for Presi-
dent, and never moro than a few. There
is always talk Of 4 break in the "solld
South and of the possibility at one
time or another of some Republican
carrying number of Southern States.
that Kentucky and Missouri arc at
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22
ROOSEVELT VS.. CONSTITUTION.

Colonel Roosevelt has broken loose
again in fierce denunciation of the
courts, The special object of his at
tack this time is the New York Court
Of Appeals. The reason for the attack
is the court s decision in declaring un-
constitutional the labor compensation
law Of that State. The ground of his
denunclation is that the decision frus
trates the accomplishment Of certain
industrial and social reforms which he
considers needful Tho Colonel quotes
legal authority, which he does not
specify, as saying that
Either the courts will make a differ
eut use of constitutions or constitu-
tions will become so odIous that they will
he thrown out Of the back window. That
VIII be a serious misfortune TO the United
States, We pecd The stcadynG power
of written constitutions But We will
not submit to being perpe,ually frus-
trated in tho accomplishment OF those
industrial and social reforms which every
other free people in the world is FREQ
70 accomplish
it does not seem to occur either TO
Colonel Roosevelt OF 10 the authority
which he quotes, that the proper place
TO institute industrial and social re-
forms is by legislation. il is true that
most other countries in the world are
not hampered by written constitutions.
Heretofore in this country, however, we
have considered our constitution to be
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22
ARMY DIVISIONS MAsSED.

For some years past there has been
a very strong and pointed criticism of
the military policy of the United
States, which segregated the army
into small detachments stationed at
many different posts. apparently for
the sole purpose of allowing as many
different commercial points as pos
sibe to get the benefit Of the army
trade. This policy. however, lost
sight altogether Of the fact that an
army which is never concentrated,
which never acts in masses, is fatally
defective in two points; first, in that
none of its general officers ever have
the training and practice in command
in the field over considerable bodies of
troops; second, in that the troops never
have practice in acting together. When
the criticism began. there was not n
general officer in the army who had
ever had command of AS much as
division of troops in any series Of
military maueuvcrs. 1t was rare, in
deed, to see even a regiment concen.
trated for any length Of time at any
one point Brigades and divisions
existed only on paper, never together
as masses Of men for any purpose
whatever
The disadvantage of this from The
army standpoint was very clear 1t
was vigorously pointed out that the
lack of training both Of officers and
men. in acting together in masses.
was such a serious defect in the army
establishment that il mado the army
useless AS an army; and repeated criti-
cism of this kind finally wrought
upon President Taft TO the extent that
he ordered division concentrated on
the Mexican border This order served
"A double purpose; it got a division of
troops together for the first time in a
generation, and it was precautionary
against any turbulence in Mexico that
might break over The line.
The evidence that the criticisms re
fcrrcd TO have struck home. and that
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

they will be effective in causing a radi,
cal reform. came in special dispatch
TO The Tribune yesterday morning
which indicated the proposed re.
organization OF the army divisions and
departments These divisions and de
partments Will now be organized with
n view to the concentration of the
army into three divisions of troops,
each division comprising substantially
$4,000 to 10000 men, The division OF
territory will correspond to each di
vision Of troops in the organization
of the army, The division Of the
East, which is the Atlantic slope. the
Central division, generally speaking
comprising the Mississippi Valley, and
the Western division, comprising this
west mountain region and the coast
country, will each have under the com
mand of the general in charge, di
vision of troops.
The plan, If carried out as indicated,
will necessarily imply the concentra-
tion Of these troops to considerable
degree, and perhaps abandonment of a
number of the smaller posts. There
will certainly be concentration Of the
divisions for field practice and train
ing al favorable seasons of the year, so
that the troops can acquire the habit
of acting in masses, and that the gen
eral officers can have the practice in
command Of troops. and the direction
of the various military field tactics and
maneuvcrs. The advantage of all this
is evident. The disadvantage that the
army has labored under heretofore, in
not having this practice. is equally
obvious. The War Department has been
walked up at last to the Importance Of
having an army III fact rs well as on
paper, and the result must inevitably
work for good.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

