The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-05
B. H. Roberts Handles Apos-
tOlic ambassador Without
Gloves at Ogden.
MORE LIGHT THROWN UPON
ANSWER TO THAT TELEGRAM
"Gimlet" Given Lie in Letter
From Nephi l.. Morris
to Roberts.
Special to The Tribune.

OGDEN, Nov. 4.-Directly charging
Apostle-SeDator Reed Smoot with be-
ing in league with the liquor interests
and the federal bunch in defeating tho
Will of the majority Of the people of
Utah, who petitioned the last legisla-
ture for the passage of tho Cannon
| liquor bill; the reading of tho letter
which he received from Nephi L. Nor
ris refuting an alleged interview in the
Herald Republican Wednesday morning.
IN which Morris was quoted as having
SAID that an answer had been received
from Senator Smoot and the Utah dele
CATION IN congress 10 the famous tee
gram sent by Morris. Hyrum M Smith
and Charles w. Nibcy; and declaring
that President George Brimball of the
Brigham Young university. at Provo,
had been persuaded to desert the cause
of prohibition through the mac chinations
of Smoot and his gang, were the fca-
tnres of stirring address by Brigham
II. Roberts before packed audience at
the Ogden theater tonight.
An issue more important than the
regulation of the railroads aud trusts,
| the tariff question, aud, even prohibit
tlon itself, now coDfronts the people of
this state and it is shall the people of
Utah rule the commonwealth or shall
a small c0terje of political bosses
aligued with the saloon. clement control
its affairs!" shouted Mr.. Roberts.
''For the past two years there has
been considerable agitation regarding
the question Of prohibition. When the
last Republican legislature met the pro
! priety of such Il reform movement was
In doubt and it was finally decided TO
appeal 10 the people A petition was
circulated and signed by $4,000 citizens
of the state, over the age of Is years,
demanding the passage of tho bill in
troduced by Representative J. J. Cannon
of Salt Lake county. which had passed
t-tbc lower house and was awaiting ac-
| tion by the senate body.
! "a Republican prohibition copven-
ton was called February "a 1909, at
the. salt Lake theatcr by such persons
as Nephi L.. Morris. Charles w. Niblev,
David 0. Mckay, Hyrum Smith, Hugh
j. Cannon, William McLachlan, David
a. Smith and about fifty others. rep
resenting every county In the state. The
delegates packed the theater Presi-
dent George H. Brimball of the r. Y. L.
Was one OF the speakers at this con-
ventlon, but he now pretends to be sat
lstied with local option. Notwithstaud
ing his declaration at that time. we see
the head Of that institution reversing
itself and forsasing tho cause at the
bidding and persuasion Of the senior
senator. The student body has rebelled
at the action of its president and this
morning paraded the streets of Provo
carrying banners for state wide prohibi.
tion.
''ln spite of the demand of the great
crowd of representative people who met
at the Salt Lake thcater i'll February
of last year, and the petition, which had
been gathered from the voters of the en-
tire state with regard TO prohibition.
what was the disposition Of Smoot aud
the federal bunch? A telegram was sent
to Senator Smoot, Senator Sutherland
and Congressman Howell signed by C..
w Niblev. Hyrum Smith and Nephi l..
Morris, declaring that the Republican
party would be put in the wrong light
il the demands of the people Of the state
were ignored, This telegram was dated
January II, 1909, short time before
the prohibition gathering at the Salt
Lake theater. Was there an answers |
said there was not The Herald Re
publican has placed me as a member OF
the ADanias club. | will now prove
that no answer was received to this tel
egrHm.''
Here Mr.. Roberts read the following
matter received from Nephi l.. Morris:
President Morris's Letter,
office of Elias Morris Sons company
Salt Lake City, November 4. 1910
Honorable 3. II, Roberts. City.
Dear Sir-In spite of the differences
which unhappily arose between us In the
campaign two years ago. ! feel that !
cannot allow this campaign to proceed
further without expressing to you per-
sonally my disapproval OF the manner In
which that unprncipled paper, the Her,
ald-Republioan. has used the statement
that ] made with others, relative to
the answer to the telegram sent by
Bishop Nibey, Hyrum NJ. Smith and my
self II branded you AS a liar because You
said. as | understand. that the sisners
of the telegram never received an answer
to same. J. personally. never received
a direct answer to the telegram, nor did
either OF the other signers receive such
an answer. that am aware OF. We were
Tor weeks offended at the seeming dis
courtesy of the congressional delegation
in that reply The telegram. however
was answered in this way:
4 few weeks after the sending OF the
telegram n letter written by Senator
Smoot and addressed to person not
In any way associated with the send
ing of the telegram was shown To me,
which was to serve as an answer to our
telegram. On November l. 1910. | saw:
the telegram sent by Senator Smoot re-
uuesting that the letter referred TO be
shown 10 the signers OF the telegram as
the answer thereto. Under the cir
do not feel al liberty how
ever, to make known the so"callcd
answer to the telegram.
"Gimlet'' Is Roasted
The Herald Republicans treatment Of
you Is similar TO the treatment | have
at its unclean hands For be-
ing silent and conciliutory Ut the Og
den convention. where had the He flung
into my teeth by the senior senator. |
was very promptly branded by that same
INSCRIPTIONS paper as II moral coward.
Assuming that the coterie of men who
direct the policy. write. or inspire To be
written. Its editorials. and manage the
He raid Republican. possessed the moral
that paper charges me and
others with not possessing. should