The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-04
CLOSE THE SALOONS TODAY.

To-day viii be good time for Marshal
IoUNG to commence the enforcement of
the ordinance forbidding the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors on the first day of the week.
Ever since the marshal was sworn into of
nee, eleven months ago, many of the
saloons have been open on Sundays, and it
Is believed that some of them deal out more
liquor on those days than on others. The
drunken men seen on the streets and the
NOISE and carousing IN certain of the gin
mills are pretty conclusive evidence of the
DEFIANT violation of the law by the rum-sell-
ers, while further convincing testimony is
found in the array of DRINKS at the Monday
morning session of the police court. But
evidence is not needed. If it were mem
bers of the police force themselves can
supply it, or else these officials are popu-
larly slandered, for it is commonly said
that some of them are in the habit of get
ting drinks over the bar on Sunday as on
weekdays.
There has existed no legitimate excuse
for this condition of things We know the
excuse that has been urged, but it is not
legitimate. 1t is this. that the saloon
ENTHUSIASTIC
and active workers for the Liberal party
during the late municipal campaign. They
gave freely of their time and money and
employed their influence in behalf of the
successful ticket. It was to them more
than to any other class that the Liberal
success was due. The element in the party
which likes vice and corruption, and that
other element made up, it may be, of per-
sonaily clean men but cowardly ones. who
are afraid to offend voters lest they lose AZ
the polls, does not want and does not dare
to make War upon the Sunday saloon; but
what these two classes do not want and do
not dare should have no influence upon an
Official sworn to enforce the laws. Besides
since the mass meeting last week, Marshal
Young may feel assured that the sentiment
OF tue better element, and we hope the more
powerful element, of his own party will be
heartily with him in such efforts as he NAV
make to enforce the ordinance and re-insti,
tute the Christian Sabbath in this city.
The HERALD does not believe
the marshal viii have any very
difficult task if he shall set out to enforce
respect for the law. In times past front
and back doors of saloons have been tightly
closed on Sundays and this result was
brought about as much by healthy public
sentiment as by the efforts of the munici-
pal constabplry. The same healthy pub
lie sentiment asserts itself today and will
sustain the marshal, UNFOLDING his hands
in proper labor to enforce the statutes and
compel decent respect for the sensibili-
ties OF this Christian, this order and peace
loving community.
Ii Marshal You've understands his duties
if he is acquainted with the obligation rest
ing upon his Office, if he respects tae law
and il he has manhood and the courage tn
Go what he knows to be right regardless of
the effect his action may have in partisan
political sense, he will instruct his suhordi-
mates that they viii be held responsible for
every saloon which is open to-day. and
that failure TO arrest violators of the or
dinance will be equivalent to surrender
by the negligent officer, of his star and
rosewood.
Let US hope that today decent people will
not be brought 10 blush by the spectacle of
blear eyed and drunken men on the streets
and that tomorrow morning the polien
magistrate will not have to pass sentence
upon crowd of men run inn during the
day and night because saloon keepers de-
fed the Sunday ordinance by throwing
open their doors.