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Show Simoot and Brimhali in a Hole Special to Tho Tribune. PROVO, Oct. 23. Republicans and Democrats allko aro after the apostle-senator. apostle-senator. Tleed Smool, and are determined to put him iu a "holo" and then cover up the entrance to the bole, like a Uel-glau Uel-glau hare does with iln young. Reed Stnoot has IcL the bars down 01s the attitude at-titude of the church on tbo liquor question. ques-tion. In bis speech in the opera bouse here last night Smout said. In calling attention at-tention to the resolution passed at the Mormon church conference: " voted for it, but I want lo say to you that prohibition prohi-bition iu riot iu that resolution or In any of tbo cburcli works." Mr. Smoofs 'attention Hias been called menV "rpf,ide ..Polished In the Improvement Improve-ment L,ra of August, 1909, page S33 jvhercln it says In answer to a question thO1? C0,rr';P"cnt on tho attitude of m, -m i!,011- ; Prohlbilloii. In winding up- 1 his ,s tho procedure; let us para-ull para-ull 'lol,r rcorreIondcnfs sentence and ?JS' Jit.t, o"'" one hope, nnd that Is 01 blatc-u-ldo emperauce and prohibition, prohibi-tion, brought about by the sovcrel-u will of the people." Tho article Is signed by Joseph F. Smith, and the Democrats dare hmoot to say that the Improvement Lra. is not a church work. i..L l.b?.Ir'uu"c:in ra,Iv I" Snrlngville last night George IT. Brlmhall did somc-tnlng somc-tnlng that his rriends say never occurred before, and they arc wondering what brought it about. Brlmhall read his speech from manuscript. This, men say who- have heard the unlvcrsltv bead talk on every subject he ever undertook, never occurred before. It is said bcrc that Brlmhall was afraid of the Issue, nls sudden flop on the liquor question Is common talk, both among the students and the town peoplo, and he could not aflord to make any mistakes. For this reason be was very careful In preparing Ills speech In advance, and then read It. I-rom the trend of his 3peech, one is led o believe that Brlmhall consulted Smool In tho preparation. Bolb Smoot and Brlmhall in their talks last night, but from two different pbit-rorins, pbit-rorins, give their audiences to understand under-stand that they could see a contingency arising which they each desired to avoid. The party which had Its Inception In Salt Lake City was spreading so fast that they feared It would eventually take In the whole state of Utah. Smoot paid his respects to that party In his speech, and he told his hcarnrs bow hard ho had tried In tho past to defeat them, and that he was going to continue to "trv." nrlrnhall. In bin ready prepared oration, suid: "Tne. perpetuity of the Utah congressional con-gressional oelegatlon is the evesore or our enemies, but those enemies are not the Democratic party. Another partv Is waiting for a division of our strength, but Utah must romaln Republican." Then he launched out on a tirade against the American party and Frank J, Cannon, Can-non, and handed the Democrats a bouquet bou-quet and.- by Inference, courted the help of life Democrats to defeat the American party by continuing the Republicans in power. Brimhall's political influence with the students of the B. V. university has taken a tumble within tho past few weeks, as is evident from the follow Ing quotation taken from the "White and Ulne" In Its last issue: "Uncle Jesse ICnlght gave one of his oharnctcristlcaljv humorous speeches before the student'u preparatory to bis. campaign work 1P said ruanvj sensible things about social reforms and 'political economy." Go It. Uncle Jesse, wo are not lu polities, but wj aro for you." Tbo "White and Blue" is edited and published by the student body of the university. |