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Show I I KEY-NOTE SPEECH DELIVERED BY MAYOR A. R. HEYWOOD AT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION I Standing here with the dis tinguished honor of being selected to preside temporarily, I cannot but 'be sobered with the Impres-M Impres-M slveness of the. hour and with the mighty import of the occasion. II For the representatives of tne people are about to speak and by I I the signs that wo are permitted 111 to translate, the voice shall be mighty and shall prevail. I I We shall. speak In endorsement of the men chosen and the plat- II I form laid down at Chicago and 1 1 -without evasion or hesitation snan face and declare boldly on the issues of both State and Na- II tlon that have received the attcn- I tlon of the people. I The Hlllstrom Case. I Every citizen in the State of II , Utah has reason to be proud of Ifl the state's progress under Re- J I publican administration and they may also feel proud of the record 1 ' 0f that administration in behalf I I of honest law enforcement and 1 1 1 the general -welfare of the state's , I Interests. (I As an example of the admlnls- I 1 tration's attitude on law enforce- ment, I need only cite you to the A j Hlllstrom case -which, was watched 1 t by every state In the union with j i eager interest. They wanted to 1 1 know if Utah had the nerve to J j stand by the right regardless of I I presidential meddling, and they found out. They found that j I threats of personal violence and political intrigue could not deter Utah's chief executive from his 1 sworn duty. And the people of the State of Utah are not the only ones that I are to be congratulated for the stand taken by its chief executive and other members of the Board of Pardons in the Hlllstrom -case. I The real legal principle involved I I in that struggle, while not entire ly overlooked, Is by many not 1 thoroughly understood and ap- 1 predated. If any organization or set of men, or any interests may so Influence an executive or 1 1 . board having the power to cbm- ; j mute a sentence or to pardon one ! convicted of -crime, by threats" or otherwise, then no one can there-J there-J after be legally punished who may j possess the power or influence to j interest such organizations, in his or their own behalf. Had the I. H W. W. organization succeeded in saving Hlllstrom by their threats, no other convict could hereafter be legally punished in this state, who it was deemed by the I. W. W's. should not be so punished. I The numerous letters that were received by Governor Spry from I the large number of persons in j j other states, show that the writers thoroughly understood and ap-I ap-I predated the services rendered to society and to what extent I ' law and order has been unheld and strengthened. To deny the , appeal of those who repeatedly I threatened the life of Governor j Spry simply means that in Utah all men are equal before the j I law, all may alike enjoy Its pro-11 pro-11 tection and all must alike suffer its'penalties in case they are con- I I vlcted. In whatever government l that principle fails, that govern- j ment will not long survive. The , people of other states seem to N have thoroughly understood that . t what was done in this case ad-I ad-I vanced law and order throughout ' the nation and for that reason ' the stand taken in Utah has re- , j celved general endorsement. Ij Republican Convention. I . Among the conspicuous accomp lishments of the Republican party ' in Utah during recent years are: , , The construction of the Utah ji State Capitol building at Salt 1 1 Lake City. Combining to a wond- I erful degree the utility and monu- i 1 mental features so desired in pub- f He buildings of Its nature, the H , f i Capitol building of Utah Is the ad- i miration of all who see It. The I economy of its construction and I the expedition with which the j , building was erected reflects j credit upon the state. 1 , , During no period of Utah's hlB- H, J tory has such wonderful progress i been made In road Improvements H. j as during the past few years. I Through the adoption of a meas- H' I I ure creating a State Road Com- j mission, systematic and sdentiflo ; j road construction has been prose- : ' cuted so vigorously as to furnish 1 , excellent transportation facilities ! to the remote sections of the state. The roads which have been 1 jl built during the past few years H' have done more to develop the 1 state than any other thing, and j the utilization of convict labor In H, the construction of the perma- i nent roads marks one of the most ij advanced steps of our recent :D legislation. H' jij More money has been provided l !1 for our educational institutions i and our educational system during !' the past few years than ever be- ' d fore in the history of the state, , with the result that the schools i of Utah stand abreast of 'the , H xnoat advanced school systems of r ;j the country. H ! u Never In the history of the fte were the public institutions In better shape than today. While operating under per capita ox H pendltures but slightly in excess ,j of those of ten years ago, these various Institutions have attained I., a. degree of efficiency that is m, recognized generally throughout l the country, i il An Era of Good Feeling. 