Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-30

variety theatre. They wanted no
Iiauor license. Very good. But Il
was not long before another party
wanted license for . saloon In the
b,seHent and the speaker did not
know what they would next want
In The upper stories.
The speaks: concluded with an
earnest appeal to the people to In
sist en- the rectincation Of the
morality OF the city by means Of .
rigid enforcement OF the laws.
Ar1Hrs POINT OF TIE PROCEEDINGS
Rev. J. b. Thrall appeared on the
platform and, ON behalf OF the COM
mittee on resolutions, stated that
wc had met as members Of the
Liberal party t. consider the exist
ing low state Of morality In this city,
and the excessive crimiDality which
pr.vails. We had voted for the
city officials and he himself had
worked actively for the Liberal
cause. Before introducing the
rssoiafions il was deemed advisable
TO Rad A clause nom he Liberal
platform and declaration Of princi-
nIes, tia. 1t might be seen that the
pledges m ,de for good government
had not been Kept and We had
right to insist on their fulfiiment.
ri. then read the following from the
Liberal platform, adopted In July
last:
That while the Liberal party recog-
Mics the fact that there are vices and
crimes which human laws and human
efforts cannot wholly eradicxe, il also
recognizes the fact that honest persist
eut efforts under the law -an break
the power aud influence OF thee and
render odious and measuIably HARM
les tho-e VINO live by the violation of
law: that the Liberal parry sladly and
fully acknowledges the abiding obli-
rarion il is under. whenever and
wherever il -hsll have the power so To
do. to uphold virtue and morality and
surpre-s vice and crime; that the Lib
eras party enjoins upon and requires
all those who have been or may be
elected to Office by il. that whenever
they have the power so to do they shall
without partially. fear or favor, IN
good faith execute the trust COMM ted
TO them 20 as to rid This community OF
all thoss who, without further enum-
Grafton, live by the breaking of ihe
law and preying upon the community.
Tie resolutions were then read
ard their adoption moved.
MR. SPARKS,
said 10 be proprietor Of the Variety
Theatre, stated that he appeared In
the Interest Of fair play. He was
invited % the stand, when he re-
sumel by stating that he did not
deem !. proper to denounce any
class OF business referring to whisky
seiling). \ man had right to make
a living in any way he might choose,
so long rs he did not interfere with
others. lie then alluded to the OPP
pressiye methods Of religionists AMI
logan 10 speak Of the disputes Of
Orangemen aud Catholics in Ire
land.
As IL was ruled that lie was not
speaking to the question Of the
aao ,,iion Of the resolutions, he was
deprived Of the privilege Of pro-
ceeding, although Mr.. Beuner and
I Others contendeu in his behalf, as
seriing that IL would be mistake
to place II in the power OF any PER
son lie able to say that he was not
allo we'd 10 express his views in a
meeting OF this character.
MR. NICHOLSON
stated that he arose to elicit infor-
nation. Tie call for this meeting
Appeared 10 be for an assembly of
ciiIze,ss To unite in q common cause
affecting oil classes OF respectable
people. Ii appeared, however, from
the statements Of some Of the speak |
ers, notably those OF Mr.. Fnrail, and
from THOSE embodied In the resoiu- |
tons, that IL was a partizin or Sec
tiona! movement. He had come !
there as citizen, not In the cipacily |
Of a member Of a political party. |
He was not a Liberal and nev5r ex-
peclsJ ~ become Une. II, however,
this meeting is a mere expansion of |
respectable Liberals sgsipst TIE |
CRIME and vice with which our city |
Is afflicted, IL should DE remembered
thst she members Of the Peoples |
party were a, alphabetically opposel
To the depiorabie situation Of public |
affairs as any other citizens couli |
possibly be. Ii this was u sectional |
which he belonged would separ. |
at-Iy, IL need be, give an unmis
t,kab,e expression of their views |
ami wishes on tie subject Ia hand. !
The applause which followed
these remarks showed unmistaka ably |
that the vast audience did not want |
any narrow guage sec;ionallsm TO |
enter iBto this movement.
immediately DIR. IliF arose and |
mOved 10 amend the resolutions hy |
striking out n clause which stated |
in effect that mis,ule had existed |
for 30 to years prlor to the Liberal |
rule. He made the motion on the |
ground that such an a.lusion was
unnecessary. The motion to amend
vas tut aud carried with great |
shout. When the nays were called |
for only one Responded, DIR. Nc.
y, ice, who shreisei mo" with /
such spasmDiic enJrt rs b. convey
iu, ide.. that. the amendment ha11
gwen him n sudden attack Of the
cole, from which We sincerely hope
lie ha- completely recovered, as We
cannot atfJrd 10 have a man Of his
csliber sick FIR any length Of time.
Mr.. Axiom moved TO amend by
substituting ";he cause OF moral
iiy''-gaere tine resolutions stated
that the immoral! situation would
iuinre "the Literal cause" A gen
tleinsn who made the impression on
tbs writer that he was every invh
man. and of considerable force,
moved further am-nGment Of the
same paiurc as that Of Mr.. Axiom.
in erier TO remove any tinge Of Sec
~ nilis.n from the proceedings
We dill not learn the gen;icmaD's
maze. Mr.. Axiom accepted Of the
is.er Amendment, which was car
ried.
Mr.. Carr observed still another
Objectionable, because sectional,
feature in the resolutions; that IL
" here they say, sexcited the ap-
Of many Of the friends
aud supporters" OF the present city
He wished 10 amend by
"law-abiding citizens"
for frieuus and supporters" BY
his time Or. McNeice had partly
from the effect Of DIR.
ilia,s amendment. and was able TO
infJli himself and vociferats II
move the ,seatl-iran's zusendment
q tihlel.v The motion was
put to the house,
,nd, apparently before the audience,
which was really good and
generous one, hsd time TO grasp
he puport Of II, it was carried.
The reason why the resolutions
we're not inserted in this report at
TIE point where they were intro
'ured ms read, il because they were
abssqnently amended. They are
S follows;