The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-22
FAMOUS JUR|ST
VISITOR IN CITY
Judge John W. Judd, Formerly
of Salt Lake, Guest of
Daughter Here.
ENTERTAINMENT DISCUSSES
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK
Is Amazed by Growth and
Progress of City During
the Last Decade.

statnhood when many doubted the wis
dom Of entering the union at that time
This man is Judge John w. Judd oil
Nashville Tenn. who is guest at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. 5. {. Saio
win al the Miller apartments. Judge
Judd WAS at one time associate justice
of the supreme court OF the territory anu
afterwards for the space OF about fiVe
Years held the office OF United states
district attorney.
Yesterday Judge judd talked pleasant L
ly and entertainingly for an hour or TWO
with asTribune reporter, Judge Juod
laid aside his Herodotus. In whose pages
he was deeply cngrossed, and remarked
by way Of explanation that since MS prac-
heal retirement from active lie ne de-
voted much OF his time TO reading, being
particularly fond OF the ancicnts. IN the
course OF tine, the conVersauon ha'uIMiii ,i,i.
drlfted towards national politics, WIN
particular reference 10 the OUTLOOK IN d
presidential way next year.
Taft Not Politician.
president Taft has made magnificent
president" said Judge Judd He Is
great statesman, great lawyer ana
great patriot | will say, and that. 100
with no Intention OF disparaginG any 9TH
er president, that Mr. Taft has done
more 10 bring about complete union De :
tween the south and other sections OF
the country than any other prcsioen'' l ne
people Of the south love him FOR that.
But great as President Taft Is and as
much as I admire him. he does not sense
thr undcrcurrent of public thought: es-
in his own party. He does not unoer-
stand the causes that underlie the In
surgency In the Republican party--in oth-
or words he Is not a politician. -,
president Taft made the mistake OF
stabbing the Democrats when they had
stood by him and made II possible TO
realize his fondest hope. Reciprocity
would never have passed had not The
Democrats come 10 Mr.. Tafts assistance.
Right upon the heels OF That, Presidenl
Taft vetoed the wool bill, manitestiy
just measure; he vetoed the cotton ana fa
steel bill: he vetoed the free list. He
gave as his reason that these measures
were not In accord with the platform up.
on which he was elected, but he forgot
gress elected since that platform was
made. and that the conditions were en-
tirely changed, II Is my Judgment mat.
far from mending the breach In the Re-
publican party, the division Is no" great
er than II ever WAS.
''There is no question that Mr., Tat
will be the candidate of the Republican
party next year. As for the Democrats;
I believe that II the convention was held
fodnr. Woodrow Wilson would be nomi-
mated quickly. Mr.. Wilson is regarded
in the east as man we'll fitted Tor for the ne
presidency The feeling favorable to
Wilson is particularly pronounced in New
York, New Jersey and some Of the New
England states where ] have been
Others Gird on Armor.
"Ycs. watch Champ Clark AND Cover
nor Folk. Missouri Undoubtedly Will ar
range a compromise on these two. and
with the great commonwealth OK MIS-
sourI behind one Of them, they must Dc
taken into account. ,,..,.
Judge Judd said that there was little
talk at this time about Judson harmon
and that, unless sentiment changed ma
terIalIy. he did not believe Mr. Harmon
would prove any considerable 1actor.
Il do not believe there is any question
Of Democratic victory next year. unless
Mr.. Bryan should have more influence
than"i think he has. BRYAN may pos
of the fact that nc has fniled TO nave
any effect upon congress and that the
Democrats OF his own state have repudi-
a,cd him / think he is not a dangerous
quantity.
You would he astonishcd II YOU made
Il trip through the cast. to learn the great
extent to which The partisan garment has has
been loosened. This Is especially true
among tho Republicans. You will hnd
ang number OF RepubIicans-men who al
WAYS voted the Republican ticket be
cause they were Rcpublicans-who open
ly avow that II Is time change were
wrought"
Praise for Democrats.
Judge Judd IN reply 10 a question de
clared that the Democratic house has
come up 30 every expectation.
l
surprlscd. said judge judd THE Demo
Gratis in congress have taken patriotic
attitude and They have stcadfasty lfveu
no TO every promise they made Indeed
they have gone bevond that and have
exceeded the expectations OF the most
ssnGuine- There was nothing that the
that they. did not do, AS result, the
Democratic party nationally occupies the
best possible position.
THAT the Democrats have fulfilled In
ftsn
them is clearly shown In the utternnces
Of the newspapers. Journals that have
been md are the staunchcst Republican
ssupporters give the Democrats full rec
oGni,lon for their work In tho congress
Praise coming from this source neces'
snrlly carries its own proof.
Judge Judd paid glowing tribute tc
the ncwspapers OF the country. tnosf
newspapers which refrain from waliow-
Ing in the slime.
Uplift of the Press.
THE dny is past" said Judge Judd
when vilIfcation has q place In Jour
nalisnl. Attacks on individuals and sour
rilous articles OF kind calculated 10 be
smirch any mans character arc no long
er TO be found in the newspapers. The
newspaper Of today gives not only th'
current news. but it's editorial columns
must be given over TO a fair and impair
tinl discussion OF timely topics. Th'
newspaper that lives by assa!ling th'
characters OF men which constentl'
complains and scolds cannot long endure
The newspaper Is the greatest education
al factor IN the land. and II is onl'
through the newspapers that a conser
vative basis cnn be reached and main
tanned. II is true that the privilege en-
Joycd by newspapers Is sometimes abuse,
but those papers that do abuse II nr
happily few and arc growing fewer ever
day. Even the abuse OF newspaper lib
crty Is away and far offset by the goo'
they do
Judge Judd declared that the tarii
question fs moro the Issue right nov
than 1t ever has been,
Back east" said he. the people ar
confirmed in their belief that trusts an
monopoltcs have been made possible b
nigh protective tariffs and they decIar
thnt II IL time TO do away with sys
Sersl that permits great corporate power
20 grow fat merely because they hnv
the high protective tarin. Everywhcr
there Is n feeling that the tariff shout
be for revenue In the western states
kanHas. Nebraska, Iowa. the Dakotas-
the tnrsn question Ia an rampant toda
as IL over was In North Carolina"
II appears that the long -YeXcd qucstlo
OF the EeSro IN the south has settle