1 j fight years ago when the pres- I ent Governor assumed the duties fl i' hlB office, there was political r turmoil and religious strife In h'B I Utah, This state was torn by dis- jB sentions that threatened Its fu- H.Q .1 turo progress, The fires of hat- J red were toeing fanned by political 1 ,; trickery and conditions existed i ! that boded n0 good for the peace m- j and prosperity of Utah. Prejudice Hj and Passion wore at times prone 1 J 1 to take tho upper hand of reason HI 1 justice. Men wero arrayed Hk ' against each other and the point Hr of difference had its source in 1 j . dangerous soil. Under tho wise II ! HI ; Hit ; and ablp leadership of a Republican Republi-can Governor, who, by his stalwart stal-wart partisan and clear Impartial vision, has won the admiration and confidence of all classes, regardless re-gardless of creed, that old bitterness bitter-ness has been swept away. Wo dwell In unity and peace and no man views his neighbor through tho glass of religious prejudice. It has been an era of good feeling, feel-ing, marked by hearty co-operation and great progress along all lines. TARIFF. Turning to national Issues, I dare say that for the building of a sound and permanent National Industrial edifice, no better start can be made than with a tariff that shall at once bo protective to American labor and bring results re-sults fairly remunerative to the Investor in industries. A tariff for revenue only Is just near enough to free trade to half paralyze the labor market and sufficiently distant from protection pro-tection to allow In ordinary times an Increase In the import of foreign for-eign products largely displacing the products of our farms and our domestic labor. Instances before the European war, were marked of idle locomotives locomo-tives at railroad division points, of yards half filled with idle railroad rail-road cars, of employes In large numbers, laid off and receipts of industrial employers disheartening. dishearten-ing. The Republican party, once again In power, will continue to be the party of construction and by the aid of a tariff moderate and yet substantial bring forth with assurance expanding industries,, indus-tries,, thereby giving unfailing employment em-ployment for labor and high stan-daids stan-daids of wages and efficiency. And in the grand march for preparedness as the basis of national na-tional strength and defensive power, we can claim that if not first, then that of industrial preparedness pre-paredness is a close second. HOME MARKETS. In our campaign for a market for our manufactured products over-seas and the especial effort therefor In South American countries, coun-tries, we must not forget to continue con-tinue the development of the homo market. Absorbing thirty-five billion dollars' worth of American prod--ucts annually, Its success can only be measured, when we know that this sum is more than twice the volume of the entire exports of the whole world. With the tremendous resources of this country rapidly expanding. Congress Con-gress can and should have an eye to making it mdre possible for American bottoms to carry the excess stuff abroad while keeping in touch with the active means of pushing the home market mar-ket into still higher figures. This study of home markets is always interesting and is not any the less so, when the field Is cut up into state boundaries. For you will notice that a state Is ranked according to its resources and however much its people may insist in-sist on using the products, exclusively exclu-sively so far as possible, of its soil and manufactories yet, by some grand law of economics, each and all of the states seem to feel no loss thereby and continue con-tinue In tho forward march to greater prosperity and trade expansion. ex-pansion. Our own Utah should even more than in the past, Htrlvcfor a development all along the line, ech municipal portion uiuiug ti.nu ufuuiug up ucw avenues ave-nues of exchange and production of their own as iwell as the others creations. Local Jealousy must give way to a state wide trade activity, which will in turn make us a larger larg-er part of the strength and arm of a republic formed not onlyhat men might be free, but also might, by the blessings of well remunerated labor enjoy that which flows from plenty and from healthful citizenship. COURTS The people while feeling that there was something about the working features of our courts that was' not exactly adjusted to the minute, have hesitated about applying the efficiency test, fearing fear-ing that such action might be construed Into an attack on the Integrity of our judicial system. While certifying to the purity of these tribunals and sincerely believing be-lieving