The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-06
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other people; the underworld is witt
| them. Two years ago the Republican
party In this county was tghtlng-a III
as as the the red light district. Just as they
dropped the liquor question after agita
tating IT In their paper and making me
| liquor people believe that there was
something going 10 be done they Wen, i,
real earnest after the red light district
| in this city and they prosecuted and they
drove them out and when IL WAS supposed
that they were gone for good and all at
| once they came back and there has
| never. been prosecution that i know OF
one. And there is not going TO be. Why
| is it? Democrats charge that like
deal has been made, or UNDERSTANDING
has been made through which they also
win get support from that locality, And
while these people. the liquor interests OF
the state. the underworld OF the city, are
looking TO the machine to deliver them
from the wralh OF the people OF this state
and that means q man who stands high
in the church. ! almost blush
And tnd other men prominent in The
church who arc carrying about in thelr
pockets statistics furnished them by the
brewers TO show that prohibition does
not prohibit.
Mr. King-Name them.
Ii would not be right
Mr. Kng-lt would. Name them
| am very free 10 tell any man or
II they will come to me privately, but ]
do not want TO bring their names before
this audience Though ] blush for them
and ] do not pretend to be better than
my neighbor blush for them. blush
for them. Why, throughout the United
States do the liquor men spend millions
and millions of dollars to defeat prohibio
tion II by prohibition they can sell more
OF this stuff?
| haven't in mind myself 10 make a
speech. 1t was my duty to prepare this
,,,1 | HAY
gentlemen TO address you. 1t was only
my intention TO call your attention to
a few facts and say that we look 10 the
people Of this state and to what are
known as insurgent Republicans. TO pro-
hibition Republicans. to Republicans WHO
are looking for the welfare OF the people;
the upift OF tho people, the elevation oi
the people. and ask that they shall come
TO our help. We must win this victory
and TO them will l give the credit for
helping us win II. because ] reel tncy are
going 10 do it
More Plain Talk,
There is one other thing that ] am
going to intrench upon time to tell you;
II has just come 10 me, and ] am AFRAID
the speakers may not know about II,
For fear they don't, | am soins to tell
you something. and ] will vouch FOR It's
truth upon my honor. / expect the pro-
hibtion Republicans TO help US ! eX,
pect them to show their manhood and
to vindicate themselves in this cam
paign Two years ago nearly they had
meeting in this hall: they declared prac
tically what I have declared tonight
that there was a deal. and those men
good and true who have thus expressed
themselves some or them in particular
who were leaders in that movement. were
Induced before The Ogden convention by
some very distinguished national pow
erful Republicans. induced, good men,
too. 10 promise that they would not--l
don't think that | am breaking any
confidence ! am sure ! am not. il wasn't
given TO me In confidence-that they
would not create division In the Og
den convention. and in consideration for
pic of this state an opportunity TO pass
upon tha question whether they Should
have state wide prohibition or not. I
may be I'm error technically on this MAJ
ter, but that is the substance Of IL.
These men promised that they would not
and when they got into the Ogden con-
vention, and when they heard them
selves branded as utterers II falsehcod
they sat there as they had promised TO
do. without uttering word These men
who had thus been gagged-lt looks like
a trick-were denounced by the chairman
OF that meeting as having uttered base
and groundless falsehoodS concerning his
party and his party's leaders The next
day the Republican organ Of this state
burning words and declared that all those
men We're towards as we'll as liars in
effect because they sal there and thev
heard these denunciations and uttered
not word. will these men stand un-
der that kind OF gag rule and moi utter
their convictions? Oh. you Republicans
who have been under the party lash. |
appeal 10 YOU as man and say TO you
that IL is due you this day due to the
people OF this state. that YOU present
The issue as you understand II before
the people OF this state, that they may
pass upon 1t as intelligent, rational, good
citizens of the county. TO stand up and
proclaim the truth TO the people of this
state. that you will help lis win such
nEG Nxstn all
foul blot that we have.
He concluded his speech by introduc-
ing Frank b. Stephens as the presiding
officer Mr.. Stephens was brief in his
address. He said the speakers were not
present TO fire ,an opening gun, but to
ratify a victory which he declared was
won, He then introduced, as
the first speaker, Hon. Jesse Knight of
Provo. Mr.. Knight was given an ova-
tlon when he stepped to the speaker IS
stand lie spoke, IN part, as follows:
Jesse Knights Address.
Mr. Chairman; ladies and gentlemen
afraid that l won't be able 10 say much
so that ! can be heard. This is new
business 10 me. / will assure YOU. and |
have chosen for my text 10 talk a little
on political economy. / have always been
able TO talk on a thing that was foremost
In my mind. Brother Moyie today. COM
ing up mere, said he wasn't a BILE to col
lect any money, he hadn't got but slO 600
and want to appeal now 10 the Repup-
lean party TO help us. They always say
at election that IL is good times. ii may
be for them, but I have been trying 10
borrow money, and ] can't find any Now
l appeal 10 you. And am going TO tell
you that we need money We are going
TO carry on an honest campaign and we
can't do il without a little bit OF money
we don't want much, but we do want
some, and In fairness and justice VIC do
ask the Republican party 10 send In about
a dollar apiece to James A. Moye Every
Republican that wants cheaper coal send
IN dollar. and II VIC cannot win fairly
al the polls. why he and the relief So
cicties together can save up money and
commence 10 buy free passes. Free
passes has kept coal up and passenger
rates up for all these years. The same
rule is bound TO work the other way so
your money Will not be wasted But II
You viii do that you will have a sure
thing and a fair deal
Now the constitution says the legisla-
ture shall pass laws to regulate the pas
senger and freight rates in the state OF
tab. but that body has not done It. and
the Democratic party is pledged to carry
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