The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-30
Says He Is Now Ready TO Take
the Stump for the
Democrats.
POkES SOME FUN AT
CHURCH REPUBLICANS
Discusses the Sudden Switch.
Ing on the Prohibition
Question.

In letter written to james Ii Moylc.
chairman of the Democratic state com.
mittee, Saturday, Brigham II. Roberts
announces that he will take the stump
Tor the Democratic party throughout
the state Just as soon AS the state COM
mlttee can make arrangements for him.
In hls letter announcing his intention
of taking the stump Mr., Roberts in a
characteristic Satirical vein smiles at
the church Republican leaders, cspe-
CiaIly those who were prOhlbitionists Il
rev months ago but who are now anti
prohibltionists. HIS letter follows;
My Dear Moyle, You win your case.
Responding TO your requests and what
YOU say Is u widespread demand that /
shall take part In tho campaign. ! have
concluded TO say that you can make ap-
pointmcnts for nc throughout th.
inalnder OF the canvass and will do all
IN my power 10 help your cause. / only
ASK mat you give Inc opportunity 10
cover as much ground as possible. AS
You Know. TO here use the language of
our dearly beloved Bishop c. w. Niblcy
IN his recent Logan speech: II had madS
up my mind 10 keep out OF the cam
paiGn This year. but in the last day or
two have been quoted and talked OF
I'm political matters to such an extent
tnat want TO he set straight"
hardly meet my case. 1t is not so much
that want 10 set straight as it is
10 set straight some of my Republic
can friends and erstwhilo Prohibitionists,
among them the worthy bishop. The
present situation is awful. and really as
| begin 10 view II. j marvel that / have
been able so long to keep out of the
campaign Here Is our dear bishop gone
wrong and all mixed up in relation TO
tho meaning of tho word prohibition"
and let me say Of him, as ho said Of
he is, doesn't live. l like him and he
is my bishop" Consequently | don't
think that so good man ought TO be
allowed to lose himself in tho mazes Of
this word prohibition" 1 hold ii to be
my duty and Christian charity 10 help
him out.
Little Piping Voice.
Thcn here is our senior senator who
Of Chicago"-shade of Lovey-but in the
cold, bleak Alps OF tho tariff issue on the
one hand and In the mazes of the Re-
publican state platform defining local op-
ton and proposed political units oil tho
other l think he needs my assistance.
Then the little piping voice OF st.
George Sutherland has grown SO faint
that we can hear him no more. I fear
he is lost One ought 10 go out among
the hills and find him If possible.
., have Long Long wondered rcd, what has become
from Utah, Joseph Howell, Our good
Bishop Nbley in part explains that. TIe
has been busy during the six years that
lie has been our representative In get
ting acquainted at Washington, and the
good bishop thinks that 1t is an infinite
pity that just now when he is becoming
acquainted with affairs In Washington
that anybody should propose that some
one else should have a try at 1t. and
see ir he could not get acquainted and
sort of used TO things" a little quicker.
continuation of Mr. Howell In congress
[ wondered why il did not occur to the
founders of our republic to mako the po-
sition OF representative In congress of
life tenure, witlt possibility of having
the office descend from father to son
In order that some time or other state
representatives In congress might stand
some show of getting acquainted with |
things at the capital.
Respects to Brimhall.
Again. there Is my good friend George
Brimhall, brought In / understand from the
borders OF the state all mangled and
bleeding in this prohibition conflict, He
has been out through all the borders OF
our state planting monuments. facing In |
and inscribed with the word prohibition"
(You ought to hear Brother George say
that word when the spell OF eloquence is |
upon him in order to appreciate It. The |
voice drops low. until II becomes a con- |
fused mixture OF German gutteral and |
a stage villains hoarse whisper. and then
II Is exploded at the audience with a |
twist of the body that threatens TO |
wrench It apart at the loins, but it
doesn't) Brother George was accom- |
panied out on the borders OF the state !
by some follow, the foremost man | |
think in the prohibition cause, wrapped
about with the stars and stripes. but he
Is lost and no man knoweth where he is /
wandering, Brother George was trying /
To get away too, but he ran into one |
OF those monuments and was daZed by 1
the impact, Fortunately. however. he
WAS wrapped in the white and blue |
of the p. Y. IT," and these culors nut
tering in tho wind led TO his identlGca-
Morris Is Stricken.
Nephi Morris. the white pumed knight
OF prohibition is stricken and his voice
is no longer heard in tho land. What
a doughty warrior was lie In The cause
OF prohibition! Less than a year ago
the whole state was awakened by the j
blast OF his prohibition trumpet His
dulcet voice shook the emotions OF the
st2to. Representatives from every coun-
ty In the state assembled at his call
to hear him tell OF the wisdom OF state
wide prohibition and the vilalnous deal
made by the federal bunch" with the
brewers and saloon mcn-and now that
voice is silent,
And the Dcserct News that valiant
champion of the cause, alas, and again
alasli And so also with many more
i vii! not attempt beyond this To re-
view the fled OF battle. What one may
see in the things ] have mentioned is
enough 10 awaken the spirit OF knight
crraniry even In sticks and stones TO
Say nothing of men OF flesh and blood
So. Mr.. Chairman. make me all the
appointments you can, and ! am yours
to the end of the campaign. Very truly
yours b. IA. ROBERTS.
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