Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-03
With Senator Sutherland He ADJ
dresses Republican Rally
At Garden City. s..
COST OF EDUCATION IN UTAH
Speaker Says Constitutional Amend
nicnts Arc Intended for Benefit OF
schooIs--Scnators Speech.
Especial to Tic News.i

| Provo. Nov. 3.-Scnator George
Sutherland and Gov. William Spry ad-
dressed large audience in the opera
mouse last evening on the Issues of the
campaign. Hon a, l.. Booth acted as
chairman Mi Booth expressed graf
ificatton at the interest taken In the
erection By the people. as 1t showed
| lneS were anxious TO become acuuajnt-
ca with the issues. After becoming
acquainted with the principles of the
purties they would vote as their jlldg-
| ment dictated, and after the election
inc people would again take up their
usual vacations and the country would
continue to prosper. Mr.. Booth, who
Is nominee for state senator, stated
mat II elected he would try to repre-
| sent all the people in the legislature,
| except so far as the Republican plat
form promised or demanded certain
measures md in such matters he
| would stand for his party principles.
Gov, VIM. Spry prefaced his address
ny SAYING ne did not purpose to say
anything that would offend his DEM
oeratic friends. He took up the uues-
ton Of good roads. to which the Dem
ocratic party has pledged itself: The
last Republican legislature had enacted
good roads law and no better system
could be devised. and he felt grateful
Tor the commentator of this measure
by the Democrats. The last Legislature
mad also created a conservation COM
mission which had compelled a great
amount of important data on the re-
sources and development OF the state,
which had been of great service in plac-
inE the advantages of Utah before the
people, of the country. and in its con-
servation plank the Democratic party
was two years behind the times.
The work of the state land board in
the irrigation projects at IIatchtown,
In Garfield county. and at Junction, In
Piute county, was explained, and the
benefit to the inhabitants Of the state
by enabling them to secure valuable
Land with water ut from $40 to S35 an
acre. pointed out
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The governor had also found that tho
average salaries Of state officials was
SS2.d5 a month, which did not show any
extravaganza. On the question OF
schools the governor stated that the
cost of education in Utah was $4,000 a
day and referred to the appropriations
made to state educational institutions
by the last legislature. and the con-
sttutional amendment providing for
hoped '@oiiids ea ALI of which
showed that there was not SO much
| need for the Democratic party to de-
clare to proclaim for further educa-
tional legislation.
Gov. Spry denied the charges made
against the Republican party-that they
had received money unlawfully from
the liquor interests. Tho story, he
said, wasa shameful thing. circulated
Tor personal motives. a cause that
had to be bostered up by this kind OF
accusation was not worth while The
charge he added, of the alleged me-
farious deal between the liquor inter-
ests and tho congressional delegation
and the governor. to the effect that
from $4,000 to $4,000 had been con-
tribnted. was taken up by the speaker.
He stated that the people who made
that charge did not believe 1t them
selves
Tho speaker said number of the
leaders in the prohibition movement
we're not sincere. but We're taking tho
position they took in the hope OF
something resulting to their advantage.
SENATOR SUTHERLAND.
Senator George Sutherland spoke of
the pleasure 1t always gave him to
come to Provo, rs he always felt he did
not come there as a stranger. hut as
coming home to Join the family circle.
lie was also glad to come to tho home
VI t'h'ie JtsSc AHISutt us ne wanted 10
show that he (thc speaker) was as gen
erous as Mr.. Knight. Mr.. knight had
offered. II he was elected to the lcg;s-
lature. to give his salary of $40 to the
Relief society, and would then tell tho
society how to spend 1t. Mr.. Suther-
land said that when he was elected
president Of the United States he would
give his salary to the Relief society
and would not impose any restrictions
In the matter of spending It.
Speaking of Republican national poll
cies. the speaker said the financial con-
ditiOns had improved under the opera
ton of the gold standard.
On the issue OF prohibition the
speaker considered 1t was unfortunate
that prohibition had been injected into
the politics of the state. He believed
the majority of the people of Utah
We're opposed to the liquor traffic. but
there was a difference of opinion of
the hest way to handle the question.
II he had his way he would consign
to the bottom of tho Atlantic ocean
every drop OF liquor in the world: but
1t was n question OF what could be
done
Tremendous Roadway was being
made in the way of temperance. the
speaker said. When he first went to
Washington as representative. 10
years ago. no found q bar in the White
House restaurant. This had been abol-
ished. and there was less drinking, by |
far, than there was then. because tho |
people were learning the wisdom and
benefit OF leading sober lives: and |
there was n great moral force teaching |
temperance by precept and example
The thing to, do was to make such |
progress as would last.
Senator sutherland also denied tho |
deal"
The Boshard quartet rendered some
fine selections,