The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-06
|IERSAT PROVO
|[[N QUESTIONS
ludge Puts twenty-five
.,ries to the Bunch for
the Public.
|iTERS ARE ASSESSED
FOR CAMPAIGN CASH
Il Jesse Knight Gives q
'hort Talk on the Sugar
Combine.
The Tribune.

/ 10 The Tribune -,
"a, Nov. 5.-Declaring that the
!, bunch had called the theater
! n Salt Lake together III order
ANN them that it was necessary
! Republican party to do some,
a, the morals of the state, and
they could not pass prohibition
~ law. il would be necessary
~ ~ "a pass Al SUNDAY closing law
Z ,be theaters, and unless the
zane through with a good cam.
'snrtr;bution, such a law would
~ and that the theater owners
IA their campaign assessments eX-
"a one being the Salt Lake the
ros the startling portion OF Judge
'i powers's address tonight at the
INC rally held here before a ca
'sSdiencc. The speaker wanted to
"a that is the way that party
.r;slation. in advance TO the the
'sr what tactics would they stoop
orlcr 10 corral the liquor men,
powers referred to the fact that
5csl bunch and speakers Of the
1isan party had charged 3. II,
4 with a lie, when MIR. Roberts
had no answer had been received
'now famous telegram which was
u Nibiey. Morris and Smith to
iab delegation In congress 81
,pe Senator Smoot in his home
II produce the answer to that
M Judge Powers shouted.
me- gone OF the questions asked
1 by Judge Powers were the fol
,d the liquor interest contribute
Republican party two years ago
lurtely. 10000?
)d any one ever hear any liquor
or brewer deny that such con-
"a was madel
Vas the money paid 10 Hiram h.
'CIited States district attorney, as
/, ,so. what was the nature of his
In other words, what was he
on and who was hc trustee for?
,o the books show that he rem
m account Of some S29. 900 OF this
and was The balance used III an
lonal way in Utah
4 lha same time that Hiram r..
Vas acting ss trustee was he also
States district attorney and Dresi-
I the ln,errlountain Republican?
I'D Tie interests refuse TO pay. or
mic. this great fund so long as
lor Cutler was The Republican cam
4 Boz governor, and as Il result,
@ withdrawn and Governor Spry
uted?
Nd Governor Cutler state that he
.eh forced 10 withdraw by reason
Idi:ty deal?" .-... .-
r Governor Cutler did 80 state.
was the nature OF ;hat dirty
Was the money paid by the LIQUOR
Is as contribution TO the Repub-
ampaign fund?
III SO was there any condition at
End II not. what j. there about
|can principles which make the
Interests so .uvc tEcn%
II The sole consideration for this
WIS love and affection.
lF ihe real basis for the attach
Prior tp l!ls contribution TO the
Nan party OF Utah by the liquor
~ had there been published in the
ltln organ a series Of articles ad-
y prohibition. ana after the con-
on did any more such articles APP
lu waS there any prohib,tory leg
!,
II any law WAS passed inimical 10
'etcsts was it vetoed by Governor
y SO. can you see any relation be-
No action OF Tie liquor interests
ans ,nolr contribution and the Hc-
I2he governor vctoinC u law that
,Pr interests did not like?
" me meantime, had Messrs Nib
!mlu end Norris wired Snoot.
lsnd and l!owcll urging that the
4 bunch' he called off I'm their
u1on TO prohibition
go. did the Utah delegation in
bs'pn send an answer to the men
an sent the telegram?
y so, has tho answer ever been
Y y has not bacn published. is 81
q " contained things that IL would
,n.o let the people read?
2Hs tnG answer sent 10 II third
hhn did II state that the big in
~ Tue east were opposed TO lcgis-
~ ,rp,onlb'nnS the sale OF liquor
~ sum up, was the legislation OF n
s,alc sold TO q great interest. ana if
hie?
~ ~ sHCh things arc permitted TO go
;neu h ~ the people. can IL be said
n,' 9eoDle arc worthy OF the great
OF suffrage
Uncle Jesse Follows.
ueie Jesse Knight followed. and
MS discourse referred to the
anent made by Me.too Sutherland
~ It Knight wanted to ship sugar
she saw. United States. Mr.. Knight
! We pay $3.50 per ton for beets
iada therefore. il would be non
,r; ~ thlnk of shipping sugar into
'ln'ted States. - Mr.. Knight as.
or hearers that he would erect d
.attory and that he would pay
~. LINERS not less than $500 a ton
W, ana charge them no more than
XIV q hundred weight for sugar
~ ~ this thing az long as the trusts
- uic' he said in closing.