Show KEYNOTE SPEECH U DELIVERED EUVER EO BY LIVIN OSTON Temporary Chairman Talks to Bull Moose Delegates of New Par Party Move dove ment The Tho Bull Bun lingered lon long at the thc lunch table and did not gather at the I Garrick theatre for tho the afternoon session session ses seSe sion until after 3 0 Tho The proposed proposed pro pro- i posed planks of the platform were carefully carefully care care- fully guarded from outside inspection i Tho The state Progressive convention opened at th the Garri Garrick k theatre at 1130 o o'clock clo k this morning W. W K Walton state chairman and father of tho the Progressive Progress re party in Utah opened the meeting introducing W. W D D. Livingston as temporary chairman n. n In introducing the temporary chairman chairman chair chair- man Mr Walton extended a welcome to the delegates and ur urged them to consider the business be before thorn them with calm deliberation I II I On I On behalf of tho the entire organization tion s said id he J I 11 extend a welcome to the tho thou delegates assembled here I I I I presume you OU know wh why this I meeting was called caned at such an early I date and on the same da day as the Democratic con convention con l tion he ho said Committees wore were a appointed ted some come sometime time ago ag to arran arrange c a 1 working agre agree agree- tho trio Democrats Democrat The com conn in tiding l ig this has had bad no desire esre to usurp any ant of your rights or l. leges Nothing has yet been been done to bind o or r obligate j you u in il in nn any way I trust that at you ou will win cori coast consider ider er the matter calmly and and c carefully so so that we wo may win this election an and record a sweeping victory ictor in 1910 1016 I C. C L. L Rood r read nd the convention con call caU I following which L L. L H. H Saville gate ae a baritone solo Other musical numbers wore given b by tho the Ariel quartette quartette- preceding pre ceding the opening of oC the convention Urging tho the Progressives to stand together for the elimination of oppression oppression oppression sion and the abolishment of half s o avo half free freo political parties W W. D. D Livingston Livingston Liv ingston do livered delivered tho the keynote address of the convention Modern But Knows Old Truths I I I I appreciate the honor of presiding at this meeting said he I And I And I believe believe be be- lieve Hove I am expressing tho the profoundest political convention when I sa say that the he perpetuation of the Progressive o op p party is a a. national and political sit sity It is made such BUch by bI the extensive abuses of American un-American institutions The Progressive is party part essentially a modern modem party part but at the same time we wo are arc old fashioned enough to aces accent it tho the lesson of tho the emancipator when ho e said that no government can cnn lou long endure en en- dure duro when it is h half slave and half free The condition embraces not only national and state governments but social social so so- cial business and political institutions as well No 10 political party arty can endure en en- endure dure half slave slavo and half had free The The Fhe advent of tho the Progressive Progress c party party par par- ty almost parallels ea carl early sly history It came camo because of a despotic oppression There was unrest in the nation nahon The Tho people in is general were complaining but tho they did not know wh why Go Go through tho the country today and they will tel tell you ou that in the tho mf midst st of plenty wo are aro in want The laboring man is receiving in the hi highest wa wages es that thai have ever e been paid in the county countr country and yet ct he be is not better off He is still unable unable un un- able to provide a against future wants The farmer also finds that his legs are aro Continued on pa page c 4 KEYNOTE SPEECH Continued l from pa page eJ I. I shackled d The same may be said laid of tho the merchant Many Many- Causes Cited Some Sonic say it is the bi high h cost of liv Ih lug ing ng Some say it is the tho trust Others say ray it is the tariff Y Yet the same conditions con con- prevail pre in free froe trade countries Some in a narrow narow way say it is the tho Wilson policy But Dut a Democrat has explained that this cannot be bo because the me prevail In England and Japan Wilson has no more control there than ho he has In Mexico In the clear vision Islon of at the tho Pro Progressive part party It 1 Is a 8 despotIc oppression not so tangible an as the one fought by our colonial colo cob nial ulal fathers It t In i not personal It Is tho the sexless Intangible something tha that t moves mo corpora corporation tio co courts rt governments and political parties s. s Party Without Mut Masters rs The fight tOda today arrays arrs the subjects of or oppression and a against the Intangible oppressor The only solution solution tion of oC th the problem nt It Is to get Into a a party that has bos- no masters rs I am telling you ou Olt nothing new when I tell you Ou that the Progressive patty party Is pitted against misuse misuse mis mis- use of power and predatory wealth Dy By this I t am not to be understood that the party Is IB arrayed against fairly gotten