the fundamental guarantee of the lib
erty of the citizen. To say that the
constitution ''wil be thrown out OF
the back window, - because certain
legislation, held TO be desirable. is rem
dered invalid by that constitution, is
TO attempt to undermine the very foun-
dation of the Republic. For. If the
Republic is 10 endure upon the founda
tion established by the fathers, ii must
endure through the enactment of laws
! that conform to the constitution. Ii /:
not the constitution that is 10 be thrown
out Of the back window. but the laws
that fail 10 accord with it, The dis.
| tinction is vital and fundamental, II
we are to have constitutional gov
ernmcnt at all; it is distinction that
must be observed, principle that
must be honored
| 1t is indeed true that constitutions
may need amending. The Federal con
stitution has been amended fifteen
| times. Even in so short Il period as
Utah has existed as State, our con
|
times There is, therefore, no excuse
for the notion that a constitution must
| be "thrown out of the back window, y
or thrown out at all The constitution
expresses the settled, well grounded
will of the people Statutes express
the needs Of the time, and arc easily
amended or repealed. as occasion de-
mands il there is in the State of New
York an impediment in the coustitu-
| tiou TO the passage Of industrial and
social reforms that are demanded by
| the people the people of that State
Will doubtless rally 10 amending it, as
they have done before. New York con.
sfitutions have been not only amend.
worked over into new constitutions, as
the people saw fit to direct. The SEN
timent which would prompt any man TO
say that the constitution is 10 be
thrown out of the back window is
anarchistic It is sentiment which
is treason to the Republic and fatal TO
orderly republican rule.
| We arc sorry 10 see that Colonel
Roosevelt renews in this ugly form
his violent antipathy to the courts
heretofore declared even while he was
President. whenever decision hap.
pened 10 be contrary to his idea of what
it ought to be. As private citizen.
Col Roosevelt has the right to criticise
rulings of courts. which he did not
| have while he was President, But
every good citizen should make 1T a
point to moderate his criticism of the
constitution TO reason and fair working
sense. To talk about throwing a con
stitution out of the back window is
so revolving to all proper sense of re
publican fcalty. that it is surprise
10 see a man of Colonel Roosevelt g
prominence suggest that such thing
might even he considered. We should
hope that few men OF his attainments
and following would even quote ap-
provingly any one who utters senti-
ment like that. and when Mr.. Roose-
velt does so approvingly, he distinctly
lowers himself in the estimation of
! thinking people ~.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

polygamists, which utterly confounds
that assumption.
With respect to the difficulties of
getting at the complete investigation
referred TO by the Times, we have a
suggestion TO make. That is, that some
form of suit he brought in the Federal
District court here which will raise the
whole question as far as possible 10
investigation. There ought not to he
much difficulty in placing suit that
would be sufficient to test the main is
sues raised in England on this ques-
ton Let some case be settled upon
that will as completely call for the
facts as possible, and the suit be
brought accordingly. The Times is right
in saving that only in Utah can the
whole facts be brought out. But Great
Britain is powerlcss to bring 10 bear
any complete process Of investigation,
as the Times points out. The United
States. as question of investigation, is
also poweress. unless indeed Congress
might take the matter up and call for
an investigation by reason of the com
plant as made Tho trouble about a
Investigation, however.
is that il would he liable to be at least
semi.p political rather than judicial, and
it is eminently desirable that politics
should be kept out of the matter alto
gether, and the inquiry confined to
the strict limitations of the law.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

The Smoot paper thinks that the
chief purpose of liquor legislation is
TO enable those who are able to ''pan-
handle" the saloon keepers. II thus
discloses the reason why the Federal
bunch was so keen to Grip things up :
by passing new and mischievous
liquor law. The gang did pretty well,
however, under tho old law, coming
down on the liquor interests for up
wards OF $4,000 in the campaign OF
1908
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

