Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-03-12
Friday. March "a. 1900.
MR.. sPRY'S PEACE OFFERING.

Some people Ia Utah may take SER
iously Gov. Spry's message OF last
Tuesday on the liquor question; but
we are convinced that almost every.
one will regard IL rs a huge joke.
There are several reasons why II
should be 20 regarded. In the FIRST
place, the people will not he con.
WINGED that Mr.. Spry feels as intense.
ly on this question nc be would have
them believe he does when no says,
s''i respectfully call your attention to
very important subject which has
not yet received your detinite action,
AMI upon which you should not fail
90 provide effective fegsIlation.
lhis subject 10 the regulation aud
control of tho liquor traffic within
the state" Some tIme ago we call
I'D the attention OF the people to the
voluminlous message which Mr.. Spry
sent TO the legislature ut tho oenlng
OF the present session. In that mes.
sage every conceivable subject OF ev.
On trivial Importance was discussed.
but tho vital question OF prohibition
was not even vaguely limited at. Now
comss MIR. Spry two days before the
Legislature 10 scheduled TO olose its
doors, and calls tho attention OF that
body 10 what he calls very import
ant bit Of legislation which they have
neglected definitely TO consider.
What consistency 10 there Ia such
method OF doing nusinessY
In the second place, MIR. Spry
knows there 10 now no time left In
which to consider carefully any kind
Ia te.ia,@Al@s- rAl~t. az "A. ME
message 10 dated Mar. 9th the Iegis.
lsture should have closed Mar 10, and
only on account OF lack OF time In
disposing OF the work now before
them, did the legislators arrange TO
run on till Mar. l9th. Does this
message not look like subtorfuge,
coming ut tho eleventh hour whom ID
can do absolutely no harm one way
or the othorp There could certainly
be no harm dono 10 tho liquor inter.
eats now, II Mr., Spry bad Ia bis mes.
sage urged state wide prohibition, for
che simple reeson that no bin Of such
importance could be drawn up, he
sent 90 committee, DO reported on,
aud 20 passed by both houses la one
day even though the striotest gag rule
were enforced ~ 10 debate. So from
the point % time for action the mes
sago Ia elmply hoax.
But notwithstanding his past ri
lence on this question, aud his now
helated mossaee, Mr.. Spry openly
attompta 10 lay all blame for on 40
uon In regard 10 prohibition on tito
twelvee members OF tho Senate who
voted against the Cannon bill. In
his message he says; 81 had hoped
that bylthis time action TO this end
Estate control OF liquor tratnol would
have been taken by your honorable
body; but at present there does not
appear 60 be any suoh measure nonr
TO enactment " This, II seoms, Ia
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twelve senators who threw their den
aaoe Ia tho very teeth Of their ooustit,
nents, are without question. willing
tools OF the Federal bunch they did
what MIR. Spry aud Mr., Howell Insist,
Oh on their doing To save the gov
ernor tho necessity OF vetoeing the
bill for statewide rophibition. these
men killed II Ia tho upper house
And now Mr. Spry poses ps great
champion of liquor regulation by TAX.
ing the Legislature To task for its neg
lect In passing such bill. Raallz. |
ing how Intensely the people through.
cut the state feel about this question
and fearing the consequence In the
future, Mr., Spry would now feign
hand out tho belatsd message as sort I
of peace Offering TO tho great body OF
voters whom he has, through his I
henohmen. offended, Hut the people
cannot be fooled by such shallow
sophistry; they knor that Ia this
message there is no real desire 10
curb or destroy the great liquor evil. I
IL is only a political move 10 hood,
wink the gullible. Il u simply
hoaS,