The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-22
Mr.. T0L1ON SETS
HIMSELF RIGHT
poseuts Reflections Put Upon
Him by Republican Of
fetal Organ.
praDs FROM THE RECORD
COMMITTEE DEMANDS RETRAc-
TON FROM PAPER.
READS FROM THE RECORD

ststement made before the joint
IN .sortaqe investigating committee
sav REPRESENTATIVE ToitOn charged
i'S'', ,hs 1nter-Mountain Republican. the
I'll republican organ of the state. de-
satslv nisqU0ted him and lnslnuated
y n ~ favored the coal companies. Mr..
I. ~ AZ " Sneech was an eloquent appeal
ip't ~, treatment by the press and he de-
lsi' +bat his reason for making il was
~ a,,se h. wanted to be set right before
~ nubIic and his constituents
A. me conclusion Of his remarks Sena-
- robnson offered a resolution to the eff
tbaf the committee placed perfect
0f;5ence in him and asking that the In
Maintain Republican retract. The
-i,,tion was passed unanimously.
~ Tolton was strongly of the opinion
at politicaI reasons actuated the pub
inc of the article in question, as ne is
Nm D-,ss57,ocratic member Of the house and
4 Dreeeognized leader of the minority. he
"a tbaf he thought it might have been
ne m impair his influence. In order to
10 that his attitude was a fair one he
cad from the RECORDS OF W S9hesddy 5
scion. which substanuated MS cIain
ftat he had been mlsquoted-
The basis of the claim made by the Re
ibiican was his asking questions regard
no fhe price OF the production OF coal, II
ing minated that he was trying to
OW that the luti Coil4boAi4~7 "SAN mo-
O. 2cticing eXtOrtions.
IN part Mr.. Tolton spoke as follows:
Tolton States His Case.
..r reSnectfullv ask the indulgence Of the
,,mmiftee as / feel that ] have suffered
grievance. I was appointed by the
,estar nj the house to serve on this COM
,5i+tre aitboucb 1 am one of the Demo-
r.stir minority i'm that body. But l take
i that The appointment was mace With
,.ut reference to politics Since nv Sp-
ointment / have been subject to indlgnI-
les at the hands of The Inter Mountain
I,anuhiean. the official Republican organ
Tecause of the insinuatiOns made against
me 7 feel that at this time | cannot per-
form nay full duties unless l at least make
IN explanation Of my attitude The con
customs reached by the paper in question
we're without foundation of fact as IN all
nrv questioning / have endeaVOred TO Sc
cure facts that would enable me 10 reach
fyst conclusions If ] favored any coal
company ] DID not know it, In order to
BE- set right before the public and this
committee l will refer to this mornings
Republican. The headline says, 'Ioiton
fsvOrs coal COMPANIES. l Will now read
sou the offensive article and then COM
rare its statements with the records OF
Yesterdays proceedings and ask you to
ridge whether / did not act IN a fair and
impartial manner.
Here Representative TOltOn read the ar
icle in the Republican and also the pro-
ceilings of the day before. Continuing
De said;
Asks No FaVors.
Now. gentlemen of this committee. ]
desire to say this, that / do not ask for
any favOrs al the hands OF the press. but
iiil that I DO ask is that am accorded the
s. me privileges and the same cOurtesies
.lat other members Of this committee re-
FH1s hon DO s-F
want 10 say this that il was. demon
sTEated -on that occasion. as I4take it.
fr0m the answer of Senator Lawrence
and the answer of Senator Johnson, that
they eoncurred in the deduction that L
made with respect to that matter
Il feel gentlemen of this committee.
thai where the same results were brought
2 bout by other members. by the question
ing of President Love, where the wit
ness admitted that they did get paid for
the slack coal. where it was demonstrated
iu the satisfaction of this committee.
lake it that l was right in my deductions,
and then to have it spread broadcast
through this land, it Is for the purpose,
take it, Of weakening my influence and
my attitude before this committee and
iefuTe the legislature. and 1t is a per-
sonal reflection upon me and my services
in this legislature that | feel l should re-
eRt-and I do resent it gentlemen"
Senator Lawrence interrupted 10 ask,
IN justice TO yourself, are you in any
way, either directly or Indirectly. connect
q with any of these coal companies"
Emphatic Denial.
representative TOlton replied, u am
not l have not been approached by a
member OF any railroad company. or q
cal company. OF any parties who seem
% be interested in this proposition. No
me has approached me, no one has sug-
ested any questions. and the questions
nat ! had propounded to witnesses have
.'een prompted by desire to get the in
ufmation that l might arrive at a Just
oneiusion And so far as this commit
&c Is concerned. as | before stated, you
,iioW my attitude. You know my course;
ut When II comes TO others who don't
now my attitude before this committee,
ma am approached on the street and
wanted 10 know by my constituents why
am here in the interests of coal COM
aiaies and corporations, and there is
'othlng IN the record TO show my actions
pon TINS matter; that is. nothing in the
'u6iic press TO which they have access.
nd not the records before this commit
Some discussion followed regarding
nat should be done with the press and
representative Downs favored excluding
ne representatives of any paDer that
alled 10 state facts Senator Johnson
vas Of the same opinion. The RESOLUTION
senator Johnson 1lfotad aboxa u,ac