The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-01
BRYAN MAKES
PROPOSAL Of
A CONF PROM|SE
Suggests Kern, James, Ray
ner, O'Gorman and Cul-
berSon as Candi-
dates.
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to withhold their support? And Would
IL help a candidate In November TO
nave IL known that he did solicit in
the convention a support that he
would not have dared 10 admit in
asking for delegates?
HE antt-Morgan- Belmont Ryan res
olution adopted by more than n 4
TO ] vote, pledges the party not TO
nominate any one who is a repre-
or nnanclers or any others OF that
class. Why should we object TO any
one obligated TO these men except
on the theory that one cannot serve
tTo masters?
But the position which / have tn .
ken is also in harmony with the most
fundamental principles OF jurispru-
dence. There is not court In the
world IN which a. judge is permitted
70 accept tavors from litigants. We
nave impeachment proceedings before
congress now In which q Judge Is
accused OF soliciting favors from liti-
sants. Is not the office OF president
as tinportant as the office Of Judge?
Is u not as necessary that he shall
be absolutely free 10 decide impair
and those on the other who seek 10
exploit The people? How can We
commend In a president that which
Is criminal in judgep
What is the value OF Mr. Murphys
support II that support is necessary
to a nomination? Is Il not the value
OF The nomination itself? And would
not president be very ungrateful,
II after receiving the highest honor
IN The gilt Of the people he should
aid his elevation would have been
Impossible?
n the extra progressive conven-
tor and its Endorsement of the anti
RYAN Belmont Murphy resolution was
honest, II cannot stultfy Itself by
nominating any man who Is willing to
accept tie nomination under condi-
tions that put him under obligations
10 Mr.. Murphy and Mr.. Murphy's
masters. J believe. therefore, that al
prog essives are justified in refusing
support 10 any candidate who desires
the New York support and are justl-
fed in Uithdra wing support II, after
giving IL. New York should seek to
add enough votes TO give the candl-
date the nomination.
We have any number Of available
men from whom "a make the selec-
lion. 4 number Of them are partici-
patinE In this convention and some
ere candidates before Il. n either
Mr. Clark o. Mr.. Wilson will an
noupce his willingness TO re'y entire
dAtermi3aticn not 10 accept the nomi-
nation II given under conditions
which would obiisate him 10 Mr.. Muir
ply there is no reason why the con-
vention should not agree on one Of
these. Both have made records
which commend them to the conf
dence of The Democrats of the
country, but no record of past
ocl1jeyeDaens. however for good. is suf-
1citnt to save man from censure
ne is willing 10 blind his eyes to the
hribe Of office which the privileged
class usually bangles before the am
bilious. II the feeling that has been
aroused between the two leading can
6idates Is such that the progressive
forces cannot agreo upon eiher, Ii
nncht to be easy 10 agree upon such
third person, who. not having been a
candidate. is not handicapped by ami
nosities enRendered by an adverse
verdict az the Democratic conventions
and primaries
win not discuss the relative. merits
Of the candidates now before the con-
vention who can be counted as pro-
Sressive and I take II for granted
that there Is now no possibility Of the
nomination OF the two candidates.
Governor Harmon and Mfr Under
wood. who were the choice OF the re-
setionaries. l do not mean to be
understood Is saying that ali who fa~
vor them are reactlonaries, for Mr..
Underwood's support Is largely made
UD OI pCORTSS5lEeS VINO IdSCT MN
more from local pride than because Of
his reactinnary bias.
We have several persons taking
part IN this convention who are en-
tirely worthy Of consideration.
Senator Kern Of Indiana, chairman
Of the committee on resolutions. has
already received the support of near
" six million and half Democrats
for the vice presidency. and since that
time he has not only been elected TO
distinguished himself among his
associates by the prominent part he
has taken. He is the leader in the
hght against Senator Lorimer. II
there can he no agreement upon one
Of those now being baloted for, II
ought 10 be easy to compromise on
a man like Senator Kern.
Congressman James. our perma-
nent chairman. is a national charac-
ter, ona Of the leaders OF the house
ct representatives and q progressive
who has been in the forefront of the
hsi1t since 1895.
Senator O'Gorman. New York's
menber of the committee On resoiu-
uons. ts a progressive who has given
70 his state distinction of which she
has been sadly In need-he has COM
bined high order Of intelligence and
courage With a sympathetic devotion
TO the rights and interests Of fhe
common people
In addition TO these. We have Sem
ator Culbersou OF Texas, a man
whose public record would commend
him to the proer essives or all parties
and ] would add Senator Rayner OF