The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-07
SALOON MEN ARE
OVER A BARREL
Badqered and Beaten by City
Politicians in Five
Campaigns.
SWING THE BIG CLUB
Inner Circle Threats Mingled With
Visits From Collectors for the
Campaign Fund.
SWING THE BIG CLUB

Badgered and beaten with the Trib-
une party club. ruined if he fails TO re-
spond 10 the answers of the bosses.
and damned from every point. es-
peciauy on the eve of each election,
the saloon men of salt Lake have
about come 10 the point where reason
ing ceases.
Many of them who have copied
after the sphinx during the years or
troubles since the American party has
come into control Of the city are now
bemoaning their fate and trying 10
md some reasoning by which they
can guide themselves in the future
Rather an interesting fact is shown
in the light of the last attack of the
Tribune against the saloon men
which appeared Sunday morning. In
that the American party organ de-
clared that the number of the saloons
in Salt Lake must be cut down The
meaning is plain. The saloon men who
have not stood with the party sufil-
GENTLY in both money and influence
are To be run out of business, and the
good" ones allowed 10 remain.
There are now 15I saloons in Salt
Lake. Just one year ago there were
1875. Al that time there was wall
about the number of saloons. But
NuElIE the year 0A amer iNdAa pa -
control there have been twenty-five
added TO the list, and those twenty
two have not been of the better class
of saloon men, They have, in the
main, been on the west side or in other
parts of salt Lake where anything but
the best class cOngregates, The I'VE
years of American party rule has
shown the addition OF about fifty sa-
looms 20 the list in Salt Lake.
Over Barrel.
I'VE have been over a barrel ever
since the American party came into
power" said one saloon man yester-
day while standing in front OF ms
closed place of business. -'rhey have
bled US 10 death at each election. and
the club has always been hanging over
our heads. You know where we
stand when they tell us to come
through. There is no use protesting.
and there is no use guessing as 10
what will happen if we do not help
the campaign fund. I have seen some
good friends of mine, men who be-
lieve in running lawful places, the
same as 1 do. who have tried that
scheme. The result is that the police
are told 10 get busy -the-s saloon mann
is harassed in every way, and if pos
sible some charge is trumpet up
against him. The result is that il
costs him more 10 keep out of the
courts than il would TO give TO the
party causing the trouble
The collectors for the American
party campaign fund have been
around 10 see me twice this campaign,
and have demanded money both times.
They have been to others twice, and
some OF them three times. 1 came
through like ii nice little boy both
eHH Ii NrtHTI
see, they send around members of the
detective department 10 make the
collections and 10 make il little
stronger i'm showing as that they
mean business. It's either come
through or close up.
ON Uncertain Ground
II know something about the sa-
loon business in Salt Lake. for / have
been here for twelve years. And /
never saw the condition so bad as il
has been for the last two ye3Ts. The
worst of it is that we don't know
where we stand. We get the word as
a rule that we have TO close Sundays
when the talk gets too strong. Just
now we are told that we are TO close
Sunday, and keep closed. We know
what that means, and not many of
them Will take a chance. But there /
nothing and then stepped III and /
made a pinch. giving . story 10 the |
Tribune with which they can roast US
and tell how they are going after the /
saloon MAJ. And IL always happens
thar the goat is the fellow who has
been a little hesitant about coughing /
up too strong 10 the campaign fund of
that party.
Talk about being over barrel!
They certainly have US foul. We kick |
through as a rule. but even then they I
are after us for more money and for 1
our vote. There are a lot OF other sa-
loon men who are bowling. We have I
been keeping the finances OF that /
party in good condition during cam 1
paigns, but they want our whole /
profits. They might just az well send |
a man over as receiver and take the |
whole business
IF there We're any sincerity about /