The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-06

more re easily it is 81 handled. Why. You 70
into the question today In The central
part OF the state where we have IN cl-
feet what would be city local option. |
am free 10 admit that possibly IL may
be better than the open saloon, | am not
going to discuss that AS matter OF
fact. as long they can send 10 salt
Lake CITY or Ogden or any other Town
OF Utah it Is easier for them to get
liquor than If the manufacture and sale
were prohibited throughout the entire
state. And while do not claim TO be
a prophet or the son OF q prophet. pre-,
dict that If Republican legisla ture shall
be elected and passes Law. In accord
ance with their platform that conditions
will not be bettcred ono particle,
What He Believes
/ believe the people OF Utah are, for
prohibition and for state wide prohibl-
ton. II not. why did $4,000 or 10000
OF them less than two years ago sign
for state wide prohibition? My sigma
aure is upon that petition II anybody
as always. for statewide prohibition and
opposed 10 local option. ! thank YOU
for the attention YOU have given me.
If elected TO the ofncc of congressman
the state TO the very best of my ability.
| have no enemies that | want 10 pun
| am able and / believe that tho people
OF Utah will show that they were hon
est and sincere when they asked for pro-
hibl'ion two years ago and even Yer be, be.
OF wet and dry territory In the United
States you viii see that more than three
fourths Of the states today are dry, and
Utah Is still a black spot upon the map.
Let us remove II. Let lis elect a legis-
lature that viii enact state Wide prohi-
billion. And let lis also elect a legls-
lature that viii send q Democrat to the
United States senate, | am not going
to talk any longer, thank you. ladies
and gentlemen, for your attention.
Judge Richards Brief.
Judge Erickson was followed by
Judge Richards, candidate for Justice of
the supreme court, who made a brief
talk, in which he discussed the pro-
hibtion question, as he said there was
an unwritten law that prevented candi
dates for the judiciary from discussing
political questions. His remarks, as
said, were brief He was given
hearty welcome when he appeared upon
the stage.
When he concluded Chairman Steph
ems introduced Judge William II. King.
The Judge burned his bridges rs he
warmed mp, and he was applauded
many, many times during the delivery
Of his address Of an hour. He spoke as
follows:
Judge Kings Address.
] certainly feel that IL would be a great
injustice upon my part to keep you here
any longer We have had such a mag
nificent meeting and such an eloquent and
lucid presentation Of the Issues of the
campaign that | can scarcely conceive
OF the propriety OF my introduction or
my appearing before you. begged OF
the chairman and also OF our state chair
man, Mr.. Moyle, TO not insist upon my
speaking. and | wish that you would get
up now and 80 home and let me go home,
too.
| suppose IL we we're to believe the
Intermountain Republican q don't know
whether anybody does believe iD, that
/ ought to have sweet milk here instead
tor George Sutherland in his recent
speech at the Republican convention at
Ogden. said that in the few remarks
which | submitted at Provo upon the
occasion Of the Democratic convention,
that'l spent great deal OF time talking
about nothing ! spoke thirty-fve min.
Senator smoot and The machine have
been devotng columns TO me ever since.
II | said nothing, IL Is remarkable that
the organ OF Mr., Smoot should conceive
II was necessary TO devote columns to
that nothing.
] feel honored In being placed in the
Jesse knight. We have I'VE been tS,'0 the 9"I,e obs
Jects OF vtlihcatlon and vituperation ever
since the Democratic convention. Is it
possible that we told the truth about
thing the liberties of the people Of this
state? They say that Uncle Jesse
Knight is a Democratic boss. Is it pos
slble that when we charge the Repub-
lican machine with being bosses in this
state and stifliug initiative and inde-
pendence that for once some body got
machine and its satellites In this state?
They must think that the Democrats are
towards and that Uncle Jesse knight
and some OF us who have been the sub
tian
dare to raise our voices In defense Of
Democratic platforms and Democratic
principles! ! know but one thing 10
do in politics, as know but one Thing
to do In religion or morals. and that is
do what your conscience tells you is
right.
Campaign Vilifcation.
Is i, compatible with the dignity OF
he think that II adds TO his political dig
nifty or TO his ecclesiastical dignity TO
permit pc aIn rLa ms personal organ day after day
WHY this humble individual who is
addressing you now? | suppose that
Mr.. Smoot,s organ thinks that il is witty
ana tha1 1t is an irrefutable argument
in terms which il has employed Do
you think that it would comport with my
dignity or the dignity OF the Demo
cratic party II day afteS day we should
speak Of the distinguished senator from
Utah as Razor Reed. or Woolly Sinoot
OF OF non. George sutherland as "Ginger
Georsie. or of Hon. Joseph Howell as
Jellyiish Joe? And yet the personal or
gan OF the distinguished senator from
Utah feels that that Is the way TO con
duct campaign in this state. ano tha
it adds immeasura bly, 10 the dignity OF
those who indulge In that sort of talk.
! confess that / love milk would
prefer to be charged with being a lover
or milk than 10 being defender of The
whisky interests OF this state.
don't profess to be as good a Mormon
as the senior senator from Utah. but
when my church declared that prohlni- |
tlon was a moral issue. waived INV |
personal predictions and I salu that |
upon moral questions / will stand with
my church. / deny the right of my
church or the ecclesiasts of my church |
to dictate to me upon political questions
or TO command me what 10 do along oo-
litical lines. But | admit the right N |
my ecc'esiastical leaders 10 speak upon |
moral and doctrinal and religious omass |
nons. And though / may not be as good |
a saint as St George Sutherland, whoss |
splendid Godlike nature was oTtnded at |
the use OF the word damn | am will
ing TO stand by my church When IL speans