The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-10-02

charges DIV repupIlcanS 10 GD6 eH6ct
that the democratic state committee
has $4,000 90 corruption fund; that
Judge Powers was retained as chair
man with promise of large salary to
make the fight this year, ETC.. and Mr..
Williams has written MIR. Powers on
the subject.
Mr.. Powers answers and says:
Every democrat has the right to ask
me any question he chooses concerning
the conduct of the campaign, and to
receive from me a frank and truthful
answer, and l therefore desire to say
To you:
Flrst-That l have not Haunted in
the faces of the people, the fact that
$50 90 has been placed at my disposal
to carry on this campaign, haYe not
SAID that We had any such amount of
money. | say now, that we have no
mors money at our command, than is
needed for tie absolute necessities of
the campaign, and that statements 30
the contrary ale absolutely fictitious,
and are unqualified fslsehoods.
Second hays not been employed
by my party or anyone else to conduct
this campaign. | have not demanded,
neither have | been promised fancy
Zee for my services, or any fee what
soever / was made to understand that
it was my duty as citizen, to take the
craftsmanship Of my party, and &C
cepted without any conditions or
promises, though / could i'll afford to
do SO, owing to my own financial con.
dItion and my business affairs.
Third-If Nj. Miller or any other
person, made the statements or any
thing like them. knowing them to be
false, then Mr.. Miller and such other
persons as have made such statements
are unworthy of the Trust and conf
dence of the people or among other
Is the one, "Tbou
shalt not lle," and whoever violates
that commandment ought not to re-
ceiYe The vote of the honest man.
Fourth-If Mr.. Miller made these
upon mere Tumor, and
stated them as he is reported to have
done, as verify, then Mr.. Miller is
OF the confidence of his fell
low citiZens or their votes, because
man who asssils private character with
out lust cause, cannot excuse himself
by pleading the exigencies of the po-
litical situation, and he is not oGe to
be commended to the suffrage of the
people.
Fifth-In view CT your questions,
have concluded to make this letter
public letter, that sll democrats may
know the truth and act accordingly,
and to you, and TO all democrats, say
that the books OF the democratic state
are open to the inspection
Of every member of the party; that in
the conduct OF this campaign, [ have
no use TOR political strikers, for the
yenal, or for the boodleTs, and have al
ready driven away such as have ap-
preached me, and shall continue TO
drive from the democratic headquart
ers, every man who has a dishonest
to make. The fight that
shall make, Will be fight
First--Based upon the organization
Of The party, made more perfect II pos
sible than that of the enemy.
Second-An appeal TO the judgment
nd the reason OF the people OF Utah.
Third-Tne registration and polling
Of every democratic vote within the
territory that 1t is possible to secure.
L pom these lines | shall continue to
wage battle against the foe until the |
polls have closed. Upon these lines
say to you, and to the democrats of |
Utah, that shall win the fight, and |
| shall make Utah q democratic state. |
There is another chapter, however,
in this story, which is best explained |
by letter sent to Frank J. Cannon
through John Boyden, of Coalville, and |
,he replies, which are as follows:
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. "a, 1895.
Hon, Frank j. Cannon:
MY DEAR SIR have it from reIl-
aDle authority, that at different times |
,nd places, In the course OF your pollt- |
cal speeches during the campaign. |
you have mads the statement that l
tm TO receive 81 600 for my services S
chairman of the democratic party, and
- coo mole in the event OF success. L
most respectfully ask of you, by what
you make such statement,
aud | desire TO say to you thai II Is en-
Slrely untoupded My services are
given to my party quite as freely as
our own, and 4 certainly have right
10 know whether you have better In
concerning the matter than |
[ have myself. An early reply will
,blige me. Very truly yours,
.. w. IowERs.
This was presented to Mr.. Cannon
~ MIR. Boyden and no answer was re-
urned, except that the recipient |
would answer Judge Powers either in
person or by letter. A telegram to
his effect was sent to Judge Powers,
ollowed shortly after by the following
etter:
CoALvILLE, Uteh, Sept 26, 1895.
}. w. Powers, Chairman Democratic
Committee, Salt Lake city.
Dear Sir-Since sending my teie-
ram this afternoon Mr.. Cannon