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Show I AN ENTHUSIASTIC I CITIZENS' MIX I Excellent Singing, Music and Rousing I Speeches. I CANDIDATES EXPRESS THEMSELVES H The Nominee fur Mayor will if Glect- H oil do his Utmost to put Down H the Liquor Traffic. M Tho Inst shot befoio election was H fired last Monday-night by the Citizen's m l'arty. when In largo concourse of ladies and gentlemen met in tin; Wind - Hull to see and hear I lie clfoico pro- 1 gram tliut luid been provided for the H occasion. At eight o.eloek the cxit- cise began by the tendering ot an ex- ccllent Cornet tint! Organ solo by Pro- H lessor 0. C. Anderson and Miss Sadie H Jones at the conclusion of which H iNHimxnou DiiKuiH , addressed tho meeting. Tho sit tin- tion has chnnged since the noinluatlon m of the citizens ticket; at that time it M was thought tho enemy was in B sight, tl was believed that the M part of tho community that favored M tho licensing of the liquor trsiillc could m easily bo Ideutitied, Out tho supportets H of the other ticket that is in the Held M are just as loud in their call for sup- H prcsionoftho evil as Hie promoters of B. the citizens ticket. The situation ie- m minded him of the well known trielc of m the cunning pickpocket, who in or- M dcr to divert suspicion from himself is M often the loudest in his eiy of "Stop H thief." Under these circumstances tho B question for each voter to determine is M who is the thief. The people should 1 e ' sutllr.irntly well acquainted with the fl candidates to do this, M iNSTIiOCTOIt II. Cl.Al'l) I.KW1M mS said. The welfare of tho city isthe Lj- -Vi 'nnrstloiffor,thvoiriyKIniRHlecIitJ M, this election; they can devote their at- WM tcntioii to national issues at the gen- eral election, when state oilleers are to 1" beeleutcd. While it hud been found I dlfllcult to maintain prohibition in ' in large cities, It is practicable in small ones, as has been pioveu. Dji. (1. V. Mnini.KTON ' Assured the people that although It ? Is claimed by certain parties that he hcismuehtoo tiusv to attend to the duties of mayor, he will if elected, take " ' ' time to stamp nut tl e liquor trallUv not only by eliminating the saloons, but by closing the places wheie liquor is sold without lieciifc. Eiieh of the candl-dates candl-dates in turn addressed the meeting all 1 v expressing themselves as in full accord v with the platform of their constituents. The speeches were enthusiastically re-cleved re-cleved nnd generously applauded, and were interspersed by singing and music. mu-sic. Mr.. .Toskimi S. Kirn said that he was not ono of the can didates, but is one of the push for tht-Ir election, and the cause of prohibition, Saloons and brothelsaroclose relations, the one helps and supports the other. oth-er. Had taken tho trouble to ascertain tho amount of Intoxicating beverages thnt one saloon had Imported in a single sin-gle month, the figures being at wholesale whole-sale rates, and he found it to be S8W! worth which had undoubtdedly been sold at 100 per cent profit making S17LM per month Hint had been paid by the people of our city for liquor to this one saloon, and there was two in the town. A very heavy tax ho thought. Humor II. W. Liwr. Rusy men nro the sort of men that we I Heed for our officers, a man that has I nothing to do is generally a man that 1 In suited for that sort of a job. My 1 polities are to better my homo and the 1 ' suppression of the liquor tralllc is in I that line. Was opposed to eccleslnstl- I cal Interference In politics nnd none I had been used in this campaign ns far I as ho was awaro. Did not believe that 1 a man who sold liquor for a liytng was I was a good citizen. -. iNSTittrron Gnouoi; Dkckhii f gnja that tho credit for tho Initiation of I; the prohibition movement in Cedar City J H dUo to tho ladles, who had circulated I a petition in our city last summor aud I ! secured a large number of sigvera, nnd ; presented It to the city council. ielt I tympatby for the drlnkero, und wautcd H ' ' I li Bfi 4VA Hi ( sk" JM 1 iwiiiMMtia li 'mmmi MP to enlist them in the cause. Did not believe be-lieve they were all bad. Objected to calling them names. Relieved that many of them will vole for prohibition. prohibi-tion. l'ltiNcirAi. I'oimm endorsed the sentiments of Mr. Decker, and believed that the opposition that this movo will meet, will be more on account ac-count of its disturbing tho wonting of tho polltlcial machine, than bseauso of the people who oppobo being against suppression of tho liquor trallle, |