6 GOODWIN'S WEEKLY.
If & ' Politics and Things
IN the rapid evolution of the Pro
gressive movement, it -will be im-
h possible a few yeara from now for
H j any coterie of men to set up a judicial
Hi i trust and abrogate to themselves all
B of the power that bristles from the
V ' bulwarked combination now in oxist-
L ence. There is indeed a reasonable
Hf' explanation here of the existence of
H a demand for the recall of Judges, for
B ' the necessity of such action is self-
H evident It will be impossible in the
H near future for a judge to sit in trial
n of a case and then, upon adjournment
V- of the court, make his daily visit to a
j newspaper office" and there point out
H the salient features in tfie state's at-
Hj ta of that very case to guide the
K newspaper in the handling of the story
H of the case. It will be impossible for
jH a judge to pose as an unbiased arbi-
Hj ter on the bench and then, upon step-
j ping down, assume the attitude of a
H prosecutor who helps to sway public
H opinion. It will be equally as impos-
m sible for a judge to delay justice until
m litigants have actually forgotten what
H It Is all about. It will become unfash-
H lonable for the judiciary to take mat-
M ters under advisement and make a
M ruling at a time when it will have
H the most political effect, or to hold it
M until It cannot have an influence, one
m way or the other, upon politics. To-
B day the rule works both ways.
H The long-stifled voice of indepon-
H dence will soon make itself heard and
H if the recall of the judiciary is the in-
M strument through whioh the people
H are to regain their power and prestige
H over the judiciary, then that will come.
H If it i3f not the proper method some
H other weapon will be brought into
H play.
H Without presuming to be in con-
H tempt of court, it may be recalled that
H there is a certain decision hanging fire
H which was to have been rendered long
M ago, as soon as a certain political
H convention was disposed of. This
H opinion was not forthcoming at the
H close of that convention, and the
H campaign soon came on, so it was
H held up still longer and even now
B awaits the casting of the ballots be-
H fore it will issue forth from the sa-
H cred chambers where it has been so
B long in confinement
H The people need only to be told
fl the story the average citizen
fl doesn't bother much with legal mat-
m ters, leaving them to the lawyers
m and judges and to litigants and hop-,
M ing that the fates will not throw
B him into the latter class. Once the
I story of the law's delay is fully told,
the people will act.
R1 Here is a sample of how the people
H rule by the convention method of
K nominating candidates:
H The organization names a district
Hfr- chairman in one of the downtown
Hi districts. It is his business to handle
B Ypur automobile is waiting for you.
B Purdue's Automobiles and Taxicabs.
H Anywhere at Any Time.
B Phone for Rates.
H Phone: Wasatch 5 or 1598.
the primr and "to bring his dis
trict down." The primary is called
for a certain place to be held at
eight o'clock. The district chairman,
ambitious to rise in the political or
ganization, gathers about him a num
ber of trusted friends of any and all
political faith, and attends the pri
mary. The hands of the clock are
at five minutes to eight The chair
man sets the clock ahead ten min
utes, calls the primary to order, has
himself elected chairman and the
slate of delegates he has chosen put
through in record time. Before ten
minutes after eight all the business
is transacted and the primary is ad
journed. The delegates from that
district go out of the primary to meet
others who were about to attend,
telling them that the business is
done and the delegates elected. The
delegates elected vote for the slate
cpndidates in the convention. The
same is being done in enough other
districts to insure the nomination of
the slate framed by the organization.
The people have no voice in the
matter. To call this procedure a pri
mary is the holloWest mockery.
The three parties are arranging for
a whirlwind week to wind up the
campaign. While the Republicans
and Democrats are making them
selves heard in halls all over the
state the Bull Mioose arc getting
close to the people by meeting in
the hemes and on the street corners
spreading the gospel of Progresslv
Ism among the common classes. All
three parties will have roundup meet
ings toward the end of the coming
week, and there will be some experi
ence meetings where the sins and
follies of the campaign will be
summed up by orators who are al
ready .preparing speeches for the
final outburst.
