Show urn asked ma BOOTHS ANSWER the chairman of the democratic organization made no deeply to the same the following fallowing fal lowing correspondence is self explanatory but it must be added that the same letter of inquiry was bent at by mr bheeler to mr kini chairman ot tha democratic county organization and for reasons probably best known to himself hims alf that gentleman failed to answer paavo sect hon J JE booth chabi man of the he publican party for utah county DK sin what io likely to be the oi the Ke publican n prohibition as a quest on I barins upon our next municipal election will the republicans make prohibition a political iesue it may be early in the day the point but I 1 think ais importance demands timely consideration for one I 1 jo out care to over issues dead of aa of cen of po the one nandor states on the other bui prefer ki act in the living present in mv judgment even the tariff and silver are not such burning ques tiona as earue suppose but the moral and financial of provo city just now should be the earnest concern of every citizen there are numbers of problems await ing solution which are more than likely tu come before the next city council auch as the questions of how LO raise money to the interest on the boudi fur waterworks water works how to provida ample sewerage how to build a city hall how to pave the bide walks how better to ligat the city with gas and electricity how to build a city jail how noi to tax death for things and laai though not least how to rid the city of the cursed liquor with its adjuncts of gambling and other crimes 1 have not as yet formally allied mys self aitu either party Republican sor but the pany who will pledge for prohibition and will levelheaded level headed business men to fill important city offices shall receive my vote and all the influence I 1 may have with my neighbor to the name end anil I 1 will further say that if I 1 were a member of one of the parties and my party did not meet this question of prohibition hibi tion squarely without dodging ir ami the other party did I 1 should eel it my duty to vote the other bide I 1 held that my judgment and reason should stand above party loyalty me for supplementing the question with soma of my political hoping to receive an answer to the above i remain yours respectfully J B to which chairman booth of the republican county organization replied as lul lons CITY utah sept 2818 ja joseah B keeler esq provo cily DEAR bin your tavor of the dinst is at hand but press ot has delayed my answering it I 1 donot as yet know what stand ane republican party in provo city will take on thu liquor question in the coining al election aa the matier haa not been talked about in a way to determine it individually I 1 am willing to follow the pattern set ao often by and never by democrats as a party that I 1 know of and I 1 vote aye on that question I 1 believe it is the individual sentiment of most of the republicans in this city that prohibition is a principle adopted in their political faith and are willing to so announce themselves of are not bind to the dif faculties of enforcing it under our peculiar circumstances and I 1 do not believe it can be made very in provo city I 1 think it can be made much nearer so if the territory will pass a prohibition act I 1 regard it ay iy nearly impossible to aut such a statue at present ao 50 it prevents pre bents in the form of two evils of which I 1 r neither but have to take ona I 1 pr ler the honest unsuccessful attempt to prohibit the simalu of liquors for a baver age with honest and efficient officers to do their beat to enforce it than theares ent system of high license 1 am not BO financially obtuse as nat to know that it make a great financial difficulty in our city affairs at present and yet I 1 am willing to risk it and say prohibition I 1 have the honor to be youra truly J E BOOTH |