The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-04
III ASH Of AUTHORITY
ON SUNDAY CLOSING
Council Nay Order the Laws
Enforced.
MAYOR OPPOSED TO IT
CHEF HILTON WOULD BE CUP
AGAINST IT,
MAYOR OPPOSED TO IT

A very pretty clash of authority is
looming ahead of the city government
on the question of closing the saloons
on sunday and stopping other evils
complained of by the Latter-dav Saints
Sunday schools in a petition presented
TO the council last Tuesday night
Chairman COttTeH of the COMMITTEES on
ponce and prison, to which the petition
was referred, said last night that the
onInuIlcauon was not yet officially
before chat body
However he -,tinueL. eve will
make an invest Ii0n of the matte,
al the earliest possible date and Il we
ma lhaJ the charges are true we wiz
instruct the chief of police to see thar
the ordinances are enforced
Here is where the clash of authority
IS likely. Mayor Thompson. who an
POINTED the CHIEF Of police has said in
effect, that he viii not order the sa-
looms closed on sunday. If the mayor
orders me chief to allow the saloons
10 remain open on Sunday and the
council orders them closed. or if the
mayor merely refuses to give any or
der and the council takes the action
suggested the chief viii be decidedly
up against it, in the language OF the
street
The possible situation was laid be
asked what he would do.
Lhat is bridge I would rather
cross when / come TO it," said he Il
don ant TO say what I would do I
would 2t least consult with both the
mayor and the council and be sure 1
was right before I did anything. OF
that much you may be sure"
Origin of Crusade.
Although no plan OF procedure has
IS yet been definitely outlined. if is
expected that the Latter-dav Saints
sunday schools and the Mutual I'm
pToNement associations viii combine in
the crusade against Sunday LIQUOR
selling, the selling of liquor to minors
and gambling. The petition presented
20 the city council Tuesday evening bv
a committee headed by c. b. Felt. rem
Iesenung q sunday school mem bership
OF over 5000, caused something of a
stir yesterday ia official and religions
circles 1t is looked upon as the open
ing sun of a campaign against the
city ot1leials regarding the liquor traf-
fic
The matter first came up at meet
ing Of the DeSeret Sunday School union
board two weeks ago. which was at
tended by az the Sunday school super
lnLandeuts of lhe civ. The agitation
at first was over Sunday baseball. In
number of the wards the meeting
houses are located i'm close proximity to
vacant lots and young men Ongregat-
ing IN these places on sunday morning
10 play bah have proved a source of
continual annoyance. Not only do
their shouts disturb the meetings. but
il was urged that a very bad example
was set before The Sunday school chill
dren. who are in the habit of stop
ping To witness the games at the close
OF Inc session, and others who go so
lar TO SuaT away from ScbrfDT tn
see the OLDER boys play bail. 1t was
decided that something should be done
10 abare the nuisance at once. To its
Chagrln, the Sunday school board dis
covered that there is no ordinance
against Sunday baseball
The meeting was about to adjourn
without having accomplished anything,
II is said. when one member spoke up
and reminded the gathering that. al
though il was understood that their
sentiments were against Sunday LIQUOR
selling, the Latter-day Saints Sunday
schools had given no support in an Of
fetal capacity to the agitation against
SO. After two hours discussion a COM
mittee was appointed to formulate a
protest for presentation to the council
in order that the Sunday School union
might go on record. The petition was
formulated and approved by the union
prior to its presentation in The cOUn-
ell chamber Tuesday night
We have no plan of action in case
the council ignores cur protest" said
one member of the committee yester-
day but I've no doubt something
further viii be done We viii combine
with the Mutual Improvement board
if need be- and see what can then be
accomplished. The members of the
union manifest a very determined
spirit to abolish the evils spoken of in
Ogr protest"