The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-27
A QUESTION OF FAIRNESS.
We have the following commuuica.
tion from An Idaho friend, which we
very willingly print;

We have the following commuuica.
tiou from an Idaho friend, which we
very willingly print;
Preston, Ida, Oct 22
Editor Tribune:-I was not little
amused. the other day. at what my boy
who Is In his twelfth year--had To say
about the Salt Lake Tribune and Dcscret
News, in comparing the merits OF the
two papers he had this to say; 'The
Tribune is much more fair to Teddy than
what the Deseret News is" The boy
had been reading the two papers about
the Progressive campaign and what the
two papers had to say about Roosevelt
himself The boy is righ, In this The
Tribune is, and has been. the most fair
in this campaign. considering that both
papers claim 10 be nonpartisan. Com
pairing editorials OF both papers, the News
will not let go the subject without giving
Roosevelt A dig in the side He Is re-
terred TO as the man Of iron, The facts
are that during the late war with Spain
the boys in the ranks compared him
with the best and most considerate Of
the commanders.
We are well aware that today the Ma
tiopal Progressive candidate for Presi-
dent is not the Descret Newss candidate.
straw will show which way the wind
blows One thing certain--and a good
thing. too-thc opinion OF the News is
not IN accord with that OF its readers
if =: was so IT would go rather hard
WITH me lTb2IfSNlNf tdlVllIdiC.
AS for the limit OF terms. one term is
long enough for some men. II u We're
good thing To give each candidate two
terms, why not make term OF eight
years and be done with 1t?
Has Roosevelt ever had two terms
ask this question because we hear so
much about the imam wanting three
terms. Again. / will ask, has nyoue
ever known that Colonel Roosevelt de-
sired to be q candidate for the Presidency
of the United States al any tmeo As
a reader Of both The Tribune and News.
only ask that fair play be given to
either candidate now in the field.
7 believe that both Wilson ANA Roose
welt have been legally nominated. but
as for President Taft. his nomination
Is questionable
we should appreciate one fact at least,
that we have a western man as cnndi-
date for Vice President on the National
Progressive ticket. will wager that no
better man could be found for that po-
sit!on, and If elected we will have the
East and the West fully represented at
the head OF our great government.
]. CALVIN JONES.
For the compliment to The Trib-
une we return due thanks, and assure
the writer that we appreciate his good
words, and hope to continue to de.
serve them.
With regard to the Roosevelt third
term proposition, it is sufficient to say
that Roosevelt himself recognized the
improprety of breaking the tradition
which has heretofore prevailed in the
Republic in his declaration on the
morning after election in 1904 and
in bis repetition of that declaration.
We do not consider that this is in any
way a debatable question. AS to his
desire to be a candidate, the word is
too mild; it is a mania.
With regard to the legality of the
nomination of President Taft. we do
not agree that there is the slightest
question about II. On the contrary,
President Taft is just as fairly, Just as
legally, and just as rightly nominated
by the Republican party as any candi-
date ever presented TO the people by
that party or any other party.
| With respect to Governor Johnson
of California, we are absolutely OPP
posed to him. both politically and per
sonally. It was under Johnson IS direct
Indictment that the California law was
passed which disfranchiscs the Repub-
lican voters in California who desire