The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-14
Score of Stalwarts Celebrate
Anniversary of Birth of
immortal Jefferson.
DISCUSS TIMELY TOPICS
WITH USUAL FRANkNESS
Not Quite Decided About Stand
on Liquor Question; Women
Also Celebrate.

at the office of James II. Moyle, state
chairman, in celebration OF the 160th
anniversary Of the birth OF Thomas JEFF
ferson, the founder Of Democracy. and
also in celebration OF the capture OF the
lower house OF congress by the Demo-
Gratis and of the fact that there were still
Democrats enough left in Utah TO hold
a meeting.
Informal talks were made by several
prominent Democrats, They said lit
tie about their past defeats. but looked To
the future and read In the omens a long
deferred triumph for Democracy. Prohl-
bition and the commission form Of mu-
nlplpal government were touched upon
lightly by the speakers. Certain success
In the nation and the remote possibility
of success In Utah for the Democratic
party were predicted.
Brigham II. Roberts, one Of the most
eloquent Democratic orators OF the state.
said that he did not think the Demo-
Gratis should take any action with ref
crcncc TO the coming liquor election. lie
said he did not believe that there WAS
any deep-rooted conviction favoring pro-
hibition on the part of the people of
Utah. The results OF the election. lie
predicted, would prove n surprise to those
who were hoping to sec prohibition carry
in the communities throughout the state.
Says Church Authorities Interfere.
Frank +. Nebeker, Utahs representa-
tive on the Democratic national collllulh-
tee. declared that so long as the RcpuD-
lican party was receiving the support Of
the authorities OF the dominant church
of Utah there was little hope for Demo-
cratic success in this state. He said the
people were not very much interested In
political doctrine. They were too much
used to having their dose fixed up for
them and swallowing what they were
given. IL the church had lent its moral
support TO the Democrats state wide pro-
hbition would have prevailed, he said.
had declared for prohibition. why pro
hbitIon would have prevailed. This. he
said. must necessarily be discouragins TO
the Democrats, who must continue to
of success. but with the consoinG convic-
ton that they were right
Judge o. w. Powers. who received the
complimentary vote of the Democrats Of
the recent state legislature for United
States senator, In characteristic talk,
said:
Democrats did not have majority in the
last state Legislature. II they had !
would not have been here tonight.
would have been hence worrying over
tariff. the direct election of United States
senators. the income tax and other ques-
tlons of state, the espousal OF which ten
years ago was declared to be anarchy,
trines unworthy to be trusted with
power.
Howell's Claim to Support.
There has been great change in
affairs recently. Only last fall when
was in Sevler county l learned from
Republican sources that the people were
being told to vote for my good friend
Howell for congress because he could
best represent Utah In congress. They
were told that Mr.. Howell had been in
Washington several years. that he was
learning to do things; that his experience
there was great asset 10 Utah; that II
he were returned he would head many
important committees: that the voice of
Utah would be heard abroad in the land:
that Utah would then be favored by the
party In power, and that IL would be an
objectionable error to send as Itah's
representative to Washington new man
not In harmony with the party in power.
And so they elected Mr.. Howell
The other evening before retiring
took up my Deseret Evening News. which
I always read just before retiring in or
der 10 secure calm and peaceable frame
of mind. / saw a list of the committees
OF the lower house OF congress. Natu-
important committees Mr. Howell the
experienced representative from Utah,
was to head. Imagine my surprise when
l discovered that the only place MIR.
fourth on the minority representation OF
the committee on agriculture.
Meant Well, but Guessed Wrong.
THAT is merely to illustrate the fall
lacy of voting for man. not for prin
clpc but for the purpose of getting a
stand with the party in power. The
people of Utah meant well. but they
guessed wrong.
ut has been suggested that there is
a probability that Utah Will not be in
The Democratic column at the next presi-
dental election. That may he true on
the night of the election. but at the dawn
of the morning after you will see the
people coming over to the Democratic
side by the thousand In order to be in
harmony with the Democratic president
of the United States"
the people of Utah at the last election
had declared squarely against prohibition
and that the Democratic party should
take them at their word. AS q citizen
of Salt Lake and a taxpayer, he sUg
gested the advisahlity of the Dcmoc rats
working against prohibition at the GOA
ing liquor election, He also suggested
the advisablity OF taking some action
with reference to the coming election Of
a commission TO govern Salt Lake. He
was not as pessimistic as were some of
for success in the next state
Says Democrats Hold Key.
1.-THE present governor" declared Mr., |
Overiied, is persona non grata with the
federal bunch They are now casting |
about for someone with whom they can
hope to defeat him for denomination. 1t |
seems to me that the Democrats have the |
solution of this difficulty. Let us nomi- |
nate strong, stalwart Democrat. whose
will appeal To every voter and
whom we can hope TO elect"
At MIR. Overheld's suggestion w. R. |
Wallace explained the law providing for
Il commission form Of government. He
said that il was strictly nonpartlsan I'm
intent and he urged that il be kept non
partisan. He said he would strongly OPP
pose any politics being injected into the
coming election. He regretted that the
governor had seen it TO oppose the So
called "fris contained in the original
bill-the initiative and referendum. the
recall and the civil service commission
The governor, he said had told hi:n that
ii there were a recall in force for state
officers he would probably have ocen re-
,alied when he vetoed the liquo- bili ~
TWO years ago. Mr. Wallace said that in
many ways the commission bill was inn
perfect and unsatisfactory and that It's
success depended entirely on the cleo
lion OF strong, capable men at the first
election.
Women Democrats Celebrate,
Judge Charles c. Baldwin in brief
ak commended the Mormon Democrats
who had remained with the party I'm
spite OF adversely. lie said that there