The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-26
SHARP ALLOWS
OPEN GAMBLING
His Deputies Arrest Petty of-
tenders Here, but Let Blng-
ham Games Go on.
EDGAR A, ROGERS EXPOSES
REPUBLICAN DUPLlClTY
Convincing Address Delivered
at Rally of Woman's Amerl-
can Club.

That the American party Will De re-
turned a victor in the ing election
is certainty, declared Edgar A. hog'
crs, former assistant city attorney, VINO
Tuesday afternoon delivered highly
interesting address at the home OF Mrs'
A. A. Reese, 72s Fourth East stree,,
under the auspices Of the Woman 8
American club, His audience filled the
spacious home of Mrs. Reece to It's ca
pacity.
Mr.. Rogers said that the people here
want free ballot, where they can 60
and cast their vote according to their
death BY political henchmen, such as
are being employed by the Republicans
in this state, and who during the past
few wears have made themselves eX-
ceedinply obnoxious. One OF the ad-
mirable features about the American
party, Mr.. Rogers said, is that its plat
form stipulates that there shall De no
underhand work during an election; =,
The Salt Lake Tribune, declared the
sneaker, has been discussing the Nor
mon question in this state f, forty
years, and has succeeded IN showing
that the heads of the church are simply
wrapped up in the political doings mere,
TO such an extent that they will stoop
to almost any method to get their
cushion footed disciples inside the ropes,
where they can fay their brethren with
an open hand. Joseph F. Smith is crazy
about politics, but On November thero
will be different aspect to things,
for another party is going to rule IN
the county. with prosperity such as II
has created during it's life in the city
administration for five years, and that
is the American party, emphatically as
serted Mr.. Rogers.
Governors Act Denounced.
Governor William Spry, continued Mr.
Rogers, short time ago did a very
underhand trick, one which has placed
Salt Lake City in a bad light. Gov
ernor Spry sprung fifty deputy sheriffss
on the county, to stop the reign OF
terror" as he put 1T. These bungling
nants Of the federal bunch cost the city
$3.50 per day. They have succeeded in
doing nothing of any Importance other
than meander about the streets and &C
cost citizens who are mindlng their own
business. They have arrested a few
Japanese gamblers. and outside Of this
their work has amounted to practically
nothing. Mr.. Ro~ RS said.
The Republican party is also setting
up q woeful cry that gambling is RAM
pant here. This is not true, Mr.. Rogers
declared, as under the present city ad-
ministration this evil Is being cleaned
out thoroughly, ,.,
town of Bingham in the mountains, is
in the county, and is naturally under
Republican control. Is gambling going
on thercf Well, rather. At the Old
Crow saloon, one of the oldest estab"
lishments at Bingham, can be seen the
roulette wheel, faro banks, and almost
every sort of gambling device imag-
Unable. The saloon is allowed to run
day and night. and the county authori-
ties have done nothing to put stop
to it, And another thing; short time
ago. bunch of deputy sheriffs made a
raid upon what is known as the stock
ade. Unfortunates were hailed before
certain tribunals, and ordered to leave
did they go' To Bingham, of course,
where they will be fostered under
church control until the time is ripe
for them to reappear in this city,
"The Herald Republican, otherwise
known as the Mouth and with about
dozen other names which it is en-
titled to, has been ranting and frothing
at the mouth with regard to expendi-
ture of money used to improve the city.
goes on to say that at present it is
costing more to run the city of Salt
Lake than ever before. Why, certain
ly. it s costing money to run this city.
This is metropolis which has n great
future, one which before very long will
be able to hold its own with any other
in the union. The population is esti-
mated at more than 100000, and why
shouldn' 7 the citizens feel elated7
Vast Improvements Made.
"Vnst Improvements have been car.
ried out under American party control.
The building permits each year have
been doubled. and on every hand can
be seen the noticeable stride of pros
perity. What was the town when the
Republicans were in controls 1t was
a village, ladies. compared with the
beautiful city which can be seen today.
Sidewalks have been parked, many
streets paved, and the city has been
made attractive in the extreme. This
is n wonderful city. and it has been
made so by the Americans. in whose
freely. But the organ of the Repub-
licans has got to do something during
election, for it never does anything any
other time
"Before closing" Mr.. Rogers said.
"l want to tell you of little trans.
action which was put through by the
Smoot newspaper and the Republican
county commissioners, with John c..
Mackay, the big chief, in the lead. That
newspaper. if it can be called such,
published the delinquent tax notice. Tho
'Gmlet', was paid more than $4,000 for
the work, There is tangible proof that
IT was big steal. so much so, in fact.
that the county attorney demanded an
investigation into the steal, and the
case is now. pending in the courts. The
'Gimlet' also states that during Re.
publican control in the county, twenty
two miles of macadamized roads have
been built and that new iails have been
erected, and they make several other
absurd claims. which every citizen
constructed in the county, it leads To
the, home of John c. Mackny; that u