The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-06
HATES TO. BUT WILL, SIN.

HATES TO, BUT WILL, SIN
The Smoot organ in this city, i'll
posterdodger editorial yesterday morn
ing. found fault with the American
party for calling a city conven.
ton to concentrate the party vote al
tho primaries. II called special atten-
ton to the fact that tho arbitrary im-
posing of the commission form of mu-
nicipal government upon this city was
partisan matter. IT was passed by a
Republicans Legislature. the organ says,
and signed by Republican Governor.
1t further says that il ''has always be
lievcd that party responsibility is nee
cssary to official success, and that in
dividualism is the curse Of human So
ciety and of government And yet,
so devoted is il 10 the letter of the
party 10 act as party. and pretends
to bemoan the necessity that the Fed.
cral bunch party will also have to act
as party, because the American party
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for the law is. it viii not allow that
reverence to stand III the way Of its
own party advantage
The preposterous humbuggery of all
this is evident The Smoot organ is
nothing il not bitterly and absolutely
partisan. It takes pains on all posi-
BILE occasions, and takes pains to make
occasions, to laud its Federal bunch
bosses, to impress upon the public
the greatness of those bosses. and
the immensity Of the service
of the Federal bunch party to the
people of this State II never tires
in lauding its partisanship and its
party bosses and followers. Every
thing good and nothing bad is what we
arc to expect from Federal bunch gov
ernment. and the people should be dc,
voutly thankful for the benefits which
the Federal bunch confers upon them.
such a stubborn. rebellious organiza.
tion, so determined to hold together
and act together. there is nothing left
for the Federal bunch party to do ex.
cept to follow the wicked lead of the
American party. and do what tno
| American party does, even though this
deies the spirit of the law. and almost
breaks the law itself into bits Such
fearful regrets at the partisan neces-
sity of doing wrong must appeal TO
| the sympathy of a soft-hcarted public.
and the condolences Of that public to
the Federal bunch party for its com.
pulsory breach of ethics and Of law
must he both heartfelt and 'hefty'
It is indeed dolcful thing TO see
such pure minded patriots as the Fed
cral bunch, and the organ of that
bunch, driven to such partisan extremes
as that they will cheerfully and unani
mously break tho law and practically
undo legislation of their own making
in order 20 hold their own with that
dreadful American party. which re
CARDS not Federal bunch ideas, anc
does not feel obliged to conform to tho
lines marked out by the Federal buncl
bosses.
The partisan legislation. so lovingly
dwelt upon by the Smoot organ. wa!
not partisan, Of course. Oh, no, II
was meant for the best good Of the pub
lie. and never for one moment did til,
Federal bunch gang think of partisan
advantage when they passed the raw
clipped, and arbitrary enactment Of
commission form of government 70
Utah cities. 1t was not partisan, o.
course; and vet j, would not do Il
trust the people TO pass upon this form
Of government for themselves, and sa,
whether they want it or not. OF cuurs.
not. The main thing was. the Fedora
bunch wanted II, and that ought to b,
enough for ell concerned. 1t was
new illustration OF the arbitrary idea
1.-THE people be ID applied by III,
Federal bunch. for the Federal bunch
: and 10 the advantage of the Fedora
, bunch. The people concerned hav
nothing 10 say about It; they must TAX
what is given them; and not only that
! they must act under that arbitrary an,
, vicious law as the Federal bunch saw
they ought TO act. and not according {,
their own Interests as they conceiv
, those interests TO he. Still, if an,
: other party is wicked enough 20 act il
direct opposition 10 what the Fedora
. bunch thinks II ought 20 act why. tn
5 Federal bunch will hasten to get int
line and be as big lawbrcakcrs, a
complete reversers Of their own pro