The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-21
PRoGRESSIvES' SCoRN.

The suggestion Of Senator Sutherland
that the Progressives would return to
the Republican fold under the leader
onel would thereupon become the Re-
publican candidate for President in
1916, is treated with a good deal of
scorn by the Utah Progressives. Pres.
ident Nephi L. Morris, Of the Salt Lake
stake, who was the Progressive candi-
date for Governor of Utah last year,
is amused" OF the Sutherland state
ment. He construes it to mean that
the Republican party lacks leadership,
and since the talk about the Progress
ives coming back into the Republican
party is altogether from Republicans,
he makes light Of the whole matter,
And, as to the personality Of the dis
cussion, he considers 1t ga case where
little men are discussing the plans for
big men, while the latter do not say
anything A cruel stab thati
Other Progressive leaders are equally
scornful at the idea that the Progress
ives will return to the Republican
ranks, Stephen H. Love had not heard
that Colonel Roosevelt had planned to
return to the Republican party, nor
that the Progressives were again join
ing the Republican ranks; meaning OF
course in Utah. Mr.. Loves "atten-
tion has not been called to any move
ment looking TO the consolidation Of
the parties.
Judge Allen 7. Sanford considers 1t q
matter chiefly of the personal interest
of Senator Sutherland, and that Suth-
crIand is talking with view to his
own political future; "Sutherland de-
string in his own interest strong
leader for the Republican party, which
that party would lack unless it can
get Roosevelt"
Brigham Clegg thinks "the wish
father to the thought" and he does
not believe that Roosevelt would &C.
cept the Republican nomination. In
this he is fully justified by the declar-
ations Of Colonel Roosevelt himself
Judge George T. Goodwin considers
the probability Of Roosevelt becoming
the nominee of the Republican party
in 1916 as remote, nor does he believe
that many Progressives will return to
the Republican party as it is at pres
ent constituted. BE comedies the pos
sibility, however, that the Republican
party may change to such an extent
that it will be the progressive party, in
which event the candidacy of Colonel
Roosevelt on the Republican ticket and
the return Of many Progressives to the
Republican party would be possible.
Mr.. Fred A. Sweets comment on
the Sutherland declaration Is that "the
old stand-pat Republicans are ready to
concede everything but the party
name" BE considers that If this is
true and if the Republicans are will
ing to swallow what he calls the "prin-
ciples Of the Progressive party" re-
union between the Progressive and the
Republican parties would not be i'm
possible. Mr.. Sweet declares that he
will be willing for that kind Of a union
if the principles were all Progressive
principles.
Doubtless all of the Progressive lead
ers in tho State would take substan-
TALLY the same position as here indi-
Gated. There is little appearance of
yielding anything on the part of the
Progressives. And since it is quito true,
as they declare, that the talk Of re-
union comes altogether from the Re-
publican politicians, they certainly have
the advantage Of position in this dis
cussion. While as to Col. Roosevelt
himself, his attitude of relentless hos
tiity to the Republican party has not
in the least abated
Outside Of the State Of Utah, how.
ever, there is a distinct impression that
the Progressives are returning in very
larue numbers TO the Republican party.
The special election in Maine indicated
this decidedly; and that return will be
much expedited by reason of the tariff
question and the opposition of the pro-
tectionist sentiment in this country TO
the Democratic partisan tariff bill
which is now in conference between
the two Houses OF Congress, and which
is certain TO be passed.
The reasons for tho more determined
oppnsition OF the Progressives of Utah