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Show 0J.UH OPBi LETTER 01 THE ELECTION , - - - T I Editor Standard: In justice and fairness there needs be a word said in answer to the apparent errors found in the morning paper of the report of the primary proceedings at the Court House on Wednesday evening: eve-ning: First The Spry organization did not get half of the delegation from Weber county. Second A score of Democrats did not vote at tho primary, neither was thero any Democrats voted unless for the Spry delegation, They live above such crooked methods. Third I was not Inside the Court House grounds, merely on the sidewalk side-walk a few minutes. I did not pass a ticket, to anyone. My presence seemed to worry the anti-prohibitionists for somo officials who should defend de-fend us against tho evils of tho liquor traffic came pertinently on to tho scene to argue that Governor Spry did not veto a prohibition bill, but that our not reading and understanding understand-ing the English language rightly was our trouble. Fourth They further argued that prohibition does not prohibit. The silly old chestnut that moro liquor Is sold In dry territory, and yet they appeal from a business point of view that our city will be killed, and that these honorable dispensers will all be out of a Job. Personally, I am convnced that honorable men and women, and especially espe-cially professed church members, compromise themselves with evil and burden themsejves with grievous burdens, bur-dens, In the aiding and abetting of tho thousand and one crimes committed commit-ted monthly by those addicted to the poison that sickens, cripples and kills physically, mentally and spiritually, its thousands, tens of thousands aye its iniillons year after year. Wo reap of the things we sow. What will the harvest be with some who stake their soul on political preference pref-erence and party allegiance? I am honestly and prayerfully anxious to see tho doors shut and locked where this evil Is dispensed thai lure thousands thou-sands of the sons of these mountain valleys to weakness, vacillation and dissipation. I am not playing double, dou-ble, as I believe some are whispering whisper-ing one thing and acting another. This havoc of destruction, leaving in Its wake broken hearted mothers, forsaken widows, dependent children, fathers and sons with shipwrecked honor and worthless characters that are made public charges. Have I the right to speak against such a cause without being attacked by officials supposed to stand for the right and oppose the wrong as representatives of the whole people? Is the liquor question a political question? Is Spry backed by every whiskey man in Utah? Did Spry represent his party when he vetoed the prohibition bill? Did the great majority of the people peo-ple of this fair state send to the legislature leg-islature two years ago men working and demanding a prohibition law? Did Governor Spry represent them when he promised to return the bill In time for them to act on his veto? Did he represent them when he vetoed ve-toed the bill? Has he repented of his sins and does he want his worthy admirers ad-mirers to tell him what to do now with this liquor question? Are respectable citizens to he ostracised os-tracised because they cannot support such proceedings? Have we a right to encourage men and women, with so much at stake, to oppose the champions of the ter-rlhlo ter-rlhlo traffic? Don't worry friends, True Democrats Demo-crats will never join such an unholy alliance. They wont vote at your primaries. Wen- there city and county officials offi-cials there lobbying against the majority ma-jority of the people of this city and county while drawing large salaries to take care of tho affairs of their constituents? Who Is this man Brown, working for the Greater Utah league? Is he for Spry? Who furnishes the money to pay his workers? Have they been taxing the employees at the brewery and saloons to maintain these expenses? ex-penses? Why is the Examiner such an advocate ad-vocate of Governor Spry? Does he own the sheet? Who will uphold the rights of all the people, If all our officials stand for a faction? If the good people are hoodwinked by those playing double in office and in politics, who Is to blame? It a law is made and passed and signed soon after the opening of the next legislature, what political party will nurture these sick antl's back to health and peace and happiness? Do you think the Examiner Is claiming for Spry delegations In some counties where ho hasn't, a- look in? There are some who would give thoir heads, other their right arm, to seo prohibition firmly established, for the good of the race. Thero are others who would barter their souls for a paltry office and place their honor In unholy hands for political preference. Very respectfully yours in the cause of humanity, (Signed) O. M. SANDERSON, A Prohibitionist and a Democrat. oo |