The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-13
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IS THE BUNCH FOE TAFT?

anu berCcCuluk boSNo iN'tu'iiSoH
convention which is TO meet in Provo
on Wednesday of this week, May 18th,
TO instruct for President Taft, The
argument was that since it is impossi-
bic TO expect the nomination Of Roose.
welt. the best thing TO do is to support
President Taft, 1t presented tables of
figures which it claimed showed the inn
possibility of the nomination of Roose-
Welt, and therefore it was better for
Utah Republicans to get on the TAFT
band wagon.
The plea proceeded to quote Smoot,
Sutherland, Howell, and Spry as favor
ing Taft, and then there was a com
parativoly small-typc showing of the
good things that President Taft had
done for Utah, and of the failure of
Roosevelt as tariff protectionist.
One might suppose from the shrek
emitted, that the organ had just now
heard OF the move to "betray' the
Republicans of this State to the sup
port OF Roosevelt. Knowing the gang
as we do, however, we are not able to
credit the organ with Sincerity In this.
1t has undoubtedly known right along
Of the plot to substitute Roosevelt for
Taft, or at least to let the delegation
GO upinstructed so that it would be in
a position to bargain and trade, to sell
Taft out and to put Roosevelt or some
one else on if there was any way TO
do it, Undoubtedly, the organ has been
in the secret of this all the time, and
is now putting out this hysterical
shrek merely for buncombe.
Tt has now made up its mind, prob
ably, that the Federal bunch must sink
or swim with the Taft cause. Inas-
much as The Tribune has been the only
consistent Taft daily in the State, and
inasmuch as the Roosevelt cause has
been impossible from the first, the
antics Of the organ are amusing and
agile; but it has been cause of wonder
to see that the Federal bunch would
burrow around and seek under cover
to betray President Taft. The bunch,
Of course, always wants to be on the
winning side. 1t was unompromisingly
for Taft until Roosevelt came out and
frightened it by show OF apparent
strength before the people, this show
ing resting largely upon Democratic
votes cast at Republican primaries.
Accordingly, there was an intrigue set
afoot by the Federal bunch to betray
Taft, and the organ held its breath for
quite a while in order to see how the
thing was coming out. Finally, it be.
came convinced that Taft is irresisti-
BILE, and so it seeks to undo the mis-
chief that the intrigues already engaged
in have set on foot. 1t is rigorous
now for a Taft-instructed delegation,
nothing else will suit; but the weaken
ing of the Federal bunch for a time,
its intrigues to betray Taft aud sup
port Roosevelt, have boneycombed the
whole political structure of the Federal
bunch with insincerity and fraud. The
people don't know what the Federal
bunch really wants, and can't find out;
if they could they would defeat it,
Everything is thrown into confusion
and distrust, and the delegates at Provo
are facing the possibility of not having
the real word of what they shall do
come from church headquarters this
year as usual The Federal bunch Will
presume upon the absence of this il
recting COUNSEL and will endeavor
to repair its error Of intriguing against
Taft By coming out now as the great
Taft champions. We shall see how it
will work when the delegates get to-
gether in Provo, but lacking ''the
word with the bark on,' there is Ger.
tain to be good deal OF straying
and it is possible that the Federal
bunch may not be able to convince the
people of sincerity in its present sup
port of Taft since the evident treach.
cry against him that has been INDUCED
in.
The Federal bunch is so utterly dis
honest and corrupt politically, that 1t is
impossible for the people to put any
trust in it, either individually or col
lectively. And so the convention at
Provo the day after tomorrow is like
~ to be the most uncertain one ever
held in this State. But if the central
directing force should como into play,
of course everything will be smoothed
out evenly and quickly,
If, however, there should be an un-
certain sound come from this Provo
convention. If Taft is deserted or half.
way deserted, (Which absence Of in
struction would mean,) then the gen.
uinc Taft men in Utah should get to-
Gether and send an emphatic, pledged
delegation TO Chicago that would give
out no uncertain sound and would be
for Taft first, last, and all the time.
It is time that some honesty, dignity,
fairness and stability were injected into
the Republican management in this
State. and if the Provo convention
falls down, that would be good rea
son for the organization Of a real
Republican party in this State that