| Show f WHERE PROHiBITION WAS NAS TRIm TRIED FAILED I ARGUMENTS HEARD IE The open meeting of the tho judiciary committee of the thc hou house c tt JI lIi night ht to hear henr arguments for and against t prohibition I proved pro to be ho a n t pure and simple with whIm Apostle 1 J 1 Grant in io t the b rol role of chief talker Al Alter f. ter th time the meeting or whatever pr it might bo he called was called to order bv b. Chairman Clegg and it had llao been decided decided de to limit the talking to ten min minutes min mm- ute tiles to a L person tho the apostle got ot the floor and md for ten minutes poured hot hotshot hotshot shot bot into anto the time ranks rank of the thle e enemy The The- enemy however T was not to beI be scared I even bv h an nn apostle and in came hack back in tho the pc person on of G G. G W. W H Hall ll Into lato latoof of Town Iowa Mr Ir Hal Hall declared that pro prohibition prohibition had not prohibited bitet lu mu Io Iowa a and offered to pay PRY the tho of nn any anyone anyone one ono present to Iowa JOUl and return providing pro viding idin ho lie could not show short them places where thero the they could get et all the time whisk whisky ther wanted wante The DIle offer was not accepted Mrs Ir E E. E E. E Shepard was the tho next speaker and stated that tho the sale of liquor was tho the greatest destroyer of tho the homo home in the world Fred Freel T J. Kiesel of Ogdon Ogden secured th the tho floor but he had scarcely commenced Grant butted to speak when Apostle in and Mr Kiesel sat lIat down tn Robert Risen got tho the floor lon long enough h to announce an m- nominee nonnce that ho lie was in favor faor of local option when hen tho the apostle arose to announce an an- that we arc are not here to discuss dis ilis- I an-I ISCU IS- IS CU cuss I local option The chairman took a n different view view and anul told Mr Ri Risen en to proceed JI lie advised advised ad ad- that the entire matter he be left fl to tn toa a it vote ote of the people of the time state tat Rev Rcy Lonis Lonus E. E l Fuller president of tho time Saloon Anti league ue was as th thin thA next speaker Ho lie urged the passage a e of a I state wide wid prohibition bill Judge Tu ie E. E P. P Colborn next secured the floor but had bad scarcely commenced to speak when b he be was interrupted by bythe bythe bythe the apostle apo but hut his bis quick reply shut Rhut tIle the apostle up imp for time the time at at least Judge Colborn gave his reasons for opposing op op- posing prohibition in a clear concise manner an and closed b by saying laying Gentlemen you wore were elected to theoffice tho the office which you rou hold for tho time purpose of using the brains which God Almighty gave c a you for the thc best befit interests of tho timo commonwealth and not to to-be swayed I by bythe bythe the impulses of sentiment however elo elci eloquently do- do placed he before fore vou ou Mr r. r Myers I Cr late hate of Kansas spoke in I favor or of prohibition Leroy Armstrong Armstron editor of if the Intermountain Republican was as called upon to express his views A number of questions were fired tired at t atthe atthe the editor from rom different parts of the ii house se B. B F. F Grant next got ot the floor an anfor and for t ten n minutes pleaded in favor lavor of pro pro- At this sta stage in tIme the proceedings Committeeman Com Com- William Archibald announced announced an nn- that he lIe for one had ha heard enough as his mind was made up and he did not think any amount of argument u ment could change it t This called forth a no r remark mark from the apostle to the effect that if it was a ashow ashow ashow show they would all be willin willing to stay sta until midnight This aroused the ire of the member from Summit count county Walking up to tho the apostle and shaking his hit fin finger er he heid said id I wont won't take that from you rou Apostle Grant I don dont don't t po Jo to shows hows or saloons and I will not be bo insulted in that way tay Apostle Grant promptly prompt bet begged e pardon pardon par don and the incident ent was waR closed ed f After fter some further talk time the meeting adjourned I |