that"0bedlence to law is liberty," yet, it would seem as through in the struggle for clearer clear-er vision In all governmental affairs, af-fairs, that wise and temperate hande might bring justice nearer to those who draw nigh by brushing brush-ing aside perplexing forms and expensive machinery. Simple methods with a determination coupled with authority to discover dis-cover the evil and apply speedily speed-ily the remedy In each case and without harassing delays should be and can be made easily possible. pos-sible. SCHOOLS. The policy of our public schools k - is being more openly dlncussed than ever before. So much so that the edifice has apparently got to be fortified and reinforced. rein-forced. Education must alBo feel the stimulant of efficiency, an efficiency ef-ficiency not limited to what the books reveal, but looking to effl-dent effl-dent service Jn Industrial and commercial pursuits. A useful livelihood to which the pupil is adapted Is the best equipment that our schools can provldo and one that It Is believed our educators edu-cators are now willing to lend their energies. The people should demand a clearer announcement and working out of a policy along these Hne3. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT There seems to bo among the voters in the cltlos some question ques-tion as -to the success or rather superiority 0f the commission form of government over the for- t raer system of council (legislative) (legisla-tive) and mayor (executive). I think the voter cannot overlook his own responsibility here. With a proper selection for office there can bo no doubt that moro direct responsibility can be placed where the commission form ox-,lsts ox-,lsts and far and away better action ac-tion and efficiency worked out by the incumbent. With a selection made for expediency's sake or to gratify a too anxious advocacy of any one isBue to the exclusion of others of marked importance, nothing less than a disappointment disappoint-ment can follow no matter what the form may be called. In this subdivision of government, govern-ment, the call and need for potential po-tential strength and Industrial individuality in-dividuality aro constant and require re-quire perhaps as competent mentality men-tality as places of larger name and wider scope. If the tost demanded de-manded be a knowledge of all municipal questions, with some freedom left to work them out and undivided attention to tho duties, then I daro say such men will bo chosen as will demonstrate demon-strate the success of tho present enactment. Inefficiency and prodigality, It must be confessed, too easily have found place in all political pubdivisions and it is part of the mission of the Republican party to strengthen and repair wherever wher-ever reinforcement bo needed with tho timber from its own richly endowed ranks. Instead of extravagant boards with unnecessary un-necessary numbers, let us have men of practical use, founded on praclical education, who will lend time and energy to inject efficiency effi-ciency where needed and who will remorsely cut out prodigality. prodigal-ity. IMMIGRATION. Restriction of immigration, based first on an educational test, will not get us anywhere. For such a test is academic and would not fit in other than in theory, under any view of tho founders of the republic. That can be supplied here and in many instunces would round out a life which would make an Industrious, Industri-ous, a capable and acceptable citizen. Plenty of work for honorable hon-orable labor, working under sanitary sani-tary laws and not subject to bo broken down by unfair laws or unfair cpmpetition, is the best safeguard for the problem of tho uneducated immigrant landing on our shores. If the present war be followed by Industrial paralysis, that problem must be solved, so far as labor already in our country coun-try is involved, by comprehensive comprehen-sive public work. Public work In ample extent and of useful Import can always be thought out by competent legislative or executive execu-tive authority and should be bounteously mapped out when need stalks abroad. OUR COLONIES. MEXICO ' Somehow In the discussion of our over-sea relations and also in our dealings with Mexico, we havo been so hasty as to declare In the case of the powerful that we were too proud to fight and in the case of the weak that wo would do nothing because they were not in our class, wherefore, we have completely failed to take a stand for civilization, commerce and good government in Mexico. While asseverating continuously continuous-ly that we would not Intervene, that, same' thing was done by the administration in perhaps the most unskilled manner known to history and with most unhappy results. With firmness great good could have been done that unhappy country and civilization would have found expression; With our troops in Vera Cruz, tranquility and justice resumed sway and when, during the A. B. C. convention, wo were Invited by General Huerta to peaceably , occupy Mexico City, the march should have been made. This done, that city, like Havana, when occupied by us, would have experienced better government with commerce peaceably resum ed and the people protected. Now could the A. P C. diplomacy work out anything tangible, when the United StateB placed nothing behind It but watchful waiting:? That was a supreme moment With purpose and method then holding sway in our state department, de-partment, the terrible scenes in Mexico would then have been overcome and civilization again would have rapidly forced back the horizon of crime Our flag has been many times In other countries, always with honor, always al-ways bringing good, always producing pro-ducing beneficial result to the people among whom It was raised. rais-ed. How many atrocities would have. been averted, had the reign of bandits been superceded by our emblem floating aloft, remaining remain-ing there as In Cuba only until reason and better judgment resumed re-sumed control? No one can say today that we are out of this tangle. None can say for a verity that a nasty day has but been postponed.. A leaf from the same book of experience and that of our colonies colo-nies must convince our people that the granting of farther territorial terri-torial powers to the Philippines must not be enacted, until still farther taking on of American ways and thought has been accomplished ac-complished by that people. NATIONAL SPIRIT. The wealth of our people and the advance of peaceful pursuits have unconsdously to us In some degree, deadened that spirit of pride in our land and in her power pow-er that goes to make a growing, successful country. For nothing in life remains at the same strength. If we cease to grow retrogression sets in. ' To keep pace with the march of destiny a country must feel her strength, and to be numbered among the powers that determination determi-nation to be forceful must always bo in mind. Forceful for irooa yes, but forceful, and then good f,an l tbuSht about The nation na-tion that becomes weakened has lost her power and therefore cannot can-not count on virtory either by diplomacy di-plomacy or resort to arms In the strife amongst powers of class tor creative 'policies, wo cannot hope for tho coveted leadership lead-ership by pretentious rhetoric, or demands couched in snnnro,, periods that have long BlnTproT-en BlnTproT-en to be only words. Our r?ght8 courageously defended and wrongs against treaties to which wo aro bound, quickly taken up will, prove the best means of making lasting peace. For a reluctant re-luctant acquiesence to a violation of a treaty or a relapse into barbarism, bar-barism, but spurn tho offender on to farther atrocities. Our strength must be to a moral certitude cer-titude for tho victories of civilization civili-zation made possible by the arm of tho republic being known to have strength for the right and protection for those who havo a right to rely on our good faith and actual justice. Again let us not be afraid to Btand for truth, to speak with moderation, but when we do so speak let it bo with earnestness and with purpose. Let us soberly search for where the REPUBLIC SHALL FIND HER STRENGTH, and searching first In tho hearts of our people for what there finds, or has in earlier days found place, let us not forget that every war in which the United States has engaged en-gaged has produced a president-Washington president-Washington was the consequence of tho war of the revolution, Jackson of the war of 1S12, Taylor, Tay-lor, the Mexican war, Grant tho Civil war, Roosevelt, the Spanish-American Spanish-American war, and not forget that no man finds so small a place in those same hearts as Mr. Buchanan, who at a supreme moment mo-ment lacked all the elements of confident strength. The men who have arrested the attention of the multitude in describing de-scribing the beauties of peace, have first shown that honor has always been bravely followed and the nation's good name kept bright. "Let the republic, with tho Republican party a,galn in power, find her strength in treating treat-ing her soldiers as men, In preserving pre-serving good order, in not being ashamed to do right even at the expense of some precious treasure treas-ure for "The death of a hero is a torch to destiny." In protecting our own and never allying ourselves our-selves with those whose hands are strained with tho blood of women and non-combatants. If the republic was formed that men might be free, then let our flag again stand for the republic of our fathers and under Its waving wav-ing colors we shall find our strength. "Your flag and my flag how it flies today In your land and my land, half a world away. Your flag and my flag oh, how much it holds Your land and my land secure within its folds. Your heart and my heart beat quicker at the sight, Sun crowned and wind tossed, the red, and blue and white. The one flag the great flag the flag for me and you, Glorifies all else besides, the red and white and blue. oo |