Show iShall t tI I Shall the Interests Own Utah's Utah s Governor i j ITH what Nephi L L. L Morris the third WITH f party arty candidate might t do as Governor Governor Gov GOY of Utah none need be concerned concerned con con- concerned since that office for which he has been panting never will be his Mr 11 Morris Morris' importance importance importance tance in the gubernatorial campaign in this state is with reference only to the number of Republican can cau votes which he may gather to be handed by him to his friend and associate John F. F Tolton the candidate of the public service corporations WHILE WI MR TOLTON IS WORKING IN THE FRONT YARDS OF OP THE STATE SEEKING TO HOLD HIS FULL PARTY STRENGTH MR MORRIS IS WORKING IN THE BACKYARDS BACKYARDS BACKYARDS BACK BACK- YARDS AND AREAWAYS GATHERING SUCH VOTES AS HE CAN TO BE DELIVERED DELIVERED ERED ERE D TO THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE Mr l Morris himself described his activities as supplementing those of Mr r. Tolton in this language at Logan on Friday night THE DEMOCRATS AND THE BULL MOOSE ARE ENGAGED IN A COMMON FIGHT FOR A HOUSECLEANING IN UTAH That statement statement statement state state- ment accurately pictures the object of the campaign campaign campaign cam cam- that is being made Without hope of success success success suc suc- cess for him himself MR MORRIS WORKS DILI DILI- DILIGENTLY DILIGENTLY DILIGENTLY GENTLY TO TAKE FROM GOVERNOR SPRY AS MUCH SUPPORT AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER THAT HIS ASSOCIATE TOLTON MAY HAVE A BETTER CHANCE Therefore Therefore Therefore There There- fore the voters need not consider what bat are Mr l Morris Morris' ideas aims and ambitions except as with reference to whatever chance of success 11 1 Mr Tolton may leave have lave It is definitely settled that the next nett Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- of Utah will either be William Spry the candidate of the people or John F F. Tolton the candidate of the special inter interests sta the railroads and other public service corporations That the present G Governor vernor will be re-elected re there seems little doubt yet Set that this assurance may be rendered rendered rendered ren ren- dered doubly sure it is is vastly important that the voters of the state should know something of the official record of the man who will be Governor in case Mr Spry is defeated JOHN F. F TOLTON THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE WAS NOMINATED BY THE RAILROADS AND OTHER PUBLIC SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE ICE CORPORATIONS Several ballots had been taken in the Democratic state convention and the salaried lobbyists saw the opportunity of which they instantly took advantage THEY NOMINATED TOLTON BECAUSE THEY 4 KNEW KNEW IF HE WERE GOVERNOR THEY WOULD OWN HIM that his every official act affecting b corporate interests would be such a as those interests desired and that HE WOULD BE THE GOVERNOR OF THE CORPORATIONS CORPORA CORPORA- CORPORATIONS AND NOT OF THE PEOPLE And the morning after he was nominated Nominee Tolton Tolton Tol Tol- Tolton ton paid his respects to tp the chief lobbyist of all who was responsible for his success John F F. Tolton's legislative record as a member of the House Honse in the session of 1907 is amazingly and absolutely one of toadyism to the railroads and to other corporations HE ATTEMPTED TO BLOCK THE INQUIRY INTO THE COAL FAMINE OF THAT YEAR as The Republican Herald has shown by publishing publishing pub pub- lishing g excerpts from the House journal Failing Failing Fail Fail- ing in that he maneuvered himself into the sec sec- of the investigating committee in which he lie acted as defender of the railroads HE WROTE THE REPORT WHICH WHITEWASHED WHITEWASHED WHITEWASHED WHITE WHITE- WASHED THE RAILROADS AND GAVE THEM A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH and opPosed opposed opposed op op- posed the other report which found the railroads railroads railroads rail rail- roads guilty and outlined remedial legislation When Senate Bill No 95 the most notorious legislative leo o atrocity ever attempted in ill Utah was introduced it found in Tolton a warm advocate That measure gave the railroads power to seize seize the running streams of the state to engage under under un un- der their charters in any and every business