davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17
THE RIGHT OF PETITION.

A good deal of complaint has beer
made for some years past because oi
the denial of the right of petition tc
employees Of the Government Hereto
fore. 1t has been an executive decree
first issued by Col Roosevelt when
he was President, that n Federal EN-.
ployee was not permitted to 90 over
the heads of his superiors with either
complaints, petitions, or pleas for ad.
vanced pay or relief from heavy work,
The right of petition to Congress
which is guaranteed by the constitu.
tion to all citizens, was by this order
set at naught.
But President Taft has recently is
sued an executive order putting an end
TO that unconstitutional decree. He
modiies the old so~called "gag-rule' -
order to such effect that the gag is
practically taken out Of it, According.
ly, such employees will hereafter be
free to petition Congress or any of its
committees through the heads Of their
departments. The heads will not be
bN'h'Itfu W suppress Inc DctltlOD OF
the plea. but will be obliged to for.
ward the same TO Congress or to any
Congressional committee to which the
same may be directed bur the depart
ment head will be permitted TO put
such notation upon the plea as he sees
fit.
The chief workers against that old
gag order have been the postal clerks.
They have been obiecting very serious
ly TO the rigid rules under which they
have been obliged to operate, and have
been anxious to lay their case before
Congress with view to having relicf
from alleged overwork and underway
This new order by President Taft will
insure them a hearing. aud restores IN
them their actual: positive rights I'M
der the constitution. II is good or.
der, practical illustration of the diff
terence between Taft and Roosevelt In
the Presidential Office. The first paid
no regard to the constitution or the
law. the second makes the constitu.
ton and law his official rule
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

be the financial undoing Of any gov
ernment which the. Chinese people may
undertake to establish. For it is Ger.
tain that the forcing Of loans in this
way will always be to the advantage
of the creditors and against the
debtor. But what China wants, and
what it really needs, especially in its
present crisis, is to borrow on as ia
vorable terms as possible for itself. If
it is held in leash and made to borrow
where creditors want it to borrow,
and to pay interet such as the creditors
themselves fix, then the Chinese Re-
public may become bankrupt even
before it is fairly established. Those
nations which pretend to guarantee the
integrity of the Chinese Empire should
add to that guarantee the further dec
laration that they will protect China
in her finances and allow her to bor-
row where she can, in such sums as
she herself desires, and on terms the
best she can get.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17
THE FINANCES OF CHINA

1t must strike the ordinary business
man as we'll as the statesman and pub.
hclst. that the effort to hold China
within the grip of certain class of
inanciers is one that is woefulJv
against the interest of that ancient
country Usually, if a nation, or an
Individual, wishes to borrow money
the borrowing is where loans can ha
mad, and on the best possible tern,s
But the world has seen recently tba
forcible cancellation by the great now.
ers supposed to be interested in Chin,
of loan by the Chinese Governuen,
from a Belgian financial syndicate. The
inslsteuee of the great powers in this
respect was that China must borrow
when 1t borrowed at all, from the
finaneiers of these nations. and that
the respective banks or financial IN.
terests OF these nations interested were
to share equally in the loans and tho
oenefIts are accruing therefrom.
-, Mauifestly. this is an imposifion unon
Ihina, and cruel exaction which must
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17
THE NUMBER OF ELECTORS

question has been raised in some
OF the dispatches about the number OF
Presidential electors to he chosen next
November, the point being that the
States may not be entitled under The
present Congress to the number OF
Representatives which the new census
gives them; but they will he entitled to
have that representation beginning
with the Congress Of next March. I'm.
der the old apportionmeut, the electoral
college consisted of 4s3 members; IN.
der the new, it will consist of 53I Nom.
bers. as based upon the reapportion.
ment act of last year. The argument
Is that since the States do not now ell.
JOY this increased apportioument, they
are obliged to vote next fall on the ola
basis, the claim being that in order to
OBTAIN the increased representation. the
states must actually be in the en- niov
ment OF that representation.
LII Is, however clearly an academic
question only. The precedents are ali
against the idea of holding the States
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

