Goodwin's weekly : a thinking paper for thinking people. [volume], September 22, 1904, SPECIAL EDITION, Page 5, Image 5

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GOODWIN'S WBBKLY. 5 VSj
A REPUBLICAN DAILY PAPER.
Plan to Start One In Salf Lake Within a Few
Weeks.
Republicans of prominence hay.ft -for A number
of months been seriously discussing the advisa
bility of starting a Straight Republican newspaper
in Salt Lake, one which will flrmly advocate Re
publican principles, treat all Republicans fairly,
and not be controlled by one person, or a clique of
persons, for selfish purposes and the building up
of a factional machine. At a recent meeting be
tween prominent Republicans of strong financial
standing and the Republican stalte committeej the
plan assumed definite shape, and it now appears
practically certain that the party will have an of
ficial daily organ within the next few months.
The difficulty that has heretofore stood in the
way of starting a new paper has been the secur
ing of a franchise, but it is understood that the
national committee has given assurance that this
obstacle will be removed. In order that all sus
picion of factional or religious bias may be avert
ed, stock subscription lists have been forwarded
to the chairmen of the various counties, and of the
60,000 shares, no one stockholder will hold more
than 1,000. By this popular subscription method,
a total of $100,000 will be raised.
The plan is one which has long been favored,
and is receiving the enthusiastic suppoijt of in
fluential Republicans throughout the state. Chair
man Spry will use every endeavor to have the
paper started as soon as possible after the pres
ent campaign, and expresses the belief that there
will be no difficulty in raising the amount re
quired. If popular subscription does not provide
sufficient funds, the necesary amount will be
forthcoming Trom other sources.
Republicans generally to whom the subject was
mentioned yesterday expressed themselves as be
ing warmly in accord with the action taken, and
everything presages the success of the project.
The movement in favor of a straight Republican
paper not only amounts to a final repudiation of
the Tribune, but expressions among leading Re
publicans indicated that for the past three years
that paper has not been regarded as the party
organ.
BUSINESS MEN'S EPIGRAMS.
New York Brokers Show their English and Good
Sense.
(From the New York Herald.)
THESE FAVOR ROOSEVELT.
"My preference for President is Roosevelt. 1
am a mugwump. I voted for Cleveland. Demo
cratic party not safe with Parker, Hill and Shee
han in control."
"I voted twice for Cleveland. I believe he is
safe an,d sane, and that the Democratic party is
just out of the insane asylum."
"Roosevelt Is a model for every true American,
and the first voters should consider it an honor to
cast their first votes for him. Although born mod
erately rich, ho has always been a worker since
laaving college, whether serving the municipality,
the state or the nation. He has set an example
that his countrymen should be proud to follow.'
"Give me Roosevelt and imperialism in prefer
ence to Parker, McCarron, Hill and the disruption
of our finanoial and mercantile conditions."
"Had Cleveland been nominated I should have
voted for him."
"I am a good Democrat, but do not deem a
change wise" at this, time."
"Roosevelt's honest and capable administration
in the past is a guarantee that he is upright and
courageous and a mnn of convictions."
"Roosevelt is a Republican and, like him, I be
lieve In keeping the Philippine Islands."
"My choice is Roosevelt, yet I am a Democrat
and a free-trader. But as 'long as the Democrats
will be in the hands of Bryan, Hill, Murphy, Mc
Carren and Sullivan, thousands of Democrats wiii
vote the Republican ticket."
"I am for Rooaevolt, the honest, bravo and true."
"Theodore Roosevelt and continued prosper
ity." "Parker's gold telegram on the one hand ex
hibits a transcendent ambition, and on the other
his acceptance exhibits an incapacity to fill the
high office."
"Roosevelt. Leave well enough alone."
"Roosevelt. My reasons, partly harmony on
the money question, independence, good judgment,
sound money, good government"
"Roosevelt. Regard election of Parker as kill
ing business on account of inability to legislate."
"I believe In a thoroughgoing American, one
that will stand by the country without hauling
down the flag."
"A change at this time would be hurtful to the
country."
"By all means Theodore Roosevelt, for the
present as well as the future of the country."
"The country has the right to trust this man,
his methods, his honor and his brains."
"Roosevelt, because he is the best man In the
country for the position."