they desired and by which they could fix prices and restrict output it gave them the power and authority to own coal mines and to freeze the people each winter into submission to outrageously outrageously outrageously outrage outrage- high i prices The limit placed upon its ita diabolical provisions was only that of the ingenuity ingenuity in in- ingenuity of its author Although l there thereas was as public outcry from one end of Utah to the other Tolton persisted in iu defense defense defense de de- de- de of it WHEN IT WAS RUSHED THROUGH THE LOWER HOUSE UNDER GAG RULE TOLTON WAS OCCUPYING THE CHAIR OF SPEAKER AND IN CONTROL CONTROL CON CON- Fortunately the force of public senti senti- sentiment meat ment compelled the final elimination of the objectionable objectionable ob ob- objectionable features When a measure was introduced in iu the session session session ses ses- sion of 1907 to CREATE A BOARD OF RAILWAY RAILWAY RAILWAY RAIL RAIL- WAY COMMISSIONERS TO PREVENT THE IMPOSING OF UNREASONABLE RATES to insure unsure an adequate railway service AND PREVENT UNJUST DISCRIMINATION it was referred to the committee on railroads and common carriers MR TOLTON AS A MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER MEM MEM- BER OF THAT COMMITTEE FOUGHT THE BILL joined in the report adverse to it and aud voted against it in on the floor of the House d H H. B. B No 61 in th that at session was was was' an un act compelling com all an street railway companies to provide J seats for the motorman and aud airbrake airbrake- for lor the tile cars The first provision was for fol the comfort Y i t and health of the street car es and the latter Jatter was vas for the safety of the 1 passengers er Vet Yet Mr Ir Tolton Talton ever active in the interest of the public public pub pub- lic lie service corporations tried to amend the pleasure measure pleas meas ure that it would d so vol apply only ony to such Il now W cars CUS as were thereafter placed in service WAS H HNOT HIJ HNOT NOT A FAITHFUL SERVANT H. H B. B 99 of that session was was an in nu act requiring all aU corporations to pay an annual state license its object being to compel the industrial concerns con cou- terns corns that get their charters from the state and which share in in the benefits of government to pay their just share of the expenses of govern govern- ment mente As might have haye been expected MR TOLTON TOLTON TOLTON TOL TOL- TON FOUGHT THAT ME MEASURE SURE BITTER BITTER- L LY Y Twenty six members of the House voted for it and FIFTEEN AGAINST IT OF THIS LATTER GROUP WAS MR TOLTON In view of his record it is not slot surprising that the railroads forced him upon the Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic state convention and that they are e doing b whatever they ther can to elect eject him hinl The vested interests interests in interests always desire to own own- owna a Governor if it itis itis itis is possible and they are determined to o own one 1 in Utah for the next four years They hey have IUle implicit im implicit im- im licit confidence ence in Mr rr rJ 1 Tolton because Lecause they 5 know where he stands They understand 1 l that when legislative to h him In that interfere with the privileges which the railroads an and d other I corporations have arrogated b to themselves 11 Mr i. i Tolton will veto yeto eto them theIU They know that when a subservient railroad legislator offers a measure that will 1 increase railroad oppression of the Mr 1 rr Ir r people l olton L will win throw his influence in favor of its passage e The They are a cold-blooded cold set of calculating ting entities entitles en en- titles these corporations and they never use nse i their influence for a candidate until until i they ther know kuo where that candidate stands EVEN IF THE TOLTON RECORD DID NOT BRAND HIM AS A RAILROAD TOOL THE ACTIVITY OF THE RAILROADS IN HIS BEHALF IN THIS CAMPAIGN WOULD BE A AN N UNERRING INDICATION INDICATION IN IN- OF MR TOLTON'S TOLTON S POSITION Should Governor Spry be retired this is is the tile sort of Governor that would replace him And then let those who hope for re remedial medial leo leo- legislation during the next nett four years bury tho those hopes quickly and deep for they cannot be resurrected during the With a corporation Governor owned by lly the special interests relief would woud be impossible |