Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-23
THE people ARE IN EARNEST,

1t appears that public sentiment in
ogden City, IN regard to the enforce
ment Of laws and ordinances against
the sale Of liquor on Sundays and other
regulations for the promotion Of social
order is in harmony with that prevails
inc In salt Lake City. OF course, In
both places there are persons who are
not IN sympathy with this public senti-
ment. They VIII DO all that lies In their
power to defeat the object in view. But
we believe 1t win be effected, not only
In appearance but in reality. The dis
senters may make all the fun Of. 1t that
they please, and candidates for public
Office may endeavor 10 carry water on
both shoulders, and while wlnking at
the supporters OF the evils complained
Of may pretend TO be in accord with
the reformers. but all these pretenslons
win not avail before the determined
and united efforts OF the law-ablding
majority,
The promoters Of the law-enforcing
movement In ogden really took the lead
in II, having been in the field before the
matter was taken no with ylgor in this
city. We believe they will be success
ful in the Junction city. and we hope
that equal success VIII attend the la
bors OF our friends in this city.
Tho idea Ia being set ahoat among
the elements that favor the non-en-
forcement Of the civic regulations which
Interfere with wide-open saloons and
gambling houses. that the agitation for
the execution of all the city ordinances
Is mere furry, that II certain persons
are elected TO municipal Offices. as soon
as the election is over, the bars will
be let down again, and Sundays In Salt
Lake City will be as free from the regu-
lations recently imposed as they were a
short time ago.
II is possible that this will be at
tempted under the auspices OF officials
who do net want the restrictions which
II has been found necessary to impose
for the time being But Il should be
underslooi that The majority Il The peo-
pie Of Salt Lake and also OF Ogden
city Of difierent religious faiths and
political parties, are determined that
the laws shall be upheld. ana that
the conditions existing here in past
times, when those cities were looked
upon as model municipalities, shall be
restored.
The notion that has been put forth
that the demand for Sunday closing o.
saloons and the suppression Of gam.
bling OF selling liquor and tobacco &c
minors. and The restriction OF other
evils Is something new. is entirely falla.
oious and absurd in view Of the histor,
Of Utah Police records Of former year.
show very clearly that the Sunday or.
dlnanees were iisidly ento ced, ard ths
persons who violated them were arrest
ed and heavily fined, Travellers report
ed when giving accounts Of their visit
here that Sunday was really observed
as a day Of rest and that It was i'm
possible to obtain those liquid refresh
ments on that day which some peopl
regard as a necessity
BE that as it may. the laws and or
dlaaHces forblddlng the sale Of lquo
on Sundays have been in existence 10
many decades. and should he eithe
enforced or taken from ths satut
books by legislation, Their rereai !
not at all to be expected; their enforce
ment win be required The people ar
In earnest and candidates FER publl
Office moy as wen face ne sluatio.
honestly and squarely ard govern them
selves Accordingly