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Show SENATOR WARNICK INSULTS j THE X T AH PRESS: Senator Warnick says that: "If the press of I'tah is allowed te I carry cigarette advertising, the press1 would support the advertisers rather! than the public." I In pliUn English, this means that I the press of Utah is so cheap and corrupt cor-rupt that its influence could be bought for a few dollars worth of advertising. It is certain that .if the newspapers of the State think they are not treated treat-ed fairly in the matter, being discriminated dis-criminated against, they will not be very enthusiastic in supporting the law. The law will permit "out-of-state" papers and1 periodicals to carry cigarette cigar-ette advertising, but will not permit papers printed in the state to do so. Not one half of the editors in Utah use cigarettes, yet discrimination like this, will practically line every paper in the state up against the law. Strange, isn't it. The law will allow the sale and ue of cigarettes but the merchant can't advertise them. How would the druggist like it if he could not advertise ad-vertise that he sold talcum powder, or the grocer, that he soldi coffee, or the drygoods man, that he sold corsets, cor-sets, or the confectioner that he sold soda water. Just as reasonable. Senator Warnick knows full well that one spread cigarette ad in the Saturday Evening Post, in all its beauty, does more harm than any ad whih may be carried in the papers of Utah, and costs a dozen times as much, yet he would deprive the Utah paper the privilege of gathering a few of the much-needed pennies, for fear hose crumbs would buy the influence of the State press. We have far more respect for the legislator who comes out openly and advocates the entire abolition of the use of cigarettes and tobacco, advertising adver-tising and all. But the legislator who favors the license , sale and use of cigarettes and tobacco, and prohibits pro-hibits the papers of the state from carrying their ads, while "out-of state" papers are carrying them, is neither fair or honest with himself, his state or his constitution. We have never consumed an ounce of tobacco or a cigarette d'o not favor fa-vor its use or sale, but when such discrimatory laws are favored by such unfair men as Senator Warniek, we believe in fighting, not only the law but the man. We are proud to think that the senator from our district. dis-trict. Senator Hirschi. could not be induced to support the measure, but worked and voted against it. |