Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-16

general demand that the saloons shall
be prevented as the law provides from
transactlng their business on the
first day of the week commonly called
Sunday.
1t seems that even the Mayor Of the
city, who owns the building where the
law was violated and the catastrophe
took place, has expressed his intention
to order the Chief Of Police TO enforce
the ordinance referred TO, and the Chief
also appears to be aroused to an inten-
ton to carry out this Instruction Why
this course should have been delayed
until the city was startled out Of its
Quletude by the crime committed on
sunday does not appear to be easily
explained
The city ordinance has been violated
IN numerous Instances every Sunday for
many months spasmodlc efforts have
been made to show than the police de-
partment was alive TO It's duty but that
movement IL generally looked upon as
a miserable failure, and by the saloon
fraternity In the nature OF farce. Yet
II Is well known that both the political
parties, and both the nominees for the
Office Of Mayor. We're pledged before
the election OF last November to the
enforcement Of these same ordinances
which very soon after the election were
openly violated with lmpunity.
When the new regulations respect
ing the sprlnkling Of lawns were is.
sued the Mayor announcad his deter
mlnaton that these rules should be en-
forced, and that people detected in
their infraction should be prosecuted
That was commendable. The Deseret
News asked why the same vigilance
could not be exercised In regard TO
gambling, Sunday liquor-seling and
other associate evils, and the response
was simply jeer on the part Of the
paper that backs up the executive de-
partment IN all IT'S failures and follles.
The situation of affairs IN these re-
spects is no different now from what II
was before the shooting occurred, In
saloon where intoxicants were being
sold on Sunday The reports from that
pistol have Jared the community. That
is all, The spectacle Of the bleeding
man falling al the very door Of the
Mayors Office on Sunday, and that OF
the seml-lntoxlcated saloon-keeper who
had been dealing out drink 10 purchas-
ers. have proved an object lesson H.
Illustrative Of the laws violations in this
city II they serve to wake up city
officials 10 the performance OF their
sworn duty, benefit will come TO society
and that Is the only consolation to be
drawn from the affair.
The measures proposed for the reyo-
cation Of the licenses OF saloon keepers
who violate the city ordinances, wheth-
er as to Sunday liquor selling, permit
ting females TO frequent their places OF
business at forbidden hours. or furnish
ing liquor TO minors, and for the dental
OF new licenses TO persons known 20
have defed the law. are approved by
the people Of this city. The same course
will no doubt be followed by the coun-
~ authorities as TO places and persons
within their jurisdiction.
The public Is walked up 70 a deter
imitation that this matter shall be prop
erly attended TO, ana this is what the
Deseret News has predicted several
times, not ont OF any desire to find
fault Improperly with public officials
but from q wish TO promote the public
interest Now let US have determined
and definite action for the supremacy
Of law and the benefit OF the public.