Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-09-27
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Eehtor Dtscrct AcWe
1920 Second Street, sAcRANENro'
California, September l9.h, lsvs.- II
a. will not be- considered an IN
tru,lon on your valuable space ana
time. | would like to add a litile to my
last article which you 30 kindly pun
lishoi.
The getty mlhers" Of Sacramento
are ut last trying to handle an evil
which, 10 say the least, isoia pocul'ar
charnctrr nothing less than en-
A., Ing an ordinance lately enacieu
I'm relation to closing up aaio.us that
have qadics' entrance" or "famiiy
entrance where II il undctsiood
that tbes, entrances are being usei by
tb, ppniler sex 20 an alarming extent
a il not o. aurpfitipg that the NOR ils ol
this country nfe In such n sha'lcfeu
condition. ,-yt,....,
will sIohk tor itscil
A delegation Of ladies Of tho Womon'-
Chrl.tInn Temperance Uuiuu waited on
no Hoard In relation 10 closing SIDE en-
frances. and Mrs. Mayhem madoa strong
nupral. saving that the city attorney had
ds9idod that the board has power ~ ci".c
tbem. The saloon ~ tho corner Of Ninth
and X was watched one nigh, ana ~ los4
than nn hour over for y women anu gfls
wont iuio the side entrance. These plhcc.
,r,uid min tho wives aud daughters ~
the members o. tho board ~ vol as other
eiugont. Il thoy wcro ablp, She aHkeu
that this stain bu removed from no rity'
These In iios, she snld, were not WORKING
for themselves they were not pofHunnilN
concerned, but were working in tho IN
tercs. u humanity.
Mayor Stoinman said that an ordinance
closing all side entrances would wofk
hardship on numbot Of respectable
plnesa. There were several places whore
bo took his wife aud daughters aud which
y,,ro pioporlv conducted He would not
like to take them through the bar. II iho
Ladies' will polnt out the ONCE ionahlo
nlars4. aud lavu the commissioner rec
ammend their being closed, tho board
viii ruuplv wi h their recommendation,
AS The ladies had sron. lucro u no use
for passing an ordinance sud making % a
dead letter, A. In Los Angeles.
Besidc the numerous notices above
mentioned, We hui that Yearly every
grocery store IA ihc large citui nave
lonot aud beer ON dpught. b that
tbofe who do not paifoulze saloons,
and Who have any taste NJ all for such
thiugs can, and do, satisfy those appe'
Ties under cover VI getting supplies
Tor the house. And II IN not always
The parents who 10 Hhuppingi the
children are frequently sent 10 make a
purchase, and are ut many uWcs
thrown into the society oil persons who
Indulge In vulgar CONVEX ations, anu
an impfetsion Il made that IL lattinri
Tor ideas formed In youth DO not vanish
soon.
This condition Of things existed for
years, and has had is effect upon the
adult portion OF the people, who IN turn
have Transmitted u ~ their 0nsptluv,
aud they In turn hfe uularg-
ing upon their npIetltes aud
passions TO an alarming extent,
There IL one noticible feature con-
nectsd with the drinking habit IN this
country. There are vety few who be.
come real drunk ~ compared with
some other cities. but u IL an every
day occurrence for people TO indulge {,
ZONE extent In drinking. In fact u N
IA mart Of the daily routine iOt them 1,
stop la at their ihvofiie resoTt aud gs
drink. II II no uncommon sight L
SO woman carrying home pail OIL
pitcher I beer from the store, 90 haVi
it 10 usu on the tablc NJ meal time; an,
she does not attempt 10 conceal II iren
the gaEo oil the people She may mee
because II ~ common custom. ~
deeply rooted has II become that ihel
look surprised when they mtei with
person vino will not accompany them
nor indulge with them at home; an'
they hArlly know what 10 think Of
person who will show thom In kiuu
quiet manner the effect II has up0i
them and future generations. Auu i
We add 10 that the statement thai IL i
not pleasing In the sight u Gou 70
people to indulge In that way, thoi
Rst enlistment seems almost uuhuuudci
Adjoining many Of the saloons ar
houses Of prostitution, that have wui
the reputation u icing "hrsl-oluss'
houses, aud ate looked upon By man
asa Legitimate business.
10 anyone itlt like dispuung thrEl
statements u would Gully bee nrcrssar!
20 refer him to the effects ~ they oxi-
In many cities VI this state. For iu
Hiauce, there are Two nrylums In ia
city VI Stockton, one o. whi,h Is III
state asylum, with NJ cntOllment %
1850 male AMI li5 iemaln inmato-; an
the other, which 10 n private clucefu
has several huudtrd inmates, II ca
hardly be denied that the grtatef pHl
Oi those uUiOttuuatcs are LIVING nDut
mrnls Of the effects Of drink and q,
uauchery.
When we as Elders see how mar
kind h., nud have tor ~ many ycai
been Imposed upon by sJ'uaiiuI tearl
trH OF the word Of the Lord, who NJ
first anu foremost IN many of tuecvl
Oi the prtstnt Jay, W. CaunDt bInm
people fgtnOt being interested iu an!
thlng Oi q IvligiIuo mature; tlr whu
imposed upon roo lIug they bscun
tired 81 II, and when the genuine art
Gle IL offered % them tney hardly dsr
accept II, Tor Tear OF ila being auutnl
fuui, 5tlIl thcTr arc aImN goo uru p
here, anu iu time they mny be co
yiuCoI that the Church Of Christ
again upon tue earth, with ali the gil
aud blessings that were objUytd /
tub ancient $ Iinlt.
| desire 90 mention that there q
come members ot the Church in u
state who Hre only wAiu tIr an o