The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-27
'DRYS' ASSERT
NO QUARTER
In Final Rally of Campaign, De-
clare They Will Not Give
Up Fight.
NUMEROUS SPEAKERS FIRE
FINAL SHOTS AT "WETS"
Saloon Is Condemned as Source
of Most of Evils That
World Suffers.

Massing numerous speakers to fire the
last shots at the VETS the 'drys" held
their final rally at The Salt Lake theater
last night. While the house was not
filed, there was a large audience present,
In calling the assemblage TO order.
Judge George r. Goodwin chairman OF
the evening, made n brief address. in
which he declared that while the "wets'
had imported numerous speakers OF more
or less fame 10 argue In favor OF the sa
loon. not a single citizen OF Salt Lake
had lifted his voice in favor of It's per-
petUatlon fact that he regarded as
highly significant He referred TO the
Governor Spry regarding the issue OF
prohibition. and said that II the COVER
nor had been correctly quoted he WAS not
in accord With a majority Of the people
speaker was applauded when he quoted
W. j. Bryan as declaring that the men
who represented the liquor interests were
generally undesirable citizens.
Like Historic Struggle.
The Rev. G II. Neel of the Central
brief address, IN which he likened the
hight ior the killing OF the saloon TO the
struggle for tho abolition or slavery. and
told Il pathetic story OF a laborcr who
workmen and then took home 10 cents
worth OF liver for Sunday dinner because
he could not AFFORD To- buy cut OF good
beef
Joseph j. Cannon. president of the
Anti Liquor league. read three kilograms
from PUcatello 10 refute the published
of the Manufacturers and
BUSINESS Mems association OF Utah.
from Mayor II. w. Church:
Joseph }. Cannon-Pocatello pays its
warrants in rotation as the funds come
in. She never repudtales; she has IL
appetite with a beer salary.
but will pay every dollar with per cent
heavier taxes make up FOR loss OF reve-
The telegram 10 Mir. Cannon from w.
a. Anthes. deputy treasurer Of Pocatello,
cads:
So far as we know. Pocatello has
warrants viii be paid as provided by
law. Have heard no mention OF inten-
ton 10 repudiate anything"
Message From Citizens.
From committee of citizens Of Poca
telio. the AutiLiquor league received the
following message.
TO t!;c i-cupIe Of Utah:
Pay no attention 10 letter OF exMayor
Churcn of Pocatello. All rot about the
cIty being bankrupt: IL WAS never half so
p;vsl eroGS as since prohibitions No va
cant buildings III Town. More improve
rnents since prohibition than IN twenty
,-Sars nf saloon administration. Saloons
lSlt nc improvements and debt of S19,-
W" Nv ouNot>tiiuiil~ Slty l1IotI
and more prosperous than al any time
IN It's history.
- NJ. INGERsoLL. Capitalist
Nv \. HYDE. Real Estate.
FINN II. BERG. City Clerk
Mrs. Charles 6. Plummer sang Help
Just Little, und Judge Goodwin intro
luced Mrs- Ruth Fox who made an elo-
iuSnl appeal To the women OF salt Lake
10 vote lor The abolition of the saloon.
She coupled with the saloon the evils OF
gambling. unchastity. The ruin OF boys
and girls and heid that every mother was
N duty bound 10 vote. for The destruction
u Inc saloon.
Praises water Wagon
Mrs. Lulu shepard was then intro
duced. she made a vigorous speech OF
htteen minutes. devoted TO an exposition
of The various steps OF various states In
getting ON the water wagon" She held
mat Almost without exception the states
that had tried the water wagon had
iound it good vehicle To travel on the
read OF progress and had been unwilling
10 return 10 any other form OF locomo
hon
Nephi l.. Morris made the concluding
address of the evening. Barcustically de-
1ouncing the VETS tor hiring most OF
Ihc automobiles In the city for election
day; and declaring ''the 'drys' can still
walk To the polls-they are able TO-"
Inc speaker then arraigned the sa-
ooT as the source of practically all the
svil that comes into the world declared
sdIDpu hScpeTS observed remUneya-
tion. n they were put out Of business
only when they returned 20 wives and
children the money they had unlawfully
taken, and declared that saloon men de-
no pity.
Miss Stella Angel sang "The Flag
Without Stain and Judge Goodwin
concluded the meeting with a brief np-
what the result OF the election might be
INC rnorement now set on foot would
grow until the last saloon was wiped
out OF existence.
kilograms Of Protest.
Two telegrams OF protest were re-
IN connection with the advertisement
caused TO pc published by the Manu-
facturers aud Business mems association
ot utah. The kilograms follow:
-P0CATELLo. Ida. June 2e,-Great In
disnalion is felt hero by every citizen on
account OF the slander on the city OF
Poca tello contained in an advertisement
puonshed In your city, The impression
rnent is wholly false and we desire that
the morning. r. C. rOKFR
Secretary PocatelIo Commercial Club"
mayor and counoilmen OF Pocatcllo. Wig
orously protest against the pitiful advcr-
tisement The Manufacturers and Business
MMcn VI association OF Utah gave the city
due apology be given our city and pco-
pie.
The advertiscme0 discredts our city
In public manner without fully under
standing the conditions. and just ut a
time when VIC are upon the eve OF
large improvements The Oregon Short
Line is rxpending 100000 In completing
lts Fiaduct and subway and is cOntem-
plating the expenditure OF more than
a million dollars In a new depot and yard
improvements. The national government
In. fAIz t.,xrf "a
Ing. Many large office. store and other
buildings are under construction and
plans and specifications arc being drawn
which will show an expenditure of more
than s2,5o0.0oO not including our s16l 00O
sewer and s25o.000 gas plant nearing
completion. and $4,000 new water works.
The reclaiming OF more than $4,000 acres
OF land under the Fort Hall canal project
adjacent TO the city Is In progress and
for the information OF the Manufacturers
and Business Mems association and any
other persons not well informed of our
present condition. we Will say :here Is
not n vacant store building or residence
tho cifV. Our upo an linz