The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-14
SCHOOLS VS.. SALOONS.
Prohibition Secretary Makes a Talk
on Temperance.

Prohibition Secretary makes -aiA
on Temperance.
At the FIRST Congregational church
last night j. a. Tate. secretary OF me
national committee of the Prohibition
ra-tv. delivered an address on temper
amer He handled the matter as one OF
crying local Importance, as Well as or
national imuort and compared the
work Of the schools of lhe city in fit
f3u- Nh, youth for Tire honorable posi-
lions En- hfe fO the work of the saloons
I'm .-srinc them down. The school, he
said made honest and patriotic clu-
z-ns while the saloon turned cut
npns. Iunaucs and criminals and W2s
he breeding chamber Of anarchy Mr..
tate made the points of his address
PECULIARLY fOrcible by giving striking
representations Of what might be found
fin saloons. The services were in charge
Of the local W. G.. r.. L. and Iair
sized audience as present.
10 opening his remarks Mr.. Tate said
DE wanted TO give some reasons my
the ". C.. It. r.. was doing the right
kind of work here and everywhere else
Sc vas organized.
deriving the Law that keeps the rum
traffic going In this town and through
out the country is wrong. There Is a
right and a wrong to everything, and
the Bible is the standard. TX does not
give a rule to cover every particular
case, but it embodies a principle that
viii Tit every case. IF we were as hon
est in dealing with the liquor traffic
as the farmer is in dealing with the
things be finds on his farm, and We
followed The Bible rule OF judging a
thing By it's fruit. the community
would be- better. When a farmer dnds
thorus in his field he knows the fruits
Of thoms and roots them out. Every
one ku8Ws the fruit of saloons, and
u.eIr duty is plain.
As an Illustration of what the fruits
OF tue saloon are, . viii take the edu-
catOnaI institutions, which are meas
The heart of every American, and COM
pare their training 10 the training ot
the saloon. The school teaches people
90 think to develop into honorable and
respected citizens Tt instHls patriot
ism into the hearts OF the young and
plants tn the minds of the coming men
the Ideas tina; support and make the
government what 10 Is.
'on The other hand. che saloon does
some teaching, too. Tt turns out grad
yates. too numbers of which may be
seen about your streets with CLASSY
eyes, b.nated cheeks. unsteady limbs
aud tattered garments They want nc
work They are run of the street by
NE police and take refuge i'm a saloon
but when their money Is gone The
sE'oo1 man, too. turns against them
and. with shove and ki-k. sends then
Staggering Qua the hack door into Tn,
street again
The youth enters this school by
saF.y taking hI first drink. lie thei
takes his second and third more bold
t- After awhile ne js out ON the stree
FEELING about and wanting To- lick
everybody. He nrSt loses his ambi
JioH. then his seIt-respect then hf
h-d.Jh his money nexs. and finally IN
"tits. a phys mental and mora
wreck, for death 20 take him off tn
earth.
The saloon is the school that turn
'tt uamps ana the majority Of thos
VINO enter the training of the institu
gon Who do not break down physical
Z, ANA Boz the insane asylum. Beside
'A-s. The saloon is the place wher
,-l-iia-ls are turned out; it is tn
.dISiag place of an characters tina
-7Ssiiats rhe existence of polio
t ,e.eeS. Going stiu further, it is IN
1-iiAs spot of anarchy. becaus
,-lSa Who are kicked from the stree
.l.' me saloon. and from the Saloo
-..1 NE street again, begin TO plot. an
anarchy is the result
q these be- the fruits Of the saloof
u d mystery Co me why any san
man N'- support the two Institution
"a Town. ID IS time the people wer
,,1 -- G2 10 the situation and doin
---.s % root on the saInnn-