The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-03
THE REPUBLICAN RALLY

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THE REPUBLICAN RALLY
| The Republican rally iu The salt Lake
Tbeater on Friday evening was a crowd
| cd aud enthusiastic one, 1t WAS nd-
dressed by Apostle Smoot and Governor
Sprv, both keeping largely TO the Ma
tlonal issues OF the campaign, 1t was,
therefore particularly a Taft meeting,
and the danger of Democratic success
aud tariff revision on Democratic lines,
which would be destructive of local in.
tcrcsts, was strongly pointed ont The
peril 10 lead and 10 wool are evident IN
case of Democratic success, because 1T
has been openly aud slrcnuously an
nounccd that the Democrats would put
into effect their anti.protccllNc ideas #
they win the campaign, Therefore,
everyone who wishes the preservation
of these great industries will be- obliged
10 vote for President Taft OF put those
interests in jeopardy. There can be no
question about the substantial nature Of
this peril; for we have had trial of
that sort of thing under the second
Cleveland administration There is no
question. as urged by the speakers. that
splendid business prosperity require the
recollection Of President Taft, for he
can, and will, stem the tide of Demo
cratic destruction which threatens the
country,
Governor Spry spoke especially of the
schools. which arc so ably administered
by State School Superintendent A. g..
Nelson, (who has no opposition TO his
re-elcction.) gloriously supported by tho
people of the State. He referred rath-
or uncertainty to tho capitol STRUCTURE,
making local appeal to salt Lake on
account of ihc sectional opposition
which has been expressed i'm some parts
Of the State against tho construction of
the capitol at this tImc, those making
such objection desiring to sec the money
that would be used for thc construction
of the capitol spent in some other way.
We think that Governor Spry was quite
sound in his proposition that the State
needs business headquarters, and that
we have waited long enough 10 provide
one II is rare, indeed, that any West
crn State waits as long as Utah has
other State in the Union VIC believe,
has business headquarters of its own.
Utah alone rents, and is crampcd in
quarters. because of the growing extent
of the State business and archives, and
because Of the necessities Of other pub
lie oflicialdom in the same Joint build
ing,
Governor Spry made an explanation
and exposure Of the malignant outcry
raised by the Roosevelt forces with re-
spect to the alleged steal at Chicago. He
showed, as the fact is. that there was
no steal at all; that everything was
done quite honestly and according to
precedent, and that the Roosevelt mem
bers Of the National committee voted
with the other members for the most
part Oh the contested seats. the vote
being unanimous on more than three.
fourths of all the contests. The at
tempted steals were all in Roosevelt Is
interest, specifically. as TO some of the
very cases which Roosevelt made loud
est roar about, as IN the case of Indiana.
there was, as Senator Borah said, no
merit in the claims of the Roosevelt del
egates
The meeting was the final big rally of
The campaign, and doubtless it will do
nnch to help President Taft S prospects,
Tor the argument is all his way; and
while Utah is no doubt firm and solid
FOR HIM, the views of Utah Republicans
rs expressed in this meeting. for Presi
lent Taft, will, doubtless. help him also
"A surrounding States. 1t was fine
meeting, filed to overlooking, and in
general showings made were positive.
and sound on the issues of
me National campaign.