The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-12
AssAILs EX-GoV. WELLS.

The favorite tactics of the Smoot
organ whenever i, is discontented with
any one, and especially with the ac-
tion of any Republican whom it i'm
sgines it can club into line with the
Federal bunch, is TO open vitupera-
tive attack upon him. Accordingly
that organ seized the occasion of for
mcr Governor Wells s signing the legal
candidacy petition of Mr.. Charles
| Read for Commissioner of Salt Lake
City for tho four year term. To be-
rate the former Governor in set terms.
/, puts him in mind Of the prefcrment
which the Republican party gave him
in former times in the way of Offices,
and especially of his two terms as Gov
ernor, lasting from the admission OF
tho State, first term of five years.
and then a term OF four years. TO the
year 1904. The organ, however, loses
! sight of the main question IN this
nasty form OF reproach. for. when Gov
crnor Wells was elected tho first time
! and tho second time. there was no
| Federal bunch in vicious Tnmmany
control of Utah politics. There was
no rule or ruin gang in control of Utah
! politics. II was an amcsbe, fair cam.
paien of the people. where the party
was harmonious and united. without
any fostering Ieper sore such as the
Federal bunch has imposed upon the
Republican party of late years, and
through that party upon the state.
The buccaneering politics of the Re-
publican party began when Governor
Wells was defeated for denomination.
dishonesty and arbitrarily, by \ ras.
cally clique, which clique also boltcd
thc Republican nomination for city
officers in Salt Lake in 1908, and which
was given control of the party in the
State through the church control OF the
outside counties.
Governor Wells must know what is
absolutely certainty, that If there had
been any such evil dominance in the
political affairs Of the Republican
party. and in the affairs of the state,
at the time that he was nominated
anil elected for Governor. either the
first or second time, some one else than
himself would have been chosen. That
gang made him its special mark of at
tack rs soon as il began TO feel It's
power; and it has favored none but
its own special membership or those
who would be slavIshly SubscrvieDt to
it since that time. Governor Cutler,
oil
subscrvicnt only 10 certain degree;
and after his announcement of his can
didacy TO succeed himself. he was com
PEELED 10 withdraw that candidacy be
cause of his refusal TO agree TO the in
famous liquor bargain which was then
being negotiated.
The Federal bunch control of the Re
publican party has Tammanyized that
party 20 such an extent that the con
troll il odous to every honest. clean
thinking Republican in the state. Aud
that same inhucnce-is at work now in
this city to get It's grip upon the mu.
nicipality of Salt Lake for the purpose
Of satiatinG its appetite and greed
that have so long been neglected in the
traightforward, businesslke manage
ment of salt Lake S municipal affairs
by the American party. The opportu-
nifty for graft and pilfcring it consid-
crs very great, but it has been neglect
ed by the American party. The Fed
oral bunch wants TO get in, and then
IL would show the people of Salt Lake
what graft and loot really can accom-
plish in their most feverish and ava.
ricious forms.
This vile attack upon former Gov.
cruor Wells, merely because he erer-
cised his privilege as citizen in signing
a petition required by law, is so ma
licous and indefensible, that it will
win for Mr.. Wells far more sympathy
than any possible alienation that il eau
bring TO him. And is it is impossible
to conceive of the small matter of
Governor Wells 5 signing Mr. Read S
petition being the real reason for the
attack, VIC conclude that the organ is
taking out upon him its vengeful cha.
grin NJ the American ticket receiving
so cordial and so general an endorse
ment from the solid citizens This en-.
dorsement, so conspicuous in Mr.. Read S
case. appears also in full degree in the
signatures 60 tho petition of Mayor
BraDsfori: and if the organ means TO
keep mp its Trades, there is ample and
| shining material for il TO work upon
! COMPLIMENT TO MR. KEARNS.