The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-06
THE WAYS or THE BUNCH.

The crooked. riquitous ways of the
Federal bunch. (Which is Utah S Tam
manv.) are evident IN every move
which il makes. The Tribune spoke
Of the mfirmtics. trcachcry. aud ras-
calitv OF rho bunch in an editorial on
SUNDAY morning We y,'ated. rs the
fact undoubtedly is. that tho Federal
bunch 5 support of Taft is only nomi.
nal and more in the nature of cTpccta.
tion OF benefits TO come than either
of principle or gratitude for favors
granted in the past; We stated that
at any time the bunch aud IL repre-
sentative delegates in the Republican
National convention would hc prepared
10 desert President Taft and 20 TO
Roosevelt in ease thc church demanded
i. or "pic were in sight in the dcscr-
tion,
This the bunch organ objected 10.
and cited in rcfuintion q Tribune tclc-
gram (hy the WHY, the organ always
has to rrtcr Ia The Tribune when il
has need TO cite any matter Of ncws).
which said tha' Smoot, with certain
other Senators. was named in connec.
ton with the establishment Of Gou-
grcsSjonal Taft headquarters in Wash
ineton, with Secretary llilcs IN charge
Which merely shows that Smoot is
trimming his sails TO INC Taft wind
recognizing the fact that This would
rut him in favorable position TO dc.
scrt Taft nj the first call Of the church
or Of "Plc. which is an evident case
The Smoc' organ in this. charges that
The Tribune is humorous on every
psgc. We cannot return tho compli.
mcnt however because the Smoo;
organ is in stupid, deadly earnest all
tho time; vicious. dcpravcd. and ma
ligrar..
There can be no doubt IN the world
but that the Federal bunch in this
state is as trcachrrous rs il is malcv.
oIcnt II is rs hostile TO the real in.
forests of l,'ab AS its ability viii per
nit aud If is as slavish towards tho
ruling power that exists here as il is
insolent 10 those whom il docs not
fear. An instance of tho methods OF
w p'h'b "bI ltE plShU - lpHll III ~
political article in that organ ycstcr
day morning, which noted The pre-
ilminary steps for the calling Of
state convention to send delegates 10
tho Republican National convention IN
Chicago next juno. In tho same article
in which these preparations were indi.
Gated, the organ proceeded to name
four of the eight delegates which .hc
convention is TO elect, and assumed that
these would be delegates beyond any
question. No doubt it pridcs itself on
ITS modcsty in only naming half of
the delegation. l., might as we'll 90
right along and name the rest of the
eight delegates as TO name four Of
them. Why should the convention be
TO choose four delegates, when
the Federal bunch arrogatcs TO itself
she naming so far in advance of the
iirst four delegates. and having the
other four In expectancy. TO sprin"
upon the convention and demand their
ratltlcation2 Why. indeed. should
there be any convention at all. when
inc Federal bunch can take charge of
the whole matter Just rs well AS not
select The eight delegates. and send
thcm without regard to the party at
large, and without calling any convcn.
tlon at aliy The Federal bunch is as
odlous political gang in Utah as Tam.
many ever was in New York; bu,. This
year is coming a severe test of It's
dominance IN the so-called Republican
party of Utah There arc ample sjans
of revolt, and the clouds IN the sky are