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Show IMLS, Vol. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, NOVEMBER 5, 1910 | 3 ““DRAG’’ GAME PLAYED BY DEMOCRATS By Crowding an Apostle to the Front, and Concentrating all Political Power in | Him They Turn the Trick Republicans up to are just now a high pitch of wrought grief and indig- nation over what they charge to be attempts to drag the church into politics. They putting leaflet mit charge forth and the Democrats the are “Words not fair their error and. Democrats even when the leaflet credit its But, he put speaking church into of Utah thony the W. explains dragging if the Ivins the Democrats to force Apostle into the _ An- political arena; IF the Democrats , Apostle Ivins into were the Senate; IF Democrats Apostle Ivins at were the distribution tronage of federal in the hands the Ivins through which fy and or elsewhere belie to the those churchmen an tle newspaper his vili- own not party prompt were upon was Democrats to forward outline Ivins to as an to put to preside to to the officially at- church; were convention; induce Apostle Mormon speech; to equivalent the note to in on Ivins furnish bulldoze, were the state pa- Ivins; to to announce attack politician IF the other a Democrats that tack their mandates; high a of were could who his place state; to place and with he to of Apostle Democrats Apostle IF States head party organization in the IF the Democrats were bow force ; the IF to United dictate plan Apos-: over their the key- deliver the platform; the Democrats were to muzzle apos tles to authorize Apostle Ivins dd all the open political work for the en} tire quorum; IF a coterie cians were of to combined Democratic make a whisky deal politit with the State and back Apostle Ivins with the support THEN be the interests the¢ of united of that element; Democrats charged with of Utah dragging the could church into politics. Apostle Anthony Ivins is a good and man; all the any people a right and too, that ‘political office. time no any man on the to and Ivins a reason not ques- ac- hold any understood, is is legal dare a thorough principle, ready give hold of political It is well Apost’e to to gift proper to’ aspire Democrate the hag he has a perfect that tion, to take tion in W, he requisite office of Utah; right, that able qualifications political for at any the faith/ is in him. Why, W. then, Ivins the Apostle leader of the Anthony Democratig¢ party in Utah, as a Republican ; Republican tine 20C pu apostle ig tive leader of- thyparty in Utah? Democrats church Is it because are determined into the to drag the politics? If Apostle Ivins were determined tp satisfy, his personal ambition, even if by doing so he must throw discord into his state, his church and his party; ‘nore if he the church tical were power; to use his en himself ness—if these determined proprieties office order if he his to ig- utilize to his secure were poli- determined power to church he were things and in political in strength- and in busi- determined to do all would perfectly it ee be Day % * | serving the Republican party as one of the inner circle of The ‘Federal Bunch; while serving the organ of the Republicau party as the president of its publishing company, that you did not also act as “‘H. E. Booth, Trustee,’’ for the disbursement of a large sum of money collected from the brewers and liquor dealers of Utah ior the use of the Republican party in the campaign of 1908? Are you prepared to deny that $60,000 was collected from the brewers and the liquor dealers for this purpose? Are you prepared to deny that this sum of money was turned over to you as “‘H. E. Booth, Soe by the Protective Association, the organization of the liquor dealers? Are you prepared to deny that part of this money so raised and so paid over to re was used to shape the noir of the Inter-Mountain Republican on the liquor issue? Are you prepared to deny that part of this money so raised and so turned over to oe was used to debauch voters in the election of a Republican governor and a Republican legislature? Are you prepared to deny that in the summer and fall of 1908 a certain sum was assessed against the ‘different brewers and iiquor dealers; that some paid as high as $3,000, $4,000 and $5,000 each for protection at the hands of the Republican party and for the defeat of temperance legislation; that the total amount was $60,000; that this amount passed through the hands of the Salt Lake Brewing Company; and that the total sum was turned over to you as ‘‘H. E. Booth, Trustee?”’ Part of this corruption fund found its way into the treasury of the Inter-Mountain Republican company. Are you prepared to make good the pretense that 4 was in payment for capital stock in the company? Are you prepared to deny that the receipt of. this money was the real reason for the reverse of the Inter-Mountain Republican on the liquor issue? Are you prepared to say that this is not the reason why your paper has ever since been the open advocate of-the liquor interests and the bitter foe of temperance? for litical right citizen of Apostle Ivins possessed the has a any political perfect to by set legal right to aspire office high or low, was E. BOOTH:— Coming down to the final analysis: Dare you tell the men and women of this community of your true relations with Protective Association? Dare you make public your record as ‘‘H. E. Booth, Trustee,’ in relation to the fund collected from brewers and liquor Geelers) Dare you publish a report of that trust fund? Dare you have the matter sifted to the bottom in courts? ust fund? Dare you tell what you did ne the $60, 000 or anypart of it turned over to you as on, E. Booth, Trustee,’’ by the: or men of Utah? Dare you have the matter sifted to the bottom inthe courts? resort voters cure political high a although he has the ability to fill with but honor divide any office in his state, his senge of propriety will never enter the pirant holds and political for a high high is looked er in his In the office upon in the Ivins ber would his assuming party, while so as an long ecclessiastical