wealth and nd power When I 1 say sty our ur weapons are set against predatory wealth I want It understood that we faor fa- fa avor a- a vor or wealth and power when It Is ac accumulated accumulated ac ac- cumulated ted b by industry and superiority of ot brain For when It Is gotten that way It Is likely that It will be expended In a 0 good cause causa I 1 have havo attempted to show the alignment align align- ment meat of th the tho forces We Ve are fighting no man Wo Va are pitted against no particular parti parti- cular cuber American organization We 0 are aro not fighting lighting the tho Republicans Rep or the Democrats Democrats Democrats Dem Dem- s except when the they are fighting us for or that great Intangible oppressor We e have a a. program to carr carry out anI and we want ant all nil to help put It through I dont don't know that we wo care whether r It tt lit Is put through by the Republicans or Democrats Democrat or whether the tho Progressive puts party It through It would be toll folly to say Y that an any man or woman here has not considered considered consid consid- ered that possibly the Republicans could do this The Tho rank and file Hie of or the Republican Republican lican party aro are converted to this belief Champion of ot the People The They feel the oppre oppression that we fed feI But the they think they have a better Instrument instrument ment merit to fight light with than we 0 have ha But Dut their statements are not borne out In tho the United States today I dont don't see sec how tho progressive Republicans can vote their party for the oppression of ot the people It remaIns remain half slave and half halt free In politics and government Th There re Is only one party part that can become become be be- come the tho champion of or the representative people In these United States and that lithe Is li the party with ith no rio slaves and no masters malters the Progressive ive party part Now No m my friends we have ha the same Mm conditions In the state of oC Utah that are rampant In the rest of the world We e feel teel the same oppression ion Only a few rew weeks a ago o I was on a atrain atrain atrain train coming to Salt Lake All AU at once wo we felt a Jerking and only a providential bank prevented tho the train from turning over O and over Wo We went ent to look Jook for Cor the A A. hundred feet Ceet on either side aIde of af the tho point of ot the accident we found defective detective detec- detec tive o ties We felt Celt the hand of oC the oppressor op there There should be something done dono In this state to prevent pre these condition con con- Oppression Oppre lon Is felt not only In railroad matters but in other affairs as 85 well On the tho same lame da day a stock raiser had loaded hI tits hlll stock to ship to a market The cars were vere load loaded d. d but the railroad was not ready ady to move them and the they remained on the train without food and water deI depreciating depredatIng de de- de- de predatIng the market value Because of the railroads railroad's Indifference and disregard gard I for himself and family he lie was powerless under the hand of ot oppression To Fight Oppression We want something to regulate that that I condition We want something to sa say that a man can know whether he he can have hae the service of or a railroad on a a. certain certain tain faIn day I could go on and show you jou ou ho how the expenses of ot the state are ate borne b by- by you and me Inc ho how ho wo we I pa pay taxes Corthe for Cor forthe forthe the the- support of the state and how other men who are aro In a better position to pay esca escape e taxation I could show you rou the tho misappropriation of ot state funds and the frittering away of the states state's natural re re- re sources We are not here merely to get Set officers Wo We are not here to oust other oIlier officers but to select men who will fight t ht the iho und under r which we labor labon We Va have seen how futile these efforts tc oppression are continued the j 1 speaker Not iNot so 0 with the Progressives We Ve did not for forget et our contracts We e h have ve a dele delegation atlon at Washington now from Utah I dont don't know whether you OU know kno who they all are are they they are so little lit nt tie tic heard from One farmer asked another another an an- other Is there anyone anone down don there from Utah except Senator Smoot 1 No 0 said Mid the tho other hes the tho whole thing Wo We want toi know whether those representatives tives of Utah voted for Cor Victor Murdocks Murdock's bill or that great reat program for social Justice Jus Jus- tice tics and and until the they can cnn show us a clean bill of or health wo we will feel Ceel suspicious Well Von feel teel th they've e been hobnobbing with Penrose Boss Dols and William H. H Taft raft So popular have our alms aims become that the president nt of the tho United States favors Ca two two direct direct primaries for presidential prest- prest d nominees and for tor our trade commission com corn mission both mIssion both originated by the Progressive Pro Pro- c party The Progressive patty party Is pledged to the protection of ot American Industry W We Weare e eare are against tinkering with the tariff We want a