The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-24
B. ROBERTS AND.A REPLY.

B. H. ROBERTS AND'A REPLY.
Evidently there are sides every question and that
politics in Utah Here is B. H. Roberts, high in
church. striking with all his might in reply to other MI
leaders all the bitterness of the accusations the outrow
of the prohibition question in Utah
position say that Mr Roberts states fac
but present Roberts attack and the reply
sditoray by Salt Herald Republican this morning
M Roberts charges contained the following paragraph
Since the chosen characterize those
who charged deal between the liquor interests In our
state and the Republican leaders untuthul and as am
who charged that such deal made, will be
equally frank with him and tell what the present status OF
my upon that subject And to paraphrase
slightly his words Il trust language will be plain and
simple enough and statement sufficiently broad to cover
whole Thus then is: not only believe that
moral certainty that the deal made but that it was
made with the knowledge consent and approval OF the Re
publican party Utah. including the
gressona delegation from Utah. particularly the senior
from Utah and the executive of the state. This my
belief only these gentlemen say that have
direct and absolute proof for belief and yet rests
such ground of certainty that the stars in their courses
of moving in their appointed orbits than
that the evidence for belief points to the right concu
on-the guilt of these parties That evidence is this
The who negotiated that deal the part of the
liquor interests in Utah of keen shrewd business
ability They novices in the matter of making deals
to ward off unrendly legislation The material interest in
volved immense the to be paid for the I'M
muny from legislation large from $4,000 to $4,000
Under these circumstances the deal made by these
negotiated with understrappers of the Republican party
with the tros of the federal coterie Common
In the negative and with urringjudgment tells
the deal made with those Republican leaders who
could deliver the goods paid for who could not be
turned down or overrued the matter the accusing
finger points directly to the few gentlemen who have
uned dictate the political fortunes of Utah. among whom
looms large the form of the senior senator
This political crime of 19089 Mr. Chairman this insult
to the majesty of the state and the dignity OF the SOVEREIGN
people the commonwealth committed by the leaders Of he
Republican party, is:
"A blot that will remain blot
In spite Of all that vain apologists may write;
And though senator try to cleanse the stain,
He rubs and scours the crimson spot in vain ="
This deal and other methods of the Republican party
leaders, which the coicky spaSm periodic
forms for Salt Lake City, recurring the regularity
of state eection8uch the stockade raids of two
years ago, and the policing of Salt Lake City
the pretext resisting the in our city but
which really effort to turn what they and their advis
secretly regard political trick gain
among the unsophisticaed part electorate Trans
parent the hinnest glass this shameful uberfuge
hope that the time has when the long suffering
Patence OF the good people OF our state will become
hausted and that aroused and just public indignation
drive these unworthy and dgaced public into the
oblivion they so richly deserve. Respectfully yours
B. H ROBERTS,
The Herald Republican in making reply Mr. Roberts dire
charges says:
An unequivocal denial made when these charges
which MIR Roberts repeats launched nearly years
Since then the charges have been reiterated time
to time Recently they have been voiced by the Lake
Tribune Senator Smoot in the address as
chairman the Republican at Ogden made
an unequivocal denial of them and he made for
himself Senator Sutherland and Congressman Howell mem
ber Of the congressional delegation who accused and
IN behalf of the party The convention believed him ap
plauded to the echo The Herald Republican believes t.
and stands the denial
It was once stated by the leading men of Utah.
one OF tne Wsest that lived in state that B
H. Roberts is an upstart in religion and demagogue
pohucs mat statement is just true Judging from
the letter Roberts has written as it was at the time this man
SAID It, He makes the statement deal was
MADE between Senator smoo Senator Sutherland, Con-
gresham Howell and Governor Spry on the one side and
the quor interests on the other himself he has
no proof, and that it is merely belief
1t Is the word Of B. H Roberts against the word of
tnese men named None of the by Roberts
was ever Tor prohibition Senator smoot suther
land Congressman Howell Governor Spry have never
favored prohibition, and point to word or act
mat would lead anyone to believe that hey favored state
WIDE prohibition They have always stood for the same prn
Gp advocated this in the Republican state platform
local option and strict regulation
Snt how about you Mr Roberts7 Where did Won stand
io9o when the constitutional convention was framin
state constitution for Utah? What you saw when II vas
recommended by committee in that constitutional conven
on that the question be placed the people r bo
Votes as TO whether prohibition should mart of 49,
organic laws OF the state of Utah9 what Won ed
ana you said this member of the committee which mad