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Show THE REPUBLICAN RALLY. The Kepnbliean rally iu the Halt Luke Theater on Pridny evening was a crowded crowd-ed and enthusiastic one. It was addressed ad-dressed by Aposllii Smoot and Governor Spry, both keeping largely to the Na-' tioiial issues of the campaign. It was, therefore, particularly a Taft meeting, and the danger of 'Democratic hucccss and tariff revision on Democratic lines, which would be destructive- of .lorn I interests, in-terests, was strongly pointed out. The peril to lead and lo wool arc evident in case of Democratic success, because it has been openly and strenuously announced an-nounced that I he Democrats would ptt into effect their ant.i-prolectis 0 ideas if they win the campaign.- Therefore, everyone who wishes the preservation' of these great industries will be obliged to vote for President Taft or put, those interests In jeopardy. There 'nn be no question about the substantial nature of this peril; for we have had a trial of that-sort of thing under tin second Cleveland administration. There is no question, as urged by the speakers, that n fair tariff and the continuance of our splendid business prosperity require the ro-oloi'lion of President. Taft, for he cau, and will, stem I he tide of Democratic Demo-cratic destruction which threatens tho country. Governor Spry spoke especially of the schools,, which are so ably administered bv State School Superintendent 'A. C Nelson, (who has no opposition to his re-election,) gloriously '.supported: by t he' people of I he Stale. lie rnforred 'rather 'rath-er uncertainly to the capitol structure, making a local appeal to Salt Lake on account of the sectional opposition which has been expressed iu some parts of the Slate against the constiuction of the capitol at this time, those making such objection desiring to sec the money that would be used for tho construction of the cnpitol spent in sonic other way. We think that Governor Spry was quite sound in his proposition that tho State needs n business headquarters, and that we havo waited long enough to provide ono. It is rare, indeed, that any Western West-ern Slate waits as long as Utah has waited to construct its capitol. Every other State in the Union, we believe, has a business headquarters of its own. Utah alone rents, and is cramped in quarters, because of the growing extent of the State business and archives, and because of tho necessities of other public pub-lic officialdom in the same joint build ing. Governor Spry made an explanation and exposure of the malignant outcry raised by -the Roosevelt forces with respect re-spect to the alleged steal at Chicago. He showed, as the fact is, that there was no steal at all; that everything was done quito honestly and according to precedent, and that, tho Roosevelt members mem-bers of the National committee voted with the other members for the most part on the contested scats, the vote being unanimous on more than three-fourths three-fourths of nil the contests. The attempted at-tempted steals were all in Roosevelt's interest, specifically, as to somo of tho very cases which Roosevelt made loudest loud-est roar about, as in the case of Indiana, there was, as Senator Borah said, no merit in the claMms of the Roosevelt delegates. del-egates. The meeting was the final big rally of the campaign, and doubtless it will do much to help President Tuft 's prospects, for the argument is all his wa-; and while Utah is no doubt firm and solid for him, the views of Utah Republicans as expressed iu this meeting, for President Presi-dent Taft, will, doubtless, help him. also in surrounding States. Jt was a fine meeting, filled to overflowing, and in general showings made were positive, satisfactory, and sound on the issues of the National campaign. |