not embraced in the constitution. He
says openly that he does not care to
be king, giving as his reason that
kings do not have power enough; but
he wants to be President in order Ia
exercise what he considers the i'm
perial or dictatorial power of the
Presidential office, and that is pro.
cisely what no thinking, patriotic
American wants Mr.. Roosevelt or any
body else to exercise. This is a couu-
try of law, and not Of personal despot-
Republic when this salutary rule is
overtbrown
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

to the old basis There has never
been any doubt but that in the elec,
toral college the States are entitled to
the representation which the decennial
census and the apportionment based
thereon gives them, 1t is a case pre-.
cisely like that of the State Of Utah,
which in 1905 elected a State admin,
stration, n State legislature, and
| Judges of the State courts, although the
State did not come into existence as a
State until the next year And so, in
| the present case the election next fall
will be for the administration which
will go into effect on March 4, 1913.
Representatives In Congress will be
chosen for the new quadrennial period
In the first case, and for the new and
larger Congress in the second. The
precedents support this view. Thus, in
1892, there were l3 more members of
the electoral college than there were
ID 1888; the precedent is exact In
1888 there were 40l members of the
electoral college; in 1892 there were
444, an increase of 43 The electoral
vote was increased accordingly, Just as
it will be increased this year. In like
manner, in 1868, there were 294 mem.
bers in the electoral college; in 1872
there were $40, In both of these cases,
the States did not receive their in"
creased representation until the new
Congress which began in March of the
succeeding year. yet the electoral col
lege was increased according to the
new apportionment based on the Fed.
eral decennial census. In both eases
the situation was precisely as now, and
undoubtedly the same principle will
apply.
We are not electing President and
a Congress to take effect under pres
ent conditions, but in each case we
elect for the Presidential term. which
begins on the fourth of March, and for
the new Congressional term, which be
gins on the same date. There would
appear to he no practical basis upon
which to found claim that there is
a legal hon in the way against the in
crease of the electoral college this |
year as provided in the apnortonmeut
of 1911, based upon the Federal census
of the year before, The matter has
been thoroughly settled by practice |
and precedent.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

Feel languid. weak, run down Head
ache2 Stomach "off" just plain case
of law liver. Burdock Blood Bitters
tones liver and stomach. promotes di-
Cestion. puriies the blood,
Soothes itching skin, Heals cuts or
burns without a scar Cures piles, &C.
zema, salt rheum, any itching Doan's
Ointment. Your druggist sells t.
II suffered habItually from constipa-
ton. Doan's Regulets relieved and
strengthened the bowels. so that they
have been regular ever since, "A q
Davis. grocer. Sulphur Springs. Tex,
Cheapest accident insurance - DR..
Thomas Eclectic Oil Stops the pain and
heals the wound, All druggists sell IT,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

