| Show I Both Parties Friendly To Prohibition Cause I SO VOTERS MAY KNOW Statements Statements' printed below in no way reflect the sentiments i cf of f The Telegram The articles are furnished by the central i o organizations of t the e political i al parti parties in the state and county The TheT I T Telegram legram is JS not in politics It gives equal space each day to toi i i both parties that the voters may have light on the questions before fore them i FURNISHED FuRNISHED BY DEMOCRATIC q COUNTY COMMITTEE I I t Democrats have hav made good their I promises isea of giving Salt Lake county I a ap efficient administration in county II t offices The record made by the coun coun- count county t ty attorneys attorney's office Is one which can t I be pointed to with pride The showing made nale a e in to the enforcement of liquor l law laws wll in dry territory will stand the test of ot any battery of criticism fired by the tho Republicans During the last Republican administration admin admin- administration let ration the county attorney brought ought nine forty y actions for violations of ot the liquor tor law two Thirty-two of these were I dismissed discussed In Justice c urt The enormous enormous enormous enor enor- sum Bum of ot W was vi s collected in fines while one only served t I fifty days in Jail jan The injunction or r rI I search and seizure laws might just as aswell aswell f well welt have never been placed on the statute books so far tar as success attained at atI attained at- at I i under them is concerned I r the present Democratic ad administration administration ad- ad ministration the county attorney has brought more than sixty actions for violation of ot liquor laws Only one ac action ao- ao tion was dismissed and that because the the- principal witness left the state from 26 offenders convicted 2680 in fines tin s has been collected while eight off offenders were bound ov over r to the tho district dis court Eight Bight cases es now are pending The court found four not guilty and discharged one gave suspended sentences sentences sentences sen sen- in three cases and sentenced I three to serve an aggregate of days day ay In jail And furthermore these jail sentences were served nerved Five cases cues were under the j of ot search MArch and seizure law and the I places were closed or the liquor de de- I Five defendants arrested yesterday nt Rt Garfield Magna and Pleasant Green under orders of ot Sheriff Corless will be prosecuted by the county at attorneys attorney's attorneys attorney's attorneys at- at torney's office for violations of the or r law Stocks of liquor were confiscated confiscated confiscated con con- I from each place I The attorney defended actions against the county totaling I Judgments went against the county county in ini i matters involving less than Not Nota NotI I a 8 suit euit for abate abatement ent of ot taxes was lost I One such case se was won though the former attorney lost at an earlier stage in fn the proceedings The attorney furnished the county I officers formal opinions or 78 per percent percent percent cent more than in the three preceding Re Republican years In 1916 1915 the attorney attorney attorney ney s office began 1379 1370 criminal actions ac actions actions ac- ac not counting the nuisance cas cases s at a cost of or 1024 a ac c case s In 1914 the Republicans began beganI I cases cases at an average cost of 1413 I 1 a a. case or 41 per cent more than under the Democrats The Progressive Democratic-Progressive candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date for county attorney at the comIng coming com com- ing election Richard Hartley promises promIses promises promises' prom prom- to give the people of Salt Lake county an administration as efficient and economical as that of and that Is going some A vote for for this candidate Is a vote against extravagance ex ex- ex- ex trav and inefficiency FURNISHED BY THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE But a few days remain until the outcome of the election in county state state and nation will be known The There re result will clearly define the attitude of the voters on the issues which have been paramount in this campaign In the state campaign prohibition has been the chief issue It has been the cry of both parties and the voter has but to consider the records of the two candidates for governor to determine determine determine deter deter- mine their stand on this thIs' question inthe Inthe in inthe the past pastIn In the nation the issue has been for forthe forthe forthe the main part Americanism Second to this has been t the e tariff and other such policies But in the county campaign is Involved in involved involved In- In the biggest issue from a distinctly distinctly distinctly dis dis- local viewpoint This Issue is taxes Two years ago today the Fusion party candidates were heralding to the people their pledges for a reduction In In- I taxes They They- accused the Republican party of gross extravagance They gave their pledge to reduce taxes and promote efficiency In the administration tion of public affairs To determine whether they have I kept their promises the voter has but butto butto butto to r read ad back over the files tiles of the local newspapers newspapers Here is s chronicled from I day to day the events of the petty squabbles which have marked the past pasto two o years in county affairs As to the reduced taxes the property owner has but to refer to his tax no notice notice no- no tice this year and compare it with those of previous years The Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic candidates pose as the friend of the toiler toller and the small property owner But the assessment rolls tell tella a much different story The poor pOOl poorman's poorman's mans man's taxes have Increased while big business has been under appraised and under taxed I Come now these same Fusion candidates candidates can can- before the voters of Salt Lake county The They ask re-election re and again they brazon forth the elaborate promises of two years ago I Their records tell a story of inefficiency inefficiency inefficiency and the tax notices tell of promises that were not kept FURNISHED BY THE REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE Lawyers in Washington D. D C. C representing representing representing rep rep- resenting the railroad ad interests have been studying the Adamson hour eight-hour law closely In an interview given t to the Wall Street Journal recently one of the rai railroad road attorneys s said id Thirty days flays after the commission to investigate the workings of the Ad Adamson law Jaw has made its report the power to fix the wages of operating r railroad trains will pass from congress to the railroads e eIf If It the railroads fix wages at a a. figure figure figure fig fig- ure below what the brotherhoods de desire desire de- de sire the brotherhoods must either re reverse reverse re- re verse themselves on the question of arbitration call a a. strike or appeal re-I re to congress to fix wages The brotherhoods brother brother- br brotherhoods ther- ther hoods having declared that the eight- eight hour standard is not it will be difficult for them to reverse them them- selves The railroads can say We are observing the law We recognize the hour eight-hour standard Hereafter you must take eight hours' hours pay for eight hours' hours work and no employee shall work less ss than eight hours a day for a days day's pay J If the railroads take this position can the lawfully strike The law fixes the hour eight-hour standard In Individuals In- In may quit work undoubtedly but if the brotherhoods attempt to or organize organize organize or- or a strike to paralyze the railroads railroads rail ran roads which are obeying the law es establishing establishing es- es the hour eight-hour standard it may be that this section of the Adamson Adam- Adam son law will be invoked d against the strikers Section 4 That any person violating violating violating vio vio- lating any provision of ot this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than and nd not more than 1000 or imprisoned im imprisoned imprisoned im- im not to exceed one year or both When the law was enacted it was supposed that this penal clause was inserted solely for the purpose of preventing preventing pre pre- v venting the railroads from reducing wages But thirty days after the commission commission com corn I mission shall have reported the rail rail- railroads roads jare no longer lodger required to pay the pres present nt st standard of wages So long as they obey the m date fixing eight ho hours rs as as s the standard of reckoning wages they may pay s such ch wages as they please Can the then strike thereby attempting to nullify the law Wo Would ld they not thereby I subject themselves to the penalty Evidently unless congress can be induced by the brotherhoods to fix wages again the brotherhoods will wm be absolutely at the mercy of the rail rail- roads roas The will have an hour eight standard of reckoning but the railroads can pay on this thi basis basis whatever they please i |
