Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-18

hibitlon within their limits. and as be-
ing a step IN the right direction and
| with possible statewide prohibition iu
sight, he was willing 20 vote for the
| bill.
THOMPSON DENOUNCES BILL.
Mr. Thompson, who has been "a con-
sistent advocate OF statewide and abb
solute prohibition ever since the intro
| duction OF the first bin on the subject
in the house, then arose and denounced
the bill before the house as Infamous,
and as being nothing more than a
ratification of the deal" made with
the liquor interests. Mr.. Thompsons
remarks created a profound impression
for they were delivered with great ear
nostness and apparent conviction The
speech In fun follows.
Mr. Speaker-Already "a constitution
al majority has been given for this bill
and my vote viii not influence the Zee
suit I'm any way, but I desire % gu ON
record and to explain where I stand.
/ shall not insult my constituents hy
offering them such a miserable subtor-
fugc as this measure Ga lieu OF the pro-
hihitive law which they have asked at
our hands ] shall vote against this bin
because 10 has been demonstrated 90 my
mind. beyond the peradventure of a
doubt, that a deal has been made
through which the interest OF the peo-
! pie Of this state has been sold to the
| brewers and liquor dealers of this state.
| We are now asked 90 deliver the goods
and this bin is a ratification Of ,he
| contract
Mr.. Speaker I charge that every man
who believes as I do, that there was a
u
| comes a party 90 the deal, and for that
| infamy his name viii be remembered
as an accessory after the fact.
would be recreant 20 tho people Of
| this state and would violate my own
| conscience and my oath OF office II
| should fail to denOuuco and oppose by
my voice and vote this iniquIty whi-h
/ it is sought 10 Doe thrust upon us.
No man upon this floor has dared To
| try TO answer the question. why salt
/ Lake and ogden are made separate
units and ] submit there is no answer
| TO that question except 81 SIS necessary
| to protect that deal.
AS unprecedented in the history OF
! legislation. ! denounce the means by
which this bill has been brought into
| existence, and ! den0unce the false
/ hoods by which 50 has been sought %
! bolster 10 up on this floor, I refer par
| ticularly 20 the false statement OF the
gentlemen from Summit county made
/ upon the floor OF the house this after
noon. ! vote no.
MIR WHITE or UTAH.
Mr.. White OF Utah county said he
! refused to stultify himself SO as 20 per-
nit anyone to tell him how 90 vote
/ when he knew how his const tusuts
| stood. My constituents are not salts
| fed with this measure" he said. they
want prohibition. ! refuse TO have any
| measure crammed down tho throats
| Of those who want statewide prohibits
/ ton, and ] shall vote no."
MR.. AsHToN's TALK.
Representative Ashton of salt Lake
| county attacked the bin and said the
| measure was designed 20 place the poll
| ties OF tho state in the hands Of those
] who would use IL for the Advancement
I Of selfish purposes. He said.
| II IS a strange procedure that invites
/ the attention OF this honorable body On
! the consideration Of a new liquor bin.
/ Few measures contained In the hles of
] this house have come as strongly sup
I ported and none more innocently garbI-
| cd. other liquor bills introduced by tho
/ members OF this house came 20 us all
ready vetoed but this one comes 20 as
| signed sealed and delivered hy his ok
| cellency the governor, but the poor li-
| tlo creature has no father or no mother
| hero. The senate refusing 10 pass the
| Cannon bill, framed "a measure which
| with a few slight changes. could have
| received the concurrence of this house.
on the last day of the session with
| clock stopped and an opportunity for
] fnHarnnnanf aoffnm Inv the loci ala rfrn
| gone, the governor instructs us ln the
| kind Of legislation that he viii approve
D We employ six OF our worthy coll
! leagues 10 nurse this little EuhernatOria|
] creature and today lt comes into This
house crying Tor our succor
n it were simply "a liquor bin and
| needed more nursing than the commit
| tee OF our colleagues could give g.
| would gladly put on "a white apron and
I wheel it about this house until Oycry
| member here would be anxious % claim
parentage, but gentlemen. this inno-
/ cent little creature. N allowed tO live
! win place the politics OF this state Dol
/ the hands OF interruptions politicians
/ who. besides trucking 10 religious iu-
/ nuencos and inspiring religious fears
| win use tho interests which this meas.
/ uro seeks 10 control 90 advance theu
| own selfish ends; and. Furthermore. wu
]
| traffic. ] could with a slight wound o.
| my own pride overlook the manipula.
| ton Of the federal ofiioe- holder that
/ makes the legislators here assembled
| appear as chess on their game board
/ could forget IN the Interest of some
| regulation, tho insult offered 90 thls
| legislature by the injection Of "a bll
prepared hv the keepers Of "a compact
| but / cannot vote for the creation NJ a
self-oning political machine that VIII
| muffle the voice of tna people. I vote
! no.
DEFENDS GOVERNOR spRY
Representative Hugh A. McMiuin de.
Tended the BIN and the governor ~.
said when he voted for the appoint
ment of the joint committee to pre-
paro "a bin which should be- satisfHc
tory tO the governor and the lcUHla
mre for the regulation of the uQuo.
| traffic. ho delegated t0 thar commit
Zee his rights boo the matter and ho wu'
bound t0 stand hy thoir action. 'l
ahuaoIof the governor of the state WaI
argument aa some OF the gentlemen
of This house seem t1 think said III
McMnIn "then of course opponents o|
] d..