Now, we see nothing particularly
significant in these extracts. nor is
The Tribune in the least afraid to
print them; in fact, we have printed
many such in the routine Of the news.
without attaching any special sipnifi.
cance to them. We don't get up a
newspaper poll On this question, be-
cause such poll wouldn't amount
to anything. The truth is that these
straw votes or soap-box' votes are
constantly overturned by the real
thing when the people come to decide.
and there are certainly quite as many
of such straws' in favor of Presi-
dent Taft as In favor Of Col. Roose-
Welt. The State OF Kansas is fair
example, There were straw votes
there showing that Taft was nowhere.
and that Roosevelt was practically the
unanimous choice Of the State. and so
Governor Stubbs represented. But
when it came to the test before the
people, Taft gets pretty much every
thing IN the State. The conclusious'
are simply one bigoted man s preiu-
diced notions. There is no explanation
OF where the "city poll" and the
country poll" were held.
The writer of the above communica.
ton Is evidently fiery Roosevelt man.
and the natural tendency of enthusi
astic minds like his il to assume that
everybody else is of the same opinion
as himself or ought to be. AS to
Utah, the Republican State Central
Committee has by very decisive vote
declared in favor of Taft We expect
that the State Republican Convention
to select delegates to represent Utah in
tne National convention of the party
at Chicago on June 18th will be "A Taft
delegation, at least so professed. Our
correspondent threatens that i'm case
tart Is nominated, the Roosevelt fac.
ton IN this State will bolt. There is
nothing unique about this; the Roose.
Vet men are threatening that everv
"here' But II that is to be the pro.
cedure, If the Roosevelt Republicans
are 10 refuse to support Taft in case
OF his nomination, why should not Taft
Republicans refuse to support Roose
welt In case of his nomination. Ana
II this rule should be generally an.
Piled, whht chance would the Republi.
cans have to elect either?
1t is all we'll enough for reckless
enthusiasts to insist that they must
nave theiT own way, and that every. |
oody else Is either wrong or afraid |
10 all such. we say that the Taft men
nave lnst as firm conviction of tbe |
r,eh'1ulness of their position as the |
roosevelt men could possibly have of
rneiis' with the added certainty that
-, o''oVe" declared policies would be
Tue rum Of the Republic. Taft holds
iast to that which has been nrovod
good, and Roosevelt wants ia set :, 81,
aside and begin new form of pov.
ernment such az WAS nev.r ront.r,
plated by the Fathers. and such ms ;s
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17
CARPING AT COUNSEL.

Those who wish to quarrel with Mr.
varian. for rcsigning as corporation
4 counsel. explaining that he did so be
2 cause the municipal commission refused
to follow his legal advice. are having
hard shedding. The Smoot organ takes
it out in sneers at Mr.. Variau person
ally; the Deseret News tries to make
it an occasion Of criticising The Trib-
une rather than considering the ques-
ton itself. Last night, the church or
gan referred to an editorial some time
since in The Tribune which considered
a court decision as to the difference
| between profession and calling,
wherein the court ruled that members
OF profession are not responsible IN
damages for errors Of Judgment, where
as followers OF callings are so respon-
siblc In the course OF that editorial
we stated that if lawyer or physl-
clan OF surgeon makes a mistake, he
goes free of liability because the client
is supposed to exercise, and as rule
does exercise, his best Judgment in Sc
lccting the professional advice which
he employs. In no way, however, did
we urge that when the client had thus
selected lawyer, he should refuse to
follow the advice Of that lawyer. On
the contrary, the idea necessarily was
that the client having so made his Sc
lection, should be so guided, though
that was not the subject treated. The
further statement which the News
brings forward that We said that the
courts often defeat the ends of Justice
by delays and technicalities, of course,
has nothing to do with the case in
hand, nor, in fact, did the editorial re-
ferred to have any relation to any such
ssue as is presented by the resigna-
ion of Mr.. Varian. The citation made
)y the church organ. therefore, is far
fetched and irrelevant.
When the News undertakes to say
urther that the commission did follow
Ir. Farian S advice by fixing price ,,
or the water which schools ought to I
'ay, it raises distinct issue with Mr..
Iarian himself. and not with The
'ribune. II is clear, however, that Mr.. {
uIu uOI tUHSllCE BAdp tuC man
ng of q fat rate for the schools was l
ollowing his advice, for if so, he e
Tould not have considered himself as 7
aving any cause TO charge the COM Y
lission with failure or refusal to be =
uided by his legal opinion. And thus
he church organ is simply beating the =
ir; first, in undertaking to apply an I
litorial Of The Tribune in manner e
holly aside from the question dis
used. and second, in claiming that e.
II. Varian did not know what he was
liking about when he said that the =
'mmission had failed to follow his
ivice. In both cases, the church or II
In makes the usual display of itself W
familiar to the public of Salt Lake
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17
OPPOSITION TO HOME RULE,