as church. next place authority Apostle permit him jo areana is never as a ee the men church in of a distinguished give their leadership at the same same he cal ay high which mem- consent to of,a, political time retaining the on at the religious same membership on political lines. as-. position it would state church apostle pulling time of Two church is bad enough; but two ing opposite directions in thought of. Wise tend the of to finally the sense the of the bitter partisan politi- all it! else, One tremely way to apostles pull- stitution is not to be all one church Democrats such either leaders would never fall into such an error. Then to church opposite think the lines, apostles leading parties—just that of which this would not only tend to divide the the know the church to of They of Utah be desperate power; of church or its no which of se- esty too an into above how ex- be for them of says the con- “There (Church No, to drag But realize provision union to apostles conflicts. of Utah to have propriety Democrats that means they difficult it would uphold shall. he is a member and the be this it have too much respect for the high would be difficult to convince honest ecclesiastical position Apostle Ivins men of their sincerity if they pursued holds; they have too much respect for ‘such a course. drag If they to have cannot the hon- a disposition the church a fault it is too drag in newspaper hybred the Senator sponsor Heraldmisquote signature. organ has be but so its of course mendacious declines editorials too it truth. Smoot for urally from a tacked reason. that to stand: would cowardly communication to man nat- print a it has An apology is due to erats should mon @écency clean 1 -inds. out zeal THE in of poli- Apostle An- Mr, into Democratic a discussion It is certain to be most any way In spiritual of any charges The is leader only that this. to honors his: excuse this as distasteful who that name is “church the rules come Are at- organ publican be At oblivion the or of be the legislature Governor by a temperance bill influence’ to who Demo- the “joker” Ogden? really beside letter its afraid other to let it matter. follows: “In the first place, there is absolutely no disposition on the part of: any Democrat with whom I have con- versed or corresponded, to vote American ticket this fall. There the has not been such hope or activity in the Democratic ranks for many years. We: feel confident of carrying the state,. and win in Salt Lake County, if those Democratic voters who have been urged to ‘vote the local Republican ticket just this time,’ during the last several campaigns, will come back and Support their own party just this. one time.’ “Boing without a party organ: and. having the columns of the Deseret News closed to all parties for the first time, has been a handicap such as you will best appreciate. And this fact causes me to address this: com~ munication to you. “In the second place, the letter from Hon. B. H. Roberts, which appeared first in The Provo Herald of Saturday, October 22, 1910, has been. er- roneously credited to the Salt Lake: Tribune of October 23, 1910, the day following its appearanve in the Prova: paper. “The Roberts correspondence between Mir. and myself in reference to his challenge to Senator Smoot for a joint discussion, was given to you at the same time it was given to the other newspapers. In fairness you will acknowledge this. “As to the Salt Lake Tribune, I will merely say that all Democrats regard it as a Republican paper—the organ of the insurgent wing of the Republican party. And if the insurgents eapture the next congress, as it is pretty generally conceded they will, they will unquestionably control the next Republican national convention. In that event the Salt Lake Tribune will be the official organ of the national Republican party in Utah, and those connected with that paper make nosecret of its hopes and purposes in: hate Cie = Wi wre ReRES2 dca dak to Sup, Republican parvy, for every tius | ocrat is just as anxious to rescue the taxpayers of the city and county from the Americans as from the Republicans, in the interest of what we be. lieve to be economy and good government. “Trusting you will be fair enough to place me on record with this letter, and to give it as much prominence . as the matters complained of have occupied, I remain, very respectfully (Signed.) “JAMES H. MOYLE.” Every communication to the public thas been given to the Herald-Republican time as a it matter was papers. of at to the same other news- _ ay the. ‘Herald- Republican’s refusal to ‘print pear news given How. does to lovers Mr. Moyle’s of fair letter ap- play? But what can be expected of such a ‘paper. As the Deseret News said editorially with year, the employ and “is. paid As tired on last the the i5th of February, Republican of the organ liquor “is in interests,"ti for.” Hyrum fluence the can party . M. es Smith said in the’: Salt Lake theatre on the 24th of Feb- | and the Ameriruary, “the Republican organ falsiso kick them both) fies.” But now it is trying to put:: voting the straight every one else, so far as its in-' said last liquor plank people in the same boat with: to their had: Then why adopted extends, it and to make them all false miteee and .to themselves. session of Spry in voting the laws ehough on the subject. man conclude that the Bunch If by ticket. close once “Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 27. 