The populations of Chicago and of
Berlin Germany were almost identical
by the most recent census But Berlin
was bound to get ahead, and accord
lngly the Prussian Diet has passed a
greater Berlin act. and new municj.
pality will be created on the banks of
the Spree with a population of nearly
100000 This will cause Chicago much
anguish, especially as it can u very well
annex any more population.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

Iceland is TO have universal suffrage
The eyes of the world will now be on
Iceland, with occasional side 2lances
at Finland, Utah and other ut-of- the
way places.-Clevelsu Plain Dealer.
The more "side glances,n direct stares,
and prolonged gazes, the better, so far
as Utah is concerned, on this question.
All sorts of scrutiny can be supported
and is welcomed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

1t is claimed for Chicago husband
that he can rock the cradle with one
hand and hook his wifes dress with
the other, at the same time. In Chi
cago. But man might do most any
thing, with the divorce court so handy
as II is in Chicago. Yet some husbands,
if required TO do that stunt, would
mako a rush to be first in court.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

Elk Speaker Cannon is of the opinion
that ''the majority in the House is
acting in a dangerously arbitrary man.
ner." Too bad, too bad For, look
YOU, the one thing that Cannon holds
in losthing abhorrence is an arbi-
trary act
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

Eminent scientists have decided
it appears, that death either from
burning or from a fall from great
height in an acroplane is painless. But
why from d great height?' if death
results from fall, whatever sensation
or lack of sensation accompanies il
would be the same, no doubt. whether
the height is great or little. Sumo
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

The House committee is said 10 he
knows about the steel trust. He knows
all about it; the only question is, will
he tell IL all2
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

La Toilette. speaking of the stand
pat Republican Senators. says: "I in
tend to fight these people at every
step in the road from now on. And
yet, there are those who say that he
aspires TO the Presidency!
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

1t is noteworthy that the chief
church organ. i'll its preiense of fight
ing for prohibition, makes its points
always against the saloon. 1t would
hate like the mischief to see a genu.
Inc prohibition law, one that would de.
stroy the big liquor business Of the z.
{. NJ. ]. drug store
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

IF the Standard Oil company should
20 out OF business, Chancellor Day
says, there would at once be sharp
advance in the price of oil. And, set
ting aside all prejudice, does not every
one know that this would be so?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

Boss = Cox retires from the political
retirement last year. but his enemies
forced him 10 remain in the political
game till he got his clearance.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

And now revolution is brewing in
usually follows-at some distance
whatever upheaval may come 10 Portu-
gal, her parent country.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

From present appearances, your
uncle Porfirio seems to be wearing
'em out" Delay is more hurtful to
his foes than To him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

Reports say that the City of Mexico
is TO have a $T,500.000 opera house.
Perhaps to fifty stage the opera bouffe
Of the lnsurrectos' war.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22
Monday, May %, 1911.

don 7 use long Words says f..
Hopkinson Smith. What advice to go
with that middle name.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-08-31
Mrs. Eliza Greer Dies
at Home of Her Son

b'.". 1T 'ii' hons. OF her son a.
- Mall" street at As o'clock
= ", Tuesday. Aug. %, 1911. Mrs.
Eliza Greer. after a briri illness
Deceased was born in Belfast Ire.
lHno ~ lars ago aAd came to Amer
lea "lth her parents when She Vas
a INi." child thre" years old She
vas harmed 10 Moses Greer in 1851
aid lived near Montreal, Can, Wherr
They r"sidcd until 1854, when they
rem"'"d 10 DEBORAH, la, where thev
eXp'r!'n, ed the hardships of frontier
life. They again removed to Lanes
tor" Fillmore county. Minnesota III
1867, where they resided until 1879
when they removed TO Codington
county and settled on a claim TWO
amt a half miles north of Lake KAN
pcska.
Mr.. Greer died on Jan. Is. 1894 The
deceased has made her home with her
son ever since the death of her hus.
band,
T""lv" children were born to this
union, ne of whom have died. The
surviving members of the family are:
Il. Il. Greer, St. Paul; ]. J. Greer, St.
P&n'; NJ. Greer, Jr, Atlanta, Ga; C.
Il. Greer, Watertown; ]. F. Greer,
N"'erto"n; Mrs. Margaret Baily,
Aberdeen; Mrs. Belle Cook, Knox
vile, Tenn.
The funeral service was held at
ESQ o'clock Thursday from the re-
sldence and from the Congregational
church, Rev. A. B. Keller officiating.
"A large concourse OF friends follow
cd the remains to their last resting
place at Mount Hope cemetery.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-08-31
Paving is Delayed

