Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-04-09
GOVERNOR SVETOWIIL
Be LEGALLY TESTED
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were pleading FOR prohibition; he was
plainly told by some of his most Loyal
supporters that 10 had reached q point
where 10 was money against morals
OF certain licensed. vested interests oi
very Few. against the overwhelming
majority Of the many Interested IN the
moral uplift and eternal welfare 81
the temporal az well as spiritual prog
RES of the souls ct men. Yet they
trusted in him to- the last moment, nnd
were ,hngrincd aud INUNDATED ana
ar. gtuI uuabic w. fathom why hcI
Joined with the saloon. the liquor ana
business interests In oncompassfug the
defeat of the most called for. most
needed. most important piece of lrgis-
lation of al" recent Legislature. Ana
as he said h. was willing. SO he must
take the full responsibility and con-
rcuuenccs following his failure Co car
~ into law tho expressed viii oi the
people ~ the great state ~ Utah: and
the people Of the world VIII know that
Governor gpry. and no other man or
set Of men iE responsible Tor Utah not
taking IT, place az prohibition state.
Tor outside Uf Salt Lake ogden and
one ar two other places. Utah has pro-
NlNININW MNNiINN NffNN NNANNNH W lli' IT. A'aAH
proved wanting IN many respects.
where Candidates stand.
FROM now on open public dcciara-
ton uu tho prohibition and other great
moral and civic issues should be de-
mnudcd from every person afking the
outrage oft the people. from United
States rrnatItt aud representative
and governor down CO. the least 60 10
elected And the ncAt governor and
iouit iHturD should hc pledged for cn-
acting immediately aud without delay
an effective prohibition hill. with an
emergency CLAUSE putting Il into cf-
fD,t at once. followed by conrtitu-
tipnai amendment forever prohibiting
the manufacture and sale or traffic OF
en-, liquor cyii And " Is within the
range Of possibilities that before that
time. two years. shall clapac nation
wide and worldwide prohibition will
br nearer realization than the fondyst
could hope for
when the next campaign comes.
We will have in black and white the
records OF an who have taken part IN
this fight and We will use those rcc-
urdH without fear or favor"
George sJartup of Provo then got
the floor
Startup Charge Delay.
"Onc feature Of the supposed veto
81 the hill has not been brought out
In the report" said Mr.. sturtup. The
bin would have passed the senate IN
time To- have been given the governor
before he icft his office n II had not
been FOR senator w. Mont Ferry re-
fuHing for two hours a. Hlgn the hill
! II was then sent h. the house. While
the speaker of the house war affiNing
his signature e. II the governors mcs-
scngcr stood Ia the doorway and gave
the governor "a signal Governor spry
Immediately left th" capitol. The
governor absolutely lcft his office 60
evadc receiving the bill We have
written statements on this matter.
AZ to his refusal 90 take the hlll
the next morning. l think that matter
should be- tested out In the courts to
/ determine whether the governor
through nonfcaaanoc OF his function
may defeat a hill
Two Apostles Disappointed.
Joseph l,iric OF Ogden was rccug-
nixed by Mr Whitaker.
what / want o. know II this" said
Mr.. Riric. have the leaders OF the
Mormon church ever rendered any
aid FOR statewide Prohibition"
In answer Mr.. whitaker read from
letter which he said had been writ
ten by Francis NJ. Lyman, president
OF the quorum of apostles. 20 dover
nor Spry on the day after the COVER
nor had vetoed the statewide prohibi-
ton bill In the letter Mr.. Lyman
stated 90 Governor Spry that he was
aggrieyod he had recn flt 90 veto the
bill and WAS not In a position 10 con-
graduate him on what he had done.
II have invited here AN apostle of
the church. said MIR. Whitaker
Apostle A. W. WINS Is here and l
will ask him 10 speak"
My heart and soul h irrcvocahly
converted 20 the doctrine enuuciated
In this meeting said Mr.. WINS II
campaigned FOR prohibition In the last
Hmpaign and viii do 20 In future
campaign ! am speaking FOR my
SELF, however. ana I do not presume
/ a. speak tor others"