1t is difficult to understand the pc
opposing the ministerial bill for cor
ferring home rule upon ireland. H
pronounces that bill an "uusymmetri
cal and botched Federal scheme, utterl
unworthy of British craftsmanship, ,
and he asks, "Was this lopside,
scheme initiating tho architect of tn
great federal system beyond the seas9'
evidently referring to the American
Republic. 1t seems very astonishing
that man in Balfour's position should
take that tone with respect to the Gov
ornment S home-rule bill for Ireland
for there is as little as possible in il
of the Federal system to which he
| referred, evidently meaning that which
prevails in tho United States On the
contrary. 1T is precisely the sort OF
legislation that gives the Dominion OF
Canda and the Australian Federation
the local rights which they enjoy, these
being strictly and wholly British in
origin, purpose, definition, and prac"
tical working. We have not seen the
home-rule bill in full, but the follow.
ing summary of it has been transmit
ted as giving its general purport:
The legislature will have no power TO
mako laws affecting the crown. army,
navy terrltortals, treaties. titles, trea-
son, naturalization. coinage copyright,
patents. the postoffice (except In Ire
Iand), nor trade, except within Ireland
,h With regard to finance, for, six years
under imperial control All other taxes
Will be under Irish control. and Ireland
Wlll nave power TO Impose additional
taxes of her own. After six years the
control OF the customs and excise will
pass into. the hands Of the Irish legsa-
tures subject TO reversal by the imperial
department of this provision and subject
to perpetual free trade between Great
Britain and Ireland,
The first clauses in the above arc
evidently necessary, and are precisely
such as govern in the British depend.
encies referred to above. and also in
the South African Confederation. The
clauses with regard to finances and
taxes are liberal towards Ireland, and
so far as the Imperial control is con.
cerned. there seems to be no reason
why the liberties granted should not
be fairly enjoyed under that control.
The fact that the propositions for Gus
toms and excise are precisely contrary
to those which prevail in the United
States, as between the States and the
Nation, but identical with those
which prevail in Canada. Ans.
tralia, and South Africa, make Bal
four S opposition and reference to the
bill as copying institutions of the
United States, absurd. The provisions
as summarized do not seem in general
20 be different from those which Great
brltaln offers to its great dependencies,
ind why Mr.. Balfour should make him
'elf ridiculous by bigoted and foolish |
Misrepresentation we do not under.
tand. If the bill is fairly summarized |
n the above extract as we have no |
loubt that it is, the reference to it by
'x-Premier Balfour is misleading and
lnfair.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

mat was great excursion which
the commercial Club gave to the peo.
pie sightseeing trip to Bingham and
Garfield, and it is a mighty oood ,-;n
10 make 1t should be established as a
feature, occurring at least as often az
once week, so that the thousands who
nave not seen the wonders which the
trip displays, may see them This vo,r
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

secretary MacVeagb of the Treasurx
reckons that reducing the size of hanj,
bills and greenbacks, as he pronoscs
would save 100000 a year TO the nuh.
nc treasury. II seems Incredible. but
II 1T will, let's have the reduction
But If the Secretary could devise .
way whereby We could get hold of these
bilis somewhat easier than heretofore
he would be the most popular man IN
the United States.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

The Titanic had narrow escape
from collision with the American
line steamer New York in Southamp.
ton as the frst.named was starting on
her first voyage across the Atlantic
She was an unlucky ship from the
first
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

Boss Murphy of Tammauy is in un-
disputed control of the ninety votes
which go from New York State to the
National Democratic convention al
Baltimore This delegation will vote as
unit. and as Murphy says, for it goes
uninstructed, It's control will be a
mighty power in that convention.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

Welcome to the Odd Fellows in their
annual convention in this cityl They
are entitled to all the good things that
are going, and We trust they will re,
ceive their full share of them, and be
delighted with the good treatment they
are certain Of in Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

Until the full account of the Titanic
disaster Is received, the opinion must
oe that when the ship struck the ice.
oerg' sne was going at speed, and that
her framework crumplcd with ths
'noeN' IN such case, the air-tight com.
pa''ments would all be damaged if
not wholly destroyed. And il is TkoIv
lnat The final story will agree with
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