n tariff commission ion composed of or nonpartisan members member experts In their lines We e have havo presented tills thIs wholesome plan to con I But Dut wo we do not want ant to depend upon the whim of or representatives of other parties We Ve want Progressive congressmen congress congress- men Ilien to carl carry out our plans We dont don't care who the they are are whether from Republican Republican Republican lican or Democratic party preferably party preferably from the Progressive party Just no so thc they are arc men of oC Integrity upon whom we can cande de' de depend end Our great Ireat leader and chairman George GeorgeW W v. V Perkins sa says our little paper which Is fA the tho organ of or our part party Is the tho most up to date nate a te of at the party part publications The Tho Pro Progressive party can show It Is not a Ii party of oC office seekers for It If has baa b been en at work when politics aro arc not In Inthe Inthe inthe the fieldIn field In this In this sta state te wo we want men who cannot be cajoled bought or frightened by the threats of big Interests Interests especially In the Utah legislature V We then do not care what their pst past religious or political af affiliations affiliations affiliations af- af have ha been Then we will see ee the railroads regulated regu regu- bated Jated a 1 tax X law passed placing the burden bur den of or taxation on those on whom hom It should rest and removed remo from those thoe on whom It should not lie At the conclusion of or the address Clarence M. M Beck Deck of ot Utah county count ns RS temporary chairman was made the vote voto b by acclamation being beim unanimous Arthur H. H Parsons of ot the Salt L Lake Lak k delegation real read n a communication to the conventions convention asking that the Joint committee com corn of ot the Pro Progressive and Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic parties be continued Judge Judye lilies of Salt Lake City re reminded reminded re re- minded the he convention on that hat such luch a 1 motion mo mo- tion nw as Mr Parsons Pardons was ns premature he- he fore Core the permanent or organization of or the convention was wan perfected The chair ruled that the committee be belieu lieu as a tentative committee and that urh a 11 committee b bl be appointed Jurice Sullivan n of or Salt Lake Lako withdrew Ms rig name on committee c In favor Or of Jud Judge e of or Weber IL a a motion prated greeted with applause Judge e BH Bagley le w added and Caleb Tanner replaced alter Walter n on committee In tn latter's absence A motion that each county be be on In the committee was WillS lost Mr Ir pa Parsons Parsons' motion that t the committee commit commIt- tee appointed b bv by the tho state tate central committee com corn as a a of or the temporary or organization a lion be bl continued to th carry out th the l work of or the tho party part with the other parties The Th motion that each NICh county have one member on the thc committee committe on platform except salt Rait Lake with three tw two of them from T ake City and arid Weber anti and Utah with two to ta each h. h was wan carried After a few minutes minutes' recess the com com- comI on platform and credentials was U named following the announcement ment of or delegates The chair named as committee on or organisation or- or N. N A A. A Robert Robertson on Salt Lake county F i 1 A. A Mitchell Utah county count and HId J. J A. A Bagley DaJleY Weber county Credentials committee J. J W. W Hogan Sanpete Tom Fitch Carbon county and J J. J If H. Hendrickson Cache Congressional Convention When the convention was adjourned after Riter noon until 30 o'clock this afternoon Wesley Vesle Wesley K Walton Valton called to order the sec ec ond district congressional convention for tor the purpose of or forming a temporary or or- or F F. J J. J of or Weber county was unanimously named temporary chairman of oC the district convention and Willis Willie Johnson John John- son of or SevIer county temporary secretary after aCter which the district congressional con convention con con- adjourned The Tle delegates the tho tame same as tho those thoe e to th the tho other gatherIng gather gather- Ing who arc are J J. J R R. Murdock Murdoch Beaver er county count C. C O. O Bo Boxelder elder county count p P. W. W Feterson Pe Pc- terson Cache county J. J R R. R Sharp Carbon county count E. E W V Anderson Davis ls county count B B. H. H Clegg Cleg Waatch count county W. W K talton Walton Walton Wal Wal- ton Rich county C Co L. L Root and George M. M r Sullivan of oC Salt Lake Cit City Salt Sait Lake county and Thomas Page representing the country districts of or Salt faIt Lake county count Fred A A. A Huish and Geor George c J J. Carpenter of or Utah county Joseph Josoph Riley and Thomas H H. Davis Weber eber count county Jessie Bean Sevier count county Lewis Larson Sanpete count county Dr Z C G G. Logan Tooele count county Several counties had no delegates at all The t two committees committe 8 named b by the tho chairman of the regular convention went Into session to report at the opening of tho the convention at 2 30 2 30 o'clock this afternoon after after- noon The committee on platform had some come exceedingly I heavy work ahead of or It |