Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-08-24

on the accepted doctrine that these md
other evils are part anu parcel o. the
! human fabric partly through inher-
itancc and partly through experience
ma exposure. This being the case
there could be- but one thing remaining
Ito connne forbidden practices 20 the
narrowost possible AREA and keep them
under the closest practicable surveil-
lance. 20 that efforts to prohibit have
been but rare because mcasurabiy fu-
tile and Invariably costly. In Wow Of
such a state % affairs prevailing II was
d, med the best n not the only thing
hat could De- done 90 make some sort
NJ truce with the llw-broakers by the
terms Of which they would agree 90
preserve good order oleanllncss. keep
their buslnoss ahs1ilteiy secluded from
the public ana rg.dly keep out Of ,heir
deuB an persona under the legal aes.
also % appear periodically and pay an
understood aasersmani. TO % one
branch Of the Intending eiemtni-ihe
gamblers-jusiicc. we believe this has
been done 90 "a considerable sxuent u
not altogether. hui not 20 the Other.
which has been growing IN blldncfs
anu volume every day - there 81
abundant evidence 90 show. However.
The present movement - not yet direct
al 90 these oneuscs. although ., ls sine
ccrcly o. be hoped they will receive
early and effective attention.
"A TO the canning fraternity. Il wan
not % much a violation 81 the tacit un-
dcutandlng had as the threatened lm-
mediate Increase of their business IS
the establishment ana maintenance N
other houses that brought the authori.
Ties 10 a realizing sense of how the
crime was nourlshlng because u The
manner IN which ~ was dealt with. Thon
the blow foll. Not only VIVA pro.
posed addition 10 the hnunts OF vice
headed on" but all were ordered 10
close Mt once ana without condition.
Then. while this omlncnily correct
spirit was working the good onusc
marched along. and saloon keepers aud
others who maintain "siot machines"
were commanded 10 take them uu. or
nj least TO render them imperative,
These latter made some tell, N rcHlHt-
Ing the order Ia court; lot thcm do ~.
by all means II they are % minded.
They are said TO claim tho
machines have been licensed by
the city Council. n 60 the
News will chccrfully deprive
them Of their hope and give them a
little legal advice FOR nothing In the
same sentence; II any such ordnance
has been passed II II void and o. no
eject. 20 that no defense could Sc had
under Il except that of being miaiod
BY those who should properly lead. II
the municipal lawmakers were tn au-
thorizo tho selling or ilduor without
license In club houses or bagnios Ot ~
said 10 be- carried on without such nu-
thorizationl. those who awaited them
selves Of tho privileges extended would
BE- subject ON complaint made To prose-
oution and punishment the sam, as
though no such pormisnion had been
granted. 10 with the slot machine run
ncu. WHY because the city has
no power under the law to lcgnllze
crime or aid In the spreading OF Vice.
nad there IL not u court OF record In
the state that would not 10 decide
without hesitation. More. any court
would. We believe. uphold tho, suppress
sion ~ such practices II There were no
specific law on the subject, on tho
ground Of hlgh public policy. No man
has a rght 10 contamlnatc the fountain
u manhood by encouraging or even
suffering boys or Kris TO enter places
who're liquor ~ sold or money In taken
away by my Kind Of dcylcc or practice
whatever; and n there IL a general law
against any ~ those tho courts viii
giyc them specific construction when
practices are uch az lay the ax at the
root Of society.
Let the good work go on. Lot there
be no further tcmporElng with those
criminal practices which dsbass the
mind. pollutr tho body and cnsnnrc the
soul. u they cannot BE- upro1tcd In
toto ana scattered 10 the four winds. let
thom az least be- compelled TO l.eop
within their caves of darkness whore
the cntiocment 60 enter viii not b.
bluzoued upon tho outer walls Lot
tho cleaning w be- prompt and de-
clalvc.