The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-21
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and hurled charges that the Republican
party was controlled by trusts. He
paid tribute TO Cbarmp Clark as the
| man who had done the greatest good
for the country in breaking up COM
bination in the house that was so
| despotic that is threatened to over
throw tho country
After the perfection of the tempo.
rary organization the convention ad-
lourned until 2 clock
Senator William j Stone spent the
greater part OF last night in an uusuc.
cessful effort to induce David Ball of
Louisiana to withdraw from the race
for governor. Mr. Ball today reiterated
that he would not withdraw
Judge James Cowgirl, state treasurer,
1s expected to announce his candidacy
soon.
Having predicted that .if Mr.. Roose-
velt should be the nominee Of the Re
publican party that party Uonld never
again nominate candidate for prcsi-
dent and having declared that 1.-The in
surgents would make Of President Taft
the sacrificial goat TO bear the abandoned
policies Of the Republican party" viii
liam s. Cowherd, permanent chairman,
concluded keynote speech with these
words:
Confident Of Success.
nor. We send the delegates from this con-
vention to Baltimore instructed TO offer
to the Democracy of the nation as their
candidate for president the best jewel in
Il confidently believe" said Mr.
Cowherd in opening, that this occasion
Will become historic in the annals of Mis-
souri,, We are selecting hare delegates
who will assist in naming the next prest-
dent OF the United States. and that prcsl-
dent will be from Missouri.
Tho election Of 1910 tested the tenn
per Of the public and for the first time
in twenty years q Democratic majority
sits in the national house OF representa-
tives Our Republican friends said that
congress would fully blast all hopes OF
future Democratic victory. That Demo-
cratic house is now we'll into tho second
session OF It's existence and I challenge
has better served its constituents
For the first time in it's history a de-
termned effort is being made to defeat
a. Republican president for the nomina-
dent Taft done that he should be singled
out of all the great Republicans who have
held that office 10 wear this deep dis
grace? His only crime has been loyalty
TO the traditional principles OF his party
and fidelity to his platfrom pledges,
Says Taft Is Sacrifice.
'The insurgents would make Of Presi-
dent Taft the sacrificial goat TO bear
the abandoned policies Of the party out
in the wilderness OF forgetfulness, Rec
oBnizing the bOpelcSSneSS or victory On-
der his leadership that element is send
ing tho G. D. G. signal TO Oyster Bay, but
no answering spark has como to cheer
their waiting hearts,
''Mr. Roosevelt Is bold but not fool
hardy. He loves fight much, but he
hates licking more. His eye Is on the
weather gauge and his ear to the ground.
but if he be as wise n sailor as the past
has indicated he will keep his bark safe
within the peaceful waters of Oyster Bay
until the storm subsidies. II he dares
the conflict, We may we'll forecast the
result.
AS long as the people OF the United
States believe In a republic, long as
they love liberty, as long as they cherish
free government as better than great
riches and the one heritage a wise fa-
ther would leave to his children, no man
Will be elected TO third term presi-
dent OF the United States. The example
Of Washington Is as forcefnl today as 1t
was when Jefferson approved IL.
"If Mr.. Roosevelt should be the nomi-
nee of the Republican party that party
would never again nominate a candidate
for president
LAS against these warning factions OF
Republcanism, Democracy, Its head
bloody from past defeats, but unbowed
steps forth ready for the contest, more
united on great public questions than the
party has been for a quarter OF a CEN
tury"