The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-04
REAL PARTY" DELEGATES.

4 valued correspondent, whose sug
most welcome, writes: is il not tim-
for real Republicans and real Demo
Gratis in the Mormon kingdom 20 elect
real delegates to the National couvcn
tions?' And the query is added: "Car
you not by this movement. yivify suf
nationalize the issue!" To which We
reply, 'twere "a copsummatiou devout
~ to be wished But it is not easy tc
overcome difficulties in tue WAY. The
great trouble is that both parties here
shake in their boots ut the church
menace. and the leaders of both parties
crawl on their bellies beseeching the
church favor and votes.
The Federal bunch expects. OF course
TO the National Republican Convention,
| That bunch is in favor of President
| Taft just as long as it believes in bis
nomination.; but, it is ready to desert
him without even moment S notice if
the current should set towards Roose-
vclt, The Federal bunch is extremely
greedy. but the quality of its gratitude
by no means measures up to the raven
BUSINESS of its greed, 1t is grateful to
President Taft more for the offices
which 1t expects TO get and to keep
than for the offices which he has con.
ferred upon it's members, But, above
all else. the Federal bunch is anxious
TO be In the swim and to be the recip-
tents of favors from the pie-counter.
The very breath Of its nostrils, as well
as the lining of its stomach, is official
favor; the command Of the offices. It's
membership would not only desert Taft
in au instant in order TO effect this
command, if its leaders for one moment
thought that somebody else was going
10 get the nomination, they would
break their Dccks 10 get into the new
bandwagon. Back OF the Federal bunch
of course, is the church political power
which is the only power that the Fed
eral bunch fears locally. The church.
can bring the Federal bunch to terms.
and if anything can compel it 10 remain
steadfast TO President Taft, the church
power can do SO. But, in view of the
outspokcn and 'ervcnt indOTsemeut Of
President Roosevelt a. a special FREUD
of the church politically, the likelihood
of the church being steadfast for Taft,
especially as agaiunt Roosevelt. is ex.
tremely small so that the Utah delega-
tion 70 the Republican Convention will
unquestlonsbly be sbifty delegation.
1t will not be Republican in particular,
and it would be for Taft only nomi
nslly. Its membership very likely will,
for the most part, know or care very
spirit of RepublIcanism or of the Re
publican party. But the delegation will
have the usual keen appetite, and ITS
nose for political prcfcrmcnt will be
keen aud alert.
The Democratic party has a great
in Utah TO come out as the
party of principle in opposition to
church dictatiou in politics Very large
numbers Of the Democratic party il
Utah would he extremely glad TO do
this. but the leaders are afraid. They
see in church displca sure, under present
their forc,loomcd defeat, |
aud, in view of repeated church sub |
(not meaning baptism bcreiu) |
the Democracy OF Utah has acquired =
spirit of mcckncss, Of seryility to
church dominance, that argues i'll for
any independence in political action.
There IL. however, as we thoroughly be !
Iieve, more hope for the Democratic |
party in this line than there, is IN the
bogus church hdomInated Republican par
ty. But, rs long as the terror of the
church dominance in politics remains, it |
is hopeless to expect any independent, |
real party action from either Of the |
great parties in Utah