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Show THE SUTHERLAND SPEECH. Washington, Aug. ;(. When Sena-tor Sena-tor Sutherland a few days ago deliv-eied deliv-eied his speech In the Senate on the initiative, referendum and recall, President Taft was so pleased with It that ho asked for twelve copioi, which were forwarded to him at tho White House. Yeslerdny the senator received receiv-ed a very flattering letter from a close personal frlond of tho President, saying ho had been handed" n copy of the speech by tho president, expressing express-ing his nppiovsl of tho argument of Mr Suthorlond and the manner In which tho subject has been handled. Tho Republican congressional committee com-mittee has sent out In plate form a full, page of extracts from the senator's sena-tor's speech to be used In 600 newspapers news-papers throughout tho country with a total oil eolation of 300,000,000. In addition Francis Curtis, director of tho literary bureau of tho committee, says that 100,000 copies of the speech are being printed for circulation In Pennsjlvanin and contiguous states. A syndicate of senators Is having 200,000 copies of tho speech prlmted for general circulation under their respective franks. The above fiom Washington to the Horald-llopubllcan will be uuother bit of wholesome reading for the great majority of tho people of Utah, Cache County and Logan City, the constituents constitu-ents of Senator George Sutherland. It Is certainly a ciedlt to Utah to be so fortunate In the personnel of her representation in congiess. For tho first tlmo In our history, wo are accorded equal aecognltlon, und our delegation measures up equally with other states In tho union. In his recent re-cent effort Senator Sutherland has reflected great credit upon himself and his state. Nowspapcrs far and wldo have applauded hlin to the echo. Only two papers In this section of tho country havo bocomo inconsod so much that thoy have bnrkod at tho heels of tho talented and respected Souator from Utah, nnd thoso arc tho Salt Lalco Trlbuno nnd tho Logan Journal. You havo all read tho address. ad-dress. Doos not tho barking of these two papers romind you of a "midget" "mid-get" running up against a giant? |