The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-06
Meeting Held in the Salt Lake
heater Wednesday Night and
Several Warm Speeches
Are Delivered
p AND KING BURN THEIR
BRIDGES BEHIND THEM AND CUT LOOSE
Incing of Words by These Two Speakers
Harding Deal Between Liquor Men and
Church Republicans

conception OF political duty and civil re-
! sDonsthility is such that they must look
! to somebody else to tell them what to
90 and when they arc told they do IL,
Republicans and Liquor Deal.
Two years ago I was told in July by
n gentleman who has honored Utah with
his presence and who has spoken from
the largest TO many of the smallest halls
In the state, although Republican,;
into a league with the liquor interests
of the United states and for that rea.
his party nationally; In September two
years ago a man who stands most con-
spicuous among the liquor dealers aud
liquor interests OF this state. promi-
| loyal and interested in nis party. devoted
TO It's welfare. whose name hss been
| banded about in this state as the man
| who knows more than any other man
| about the liquor deal. said 10 me. MI
Moylc ! Will have to suppo;t the Re Re.
year To protect my business.
] have met one one hand and another
| Democrats amonS the brewers and sa-
they were going TO support the, Repnb-
| lican party and ] asked them why, have
your political principles changed. 1ney
replied. NO, but our interests have
changed
The Intemountain Republican came cut
win blazing headlines. Shall we have
prohibition in Utah produci,nTg; ia an ia;,, asi
and made these men understand teat
unless they, under the demand, yielded
there would be prohinitory laws enacted
that would be lDinical TO the interests
OF the liquor men OF the state.
In this campaign u is my desire that
j. shall II, he conducted alpng business 5
money 10 spend. We have got TO look
to the LOYAL people Of The state to pro,
| az Lar Of Ip ven m
of the party that have heretofore cor
tributed liEeraHy have gone 10 the Amer
leans. Aready many Of our best work
ers are In that party Men have been.
for one reason or another, taken over
10 the Republican party. and We nave
got 10 look 10 tho T@oplc. The honest
the Uplifting of the people OF this state
and tho preservation Of the morals of
this state TO carry on this campaign.
Declares Deal Was Made,
And this thought is suggested TO me.
il comes TO me with great force. For
cannot progress farther with my dis
cussion OF this question without involv-
ing one OF the most distinguished men
Of the church TO which ] belong. one OF
the men who stands. in this community
as representative Of tho Redeemer and
YET STANDS at the head OF the Republican
party machine in this state and who had
tho efTrontely TO say in Ogden few
days ago that the good and true men
oC the Republican party and of the Dem
{ oeratic party in this state; including my
self. who have said tnat there was a
, liquor deal conSummatcd between the
Republican leaders and the Republican
party that ii was false and Groundless'
= And I am here to assert, fellow citizens.
that il human judgment and human WIS
!, dom can discern, tho charge that there
was such deal. And ! want 10 say
furthermore, TO this man who unitcs III
, one the political powers or the state
and much OF the ecclesiastical powers OF
l the state. that, high as his office is In
A.., ,,st11- -,YN, a
not find one man or woman IN nun
drcd in this state who believes the state
5 mcnt he made 10 be true.
2 And when ] say that much l do no'
I say that lie made the deal: | do not say
5 that the deal has been made as II pa.
= been charged. and II Is possible tha'
: nc is able TO say that as the deal has
4 been publicly charged IT was not madc
n / said only a few days since 10 q mar
who has been Democrat and cIalins
d 10 be Democrat one OF the leadine
[ and representative men interested IN Ing
g IIquor business In this state, prominent
8 I'm business well known to tho ouslnes.
: of this community. and II anybody want.
a 10 know his name-I do not wlsp tC
), made il public-privatcly they can have %
a 1T said to him within few day
that If ] have ever been guilty OF 90
ing any man an injustice H. Was uil
-. knowingly, and that ] expected TO max
. some such declaration as ! have M ,nl.l n,Iu' >
. ! tonight But if he would open the pooha
70 IL he would disclose TO nc the lacIS o
= his associates VINO 90 know-and thlnl
ibis man was OF thcW VINO ieiI,,'
't ia consumnatc that deal ana KNOWS t.i'
IT. terms and conditions Of It'll ne "oil'
!. disclose TO me the facts. the facts ina
u would convince an honest man, da .S
II man that no such deal was ihade.
!. unrld rroClalm 10 the world and 10 TN
ii nnnpIn Of this state and would no. "
l. n narty 10 lhis declaration mat nav
II wade What was his answer? he s9!
J. NY Movie that which Is charged t1
s. rot been done; il is not so Dao do =
)t is represrntcd 10 he. Ano theS -
j. the ONLY answer could get out oil nl'i1
&c And stand here tonight ana say y
f. tuc reverend gentleman ana me Ell sla -
l. man that he clatrpa TO nc' arlnVuIs tI' 70
f. votes only Us Mr.: Mdr,cn ,o's nt t" mo
T. thai r he will bring before. not ts,e u,e
No. hnIi , half dozen or less rcpresentatlE
:, bIs5ross mon of this community ana ~
n ,hoee men have Il free and frank S'a,c ,.c e
H. rncnI from the mon who engineered th1
=, ! ,i,'n, 1caI or are charged in the rihu
IA nf tho public with doing II, aIlu -
~ ~ pho,, sar that no such dcnl was m y1''
.i,nnotrJ ihcn / VIII wlthpr"" ga
- | have said on that suhlecl
I'd Speakers Are Plain"
lc Sou, | did mol intend To Gct on ~, ~
n, ,yaw hui This audience is inspirlps' Nh Dn
ne WIZ. ~ = ccc lcrr good and trio men WI WI
ne Ihuse y ,nod in the ranks Of the lsepup,,,
nc @ nm narly as well as the iyen,oei,,, iyen,if,
he nm,y and who are looking TO me VIII,
81 Inc pcopie. the morals ol M - x,
NJ and I want to tell You, my iSi 5nrcc {
~ anne again that il tho morai IT,
a.. ,, eunS c"nn,iiuitr The commonwcaitIi;;
10 10 w, Wv, ,iih ,Is I'm this campaign We WIZ -
W W p.I,, nc. ~ roricd and defeated for me nea @
~, ~ .iS.t every saloon man. every pTe"c