"Roosevelt is guiding the affairs of the country
for the best interests of the American people."
"I consider the Republican party the best for
our country and Roosevelt a thorough American
and .honest."
"I consider the election of a Democratic Presi
dent would be akin to a calamity. The prosperity
of the country would be checked by attempts to
change the tariff. I say, let well enough alone."
"I am glad of an opportunity to indorse his
successful administration."
"Business folks do not want a change."
"Believe our best interests will be served by
keeping Roosevelt and John Hay in office."
''Roosevelt is perfectly safe, a great statesman
and the embodiment of all that is true American.
"It would bo very difficult to know what Mr.
Parker stands for. It's a shuffle for votes."
"Roosevelt is capable of meeting all the de
mands of the Presidency. His course in every
office he has filled shows that he has the courage
of his convictions, is honest and fearless and is
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the man the nation needs today. He will be fl
elected." B
"I have no use for a man that did not know M
where he was until twelve hours after he was 'itll
nominated." H
One who voted three times for Cleveland, says: iB
"I will vote for Theodore Roosevelt because he 'H
is, as John Hay expresses it, honest, 'courageous, fl
and intelligent In my opinion he is the greatest H
friend of the common people that ever sat in the H
Presidential chair with the exception of Abraham H
Lincoln. He will use all his powers to grant to H
every one equal rights, be he high or be he low; ' H
and this is the whole foundation of our govern- i H
ment." I jM
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PARKER CONSTITUTION CLUB? U
(Prom a Letter to the N. Y. Evening Post.) N jH
What are the specific acts of Mr. Roosevelt K
hicu the members of the Parker Constitution K;
CJub, as lawyers, believe to be unconstitutional? !S
In your issue of August 1G you announced the H
organization of the club and printed a statoment, H
purporting to emanate from its executive commit- H
tee, setting forth in most general terms Uat un- Hi
constitutional acts of President Roosevelt were , H
the ralson d'etre of the club, and closing as fol- , JH
lows: 9
"The club will make no hasty assertions and H
take no hasty action. It will investigate the full jfl
records of some of President Roosevelt's acts, jH
such as his adding twelve million dollars to the ' H
pension roll by his executive order; his real con- ( fl
nection with the Panama affair, and other mat- ' fl
ters in which he has overridden the constitution. S
The club will be perfectly just to him. It will H
accuse him of what he ought to be accused of, jfl
and give him credit for the things that he de- ,19
serves credit for." i JH
In other words, these gentlemen in general and jfl
very consistent language announce their conclu- . H
sion that Mr. Roosevelt has been guilty of every H
possible infraction of the Constituion, and then fl
wish the public to believe that as lawyers they i jfl
will proceed to make an impartial investigation. fl
This would not be serious if it were not that fl
the pre-emption of the name Constitution Club ffl
by eminent lawyers must inevitably produce the t fl
false impression that not as Democrats, but as jfl
lawyers, they have reached a conclusion that the jfl
Constitution has been violated not that in their JH
political view of the purposes of our governmental
system the spirit of the Constitution has been set ffl
at naught,, but that as a matter of law Mr. Roose- jfl
volt has been guilty of acts which are in a lQgal jfl
sense unconstitutional and therefore null and void. jfl
The eminent gentlemen at the head of this club ' fl
have thus assumed a responsibility proportioned jH
to the high honor in which their names are hold jH
in this community, which they may only fairly H
discharge by sotting forth with clearness what H
acts they deem unconstitutional and for what jfl
reason, and what judicial or even executive prece- i jfl
dents exist to suport their conclusion. i 1H
Or, failing this, let them change their name ' H
to the Parker Democratic Club,, which will accur- jfl
atoly describe both the personnel of their member- H
ship and the real purpose of their organization; JH
and I for one will rejoice at such a hopeful sign , flj
of the development of a sane and virile opposition . flj
party. j H
But if the managers of the club persist in ask- 9
ing for the confidence of the public as expounders ' -,H
of the Constitution I cannot refrain from asking S
them if they will not, while they are in the bui- H
noss of Impartial research, examine and report h
upon the situation existing in many of the South- 9
orn States, without whose electoral votes their J H
rrlnc'ples c-jnnot prevail, whereby Democratic ' H
members of Congress are elected by the votes of fl
less than one per cent of the population. jfl
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