avenue northeast, and the council up
on motion refunded to the former
proprietor Of the Christnacht place
the balance due on his license.
A petition signed by the AUDITING
property owners asked to have south
half of the alley in block three paved
with cement. This was referred to
the street and alley committee.
Upon motion resolution number
so, which provides for the levying
Of a special assessment, was taken
from the table and passed to the sec
ond and third reading. The amount
of the levy is $40,700.
A report from the city meter iu-
spector carried the information that
that officer had tested only two me.
ters which were both water and had
found that one was fast and the
other slow. He also reported that
he had issued forty wiring permits
anu TWO Gas permits.
A petition asking for a sidewalk
was presented by the residents in
the Second Railway addition to Wa.
tertown. The petition was referred
to the street and alley committee.
Ed Boudette was upon application
appointed volunteer fireman.
A petition asking for a street light
al the corner Of third avenue and
Eleventh street southeast, was read
to the council and referred to the
proper committee
Sidewalk resolution number 50
calling for a sidewalk on the north
side Of First avenue, north, from the
southeast corner Of outlot 10 west IT,
the east line of Maple street was
passed to its second and third read
ing. NE
The matter of widening the bridge
on Third avenue north was referee
to the proper committee who wers
asked to confer with the county com
missioners at their next regular meet
ing, Sept. s.
The council adjourned to NEE,
Tuesday night after going over the
proposed changes Of the railroads. II
Special Session.
Att the special adjourned meetins
OF the council on Tuesday evening
after the committee had been Owe
the grounds carefully the council
took final action on the railway pro
positions.
The resolution permitting the ran
u 3: 4,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-08-31
Congress has adjourned, and the

Congress has adjourned, and the
country breathes easier The demo
Gratis who controlled the lower house
OF congress had he satisfaction If
gc!r!u- up several measures, which.
very Much to their surprise, passed
the s.uute as VOL! as the lover house
Thcy knew in advance thar these
bills "uuld he vetoed BY he presiden;
and me net results Of the session are
So '.,r as rHrift legislation is cor
Cer:t,H. thar the canadian reCipro
city m'HauE", advocated by the pres
iG"l " Lirh VAS III" reason assign
cd g.! the calling OF congress is the
su. ..jtai 1T This kind of legislation
th1' '"cOm"s Il statute. so measure
vi ii d LAS NOT m"t tn" approval ui
". .'!"Mr Tai has bccum" Il law
Hlt'. ,.'u III he matter OF statehood
70! - /">a. Mr.. Taft WAs able 70
Gao uut his views by eliminating
th' .'rlIl n1 judges from the con.
s'''n'N H.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-08-31
Joe Rainey Mixed
Up in Libel Suit

Joe Rainey, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. G. Rainey, of WATERFOWL, who
publishes the Philip Review is ST.
ing a brother publisher. 1t is the out
come of an "old time editorial scrap"
with lurid adjectives flying in the
air between the two local papers at
Philip, and is libel suit in which
damages of $4,000 are asked by Joe
Rainey of the Review, from the CON-
pany which issues the News.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-08-31
GRACELAND.

