Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-01
ROBERTS TALKS
At LOGAN RALLY
Opera House Packed Last Night
To Hear Well Known
Democrat.
IMPORTANCE OF TREELECTIoN
Speaker Refers to Two Alleged Deals
Compliments to Dcscrct News
Issues of Campaign.
(special TO Tho News.l

| hour appointed for the holding of Il
Democratic rally arrived. as b. II.
Roberts had been advertised as the
principal speaker. Mr.. Roberts was
| given an ovation when he appeared on
the stage. Uncle" Jesse Knight also
spoke. and he was we'll received by the
| large audience.
Mr.. Roberts commenced his remarks
by saylng he was glad TO again stand
| face to face with the people of Logan
to discuss political questions of the
present campaign. Il regard a polit-
zeal meeting such as this as serious
OCCASION" said Mr.. Roberts, and l
regard the duty of addressing this
meeting as solemn duty, and not
an occasion for jest.
you must not forget III the great
interest which we feel in local matters
that this is n national election, and
that what we do here in Utah may
effect the welfare of the nation. You
are going to elect IL legislature which
in turn will elect a United States sem
ator. You are going to elect a repre-
|, SeIlItltlNe W lIe ltOustt atuG
house of representatives. And the
views these men will represent, and
the commission they carry to the ma
tional Congress will determine to some
extent the character of national legis-
lation. Consequently, we want to keep
these matters in view.
1T is most enrnesy urged by gen
tlemcn on the opposite side of
these public questions, that the ma
teral interests of Utah, also the
material welfare OF the nation re-
qulres that you should send the Re
publican candidates back to Washing
ton TO continue. their slabors there;
| that if you do not do this, the great
probability Is that you Will have
representatives there who Will be
poweress. who will have TO begin al
over again: will be under the neces-
sty OF learning the art or leelslatlon,
and acquiring an acquaintance Win
the conditions at the capital that VIII
give them influence and advance the
interests of our state. think that
the Democratic convention has taken!
good care of those things in that they
have nominated man for represents
tive who has knowledge of public!
.QueStlOI1S 10 Desll Will a''N N1'S 49,
have sufficient common, sense ana
earnest determination to see that the
interests of Utah are we'll served, and
that he will bring honor to our state.
1t will not require four or SIN years
for him to become acquainted Win ms
duties in order to be Of service TO the
state and nation. 80.
MAINE DEMOCRATIC.
Ai,. poberts said that had the claim
been made three months ago that the
state of Maine would go DemocratH
at the recent election II would nave
been called "nbsurd." And to claim
that the results of this election would
give control of the United states
be beyond the limits of possibility, ac-
cordnr to the speaker, yet such
claim would be branded as absurd,
by Republican speakers.
The speaker devoted considerable
time to tho Payne-Aldrich3 tariff Dill
He said the senior senator OF ms
state had said in speech at Saltair
higher tariff than that recently enact
cd, and denies what is elsewhere
conceded, that the Republican party
was pledged to n revision of the
tariff downward.
+ Il, AS TO PROHIBITION.
Turning to local issues. Mr.. Roberts
took ,ip the question of prohibition.
He explained his position with regard
to his stand on the prohibition ques-
ton In the constitutional convention,
SAYING that 1t had been urged upon
tho trainers of tho constitution that
every influence which could be brought
against the adoption of the constitu-
ton would be met, and If prohibition
~. f,J1 ipnnt
provision very many votes would be
'arrayed against 1t. 81 want to be
frank with you. however," said Mr..
Roberts, THAT was not my reason
for opposing 1t in the convention. My
reason for opposing II. grew out of
the fact that | had little confidence In
the effectiveness OF prOhibitlve meas 1
sures. L had had some experience in
prohibition States. and had seen Mt
least partial failures in the matter of
execution OF laws on the subject of
prohibition so that I was opposed to
1T from personal convictions. i wish
to meet the objection that Is raised
before me at It's full height: and In
my letter to Chairman Noyle. when
jhe invited me to enter this campaign
4 In the first instance. / frankly said to
him this:
"Turning now. to matters local, Mr..
iChairman.5 T think our party was
right In concluding that pubic opinion
in our state really demanded state
Misrepresentation Of the manufacture
and salc OF Intoxicating liquors. ana
therefore was right when declaring In
favor OF having that public opinion
enacted into law; and while may NIT
}personally share the very general
confidence In the effectiveness OF
such legislation, I recognize the right
of maiorities to have their way and
try such experiments in government
MS shall seem to them to bc for the
hest interests of5the community"
ALLEGED DEAL
Speaking OF: the charge that "loal,AI
had been made between. the Republic
an party and the liquor interests OF the
state. hespenleer said:.s a ja5
= = nd then, there Is another situation
that confronts us and that Is this. The
brewers and the snloonmen living
.unletly ind pursuing their business as
licensed by law. pursuing tho even ten
or of theirsway in a business-like man
'ncr, that Is one thing: hut when those
interests shall enter Into combinations
make bargains and deals with leaders |
of qgrent political spartyBimsthe state.
and shall undertake by corrupt means
to Win from them. pledges to refraln8l