Show FASHION F. TO BI UK liE REPUBLICAN A It year ago the Tribune and Its supporters support rs had made the name of oi Republican almost odious In Salt lc JA Lake It II was social death for a n man to acknowledge that he lle was wasa a member of the thc Republican part party Even the most loyal byal loy loy- by- by al nl members of or the party part realized that thai they were under the ban Active political forces of the community were blazing with wrath at the Republican party parly of state and anti city and county And the Republican party of or orthe the nation was under under undera a cloud Actually that was the condition Here was a band b of oC political pirates in Salt I. I Lake ke who had made it unfashionable to be he a Republican in Utah Sounds funny And yet et it was just that of or the American Amerlean Amer Amer- A year ago today the men at the head lean ican party in Salt lt Lake Lale had practically captured every organization In In the cIty n nol rot of a Q church church and and nd i the they had some some 6 e eor or of them I Bodies wholly disassociated with wilh were dragged Into the arena and employed as agencies to swell ell the chorus against the Republican n part party They yelled so loud and so constantly for tor the American Ameri Amen can party part and th they punished so 50 bitterly every everyone one who did not echo the yell that about the he first thing a timid man did wherever he lle went was to declare himself in hostility to the Republican party part The thing grew and men vi vie ic with each other In proving pro that the they hated the old organization That is how it came that really eminent persons stood up In public public pub pub- lic lie and swore they were ashamed of oC the President of or tho the United States Vh Why a man couldn't sit down In a club In Salt Lake and admit that he was a Republican without be beIn beIng being be- be In ing subject to insult No matter who he was or what whal hl his services el had been I If he didn't deny his Republicanism he was at a a. disadvantage He lIe was frowned on lIe He lie was wa suspected Ho lIe was made to understand that hl his motives were impugned He lie was told that ho he was under some pressure The most charitable verdict he could get out of or It was that he dare daic not come out and stand with the Americans 1 4 Talk about aboul Intimidation about coercion about coercion about mys- mys enious Influence If Ie prince potentate or or prelate ever lad iad a heavier club over th the heads of or his people leople than the American merlean party loaders leaders held over Republicans a year igo the name of or him has been lost to history Within thin the year car matters mailers have havo changed It II is quite I respectable p now to lo be a l i Republican A man Is now permitted per per- milled to enter and leave leavo a company compan of his hie fellows s 's without without with with- out being ta taunted with his fealty to In the the Republican part party par par- t ly ty The President of or the United States Stales could not now be ho publicly 11 insulted as ho lie was a 3 year ago ngo wherever whenever twenty ty citizens were gathered together In sectarian assembly True frue the remnants of or the American party have now started out to to reverse the action of tho the U United States Slates senate But people are not taking laking them sellon seriously l More lore and more moro tho the American party is becoming a joke And the he bigness of Its Us pretensions protons can can cannot not cancel th the thu littleness of its Ils power The They made the thc name Republican odious lIous a 3 year ar arago ago It II Is the tn fashion to bo hu u a L Republican II now ow |