The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-25
Prohibition the Theme For Much
Discussion.
G. F. GOODWIN TALKS.
DOES NOT LIKE THE ATTITUDE OF
THE PRESS.
Rev. Clarence It. browns Lecture at
the First congregational Church
ON NashingtOn-Presid Wood
run and Cannon Speak at the
Tabernacle-Thc First Baptist
Church.

Hon. George f. Goodwin and Rev,
W. D. Mabry we're advertised to speak
at the First Methodist church last
night on the subject Of Prohibition.
The topic was divided one. Mr..
Goodwin taking the economic end,
while DR.. Mabry discoursed upon the
effects of prohibitory laws upon gov
eminent
Both speakers took shy at The
remarks, a synopsis of which are
part of this article. it is apparent that
both pastor and layman intended to be
understood as charging The papers re-
ferred to with being au1illiaries of the
liquor element.
Mr. Goodwin began his address with
a reference to the categorical represen-
tation of THE Flag of Our Country"
at the theatre. He wandered Off in
the honeysuckle bowers of poesy when
he came to describe the fair maid with
the rose in her cheeks. the wind in her
bonny curlS; the soft light Of halloWed
love in her lustrous eyes, who repre-
sented Utah. Then he mounted the
landing of profound desire, where he
halted to utter the honest wish that
this new state may come into the
Sisterhood of the union unSullied, spot
less and pure.
This altitude was little high for
the speaker and he took the elevator
down to the level where ordinary
loose an entire battery of figures,
among the foremost statements being
that rum. and all its alcoholic syno-
nyms, was the cause Of four-f1fthS of
the crimes and siX-sevenths of the
pauperS which, and who. aflict this
land of the free and home of the
dauntlesS.
It is proposed, 50 Mr.. Goodwin
said. to prohibit the manufac-
ture of paupers, criminals lunatic5
and drunkardS in Utah. This
will be done, if possible. by
( having the constitutional convention
submit prohibitory clause to a vote
of the people.
Mr.. Goodwin asserted that 500, OO0,-
/ by citizens and residents of the United
! States for drink, in all it's various
/ forms. His estimate OF the number OF
( King Bibbler'S army who marched
each year from the saloon to the sepul-
| cher is 100000 who, placed four abreast
J ana TOUR IeSL apart WOulQ reach from
| Salt Lake city to Garfield Beach. The
! speaker did little computation on
| the amount of bread thds $500, 600
would buy with an astonishing result.
| Other computations followed re
| garding production, etc. which we're
! succeeded by a blackboard display Of
| the estimated cost of running the
looms of Salt Lake, the figures show
| ing a total of $3.50, 600.
I A factor in the saloon business Of this
| city and an argument fused aga nst It's
abolition lies in the fact that those en-
/ gagged In the whiskey business contrib
ute $4,000 yearly toward the reVen-
ues of the city. But this could be
made up by an additional tax of
! After quoting a few statistics
from Kansas. Iowa. Maine
| and the Dakotas. Mr.. Goodwin
criticised the Tribune for an expression
anent property rights of liquor men
and this journal for q mild expression
of opinion.
Whisky men paid in days gone by
| large sums for Just such defenses and
If the Tribune had not received any
money for this editorial it had over
looked an opportunity.
Having an engagement to speak al
the Presbyterian church Mr. Goodwin
retired.
DR.. lIabry Speaks.
While there was nothing in DR.. Ma
bry'S address 6avoring Of acrimony OF
expression, 1t was evident that he does
not take kindly to the manner il
which the morning papers are dealing
with the question of prohibition. The
press generally opposes the policy. o.
course there are, and has been, notable
exceptions. The morning papers O.
w hi
proposition.
The Tribune with its brilliant editoi
gets its inspiration from The Herald
In its latest argument he had expected
something new but the theories ad
vanced were so old and threadbar
that they didn't smell good.
The statement that the other part
of the territory had no right to Yot'
as to how Salt Lake county shall &c
as to drinking or not drinking Wa
summed up by DR.. Mabry in this way
knew better when he wrote it. A
Salt Lake is to be the capital Of thi
state, those outside have a right L
} say what kind of city it shall be.
| Something saved from immediat
consumption to be used in future pro
, duction" is DR.. Mabry's definition o
capital As no money invested in tn
LIQUOR business can be claSsed as capi
tai, under DR.. Mabry's explanation
ergo the whisky men have no Veste
,, rights in their business.
. Concluding DIR. Mabry compared tn
Tribune's Statements with those Q
, men who claim that prohibition is
good thing, much to the formers dis
! advantage, especially as Senators Hale
Frye and Statesman James G.. Rlain
we're quoted and wound up by adVis
! ing all to weigh the evidence in tn
: case and not believe all they read /
newspapers.