| Show l 1 I IT ITS UP TO THE PEOPLE The campaign n is now practically i. i over and it is left for the people tf J to decide between the candidates j and nd platforms placed before them i fo r consid consideration ration In In considering the q questions ns brought out in m this campaign the people should not overlook the origin of the fight which hl has s resulted re re- suited in this special election When the Democratic Democratic- party in 1898 selected for its standard bearer that stalwart champion of f. f the people Hon B. B H. H Roberts r the organ of th the Republican republicanS S 5 party the Salt Lake Tribune began began began be- be be be- gan a attack on him and through and through him upon the whole n people of Utah In that election I l the people stood by the Democratic f candidate and nd lie ho was elected to represent this state in the Con- Con 1 gross ress of the United States Not content with its election ante-election crusade the Tribune smarting r i under its defeat continued its fights fight and by its malicious t ti succeeded in draw- draw rr r r r- r ing to its aid the churches of the country and a few yellow newspapers newspapers news- news r papers with the result that the Ji people of the theU United States were so inflamed against Utah that Mr fir Roberts was denied the right to tobe be sworn in as a Congressman which v ich was guaranteed him by the constitution 5 The attacks made upon Mr i v Roberts and upon the people of 1 this state were made in the interest interest inter- inter t est of the Republican party and r its candidate and the voters will recall that the whole during carne cam cam- e b it v no republican speaker had 1 the manhood or courage to denounce denounce deo de- de o the campaign of falsehood r v made in the interest of his party's r candidate They thought it was wasI I bringing them votes so they remained remained remained re- re silent t 2 The situation today is practical practical- ill ill- J w ly the same bame as it was in 1898 The Thet Thel t l Democratic party in its state platform denounces the charges t. t of law breaking and pledge pled e breaking made against the people of Utah as false and misleading The Republican party says ays not a word on the subject but by their very silence they enter a plea of oft t guilty Their organ the Salt t Lake Tribune is daily denouncing the Democratic party for protesting protesting protest protest- ing against the false charges and t saying that a vote for Hon Wm t. t f r. r H H. Kin Kinn is a v vote e in favor of I law lawbreakers vJ w- w breakers and an insult to Congress The Republican speakers in their I tour through the state cowering beneath the beneath the fear of the Tribunes Tribune's displeasure dare not lift their voices in defence of the people knowing that their cowardice will willbo willbe willbe be bo considered by the people of the nation as a plea of guilty to the tho slanderous charges against Utah It is now nov up to the voters The rhe ballots they cast next Monday will tell whether or not they are willing to endorse the Salt Lake Tribune in its claim that the people of Utah are law breakers |
