The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-12
Mormon Church Leagued With Liquor Element

this refusal was that fully 90 per cent of the
vote controlled by the liquor men was thrown
to the church Republicans, and large cor
ruption fund contributed to dcbauch voters
and to defeat the will of majority of the pco
pie Of Salt Lake county
The American party has not been purtanical in any
thing that it has done 1t believes in progress and
square deal 1t has the city the best adminstra
pace rapid than before in its history. And
IN dong So it has had to meet the attacks of an IN
dominant church, and by hypocrtical ccclcsass who
preach prohibition before election and who walk to
the polls arm -inarm with the yest and most dis
reputable of rum-seers.
. The deal was so outrageous that small majority
in fact, refused to participate in it, and they voted
Some of these made modest contributions The Ameri
h en camDagH fund as other business men have done
do. But The total of the contributions from this
vehicles in getting out the vote on election day On
the oher'hand. the fund that was raised by the dive
the smoot Republicans to debauch voters by the hous
o" whic has not been witnessed SINCE the Campaign of
1905 when towards of 600 paid by the brewers
n" ado w e pTa OF s the
church and in the official life of this state.
When Mr. D, C. Dunbar, chairman of the American
county committee, was shown copy of the Herald Re
collect money to defrav the expenses of campaign
of truth in The statement few friendly local liquor
dealers made small contributions to campaign fund.-
did other business men. And this done with
out coercion of any kind character. Our orsaniza-
tion has regarded the saloons with bu few exceptions
being absolutely In league with the Republicans
Americans therefore, are under no obligations to such
these will 1T place itself under obligations TO the
liquor interests of this city Any representing
himself to have authority from the American campagn
committee visit the saloons at this time solicit
funds for the committee is mposor. In fact,
would refuse to accept any money coming from such
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the committee place itself under any obligations to
this element The great bulk of the liquor votes
unouestionaby and in most instances openly, antagon-
istic to the Americans, y
The suggestion that fund was being col
lected, or had been collected, to be placed into
the Golfers of The Tribune is a most outrageous
falsehood. And if the Herald Republican, or
anyone else, can show that The Tribune, or
anyone connected with The Tribune having
authority in its management has ever received
one dollar from such source, or in such q
manner, The Tribune will make present Of
$1,000 to charity in every case.
The statement is another of the malicious and
proundess fasehoods with which the columns of the
Herald Republican teemed throughout the campaign
And it must be considered only in the light Of mali
clous and w1lful libel
There is a great obligation resting upon the
Americans at this time and that is to encour-
age and support council in revising its ordi-
nances on the liquor question in such man.
ner as to improve local conditions and eradi-
cate every possible evil incident to the sale of
intoxicating liquors within the limits of this
municipality.