The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-17

lllled tnleNcry. Hanu-pichcu
brigands. Hold-ups! Liars
Liars! Liars,r
These arc the words of defeat, not
the exultant cry Of success. It's like
that untranslatable French word flung
by the last of the old guard at Water
loo, when his ammunition was exhaust
ed. When overcome by the enemy there
is always one thing which, with
our last breath, we can tell the enemy
TO do.
If this Chicago fight is wor by Taft,
II will be because tho colored troops
fought nobly-and stuck They hold
the balance OF power.
In the lobby Of the Coliseum YOU see
them by the dozen, coiored gentlemen
ANefsfed, yell Nphclstetc@, we'll dressed
each Agiep1tiy kits sJi tl9ymoney he
needs. even If not all he wants.
| In the meantime, all fhe white folks
around the Coliseum bow low aud say.
4" Excuse me.
Teh colored race has shown its
ability to stick on the field Of battle
why shouldn L it herel
Invective, Defiance and Threat.
| Ii is we'll 10 remember that this shout
of ''Liar' Ldarl Thief Thofl" is not
! the language used by men OF one po-
litical party against those of another.
| 1t is the language of colleagues, men
who should be working together for a
common end and common purpose.
| What was it Lincoln quoted about 4
house divided against itsclf9
Colonel Roosevelt spoke for Just Ave
minutes Saturday. and In the course of
his remarks he used the words "thiev-
ery, thieves and theft just seven
teen times and always the words were
applied to men in his own party.
When Robert lngcrsoll, standing OH
teh step of the subtreasury in New
York, referred to tho Democratic party
| as having lust two motives in life,
grand aud petit larceny, some people
thought the talk wns severe. But
please remember that Colonel 1Dger-
soil was Republican and ho was talk
ing about party with which he had
no sympathy.
| But the inyectivc here in Chicago is
by members Of tine grand old party
against brother members.
And most certainly, the G, o, z. is
no longer grand when these things e2'
ist.
Roosevelt repeats again and again
that he Will die in the last ditch etc.
The Taft people are not talking so
! much, but their Jaws are set firm and
tho intention is. most positively, that
Theodore Roosevelt shall not be nom
mated.
A Disturber of the Peace.
If Theodore Roosevelt had kept out
| Of this game, President Taft would
have been repominated. without doubt,
and hc would have stood good chance
of being elected.
The machinc WAS all we'll oiled aud
everything was in shape to slide the
president back into office.
lie would have gone in on gravity,
even if not on his record
Then came the eight governors win
their round robin that Theodore Roosc'
Welt should he ''our candidate.'
The Governors Are Governed.
Mud that particular round robin, we
now have reason 10 believe. WAS III
italcd By Theodore Roosevelt himself
aud presented to the governors Tor
their obligiug signatures
! Governors are but mon. and it would
he we'll IL they would stick TO tho mid
| " radical Chautauauas and not be
| dragged as BODY into national poll
! tics,
Certain it is that the governors did
| not expect the opposition from the reg
( ular machine that has been manifested.
Aud now. At least Ave OF these gov
ernors nrc here in Chicago, and again