Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-24
prrrER TAKE SOME ACTION

According 10 the statements OIL Peo-
,,o entirely reliable. who gave their at
tention 10 the open defiance OF the Guy
ordinances by most Of the saloons II,
this city on Sunday the keepers OF
those places were not inierfcred WIN
IN the iIouor traffic, which Is forbidden
on that day by the statutes Of Utah ana
fine municipal regulations Of SAT- Lake
CITY. The Mayor appears to be op'l''.
ans TO the wishes Of the great body OF
the citizens and the police take no
notice Of the nfraction Of the laws ana
az open saloons seemed to be the order
Of the day,
We suggest 10 the city Council that If
some action Is not taken on this matter,
the ordinances which have been enacted
concerning II had better be repealed, so
that II may be understood that liquor
selling Is recognized as a legitimate
branch Of Sunday business. But there
is this difficulty In the way; The laws
Of the State are very pointed on this
subject, and 1t will be the duty
of the sheriff Of Salt Lake
county and his deputies to enforce
those laws, seeing that the city au-
thorities will not do anything in that
direction. VIII the county commits
sloners please take up this question, In
response to request from the most
respectable portion OF the community
Including all the churches and re-
llgious societies In this city,
It Is affirmed by people who have
made some private but particular In
vestlgatlons, that immoraltywas never
at 80 high mark in this city as 1t is
at present. II Is stated that In adj
dillon to the houses OF asslgnation and
other vile resorts, the roomIng houses
In certain localities are hotbeds OF vice
and crime. That many young people
are lmed into those dens OF lnfamy
and the results are too shocking to des-
cribe in this paper
What has come over the guardians
OF the public peace? Is there to
be no attempt whatever to pro-
mote the morals Of this city? Is II
to be understood that everything
here IL "open2" Are the votes
and influence of the lawless classes so
potent In the minds Of public officials,
that they care nothing for generally
outraged public sentiment II so, we
are of the opinion that they will find
when the time comes for action that
they have made a most egreglous blum
der II something is not done TO show
a disposition on the part Of the Off
GERS OF the law TO execute Il, accord
Ing TO its meaning and intent, there
will come an uprising against them
which they viii be able fully to com
prehend by reason Of its force.
The Deseret News, In volcing the
sentiment OF the majority OF the peo-
pie has asked FOR nothing unreason-
able. 1t has not advocated any purl-
tanical cast-ron regulation FOR the sup
preston of that which can only be re-
strained and regulated, II calls FOR the
execution Of the laws and ordinances
In a rational and practical manner. It
has recognized the wants and desires OF
people who are addicted to the use Of
intoxicants, and has demanded nothing
more in relation to the liquor traffic
than the expressed win Of the whole
people requires. If nothing is to be
done by the mayor and police Of this
city In this direction, some other steps
viii be taken which will be a surprise
to the recognized authorities. They had
better take q hint in time.