Former Speaker Cannon carried the
primaries in his Representative dis
trlct. two to one. Roosevelt carried
the same district by stiff majority
On platform opposing Mr.. Cannon on
all main points. Thus the Republicans
OF that district voted for men, not
mPaeuIne -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

infs rs the way the Globe Democr,,
looks upon our local political situation.
More children were born in Utah la ~
year than IN any previous year of the
state 5 existence, and still the Norma
hepnphcnns are for Mr. Taft al.
though standing straight for Mr.
hooseFel 3 policies. This may be the
best sosItIon of the trouble, - Pm.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

No doubt there was quite as much
fraud in the Illinois and Pennsylvania
primaries as in any that have gone
against Roosevelt. But the Taft men
are not whimpering and whining about
II, and yelling that they were cheated.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

We slugged them over the ropes.'i
e1uitantly shouted Roosevelt upon the
receipt Of the news that he had car
ried the primaries in Illinois. And
this Is the gentleman who was 50
shocked at Mr.. McKinley's expression
mat he was not in favor of "chanp-
ing the rules of the gsmen after the
game had begun
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

Sunspots are said to presage storms
on the earth, so very far away,
But 1t is rather remote cause, and
those who undertake to predict the
weather for month ahead on the au.
thority of sunspots, are more likely to
fool themselves than anybody else.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

Senator Cullom of Illinois plaintively
saws; ''Yes, Lorimer was the issue.
That was what defeated me. / voted
for him. a sad retrospect.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

the baby question is not the Prcsiden-
tial issue this year, unless one may
mean to refer to our ''infant indus.
tries -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

Whatever Cabinet officer resigns, be
sure it is not Wilson, though none is
more ripe for the shake.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17

to ex-Mayor Bransford. and it must
have cheered his heart to receive it.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17
Wednesday, April II, 1912.

Here's hoping that all the trees
planted on Arbor Day may thrive,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17
The two enclosures sent with The
communication are as follows:
SOME CONCLUSIONS.

Farm and F!reside.
l, Roosevelt is very much the strong
est man, OF any party. with the mass OF
people.
.. Bryan Is very much the strongest
with the rank and file of Democracy in
the rural districts. and Wilson In the
cities.
3. II Bryan and Wilson forces unite
as the Farm and Flreside poll indicates
they may. they will easily dominate the
Democratic convention and have very
close 10 the two-thirds required to noni-
nate.
A. Harmon is much stronger with the
farmers in all sections than has been
generally believed.
8, Wilson has more second and third
choice support In proportion, than any
other Democrat
6. Roosevelt would get the Republican
nomination away from Taft with a whoop
II the business were left to a nation
wide Republican primary .
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-17
THE USUAL THING.

II is singular how prone certain peo
pie are to imagine that because other:
do not attach the same Importance tC
trivialities that they do, therefore
those persons are afraid of those trivi
alities. We arc in receipt Of the fol
lowing communication, which is a very
fair sample of the principle stated:
Roy, Utah. April IA.
Salt Lake Tribune; Have been asked
By fully fifty farmers and fruterowers
why one Of the Salt Lake papers don [
have q newspaper voting contest for the
peoples choice OF President. 7 wondered
myself. but after reading The "TrIb'' to-
dav. know YOU dare not.
All the farmers I've talked 10 say
this? This Is unsolicited information. not
influenced by anyone. II this is the sem
timent among Utah farmers, now what
would you think is going 10 happen?
1 lnclose a poll taken from an agri-
cultural paper printed in the East. I
take five farm papers and all the polls
they have taken say TEDDY over Taft at
least two to one
Don't be so awful sure about Utah
either. We Will not give Taft anything
TO boast about In the country districts
farmers cannot do anything but show
which way they lean-the city people go
as some decree.
Look over the inclosed clippings.
have no doubt you could swell your sub
scription list In the country districts il
YOU would have a poll. At least allow us
Taft" j. r. STEWART.