Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-01-05
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mLAIING 10 rUOnIUniON
The following circular letter, o. copy
Of was today mailed to osch ot tue
membors.elect OF the approaching
Constitutional Convention, speaks
clearly Tor iiself
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, --lso
Mr.. ----
The undersigned committee hly0 boon
named by ho Minister A-.uu'aNun ~
the Pro UsBu. churches, aud iIn't flo4i-
donoy OF tho church ~ l1u Chris. %
Iattor day -Iiu =. aud ihu bishop or iuH
Catholic church of tlu diocese ui Utah.
Tho purpose aud object % thia commit
toe Is Co aid boz securing tuH uHiu'Hsiuu
by the Cuuautu i1utl Convention. Goo thn
loyal yotom of ihu TUulurN, ui the VuDs-
ton OF tho prohibition " th1 ulnIltf-
turo aud sao as beverage To-, iu,pNi-
eating liquors iu thn proposed new
State. We favor said VuosIDn being
submitted to v1 10 She paDpi0 90 the
Same election with the Constitution, but
as o separate ar.icl0 100 substantially Iho
form and manner shown Boz the unuIu.ud
circular.
You will observe that tho proposed
article ia difco cd soi0ly Hgalnst tho
manufacture aud snle as beverage, or
ia other words against the saloon aH an
institution; its not directed against tho
personal lbcry or private habits ~ thu
individual clifton.
We desire a. committee 10 solicit aud
n possible 60 secure your cu-upDmHuu
and active support, Hs % uUmhUr ui ,hO
Constitutional Convention for tHH SUBJ
mission ~ 'nis question n4 above indie
Gated. We DO 900. ask whoih0r YOU nrc
In favor OF prohibition, hut AMPLY
whothor 10 will bo consistent with your
views TO aid iu extending 10 tho legal
voters their constitutional right OF exc
pressing thOir decision upon this quDs-
lion no the ballot box.
II you havo no objection 10 Boo doing.
the committee would bu plea cd huyo
You advise them ut nn oarly dl.H Of your
Views with roiorouco 10 this question u
submission.
Respectfully yours,
Gru. q. GOODWIN,
J.. H. HALL,
A. j. OHLW,
w. u. NurCuiNsON,
joins NiCuoIsuN,
WILLARD NuUNu,
WILLARD W MAuauA 81,
EpwAup ". ANuIHso.,
SrrNCEn CLAwsoN,
i. y. lAHsuOmEH,
Committee.
Ploaso address Goo. D.. Goodwin. chair.
man, 20 and "a Commercial block, OF
John Nicholson, secretary, BOX Is, Salt
Lake Guy, Utah.
Hero Is the proposed article on pro.
hibition together with the method Of
submitting the aAme to vote OF the
people;
ART1CLE... .-PROniniIinS.
To bosubmitiod 10 separate vote Of tho
people - provided by tho schedule
aud ordinance.
sEC.-- No person, association or cor.
pomtlon shall. within this state, manu-
faotufo for salo or gin us beverage, any
intoxicating liquors, aud no person, as
ISOLATION or corporation shall Import any
OF tho same for snlo or gift, or snll or offer
or keep tho same for sale, OF gifi, bartor
or trade a8 a beverage
Tho Legislative Assembly shall by law
prescribe regulations Tor the enforce.
mont OF the PROVISIONS OF this article aud
shall thereby provide suitable penalties
Tor tho violation thereof
SCHEDULE.
sEc.- There shall DO submitted nj
tho Ham0 election 81 which this Coustlm- |
ton IL submitted for rejection or adop- |
ton, AriiClu ---, entitled "prohibltlon,n !
aud persons who desire 10 vote for said |
article shall have written or printed on |
their ballots "For Prohibition aud an |
persons desiring 20 vote against /
or printed on their ballots, "Against |
Prohibition" II it shall appear
according to tho returns herein provided |
Tor that a majority " all tho vote.
cast az tnld election Tor and |
aginHt prohibition arc for prohibition,
then said AttlclOH=shall bo aud form
part OF this Constitution and b0 Ia fun |
force and elect, as such, from tho dato
Di tho admission Of this Staio INTO tho
Union. But II 10 shall appear. according
30 tuid ro.urus that a majority Of ta.i |
votes ara against prohibition, lhuu said /
ATticIo--Hhall be- null aud void aud /
shall not Do part OF this Constitution.
Itwill be observed that the parties
who named the committee who have
taken the initlatory steps ~ this
movement arc undoubtedly ibliuen.
hal, and those persons whose
signatures are attached 20 the
circular are gentlemen OF character
and atanding Ia the community. The
object Of the committee is reasonable,
and Is strictly IN oonsoHanco with
American Institutions. HAD they
asked for the primary Insertion Of
prohibltory article IN tho proposed
Consultation, proper objection might |
have been raised against the proposal,
They simply desire that the people
Of Utah DO given an opportunity
10 express their wlsuos by vote, srpsr.
alto aud apart from the exercise OF their
suiiageg on the adoption OF the Con.
stilution. II the majority favor the
detached article, then, according 10
tho genius OF American Institutions. 1t
would become an integral part 0t the
instrumeut Should tho vote run the
other way the subject TO tat as relate
10 the Constitution, falls to the ground.
Why should NOT the people have tbe
opportunity to express their will ON this
important subiocl2
THE COUNll's DEHE
The iuvpalipRtlUuE Of the nptv p.urt,