Show THE BRAINS AND MUSCLE TRADE WE TAKE pleasure in giving credit where it is we are not overwhelmed with admiration for the person entitled to it there for instance is judge 0 W powers auwers a man given to much speaking occasionally he strikes a subject on which lie possesses a wealth of information regarding some borne special themes upon which he be touches he is as well posted as a man could be when on monday sept in addressing a political met meeting t of workingmen he said I 1 capital can buy brains and muscle even the sacred ballot is obtainable with money he be touched a theme on which because of his familiarity with fact bearing upon it he be was doubtless at home the judges having been paid the sum of for manipulation of the municipal election of last february for the liberals has already been mentioned in tills this connection but besides his own part associated socia ted with payment for questionable political work may he not be in a position to throw some light upon the doings of the individual referred to in the following brilliant paragraph taken from the butte ahner W J allen alien one of the best known bar attendants in salt lake has just reached butte and will accept a position at the abbey with slater fc hatton mr allen alien will make a splendid addition to the corps this thesis is doubtless the same allen alien who acted as leading 1 flimflam flim hammer to use a slang term for the liberal party at the july school election and whose conduct in that connection was referred to the grand jury by judge zane this bartender bar tender ex footracer with numerous aliases ballot box manipulator etc could hardly be regarded as the kind of fellow to perform sleight of hand feats as a liberal election judge merely for his health we doubt if anybody believes otherwise than that his bis caw case illustrated the force of orlando W powers remarks to the effect that capital can buy brains and muscle and that even the sacred ballot was obtainable with money now the amount which judge powers received for the use of his bla expert political brains is a matter of noton biety but what allen alien received if anything hats baa not yet reached the general public the judge indicates in his speech his familiarity with the purchase business if he is informed on this particular would he not be kind enough to gratify popular curiosity now that the address of W J allen alien with many aliases is known the liberal political manipulators will know where to find him so that the use of his brains may be obtained for some future campaign if there is any idea of buying his services in that line it may be well to make no effort to get him until the matter of guage panes re refer er ence of his conduct to the grand jury for investigation dies out to some extent should the be wanted again the abbey saloon might spare one of its most brilliant bartenders bar tenders long enough to enable HS H 8 mccallum to use him for a season as one of his liberal judges of election providing barkis Bar kiall otherwise kesler keeler is willing |