The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-11-05


head OF the Brigham Young academy ,
who year ago espoused the cause of
prohibition. at the instigation or co.
ol cion OF the senior senator has for
saken his old stand and is now adyo-
| eating the so-called regulation OF the
| saloon. But despite the stand taken
~ the head of tho academy. the stu
',-nts Of the school paraded the streets
oday and when they were in front OF
Uncle Jesgcs residence they stopped
md called out, Uncle Jesse, We are
Nth you
Talks on Prohibition.
II desire to present a question to
you tonight OF more importance than
he rate laws, moro important than
the tariff reform. more important
than this proposition OF prohibition
and II Is this:
Shall the people rule In this great
state OF Utah, or shall the bosses
rule?
During the past two years there
has been widespread agitation on
tho question OF state prohibition, and
petitions have been circulated Peti-
tons bearing the names OF 10000 peo-
pie were sent 10 the capitol. asking
for the passage of the Cannon prOhI-
bition bill. A great Republican pro-
hibition meeting was called In Salt
Lake City and some so prominent Re
publicans, among whom were some of
the highest men in the great Mormon
church. vowed themselves In favor of
prohibition Hyrum Smith and other
men of equal prominence urged the
"a -
the great evil OF the open saloon
Yet could the people Of Utah get
what they wanted out of the state leg
1slaturc? Did they get it2 No; the
Cannon bill was defeated and no re.
lief was granted you, Who stood
against this great tide of sentimento
y little cOterle OF men holding fed
eral offices. They stood against this
demand Of the people
Answers Herald-Republican.
The Herald-Republican OF Salt Lake
CITY charges me with being insincere
because some 10 years ago | stood
against constitutional prohibition and
because In writing letter about n
year ago | expressed n doubt as TO
The ability Of state officers TO enforce
strict prohibition measures. Now lei
ME say that ] want always TO be
enough OF Democrat and 90 little OF
an anarchist that I shall abide by
.ne decision OF the majority and |
peIleve that 80 per cent OF the peo-
PIE IN Utah want state prohibition.
When the saloon men of the state
corrupt the sources Of legislation It IA
time for the people to rise up in their
majesty and make radical change
IN the state government. 1t has been
a'nled that there has been such a
pact made by the state leaders of tbo
republican party or that the liquor In,
terestS ana the saloon element have
ained themselves with the party.
inc senior senator claims that all
the men who make this charge arc
ialsihers. Yet some of the most hon
oraole Republicans In the state have
made just these charges.
On Jan 30, 1909. a telegram was
sent to Senator Smoot, then ar
Washington. This telegram becred
that the leaders of the Republjcon
party should announce themselves 40
against the liquor traffic. stating that
IL this course was not pursued II
would mean that the good name of tho
party would be corrupted This tel.
eeram was signed by no less promI.
l'et men than Hiram Smith. Rishop
= w Nibley and Nephl l.. Morris
Never Answered the TELEGRAM
nave contended in my speecb-
es during this campaign that tbis
teleeram was never answered bv the
senior senator; that it was ignored nv
MIN. Senator Smoot has made renly
10 my charge and claimed that an
answer was made to tho message The
SALT Lake Herald-Republican has civ.
en- me the lie. claiming that tho send.
ers OF this telegram were answered
Ne,ther Senator Smoot nor the SaIt
Lake newspaper has published the
letter which they claim was semi IN
'he three writer's of the teIecranbic
message. To prove that no Teplv wac
ever made, | have with me tonight q
letter which was written by Mr. Nor.
ris at Salt Lake City on Nov. 4, 1910
and which l will read to you"
Mr. Roberts at this tncture dra-
matically drew from his pocket the
copy OF the Morris letter and read
as follows:
Tho Morris Letter,
'Ohce of Elias Morris Sons Co.
Salt Lake City, Nov. 4. 191O-Hon. h.
n. Roberts, City Dear Sir-m splte
of the differences which unhappily
arose between US in the campaign