The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-23
A MAD mouth.

When n vicious concern is diScon"
tented with the whole world, ii is apt
to turn and rend foe and friend alike.
The Smoot "Mouth,H being such a
vicious concern, cannot help n meli2-
nant fling at the church and the Nor
mon people once in a while, This was
shown in its reference to "the Mormon
menace in politics. 1t was shown n
It's blackmaIling campaign Of ias5 year,
when it first assailed the liquor inter
what it wanted, and undertook TO cad
all prohibtionists out Of the Republican
party.
Then it attacked Republican county
official because he sued to recover from
| grafters some thousands OF collars lie.
! gally taken from the county treasury.
| Next 1t lauded the special attorney IN
I the red-hght' district cases. but de-
/ serted him at once when he said there
! had not been evidence TO convict. Then
! il found fault with the prosecution. he
! Titled It's methods, and when 4 convic-
! disgust that there handn'L been more,
1t misquotcd B. T. Grant, and :.ssallcd
| him personally and malicjously when
! he objected In the meantime, il
showed such evidence of friendli7 7nss 10
| "the queen Of the stockadc' that it
printed big picture Of her on its front
page. and gave voice TO her claim or
unfair treatment-the whole giving 70
the public the impression tha5 il bad
been blackmailing the ''rcd~lighl lis
trict," ns it did the liquor men last
year, and now, as then, taking pay to
turn its coat.
Not content with fighting its own
party, stabbing It's friends, AMI black
mailing right and left, ii keeps in !nind
all the time its grudge agarst those
Of the Mormon church who resented rs
betrayal Of the prohibition cause it did
so much 10 foster and work up feeling
upon. II cherished hot resentment
against them because they criticised ii,
and because they would not lie down
when it cracked its whip and declared
them no Republicans, 1t has had q
burning fire of rage in its breast ever
since the Republican prohibitionlsis
held their State convention, and has |
vieilautly sought ever since for some
way TO get back at them, and now il |
thinks it has found it, and prints a
crimson tipped story that the Saints in |
the settlements have found new tip |
pIe that is "worse than any whisky |
ever sold,' and is in great demand.
The intent Of this. of course, can he
nothing else than to show the hypocrisy
Of the Saints when they pretend TO be
for prohibition. Alas, that the hand of
ga friend' should in1ict this wound!
But, 'tis the nature of the cuss' and
he can't help it.
Here is the form in which the
"Mouthn undertakes to establish its
proposition of the hypocrisy of the
Saints on this question;
rnder the guise Of extract Of Jamaica
Of lemon. tho country merchan,s ot
booze" and the store which docs not
carry an immense and fast moving stock
Of these substitutes for whiskey Is
This trade is increasing daily in the
towns where no licenses are granted, and
as they are ali sold under tho guise or
medicine or havorinS extracts, tney are
a puzzle 10 tho local officers,
who have found no way 10 restrict or
regulate their sale.
II claims that most Of this "essence
of ginger is made by Salt Lake drug.
gists. "and shipped all over the State,
to tine southern counties.
where no licenses ore being granted.
The country merchants do rushing
business even among those who never
touch a drop Of whiskey. The essence
Of ginger, from its effects Is apparent
ly much worse intoxicant than any
straight whiskey for the reason that
to the straight hard alcohol is added
the strong condiment in the form Of
ginger
Which shows, Of course the deceptive
and false claims of the Saints that they
are not drinkers of whisky. But ac- {
rordiug to tho "Mouth," they drink ,
an intoxicant that is "much worse
1t is an interesting fight this, in j
which the "Mouth' assails those who !
have supported and sustained it. But