The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-06-17
TEMPERANCE.
Earnest Meeting Of the Utah
/. Union Last Night.

IHtoIeStluS programme Tor the pur~
pose of getting the people together
TO discuss the liquor traffic, its ef-
feet on the community, and the best
methods for contending' against it.
The meeting was called to order
by Mr.. SVmons, who announced that
the first thing on the programme
by Miss Kate Harris, which
was rendered by that young Iady
with considerable taste.
Mr.. Symons then made few res
| marks in regard TO the objects Of the
organization and of the present
meeting.
A Scotch recitation was then
delivered by David Nelson, in
very effective manner.
Scott Anderson then took the
platform, and made one OF his char.
acterlStic speeches on his fsvOrite
theme. He proclaimed himself the
ardent foe Of Intoxicating drink in
any shape, and said that he could
not stop short in his demands, OF
total abstinence and prohibition.
He ridiculed the idea that a COM
munity, the majority of whom were
opposed to the liquor traffic, could
not put a stop to it once
J and forever. He said that the Utah
union was formed on the same plan
as large and successful OrganiZs-
ton IN England, that he had been
elected president, and Mr.. Symons
was one Of the vice presidents. The
strong point Of the society in Eng.
land TO which he referred was its
large number OF vice pTesidents who
took an active part it the Objects of
the society. It was wholly unsec>
tartan, as they ali intend this one to
be, and to prove th 10 he said they
wanted every Clergyman in Salt
Lake to come forward and be 9 vice
president TO help in the work
against the common foe. He
wanted the bishop CT each
ward Il the city to become a vice
president, aRd every man who could
WELD any influence to keep men
away rom the poison cup"
In regard to the plea often made
that publicans have the same right
to live by y legitimate business as
any body else, and that so long as
they are countenanced by the mum
icipal government theirs is proper
mode of getting a livelihood. Mr..
Anderson said that the assertion WIS
not true, for no u an had q right to
deal out death and destruction to
his fellow men. 1t was true enough
that men ought to look Out for them
selves, but 1t is true also that
many have not the power
TO protect themselves from the en-
ticing bait held out to them at
every step.
He considered that the evil must
be traced back TO the people, and
fTarI1 them to the council they have
eIec1ed, and denounced the $4,000
per annum received by the city for
THIS traffic ss so much "bIood
money" Referring then 10 the sup.
position that has been in circulation
regarding the pro- whisky course the
leoeral officials would take in case
Tie people should endeavor 10 haye
a prohibition law enforced, he said
he did moi believe in BLAMING
people for what they would do unfit
DC Was certain they did il. and the
peOnle should not hesitate in a com.
nendable work because there is
possibility of meeting with opp0si-
ion. He gave it as his optnion
nat large majority OF the people
ler" would vote in favor OF prohib-
ton, and he thought they ought to
laVe Gne opportunity, anu give the
onftS and officials the chance to
oppose SO good work if they dared
q the face Of the temperance legions
f the United States.
Mr.. Anderson warned the voun0
ar 1cularly against forming q taste
or strong drink, and in this connee-
ION told striking anecdote aboDt
Governor of one of the States, who
.ss present at party given by
ieilIonaoIe lady, and refused to
IlhK liquor, as 1t was contrary t.
Is habit. The lady O. the house
caring OF his refusal to sample her
xquislte wines, went t. him, and
Tier asking him if he had made
ny VOWS, or belonge3 TO any tenn
efauce s1cieiy, which he replied TO
the negative, she said,
Wen, thens Governor. let me
ave the honor of presenting
Ou with your first glass of wine .
Ie accepted, and went on taking
bel drinks during the evening,
atll, when 1t YVES time to go home,
b id TO be csrris d out by the ser
ants. 5 years later that man.
no had been temperate until then,
lough all exciting public life. fell
'ad 10 rum shop from the effects
drink.
Mr.. Anderson had hear! people
y that the GOspe! vac sufficient
cure oil lis, IO temperance C.
ety was needed. He agreed to the
lcacy OF the Gospel, bat the proof
a need for special temperance
DIX, was the fact that a vast
1cunt OF in,emrerance exist, in
+ luicst. He said that the Dr0por-
% OF 0FuaEs here during the lass
Or is grea'e- than IA Liverpool.
!ich IS consider ed The ve.y chaos
lntem perance.
Mr. Anderson o4cluded his ad-
ees amid loud applause, after
'tlrg that members would be re-
Ve1 a. The conclusion of the
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