Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-11-17
THE LAWS MUST DE ENFORCED.

Marsppls for sellingsllquor on SUNDAY
has stirred up the radical so-callod
"Liberals" to = white heat. II Ia not
unnatural that they should be- savago
over the raid upon the liquor dealers,
seeing that they form n powerful eIe'
ment In the Liberal" faction and are
depended upon for support a, the COM
Ing municipal election. The following
appears editorially In their organ and
spologist
"Thls action Of tho Marshal presents n
new phase In the enforcement Of local law
In this city. To ge, the public sentiment
upon II, a reporter was directed to 500
such city officials a. he could, and also a
sufficient number Of citizens At random
10 give an idea Of what the people
though, about II. lilo did 40 aud the
result appears this morning In tho local
columns. The almost unanimous voice
is that IL I, politics that has dicss'ed
this raid rather than love
for tho law. Tho idea seems
to be about like this Politically disaf-
ioctcd city officials. whose duty II Is to
enforce the law, but who have made up
tholr mind. not IN do II, arn willing, In
order to throw odium upon the Liberal
party, that the word shall go out tina, this
party IL not competent TO manage city al
fairs and that higher power must DO
called In to vindlca,e tho laws. hut THIS
proiense and trick will prove vain. !. Is
not the Liberal party that will suffer by
this shameful state Of affair, but the Of.
ncials who arc dcroliot. Tho Liberal
Marty il party Of order and law. IL
needs no help TO enforce local police
regulations, and II will no, tolerate tho
suplnoncs. Of officials who irlnc with
their oaihs Of oficc. Il IL shame that
this community should, by the remiss-
ness Of sworn officers Of the law, DO hold
up before tho country A. unable, under
Liberal rulc,to take care Of it own police
regulations.
"But, not to avoid any par, OF this case
wo foel bound to say that the United
States Marshal was exceedingly prompt
In ayalllng himself OF hi. chances. There
has been no such notorious and hagrant
violation Of law In this sunday liquor
selling a. In other directions. II no was
10 very anxious for tho good order, safety
and protection ofihe city, why didn't he
take hold At tho point whore the abuse IL
mos, fagrantY Why didn't he try and
catch few Of tho hold-ups which our
lax police officers seem unable TO dor
why doesn't he go afier tho bunco-
s,eerors and tho suro-thing men' Surely
here he would DO able 10 do some good
work, and work that IL needed TO lie
done. But he apparently wanted some
thing easy, whore he could make an
ou,cry with no trouble, and 40 make his
points, against the Liberals, and tho po-
lice officers do not fall To give him his
chance. How would II suit Marshal Par
sons II tho police should do As u promi-
neni city Official suggests they could do
arrest a lot OF cohabs no refuses 10
touchY And how doe. the loss Of the
revenue from tho fines, diverted to the
county from tho city treasury, suit the
cry ohnu'sA'
This action Is new sin the enforce.
ment Of local law In this city," There
I'm. been no need until recent times for
In, Interference OF the United STATED
M.rhal In such matters. Until Glib.
eralD influences ruled the city, tn,
local laws were enforced without any
aid from such sources. That the VIC
latiou OF the Sunday laws aud ordin
snces has become public scanda
need. no canvass TO demonstrate. II
Ia common talk throughout the city
Tn, score OF persons selected
to be- interviewed on tho subject,
do not by any means voice
the "publlc sentiment" Some Of
them are personally interested In the
I,ouor traffic, others arc simply
d,.vruntled because the action Of III,
Marshal shows IN the inaction OF IN,
city authorities aud reflects severely
on ths"I. lberalv faction and lts policy
Public sentiment overwhelmingly
,uppor,s the enforcement Of the loca
laws. and Ma thew were not executet
Inv IN, local officers tho course OF In,
U,,,,d States ofll,.rs IA generall,
app,nuded. But In, anger of IN,
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