Show LETTING jETTING IN THE LIGHT Whatever the federal office holders may think or say there are a good many thousands of Republicans In the state who object to having their party part sold to the liquor Interests That much was made manifest In the extraordinary ary uy convention of Republican prohibitionists prohibItionists hold held at the Theatre on Wed Wednesday Wednesday evening It is evident also alo t that these Republicans represented by delegates from every county in the state mean to have a new deal in party part affairs if they have to mold hold a R number renumber of political funerals to accomplish their purpose This gathering was mas unique in many respects It was the first Republican convention in years yearn ears that has not been composed of Smoots followers con controlled controlled controlled trolled by federal appointees dominated ed by the small syndicate which has taken over oer the management of the party It was the first convention of the party In a decade that has not been devoted to plans for and at any an cost coat and an it was nul remarkable in that its most conspicuous conspicuous conspicuous leaders represented a principle and spoke their convictions without re regard regard regard gard to the result What Its temper was may be judged from the resolutions resolutions resolutions adopted the tone of the speeches and the applause with which the most outspoken condemnation of ot the ma machine machine machine chine was as received The resolutions set forth the the delegates reaffirm their pride in the record assert th the right of petition declare the belief that enactment of a prohibition law by b the present legislature Is a necessity n In Indorse Indorse Indorse dorse the action of the house houe in pass passing passIng passing ing the Cannon bill and condemn the senators who tilled killed the bill cen censure censure censure sure the senate and its president for stifling consideration of ot the measure before the senate committee Continuing the resolutions oppose any an compromise and denounce the pol policy policy icy Ic of the official organ or an of the party calling on the state committee either to compel a change of policy or repudiate the organ The alleged deal with the liquor interests is repudiated and the too interference in politics of the federal appointees is denounced in addition a 1 memorial Is directed to tho the president elect to enforce th the civil service rules prohibiting pernicious political activity by federal To an outsider several conspicuous omissions are noticeable Xo No reference Is made to Senator Smoot Senator Sutherland or Congressman Howell whose appointees are so liberally cen censured cenI censured though nil all of ot these gentlemen I are of record as approving the action of the senate which is condemned and andare andare are Intimately Identified with the fed federal fedI I eral oral es who engineered the thc last campaign By inference of or course the tho was repudiating Smoots machine and his methods but the fail fall failure I I ure nrc to mention him showed an unwonted ed cd though natural tenderness for his feelings In the matter If any single individual in Utah was wu the t e chief bene of the votes and d money furnished fur furnished furnished by the liquor r Interests f erects that In Individual Individual individual was Reed Smoot and If any individual has given aid and comfort i to the Illen suppressing hostile legisla legislation legislation legislation tion in return for the money and votes otes that individual Is tho the senior senator from this state wr However It would probably be ox ex expecting the impossible to hope mope that Re Republicans Republicans publicans who helped elect Smoot for another term would condemn him openly and the convention has begun so fO well the renovation of its Us party and nd the establishment establishment of decent political standards long Ion wanting in the organ that It would be hypercritical to ask for more The convention showed an earnestness a n sincerity and ana outspokenness that bodes ill m for orr the machine and well for the future t politics s in the state stat It showed that a avery aery avery very ery large body of or Republicans R representing representing the best t element of the party Is disgusted with the methods of the federal office holders and that ulti ultimately ly there the Ui will a ill be lie e a reorganization n of or ort orn Ix t a n the party part within Itself that will Wm elim eliminate eliminate these leaders leader restore est r politics po cs to a decent plane and possibly pave the way for a n peace ace that th t is desired of all men here save sae only those who have profited personally by fomenting disturbance nce As The j I sees It the most im important Important work of the convention was not in its effort to gain prohibition nor in Its censure of the subordinates who be betrayed betrayed the party to win a corrupt vie vier tory to f valuable as such censure may prove The big thing was the exposure of the methods and men responsible for forthe forthe forthe the debauchery of politics here bere and the promise of better things at the hands of the Republicans of or Utah Such an nn ex exposure exposure exposure from an opposition party could not accomplish much but coming from within the party made by men whose loyalty to Republicanism is unquestioned unquestioned unquestioned and applauded by representative tive tIe delegates from all aU over ocr the state portends a genuine reform from within the only kind of reform that could be either permanent or effective x So far as the effect on immediate prohibition enactments is concerned it itIs itis Is unlikely the resolutions will change the predetermined result in the th legis legislature legislature legislature lature The senate is s committed to the fulfillment of pledges made to the liquor interests and will not recede cede from its position If prohibition could be secured The Tho Herald believes It would prove a calamity to the state and a farce in its results But The Herald also believes it would be a serious blunder for the legislators to adjourn without providing laws for the rigorous restriction of the liquor traffic such as has been tried successfully success full in other states Unless such legislation Is en enacted enacted enacted acted prohibition will be a certainty within two years and the liquor ques question question question tion will be an interminable issue for years to come There is no doubt as asto asto asto to the extent and vehemence of the public demand demond for the eradication of the evils of the business the limitation of the number of saloons the restriction restriction tion of hours when liquor may be sold the absolute separation of the brew breweries breweries breweries eries from saloon ownership and the abolition of the saloons maintained as resorts for the criminal classes On these questions there is so 50 nearly nearl a unanimous sentiment that even the liquor men themselves recognize reco nize it whether they the are wise enough to want the legislation or not For the prohibitionists prohibitionists prohibitionists to refuse any an legislation be because because cause they the cannot get what they the ask would be to play plo into the hands of the very elements clements they oppose most bitter bitterly ly I and postpone for at least two years ears reforms that would go far toward abolishing abol abo abolishing the worst of or the evils of which they complain |