The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-24
SAYS BOSSES ARE
BLOCKING MEASURE
Badger Expresses Fear No
Liquor Law Will Be Passed
This Time.
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that i consider this legislature pledged
to accept the Interpretation given the
platform by the campaign speakers. by
the campaign documents ana py the
How many interpretations has the
| party organ given 10 the PLATFORM asked
Senator Smith,
II am only referring 10 the interpre-
tation placed upon the party platform by
| the party organ prior To the election
I replied Senator Booth.
Reads Editorials.
Senator Booth thon read editorials from
tho party organ which were published
on October u, 10. 1S, 10, 70 and II and
| November l. III each OF these editorials
| the statement was made, uneuuivocally,
| that the Republican party platform meant
absolute prohibition for the entire terri
| tory of the state outside of cities of tho
| first. second and third class, thae the
Republican legislature was bound TO en-
act such law and that tho Republican
party would keep its word.
| He read extracts from speeches OF SEN
ators Smoot and Sutherland and told or
speeches by these two senators which ne
| had heard. lie told of questions asked
Senator Smoot at the Provo opera house
relative to the meaning of the Platform
and of tho replies made by Senator
| Smoot, which bore out his contentious.
| Senator Booth said that If this inter
probation had not been placed on me
|
elected Democratic representatives IN
| the state legislature.
senator Booth was followed by Badger.
amendment proposed by Booth. Senator
| Badger had circulated a document plcdg-
| ing The senators TO vote for such pro-
vision and had secured the signatures
OF eight to support such an amendment.
Later. however when the compromise
was agreed upon providing for an cleo
| lion on petition, Senator Badger with
| rzll,
| side Of the cities
Powers to Defeat Bill.
In speaking to the amendment, Senator
Badger said that he found himself In
the peculiar position of agreeing with
practically everything contended for by
Senator Booth, hut at the same tlme op-
posed to tho amendment. He said IT
was going 10 be extremely difficult 10
get tho measure through the legislature
| In any event, and that the amendment.
| II adopted. would add 70 the difficulty,
he feared. He had inforpation. ne said,
that those who prqIessedl 70 s,l.Ge Irt,, the ne
Utah. we're determined that the measure
prepared by tho committee should not
pass, and that another measure, OF
which ne had no knowledge, should be
written into the statute books.
The bill as il was presented 10 the
senate. Senator Badger said was corr con-;
| gladly by either side 10 tho controversy.
| he said, but all the committee were
agreed that il was the best measure that
could be drawn 10 meet the divergent
| views OF the different members OF the
| Legislature. He opposed the amendment.
for hs feared that II would 1copardize the
| chances for the bill TO pass the senate.
Democratic Platform Clear
Senators Stookey. Smith. Lunt. Seyy
sne si.9 n5ment. Il r,so % Senator Funk suggested
that II the Republican senator's could not
| agree a 10 wha, the Republican plat
form meant on the liquor question they
take up the Democratic platform which
he said. was perfectly clear.
the chair granted the request for q roll
call on the amendment, which showed
that the amendment was lost by a vote
| OF II 10 g. The vote was:
Ayes-Booth. Funk, Olson-$.
Noes Badger, Burton. Horsley, Hyde.
Iverson. Kuchler. Kelly Lunt, Marks.
Seyy. Smith. StookeY. Williams and VIII
Absent-Prcsident Gardner.
All the Republicans except Booth voted
against the smsndment and md, the two
Booth for the amendment. In explain
ing his vote. Senator Funk ~ Cache said
wide prohibition but that il did not
bind him in voting on any other question
with reference 10 liquor legislation. No
second choice s vas mentioned in the plat ", :
10 his best judgment. lie said that he
was for statewide prohibition. but that
II tnlS were Impossible, ne was Tor aS
much prohibition as possible. and he
therefore voted for the amendment
Burton Amendment Lost.
| Senator Burton OF Davis moved an
amendment TO the bill that tho purchaser
be made equally liable with the dealer
who sells intoxicaniS in violation of The
law. Senator'S Badger and Smith op-
posed the amendment and il was lost
Later Senator Burton moved that club
licenses be limited TO cities of tho first
and second class, and this was adopted
by close vote.
Senator Smith said that evils were
possible under this bill. as under any
bill but that the question resolved itsell
into one OF law enforcement.
We now have on the statute books 2
local option law as good as any that car
be written" declared Senator Smith
zach community has complete power tC
license. regulate prohibit the sale o
liquor by eIecting tic proper officers
We cannot leGislate goodness into th'
people. We can adopt regulations bu
we cannot compel the officers and citi
zens OF the state To enforce them
The bill was read section by section
and amendments proposed. discussed anC
voted upon after each section had beer
read The fifth section OF the bill wa
| under discussion when an adjournmcn
was taken. The bill will come UP unde
the head Of unfinished business thi
| afternoon.