Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-03-05
Friday. March S. 1909.
Tile NTER.MOUSrAIS REPuDlATED

over. IL was splendld meeting
Republicans from twenty three coun.
ties OF the state we're represented, aud
the enthusiasm knew 30 bounds. 10
was, la truth, Republican gather
inR, aud II any ono has been In DOUBT
NJ TO tho attitude Of tho rank aud
file ~ the party on the question of
prohibition, that doubt has now Ger.
taiuly been dispelled.
The entire proceedings we're com
plete refutatlon OF the methods adopt
cd by the Inter. Mountain Republican
on this question OF prohibition. That
paper may scream itsolf black In the
face trying 90 make people believe
tho convention was not thoroughly
Republican, that 10 was opposed to
the best interests Of the party, but II
can never prove that point. II stands
dlagraoed and repudiated by tho great
mass OF Republicans In Utah. Hero
IL the resolution adopted By the con-
ventlon relating 10 tho policy aud
methods Of that paper
"Wo oppose and denonuee tho pnl
Icy of the Inter Mountain Republican
upon this question. ne misrepreseutinR
tho attitude Of the Republican party
of this state, aud call upon the state
Republican committee TO Insist upon
tho abandonment OF the present line
Of conduct OF that paper. or 90 an.
nounce ita Reputation as the official
organ OF tho party"
That article In the resolution was
nonc too STRONG. ror fosH sfsu. enc
Inter Mountain Repubiioan has re
sorted to questionable methods Ia 20
litioal affairs; but tho present la
stance IL enough To disgust most peo
ple as To its methods. Since this eight
ON prohibition cnmo up, II haa been
clearly demonstrated 90 any man with
sense enough 10 add two aud two to-
Rether correctly that the Republican
leaders made deal with the liquor
interests, promising that, for value
received, they would XIII all legisla
tion iuimioal Go tho saloon men In
thia session of the legislature. The
later Mountain, controlled aud man
aged bv these leaders, hrs taken up
their fight, and II has certainly been
nasty ilRht which u has put up. ltI
fret tried 60 disoredlt tho movement
by insisting that the Democrats we're
back OF II, aud we're hoodY inking he,
publlcRus into Joining the cause for
the oXpresa purpose Of injuriug the
Repnhltpen party, That falling, by
implication and suggestion, II charged
tho rank aud Gle with dlsloyalty 60
the party, ipsinuatlng that as the
leaders woro opposed Go tho move
wont, the rank should hold up those
leaders hands no matter how dirty
they had become. Failing again Ia
this IL practically admitted come Kind
Of deal between the leaders and the
boozo seilero, aud inslnuated that tho
Mormon church leaders were impli
GATED IA the affair, and consequently
opposed this prohibition furore. That
yelled charge has been reneatedly
thrown out In very insinuatiuR
manner aud made openly GA tho nour
OF the House by the willing tools OF
the Federal bunch aud the lnter.
Mountain Republican
Now as long as paper lights with
Legitimate party weapons no one oan
serioualy object, hut when paper
drRgs the Mormon Church into the
oontest as whip 90 jerk into line
certain Republicans with debate 70.
liglous convictions, wo have no word
OF contempt strong enough 90 no the
case lhis Is not tho ouly time the
Inter Mountain has attempted 20 make
political capital out q the church
leaders, In every political lsht in
Utah since tho paler hss had an eN
isteuce, Il has dragged the Mormon
leaders into the contest, add, In glar.
ing headlines, attempted 60 make IL
appear that the growth % Republican
policies was the peculiar pleasure OF
those leaders.
Now thst dodge has probably had
some effect in past years. but 1t is
like the cry OF the boy Ia the fable
who Ieigued 90 be attacked by wolves
when none we're in sight. Men came
rushing % his assistance once. YEA