Show HARRY S. S JSEPH I ANSWERS REISER I Following the bombshells dropped in into in to tho camps of local politicians by the utterances of tho tho Bulletin issued b by A. A S. S Reiser in which tho the publisher of that pamphlet accuses Senator Smoot other prominent men and the Mormon ormon church chinch of mak making n a deal with nih the liquor interests larr Harry Hany S. S Joseph makes the tho following statement To a Fair Public The statement made rade b bv by A. A S. S Reiser in Bulletin Buletin Xo No 4 that I am aum author ity iy for his statement that Senator Carl Car A A. A Badger was present at a meeting in March 1908 HIOS at which it i was n agreed amon among a n number of Republican part workers that prohibitive prohibit o legislation e l would not be bo enacted at the tho ei eighth session of the legislature is an absolute lute lutc falsehood Senator Bad Badger er was not present at nt an any such sueh meeting and no such meeting meeting meet meet- ing was held Senator Bad Badger cr has never r ne been present at any n time timo or place at which I was present or about which I know whore the subject of prohibition has over been On the contrary I LI told toM Mr lr Reiser that I advised the senators whose names were maliciously used in his circular circular circular cir cir- cir cir- cular bulletins to have havo him answer for criminal libel and further that tho the president of the senate o should cite cie him hium before the thc bar lar of tho the senate for contempt con eon t tempt tempt cam p t. t I also expressly told him that his ac account account at ac- ac count of any al meeting mentioned in his bulletin 4 was u absolutely false from beginning to end John N. N Hayes Hans president of the thc Young Men Men's Mens s 's s Republican club climb dul was present with wil me mo and Mr Ir Reiser when the time conversation con relating to Mr Ir Badger was had hind I hele believe if some of those called so-called Republican agitators had har sonic some political positions which h time they have c sought in iu jim vain wo wi would nc never ncr r hear heal of their malicious and mendacious statement Whenever any au of those men cn have by b. their acts shown their party loyalty lo aly mInd and zeal th then n tho they can eln consistently complain of their party vart- lea leaders ers if they err I hereby dve give further warning that I Mr 11 Reisor must not again nain use uso my ray name in iii il connection with false statements about others I Signed II ir S. S JOSEPH |