1910: “Biditor Herald-Republican: “Trusting that, as a public newspaper, you have a sense of fairness, I make this personal appeal to you to correct some of the errors which have. appeared in very recent issues of your publication. liqu of com- and at was read The EASY. sick will letter is so clean, so moderate, so: straightforward that the Herald-Re-~ the the the forward IS you used illustration. event, the ANSWER of the Federal can Bunch? name such and Voter: thony W. Ivins. for even dragging his into observe without Here is Mr. Moyle’s letter and any: one who has seen the extravagant — misrepresentations of the Republican: at all in much church or into tics. offered that with to connection trying calling. realize charged politics. one They Democrats attempt State” if they united high church power and high political power in any person. own the messengers, A HIRAM leadership. as even ~e his church his day to print % the reason Governor William Spry killed the. only temperance measure that reached him. You know that The Whiskey Deal is still in force. You know the interest the National Liquor Dealers’ Association Gad the National Brewers’ Association have in this matter in Utah. You know of the work that is now going on to foyer the voters of this community once again. he and act and one of the men high in authority in the dominant church, this Whiskey Deal was ratified. You know that this was why every es know that —member -of the. last legislature under the influence of The Federal Bunch was forced to oppose temperance legislation. other although over after failed E. BOOTH :— You know, as every member of The Federal. Bunch cians that this corruption fund was collected and used for the specific purpose of defeating all temperance legislation two years ago. You know that the Republican party was the instrument used to this end. You know that the Republican party was bound, through you and your associates in the Federal Bunch, to carry out this agreement entered into with the liquor interests. You know that at a meeting between Fred J. Keisel, head of the liquor interests in Utah, him- every country; the a week a letter has been taken to its editorial rooms, by well known and reputable men who were willing to HIRAM We call attention to the fact that the Republican leaders, while soliciting ecclesiastical support, have at the same time entered self up as the dictator in his party. into an alliance with the liquor element to prevent or postpone the enactment of prohibitory laws, thus demonstrating to the world There are three reasons why this ‘that there is no institution or organization so sacred or exalted they would not attempt to debauch, and none so low they would not will not be done, and any one of the}: three is sufficient. In the “first place, ‘zealously approve and uphold in order to accomplish their partisan ends.—Democratic State Platform adopted at Provo, September 15, 1910. although Apostle Ivins has every po- natural of deliberately slandered Hon. James H. Moyle and Hon. B. H. Roberts—day after day for are you prepared to deny that while you were servin* your government as United State District Attorney; while yqu were this to A fi E. BOOTH ;— characteristic correction E. BOOTH ;— The slimy trail of The Whiskey Deal leads directly up to you. Where so many are guilty of a great wrong it may seem to you unfair to single out any one, but the time has come to be specific—you must shoulder oe full share of me eee onetae ty for this dirty piece of work. The cases of others will be considered later. You are United States District Attorney for Utah, and as such it is your sworn duty to see that the federal laws are enforced and to see that violators of the federal laws are punished. Tampering with the liquor laws of the nation comes directly under your jurisdiction. You are also a member of the organization in politics that has come to be known as The Federal Bunch, and as such you are at all times familiar with the inner workings of the Republican party organization, You know, too, that Senator Reed Smoot, Senator George Sutherland, Congressman Joseph Howell, Governor William Spry, Internal Revenue Collector E. H. Callister, United States Marshal James H. Anderson, and Republican National Committeeman and Republican State Chairman C. E. Loose have similar knowledge with yourself. It would not be possible for you to play ar essential Uark in The pes Deal without the other men named above knowing the facts. What was done was a party measure. You were also, two years ago, when The Whiskey Deal was consummated, president of the company that published the InterMountain ‘Republican, the official organ of the Republican party in Utah, and you are now connected officially ‘with the company that publishes the Herald-Republican. Because of these intimate relations of yours you know that no large sum of money could be paid into the treasury of the Inter-Mountain Republican company without your knowledge and consent. You know, too, that the other men named above were connected officially or as stockholders with tie Inter-Mountain Republican at the time The Waioy Deal was consummated. HIRAM is and maliciously assail a man and then refuse to print a perfectly respectful Be HIRAM *k politically eleven of the Mormon and It Republican There have been assertions and accusations of bargains aid deals with party leaders. These charges have been made by the opposing political leaders and others with great freedom of utterance. And right here I say that every assertion and accusation, and the whole volume of them, charging such bargains and deals on the part of the Republican party of its leaders, is as basely false as language can express it, no matter who the accuser is, or what his creed or politics. I trust that my language is plain and simple enough, and my statement sufficiently broad to cover the whole matter, that it may be clearly and definitely understood.’’—Senator Reed Smoot in the ues State Convention in Ogden, September 26, 1910. se o of campaign; IF the Democrats were to force Apostle Iviz. to. take a hand in the| local city elections when no genera, political issue was at stake;— IF the Public. Slimy Trail of the Liquor Deal Traced Directly to “‘H. E. Booth, Trustee’’ $60,000 to Corrupt Voters and Defeat Legislation---Black Page in Utah’ s History Torn Open for Inspection---Concealment No Longer Possible. of full it forth. politics, Red Organ Fears Truth and Stoops to Contemptible Methods to Put Democrats in False Light Before the author and FEDERAL BUNCH HANDLES THE WHISKEY BOODLE MOYLE GETS | UNDER HYDE OF ‘‘BUNCH’’ ad- assumes about were to exonerate authorship why with Wisdom’ enough a Republican, for openly of No. 3 at |. 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