Show WHAT SHALL IT BE Much l attention has been attracted by br the tho letters Jetters' l printed on the first page o of The Tho Republican touching the matter of prohibition The Tho state i seems to be intensely interested So Sotar far tar as can be determined there Js Is no church or party part to be he traced Men Ien and women of oC every shade of or religious faith declare themselves and those of ever every party part are arc pronounced In their view W Wo do not mean that the sentiment is unanimous on opposing sides In th this s matter For that reason The n lIp Rp- publican has made absolutely open field for an expression of or opinion on the subject We Ve want the people of oC Utah to declare themselves We Ve know lenow the they are talking and thinking of prohibition prohibition pro pro- this year car Wo We know the subJect subject sub sub- subject has lias awakened attention all merthe over mer the nation as never ne before Wo Ye know a more systematic campaign for reC reform refOrm re re- re- re C form rm is making now more moro than has ever e been seen in the thc past And we we know the forces opposed to prohibition or or an any se severely regulative measures meas meas- ures tires are better equipped d now than the they have ha been effective as the they have havo proven pro themselves to be What hat do the people of the tho state of Utah want Whatever r It Is t they can cnn have The p people ople rule nile If It an any mistake mistake mis mis- taJ take e has been jeen een made mado in letters we have printed it is in pu putting ting the responsibility ity Hr on any church hurch or political orgal The r r responsibility so Is is with th the people They Ther will determine the thc matter matterand mat mat- ter and ter-and and th hould J If the e voters oters of Ut Utah h want ant prohibition prohibition r tion ion they are going to have r it ft If th they c option n n. n they wilt will h have a c i I that If the they want nothing done nothing nothing noth noth- I ing lag will be done This is a newspaper and we recognize recognize nize the fact that prohibition is a mater matter matter mat mat- ter er of most l general interest We have printed some somo very strong letters There are arc scores of responses and these will b bo be published from day da- dato to toda da day And a full fuH frank frnnk and free expression expression ex ex- ex from the people of Utah will be he found |