Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-22

license. Evtrybo,y Luows, too, that
the enforcement o. this law nghiuH.
sellirg lqulf ~ loJB aud youth, aud
ava nst selliig on sunday has been q
most disRtaCuiul and unFrlvbtiug farce.
fgl Bui the Third fact which loot
domns high license Hni local option
both, H. that the liquor dealers them
solve. advocate these measures IN
order O. deitat prohibition, Daring
the utohIblii0n Cnmpalgu in NUumska
ne 1850, SIR. J. ~. Anterior + Louie.
vile, Ky. incident OF the National
h'uuof Dualgr' protective association,
wrote ~ luttlf igleiug tho friends d.
tho Iuuuf tfnfiic no 90 the beat way %
making she ctmraign pgaiutt piohiuI-
lion successful. lie advice IN tummri
up in this one tcutruCt. "Ihu Two
m ~ effective weapons with which Co
light uf0hib tI1u are high license aud
local option"
Hut there ~ second nuI aull
stronger reason why the earnest lrtH.s
OF temperance, with thslr Ufusuut
liEht, cannot favor Or vote Tor high
lIrrusp, namely, because 10 gives def.
mite nud positive sanction 10 un nc.
knowlUigcd wrong, 10 the saloon
ANNNNNN"H v NNNN 80 u NNNNN ANNNA AAN" NANN.NN
product Ofcflme, paupoflsm anu dumrI.
tic FuiiuTlug,ia not wtOuE, then nothiug
ia wrong. WsRll ngtea that 10 would BE-
wfuus t1 license criminals. Ihru low
eau Wr0Ug uu converted iuID light by
Iigrn.ing muu o. augggo iu tuu bust.
ursH ui Manufacturing criminals 10y
running tal1uuS which ate himply
factories Of cnmu9
After lgUklug at the matter from
every standpoint, u would seem that
the only consistent pIsiliUu fur Chris.
tlau people ma all earnest friends VI
temperance 20 take " that of uuoJm.
promising prohibition by the stalr,
Just ~ it does VITA gambling, -tealiug
aud other acknowledged evils. We
hold that II 10 ju5t a. much the duty
VI good men and women 10 labor Tor
the prohibition Of the saloon rs Tor the
prohibition Of gambling or any other
uufiu 10 society.
/. The duty Of labOring Tor the pre-.
hibition OF tho saloon II dugy 40 owe
10 the protection Of our humes. Tine
Balounp nrf constantly reaching forth
their clutuhca 10 enslRvr aud ruin our
bOyr; aud uuless good men ard women
combine 10 prohibit the cursu, sooner
or later that curse viii slfiEu every
home Ia the city.
9. The duty ofiab3rlng iotpr1hibitIon
isa duty We owe the community ami
the state ~ good c,tzuus. fno saloon
power IN constant obstacle 10 honest
and efficient government ltprcvUnis
good government by smuggling 40
many Of It's drunken representatives
into important positions. II hnmptfs
the freedom Of the press. IL maRrr tho
burden " taxation two " three times
Ne great as II would otherwise ts,
because OF 80 steady manufacture VI
| criminals aud paupuIs.
@, itisa duty VIZ owe 10 morals and
religion. The saloon power holds Ia
| its drmoraliE,ng clutuhra hundreds Of
young men who would otherwise come
under tho influence Of tho Bible aud
/ ChTlAtiauity.
After noting tho objections to ptohl.
| biti1n and quoting from high Authurl.
I ties 90 show thAs THESE objections were
uutrnnblc, Dr. McNi,cu concluded.
! "Uan now hiss "A chance o. lgll la
| line with tho other prosperous pr0hl,
| uiii0n states, esIcclslly with North
nua South Dakota, where separate
/ article % tho constitution hv0tiug pIu.
/ hibilion was submitted 10 tho ptoIl
aud carried Ia apiL stslUr, with thu
| hAppirst moral ami financial results
over since. UuuuubtDily the bfigh,cst
! political future awaits tue mon IN cur
! Constitutional Convention who rec0g-
! nlz' the right OF tho people 10 vote On
lhs qu,stIOn by iAvOtlng tho suLmis.
l zion NJ prohibition 10 the decision VI
| the people. Aud there IL reason 10 be.
/ llrye that the political career OF every
mas vino v.tua against the reasonable
! proposition 10 submit this question 10
! the people will bc very sh1r. Think
! OF the glory ami prosperity ut this new
| state; tuink VI tue thousands OF moral,
| Intelligent, eulcrprsing people who
| would be attracted 10 make their homes
/ here II the word could 20 out that
! tlefe were no saloons loft here ~ CuTsa
/ the homes OF the people. Let Us juiu
prayer ami labor TO bTiug about such d
! glorious reaulL