Mr.. Nelson and Louie made a bus
mess trip to Watertown Friday.
Mrs. Anton Scott and Mrs. Fred
olson and daughter Lucille were
Graceland visitors Tuesday.
Fred Retz left Thursday for the
hospital where he will submit to an
operation.
MOI Nelson entertained a numbe-
OF friends Sunday in honor of her
birthday.
Alta White has been spending !,
few days at the Ernest Schoonoyer
home.
Mr.. Smith is building a foundation
for his silo. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Chesterfield and chill
dren We're visitors at John Nicbolson.s
Monday. Tx /.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-08-31
STONY POINTERS.

\ crowd uf Mini ii Delta sorority
.'r!1, May Mummy OF SIOUX Falls,
Murian lnd Florence Williams Of
Clear Lake. Ella hri>riauscn Of
AXE. Preston, Deborah and May SD.
,um Of WatorrOHn are rnioyin. the
Noe rurrag" at The POM his week.
Mrs Slu,rl,n and Mrs Mo. ara d,
ing double duty AS chAjrrons which
is not saying that ,h"sr Spartan
r,Aids are overly Warsomr. Master
ChHs MUMMY, Anron lyden ana Ned
SIUrum We're Visitors at the Greek
camp during the week.
Mis- Audrar L.eArdahl is a curs; of
Miss Gladys Williams At stub rish,.
Inn"
Mr.. and Mrs las Leslie ri r.a:k
win ilel"n Griffin are located in the
Nh}n"ss ,prtag" this seek. Mr. ana
MIS-. Geo. Griffin catur down TUESDAY
from Clark to spend a few DAYS en-
JOY ing the sizing with TIE LvSIrs.
Mr.. and Mrs III AUX. IT Hith
Mrs. Ell Vaux ana t;mghrrr Sadie
have been taking Tor Il few DAYS in
The Warner cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. i;arr .n.. our IN
Barr Warrior this week enjoying this
weather and tuning ~ Their motor
boat.
Mrs. G.. H. Miller and SON rirharl
of Clark With Mrs. J. \. Johnston,
Mrs G, NJ I, Erwin and Mics Mar,
Erwin are rocreating at No!al vii.
lams this week and the inroaGs on
fish and various forms Of nr4,}la wort,
are greatly enjoyed.
Misses EIilda and Edith Young
quist of Lincoln, Nrh are guests at
Camp ioungquis' this week. Mr..
loungqu;s' is attempting to teach
them the lnsld" knowledge required
TO catch the wary pike.
MI and Mrs. L. f. Baker We're live
CITY visitors Wednesday and Thurs,
day OF TINS week.
Master Henry BaskerNi!!" is A
guest at Camp Fahnestock tbs week
ana IS having a jolly good time.
Mr. and Mrs. John Owsley and
la'her oundayed IN their cottage.
camp Laf'a-Lot broke up Wedne5-
Gay ana the Jolly party returned 70
'he i've city feeling that "Laf-aLot"
was one OF the necessities of camp
lie.
u I. johnston of Clark joined the
'lark camp wednesday for day or
TWO OF outing.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-08-31
Tactics Roasted
Continued from PAGE ..

Continued from Page 1.
the investigating committee Of expen.
aitures in the interior department is
one entailiEg 4 large burden OF work
and quite likely q great deal Of his
time during the recess Of congress
VIII be taken up in matters OF this
kind. Both he and Mr.. Martin have
f s Tor South i Bah Il.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-08-31

tracks was passed at that time.
eating Of streets was also reported IA
vorAbly and a date SCI Tor the hearing
OF objections. Us it is necessary to
advertise the facr for four weeks the
ubjcrtions Will y" heard IN Oct. y,
1911.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-08-31

The Saturday News wants cor
respondent in every township and
village in codinston County. There's
= money in It for the correspondent and
an opportunity to win liberal cash
prize. Write US for particulars. Sat
turday News, WATERFOWL, S. b. IN