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Show BAD GANG HAS THE STATE BY THE THROAT. The Salt Lake Tribune, in response to the Standard's invitation to join the Progressive forces and battle for the right, replies that it is opposed to Roosevelt and is devoted to tho cause of Taft in the nation, but in state politics it recognizes that the cleaning out of the Federal bunch would be a great blessing, and further says: As to the Progressive party in Utah, tho Tribune recognizes fully the right at those who are organizing and working up Its strength to take such action. "We think that the state needs the renovating forco of a now party, one that would break up tho old ring, smash tho old machin'j, and send Into retirement the old political bosses who have done so mnch here to degrado politics, to ruin the good repute of Utah, and to guide the church Into Its dlsroputablo alllanco with the saloon element that was consummated and worked for all It was worth, and more, too, four years ago. All who had ipart In, that degraded transaction should be banished ban-ished to tho rear of Utah politics, and kept there. The Fed oral bunch, which was primarily responsible for that shameless transaction, Is otlll tho dominating fores In the bogus Republican party of Utah This bunch has boon unscrupulous, arrogant, oppressive, Insolent, and utterly contemptuous con-temptuous of tho rights of the pooplo of Utah In their public affairs. It acts dishonestly throughout, absorbs public money for the private benefit of those In tho ring, kecpB taxes up at the highest notch, and oven while decreeing a half-mill reduction In tho state tax levy, It boosts the valuations valu-ations so that the state tax Is higher. In fact, than beforo. In all its transactions with the public, tho Federal bunch has been unscrupulous, dishonest, despotic. It Is high timo that Its ruinous rule were brought to an end; and If tho Progressive party is In earnest and will, In fact, do what it purposes, organlzo and fight the Federal bunch to a finish, It will deservo well from tho peoplo of this state. Well, if we cannot have the Tribune's support of the national Progressives, we nevertheless shall welcome the powerful aid of that napcr in the state campaign which has for its object the purifying oT'statc politics and the driving out of office of those who have been false TU their trust. NotHnng ago, so we arc informed, a wealthy Democrat declined to run against Governor Spry because Spry had been good to his "big interests." There has been too much of this bowing down to special privilege in all departments of the state government, and that is one reason why there- should be a change. f |