Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-01-20
THE EPHRAIM WHISKY QUESTION.
"mnny Citixcns'' Again Refers TO
the Leading. Topic I'm Tint

GOwh.
EDITOR DEMoCRAT:-In your issue of
January 9th, Jacob Johnson-the Sam
pete Webster-after wrestling with the
the article OF "Many Citizens" from the
18th to the 31st of December. lust nine
teen days, launched out with half n col
umn of interrogations, in vain effort 10
defend party whom he identifies at the
head oil his article as "The Whisky Chief
oil Sanpete," and next designates him as
one OF the leading citizens of Sanpete.
inns is not very complimentary to the
citizens OF our town. That he is leader
IN the whisky business we will admit,
but IN no other way. Mr.. Johnson let
us ask you leading question How
much does this leading citizen pay YOU
Tor your professional services i'm his de-
fense,. instead OF hiring an alleged lawyer
to do it? When you talk of morals. even
professionally, it makes lis sick. Not
many years ago the people OF the whole
county OF Sanpete were shocked with the
disgusting Spring City outrage, and
well, do not talk Of morals, il does not
sound well from you.
MIR. johnson proceeds thusly. "Many
Citizens OF Ephraim says we have not one
licensed saloon in Ephraim.' Does he
know Paul Won Nordeck, who keeps n
place where liquor may be obtained?
He pays to the city government IL
cense of IS per quarter" Yes, Mr.. John
sor, we do know Paul Won Nordeck. He
is a gentleman; he pays the city govern
ment So per quarter for Il druggists IL
cense, and this is 50 more than the
Whisky Chief of Sanpete" ever paid
the city for license. Do we make this
plain enough, Mr.. Johnson? Then he
gets things badly mixed up, and infers
that somebody wants to remove Mr. Won
Nordeck from his office. The only person
that could possibly be benefited by the
removal OF Mr.. Won Nordeck from the
drug store would be the whisky chief
himself, whose whisky sales would GER
tainly increase if the drug store were
closed.
Mr.. johnson next says: "The venom
Many Citizens seeks to cast upon others
will rebound upon himself" How beauti-
fully Mr.. johnson moralizes, and vet his
whole defense of his client is teeming
with insinuations, slurs and unjust infer
ences against a man who never has in
Jured him-a man who was SO unfortu-
nate as to become acquainted with this
leading citizen Mr.. Johnson is defending.
This man, whom Johnson is trying to be-
smirch, rejoces to-day in having the con-
fidence and esteem of all the best citizens
OF Ephraim, both Mormon and non
Mormon. The whisky chief did not sue
coed in running this man, although the
leading citizen was leading then in the
whisky business, as he has been of late.
Nine-tenths of the people will endorse
this man to-day, Notwithstanding John
OF TO fn t1,a
johnson has not refuted single state
ment set forth by "Many Citizens" but
seeks rather to cover up his client under
a long string OF questions, but we do not
lose sight of the main subject for all that.
1t is not our province to answer
his questions, but being thorough
ly conversant with the situation.
to each and all OF his impertinent SLAM
ders we answer that there is only enough
truth among them to save them from ut
ter falsehood.
Does MIR. johnson mean to infer that
monomaniac on the grain question, who
will hoard grain for years, and also
purchase it, will refuse grain for
whisky, when he deals in the liquid
and this Whisky Chief donates to the
poor as much as one man spends ut his
place for whisky, does he? Is it the
poor lawyer he donates to? Ii is news to
us that he donates at all as to his paper,
we would prefer the cash always; as to
the neighbors of the Whisky Chief, they
could a tale unfold that would show him
in his true light. Do not refer to them
or they may do it. Ii the Whisky Chief
is such a liberal man with his donations,
paying his taxes, etc., why does he not
take out license to sell liquor instead OF
being fined every once in while.
G. A. Larsen, the Ephraim postmaster,
December for selling liquor without a
license, and Jacob Johnson was prose.
cnting attorney for the city, but he fails
to mention this in his futile efforts to
bolster up his client. This is Larsen's
second offense; he was fined some time
ago for the same otiense 800.
We will now ask Mr.. Johnson few
questions: Are you not on the leading
citizens bonds? Is he not on your bonds
for certain contract that you are after?
Did he not persuade an old gentleman to
80 on your bonds? Are you not bosom
friends?
LAWYER:
Dear Whisky, if you turn around,
I'll furnish what you lack
You cannot do it we'll yourself,
But can scratch your Dack.
WHISKY:
Dear Lawyer, what you say is true,
But first shut all the doors;
And while you scratch my back, dear
FRIEND
Why, I'll be scratching yours.
LAWYER:
And IL You hold the office
How pleasantly Well sail.
If secure the contract
For carrying the mail.
WHISKY:
And now havemy boxes,
Would il not be sin
For Uncle Sam to put me out
And the other fellow in?
''MANY CITIzESs."
Ephraim, January 10, 1886.