The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-11
ATTACKS TAFT,
ROOSEVELT AND
THE DEMOCRATS
Temporary Chairman of Ma.
tionaI Prohibition Conven-
ton at Atlantic City Deliv-
ers Sensational Address.
NOTHING TO EXPECT
FROM OLD PARTIES
Progressives No Better, From
the Point of View of Cold
Water Advocate; Half the
Delegates Are Women.

IL
Roosevelt and the Republican
and Democratic parties in general
marked the beginning here today of
the eleventh national Prohibition con-
vention. Clinton y, Howard of Roches~
ter. y. Y, temporary chairman of the
convention. made a speech which
bristled with denunciation of the
" boSs-rldden, liquor or-controlled old
parties. He declared nothing In the
way OF real reform was to be gained
from either or them or from thlrd
party dominated by Colonel Roose-
Welt.
Taft Denounced.
mo other president since the foun.
datIon of this government: declared
Mr.. Howard, "has surrendered more
abiectly TO the liquor interests of this
nation than has William Howard Taft;
His record is too recent, familiar and
odorlferous to require review IN TINS
intelligent presence.
Mr.. Howard said ii would he Grim
inal waste Of time TO argue that the
liquor traffic could be stamped out
through the Republican party 'iby its
worthy leadership, its long consistent
liquor record. and its present monopoly
nuTtured candidate, who obtained his
nomination at the hands of conyen-
tiou which Theodore Roosevelt declares
represents nothing but successful po-
litical fraud perpetrated in the inter
est of political aud financial privilege,
and who, more than any of his prede-
cessors. has become the wet nurse for
the saloon.i
Wilson Not Trusted.
And what better results can he
expected from the Democrats Not
only as little, but less than nothing at
all Exactly the same influences that
poisoned the Republican party at Chi
cago were in control at Baltimore 1t
may be said in truth that the splendid
Woodrow Wilson was not Mr.. Murphy s
choice, but the campaign banner, dec
Grated with his picture, was flung to
the breeze in front of Tammany hall
one. half hour after his nomination on
the order of Charles Murphy by long
distance telephone, and the candidate
has since sent his regrets that prior
engagement prevented his presence at
Tammany hall on the Fourth of July
The temporary chairman SAID that
while Governor Wilson was known as
a good man." the Prohibitionists are
mot here to elect a good man, but to
kill the liquor traffic Mckinley
and Harrison were "eood men, IN the
white house, he added. but they went
out Of office with the country more
saturated with rum than when they
went in
After severlv criticising the Demo
cratic house of representatives for its
failure TO enact legislation prohibit
ing the shipment of liquor into prohi-
bition territory in the south. Chair
man Howard turned his guns upon
Colonel Roosevelt:
''How about the promised progress
sive Roosevelt partyi' ne was asked.
Two Whisky Parties.
"We already have two whisky
parties and do not need another. From
the point Of view of the prohibitionist,
by his record. public utterauces and
confessed personal habits. he is the
least desirable Of them al
"Posing as the thou shalt not
steal candidate because his pnrtisans
were not preferred over President
Taft s in the convention, he brazenly
Panama from Colombia and 'let con.
gress debate about it afterwards
HIf the Chicago convention played
the same trick, they got the cue from
him, His title TO the Panama strip
was as good as the stolen Taft creden-
tials in the hands of boss made dele
gates, and no better.
"Stealing is stealing. Mr. Roose.
welt. When YOU taught that the end
justified the means. you gave every
thief a passport TO heaven
Mr.. Howard -eferred by name to
the ''various bosses' at the two old
party conventions, concluding with
this sally:
Finn Scorned.
"And to think of Billy Finn, the
vice protector and promoter OF Pitts
burg, and Timothy Woodruff Of Brook
lyu, masquerading as Roosevelt pro
gressives.' What hope is there for re-
form in America at such unclean
bands? Absolutely none
The speaker predicted that the Pro-
hibition party was certain Of ultimate
success and informally declaring the
convention ready TO transact business
urged that "all things be done de-
Gently and in ORDER
Hours before National Chairman
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