Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-21
LIQUOR ORDINANCE ]
BEING |: CAST ! ASIDE D
Political Sop to Catch the I'm
wary in the Shape Of
Favors" to Saloons.
RUNNING THROUGH THE NIGHT.
Excuse for Indulgence Sought in
visit OF Veterans Isransford De-
mands Law Enforced.

AS q political sop to catch the urlwary,
"American" party officials have per-
mitted, and are now permitting. the
ordinances of the city to be violated.
1t lis raw political ncrobatic feat in
tended to please the saloon men and
those associated.with the liquor inter-
estsi and incidentally rake In votes
and money and perpetuate in power a
Clique of political tricksters and blat-
ant humbugs.
Some tiInea q party of saloon men
and hotel prorrietors had confer
ence with city officials and the latter
We're asked these questions; 4. ,;5.
3'sWhen the old soldiers come here.
will they be given the keys to the
Scity?'
Then, If we close our doors at IL
O'Clock, as the ordinance provides, and
the soldiers, having the keys to the
entire city, see fit to open them, who
will be responsible for violation of the
slaw?'
The reply was, why, the soldiers
will be responsibilities of course"
With this understanding the saloons
and hotel bars were permitted to keep
open until 2 a. m. from AUG. y to ,Aug.
{ 20 inclusive 1t is a known fact, how
ever, that some saloons, perhaps more
favored than others, have been doing
business all night and also on Sundays
The ordinance prohibits the placing of
crackers and cheese, etc. on the bars.
but the ordinance is apparently re-
ggarded as a joke byasolne saloon men.
A DEAL IN CASH,
1t is currently reported that. during
the absence of Mayor Bransford "A nj
Serican,' party bosses secured from
liquor interests a sum of. money said
to be in the neighborhood Of $4,000 for
standing that those who came
through would not be bothered" If
they fractuped2th the new ordinance. Al
so, that when Mayor BrAnsford re-
turned and learned of the situation,
e he raised a ructionSnot unlike a, Kan.
sas cyclone and declared that the or
sdinance would be enforced.
John Condron, a member Of the eX-
Secutiye board Of the knights of the
Royal Arch, an Organization which
works for the liquor interests, declared
b to the News that there is no truth
3 In the report that the saloonnen had
contributed $4,000 or any. other sum to
the american party for campaign
purposes.
tt5'l lis & true we were speIIIIllltl -
keep open until 9 o'clock in the morn
ing until the Goth, but after that we
must close, This was done because
of the g. A. r encampment, We met
with Mayor Bransford and the chief$of
( police and were told that the soldiers
had the keys of the city and If We
closed our doors at midnight and the
soldiers saw fit to open them. We would
not be blamed. AS to giving any money
to the american party or any other
party, there is not a word of truth in
that,
Our organization does not subscribe
Ito any political party and does not
affiliate with any Our interest Will be
aroused when nominations are made.
We will support those whom we think
are honest and not grafters but We
will give no money to any committee,
What we raise we will spend our
selves and in our own way. We will
then know the results and know that
the money is not spent by some COM
mitteemen for themselves.
While tbs claimed that the associa-
ton did not contribute. to the Am
erican' campaign fund. It is not at all
unreasonable to believe that saloon
men have contributed, especially in
view Of the we'll known fact that some
places have apparently been granted
Immunity while others have not. Or at
least have been afraid to take a
chance. &. *,
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