The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-29

mining industry of the state would
suffer If the tariff were reduced
Speaking of the Republican insur-
gency in the middle west, Mr.. Howell
said that this movement was brought
about by the residents of the Missis-
sippi states because the Republican
party had looked after the interests
of the western and Pacific coast states
so well in framing the new tariff bill
Utah Allowed Rights.
Eight years ago. when Reed Smoot
went 10 Washington as senator from
the state of Utah, he was stopped at
the door of the capitol and his right
TO seat was questioned. The Re
publican party, instead OF listening to
the hysterieal protests of sentiment
talists. surveyed the situation calmly
and without passion. and after a
thorough and careful Investigation
Utah. the 'uniOved child of the Union
was allowed her just rights and rec
ignition. Now. we find that the Utah
senators are looked upon as big. cour-
ageOus intelligent and efficient men
at Washington They have the ear
of the President and access to the
heads Of the great departments at
Washington. Their judgment is val
ued and their wishes respected in
Washington. and they are able to rem
der such service for the state and ma
ton as has never before been rem
dered by senators from a western
state"
Shatter Traditions
Mr. Howell asked his hearers If
they thought il wise TO abandon such
men because of Vote-seeking clap-trap
raised by the Democratic party Of
Utah He said that in placing the
statewide prohibition in the Demo-
cratic platform, the leaders of that
party had no thought OF carrying il
out, and. furthermore, the prohibition
plank of the Democrats was contrary
TO the traditions and principles of the
Democratic party. in that il was di-
rectly opposed TO personal and indi-
vidual liberty ii was sumptuary leg
islatiOn and was farthest from the
doctrine of local self-gcvernment.
which had been advocated since the
time OF Jefferson.
''The strongest and ablest advocates
of temperance are in the Republican
party in Utah" said Mr. Howell. ''The
Republican platform and the Repub-
lican plan of local option for the con-
lAOA "a TIC AA4AO- II dEflC lldhtS sure
and effective prohibition a certainty
wherever the people want prohibition.
Up in Cache county, where I live, we
decided 10 stamp out the saloon, and
we did 50. and now. under the decision
of the Supreme court. we are going
TO DO away with the saloon in the
whole county without prohibition leg
islatiOn. II viii be the same in Box
Elder county, and in three-fourths of
the counties of the state after the
first OF the year. Wherever public
sentiment is decided and aggressive
enough against the saloon. il will be
wiped out effectively.
In salt Lake?
How would statewide prohibition
work in Salt Lake with the Ameri-
can party in control, and with the SEN
timent OF the people against the en-
forcement OF such law? Here in
Utah We have the most stringent stat
utes against houses of III fame and
against women OF the underworld. and
yet these places fiaunt their shame to
the world. protected and fostered by
the city administration. This, ! be-
lieve, is proof enough that prohibition
in Salt Lake would not prohibit, and,
bitiOn would simply take away every
for controlling and regu-
latlHg the saloons of Salt Lake. The
divekeeper and lawbreaker does not
care 10 whom he sells or when he