Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-02
"LIBERALISM,"
yr.CourclInan Hall Say3 the Saloon
Man Has Strings On II.
,o,tcE JUSTICE KesLEa SCORED


Inc In the Washtcn nun i"H' h'A"'
a. that number moi few were saloon
men. -, A.
Ting TO order and nominated
~. Cotton az chairman. That gem
nsman was unanimously elected and
ans ,orward and spoke rs follow;
IN In hearty pympatby with the Oh
lcc, Of this meeting. No one who has
ch,ldren can feel lack OF interest In
,ueh A gathering. We are not here 10
az the enactment Of more or stronger
.ws lot to demand the enforcement
oftho.e already ON tho statute books
rl,eed there by men In authority many
ss,ts ago and which have met the np-
froyal o all good citizens during that
lime. Again say enforceme nt Of the
law Re Nil We ask.
t,rv of the meeting and red the call OF
,hs mprtinp, which was NJ follpws;
Tho undrrslgned. cliizcns Of salt Lake
Cy aud heartily IN ihvur OF tue vigor-
,es .rceinont OF our municipal laws,
No i,ieai voters aud VINO arc Ia sympathy
viib ihc iaw-enforcng policy oi our
,,orthy mayor aud chief Of police. 10 join
iuatiilynns meeting on Monday oNon-
inr, August |, at ; O'Clock, In Nashtch
htl' inrmor Federal court room, 20 iako
spch stops ns patriotism and duty may
flqulro In backing up our city Hovrrns
,,art In thr work of enforcing the laws
against gambling and ,he Illegal liquor
uailc.
em somewhat interestod IN this
,nll aud meeting. Ny home Il here;
fh.ve property and "A family here who
1 love ns my lie. When travelling
away from this city gnd when | place
nav name upun IA hotel register |
40 90 with die Just and conscious pride
That como item city with u fair
reputation. IL has been arkud, what
necessity exists for calling such n
meeting. 10 that Will say, the me-
ctssty il great, II Is 10 ~ mpathize
with thntU officers who have done and
are doing their duty, The ZANE thing
has been done in cummeinorptiOn OF
mrfiiOfiuug deeds u tho heroes o. bal.
ties, lttnses brave men TO act Ms Mayor
Bashin auu Chief Paul have done, Hnd
ye want h. honor them In the heroic
eounr. IL Ia said that the Literal
party viii loso 800 Or 600 votes by GER
tsln numbers OF that PARTY taking the
posillln they have with reference 70
lhe saloon man. Individually | care
nothing for that. think more OF
Law aud order. (Applause) Good
Ofjin'nces were long ago put on tho
s.iiutr books by men who owned the
Hep'riy VI this city ard who hnd
lii a.. N..N
II does not make the slightest difference
what n mans political OF other faith
may be. care MOI whether he IS n
Liberal Democrat or Republican. He
has u perfect right u demand that the
,hg should be enforced. For that
reason want 10 sru representative
men VI all the.e partita express them
selves here tonight. II Seems that
some kind Of an agreement has been
made By the Libefsl party with the
saloon men; tIcy seem TO bnve some
kind OF a string on us which they
seem prompt TO pull when u suits their
purpose best. IL has brought and IL
bringing shame anu diegrleu upon u;
| denounce It ~ the unholietI Of alli-
ancea sud refuse TO be n party 10 any
dareputablc scheme. tApplause.l
| cherish the Sunday Of my lore
fathers with reverence that IL all
sacred. II 10 n day Of rest and worship.
IL IL the poor mans day. The rich man
can rst when he plrases. We
work six days for the rest aud quiet
promised on tho seventh. On that day
above all others the law should DO en-.
forced, ana criminals given TO under.
stand that they must obey the law or
leave our midst, or be taken care Of a,
government expense. It 10 abad thing
Tor 60 many Of our men To tquandeI
their hard earned means In saloons on
hunday--mouey that should 80 TO IN,
support OF their families. But III,
dty licenses saloon men to no bust
mas ak days In the week. To this we
mold our peace, but when the seventh
day " broken In upon We Object. Nio'
ht0rs OF the sunday liquor law should
be taken down TO IN. hall OF justice M
the criminals they are and punished
according TO tn. onormity VI their Of
felte--nOt ~ they are now by the nH'
ttsment Of pallry SIS fines. IL tn,
police Justice do,s not do his duty
and he certainly does not
then remove him and oil his plnc,
~ n responsible man. Lot 1t once b'
Known that Salt Lake City IL thi
Mecca u thieves, trumps, gambler
prostitutes and vagabonds, those ele'
menta will dock into our midst to carry
on their hwless traffic. | say as on'
Ia, laid b6fUre, External vigilance 4
The price Of liberty" We must awake
TO the seriousness Of the situation IL
our city. We have families 70 rais'
hero. Az for mt, under the prescn
system ! sm alarmed. | feel that oD'
Of our Main street gambling houHes cat
aud will, II the opportunity IN offered
undo all that have done for my boyslI
endeayOring 10 rear them In the paths O
fectilude and right. ! realize, too, tina
IN ore VI tho e uens Of evil on FRANKLIN
ami other avenues, all the virtue and
purity iAstiiled 10y the mother Of IN!
chldren into our Daughters can III
uealfOytd ia single uight. | tell yOl
tueh spectacle IL a h0rriiying one
II Is our duty 10 prepare 70 meot Il
'Hmiuals must he driven from In
diiy The mayor and chief " polio
are doing their duty, hut 70 VIII b
'aeier iur them II they know goo'
men approved Of thnir actions. WI
have votes 81 well as the saloon men
IA voice. Bot you'll vote for lhesaloOl
mans iiiend at the next election,
we must act as sentinels all along tn
Hha Of the law. (Appisuse.)
DIR, II. l. M'NIECE
moved that committee of three b
appointed 10 emhody IN resolutions IN
Ia al a.. 4. NI...a !.