The three national committees of
the parties which will go to the mat
in about ten days don't appear to re
gard Utah very highly in a political
way. None of the national figures re
siding elsewhere have been given a
ohanco to speak in Utah, with the pos
sible exception of Roosevelt and Bryan,
both of whom made flying trips
through the state. Their visits were
merely Incidental. The Progressives
tried to get Roosevelt to come to Salt
Lake, but his Itinerary could not be
arranged and he spoke only at Ogden.
The visit of Governor Johnson was an
inoident, also, as Salt Lake was on his
route westward, at that time, and ho
stopped off because it was not out of
his way. The national committees
permitted orators to stop here only
boause they would have to cross the
state going oast or west, or north. The
Republicans have not sent a big gun
into the Utah campaign. Governor
Marshall of Indiana didn't even hesi
tate at Ogden on his way west. The
ite Democratic committee tried to
Bet Governor Wilson to extend his
western trip from Denvr, but the na
tional committee wouldn't ctand for It.
The truth of the situation is this:
None of the national committees re
gards Utah as fertile field for the ex
penditure of money or oratory. Cer
tainly the Progressives do not and
If the Democrats back east have any
hope of carrying this state it is be
cause of the structure of artificial
hope built by the local bosses.
One of the funny incidents of the
campaign occurred in Progressive
headquarters. An expressman found
the state chairman tilted back on his
collar-button, his feet cocked up on
the top of a mirror that surmounted a
chiffonier. The expressman had a bun
dle of stuff consigned to headquarters.
Also, he had a large bill for collection
before he would let go of the bundle.
The state chairman fretted at paying
the bill because it would leave a big
gap in his campaign treasure, but he
finally came across. The state work
ers had been yelling for more litera
ture and here was a chance to supply
the demand. When the package was
opened It was found to contain a
great bale of pamphlets on Colonel
Roosevelt's attitude on the negro sit
uation in the south. Timely stuff for
Utah, eh? m
The peculiar twist that politics
gives to things, sometimes, Is evi
denced In this campaign by the ri
valry between F. J. Hendershot and
David Mattson. Both are running for
secretary of state. Hendershot's
father is credited with having put
Mattson into politics. That was years
ago. Dave worked his way up through
the mill until he became a boss in
Weber county, having held several of
fices. His first job was chief deputy
in one of the county offices and he
was appointed against the will of the
chief who 'had the salary fixed so low
that every one thought Dave would
resign. Instead of doing the expected
thing Mattson hung on and served
through the term, laer becoming
county clerk. In late years he and
Hendershot were not such close polit
cal friends as they were at the begin
ning and now comes H'endershot's son ,
to contest with Mattson for the sec- j
retaryship of state. Hendershot is i
running on the Bull Moose ticket. j
One of the choice morsels of po
litical gossip that Is going the round I
' that some one dared the Republican '
state committee to send Jake Johnson
out on the stump. The committee
didn't take the dare, thus leaving the
only candidate on the Republican state
ticket who has not made a show of t
himself in this campaign.
!
Harry S. Joseph, .. who resigned
from the chairmanship of the finance
committee of the county Republican
organization, was dropped from the j
list this week by Chairman Will H. ,
Folland. Joseph has been regarded .
as out of harmony with his quorum
on the committee owing to his nn- ,
tagonlsm to Jake Johnson, one of the I
Republican candidates for congress.
He resigned a long time ago, but the
"resignation was laid on the table.
Joseph has been one of the best
money-getters for the Republican
county committee in many campaigns.
At a smoker in Judge Bowman's
court room Wednesday night a Roose
velt club was organized with the fol-
lowing officers: Colonel John T.
Carbidge; Lieutenant Colonel O. C.
Carstensen; Majors Fred Rich, Ray C,
Naylor, W. B. Schoppe and W. S.
Shell.
We Can't Move Till
the Last of October
The New Store (150 South Main; Auerbach's)
won't be ready till then. In the meantime, all
of October, our prices are cut to "MOVE"
Overcoats l oH
Pants 14 oft
$1.50 Shirts 95c
$3.50 Shirts $2.00
Some Underwear 14 off
I Some Hats $4.00 now $2.75;
$3.00 now $2.25
About Fifty Suits $25.00 to $30.00,
Values now $15.00
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Clothes of the Better Sort
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