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Show OBJECT TO PAYING TO HEAR PRESIDENT . Fred W. Price, president of the Young Men's Republican club, and Harry 8. Joseph, vice president, are peeved and fretful. And they are speaking out boldly bold-ly against alleged wrongs to the "pee pl." The arrangement to make the "pee-pul" pav to hear their own public servant, the president of these I'njted States, speak ta the causa of unrest. Bo riled have become be-come Fred and Harry that they will send telegrams tonight to President Tsft. aek-Ing aek-Ing him to address the cltlsens free. Here's what the sandy one has to say: "The plan to have President Taft deliver de-liver his principal addreas at the state fair with an admission fee of Z cents is aa outrage on the people of Utah and an Insult to the president." "I have been away from the city for some time, but had I been preaent at the meeting at which the program was arranged ar-ranged I should certslnly have objected to that part of It In which the president Is to deliver bis principal speech in Salt Lake City at a place where people have to pay an admission fee. "There are a whole lot of people In rtah who would like -to hear President Taft speak, but they do not feel like paying 2 cent' for the privilege. We will send a telegra mto President Taft this afternoon asking him thai he deliver de-liver his principal address In Utah at some place In Halt Iake City at which people will not have to pay to hear him." President Fred W. Price of the Young Men's Republican club waa equally emphatic em-phatic In hla statement about the principal prin-cipal addreas of the president belirur delivered de-livered at the fair grounds. Mr. Price stated that they hsd a letter from Senator Sena-tor 8 moot In which It was practically promised that the president would give at least one hour and a half to the Young Men's Republican club In this city. Mr. Price objects jo having this time taken up while the president Is delivering an address ad-dress at the state fair at whi h an admission ad-mission fee Is charged. "President Taft Is on a political tour, true." aald Mr. Price, "but we certainly do object to having hav-ing his principal address delivered at a place where thev people have to pay to near htm. Just what arrangement ran be made we do not know, but we are going go-ing to telegraph the president this afternoon after-noon asking him to sn change hla program pro-gram In Salt Lake City that he may address ad-dress the people without their having to pay to hear him." |