The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-16

ness interests of the thousands of peO-
pie who live in salt Lake county? Have
We the right to assume the responsible
ity of transferring the liquor from the
saloon to the home?
is Bound by Deal,
eve have heard d great deal about
deals. Infamous deals. yes. and infa-
nous steals they have been called.
do not know whether or not my party
made any such deal as has been
charged but l want to say that if the
Republican party entered into any deal
Of any sort. and either directly or by
inference, made any promises, 1 endorse
them and I am here to carry them out.
have confidence in the leaders Of my
party and / stand for everything they
have done.
There were ten members of this body
elected from Salt Lake county. and ]
challenge any one of the ten to say
here and now that he dared 10 breathe
word on prohibition before the cleo
ton. Was there one of YOU who in
timated before election that you IA
vored prohibition?
The most of you were toasting your
shins before the fire while the leaders
Of the party, whom you now attack.
We're out working and spending money
to elect you to this place. What did
you do to help your party at the last
election? What did any Of YOU do other
than pay your assessment And how
far do you suppose that assessment
would 90 toward paying the campaign
expenses?
Where Did 1t Come From?
Il do not know where the money
came FROM but if I dared express my
self as to where
with:
"Oh, come on now. tell us where they
got it." ny
Il was going to say that I thought If
came from the persons in the Dsrtv
VINO mad every reason on earth To be
grateful to the Republican party. But
II II came from any other source and
was given because Of certain promises
given by our party leaders. then 7 am
bound, and you are bound by anv prom
/ lses made by the leaders of my par
" ana your party. You were glad
enough TO get elected. and you sus-
tanned the machine in everything it did
10 elect you. There is not a one of the
/ ten men elected to this body from Salt
Lake county who dared say a word
against the machine or to interfere with
II IN any way before election.
Ihe question of prohibition came IN
. before the Republican state convention
( ana before the Salt Lake county con-
[ VenJlon- and there was nothing adonfed
III the platforms of either convention
on the prohibition question. There is
not a man from salt Lake county who
/ Noted foT prohibition who is not TO-
/ cTeant TO his party platform"
MT. McCracken Of Weber Interrupted
der u VI
A Bit of Repartee.
why does he infliet this o, us9u
asked McCraCken- If he is here IN
lecture his salt Lake county coIfeszues
let him hire a hall and have si,
recTeant Salt Lake representatives. as
his audience"
Il return thanks" said AfcMi1lin. .to
the political nonenuty from Weber
county"
No personalities. raped Speaker
Robinson.
Let him 20 on. he's a good vau6e-
vile entertainer" said McCraCken.
There is one act this vaudeville Of
mine lacks" retoTted McMilIin: Il am
not political contortionist"
WheTeupOn both were reprimanded
by the chair and McMiIlin subsided.
During his talk Mr.. McMnlin referred
20 hlnlSelf as representing the minor
.ty.' This brought Mr.. Morris to his
feet to insist that as one of the mem
bers of the Democratic minority In the
house he protested against the unau-
thorized representation of the minority
by any Republican.
Mr.. Holman then commenced the
scheduled Grafton which had been fes-
tuTed as the days drawing card. In a
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