Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-07-14
A DUBOIS DEFEAT

The election In Boise city appears TO
he decision of the people In favor Of
what II called Fan open town" that &c.,
the taking OF " restrictions against
sunday liquor selling, gambling SPORT
ing houses ana those Vices which com.
monty attend such practices ana meli.
buttons IN reality II Is nm anti
Dubois declaration 'rhcrc are ordl.
nnncos IN that ely for the regulation
If the liquor lrnnlo and the evils which
I, Ia impossible 10 suppress In coa'
mopolltan towns and cities, But these
have not been enforced na rlgidly AZ
was promised by the former candidates
for public favor and Sunday before
election, when All The caloons and sim
Star resorts were closed mp tight was
said to bc the only "dry sunday Boise
has seen Tor many years,
The ticket put M by the Dubois poo'
pie and supported by the preachers ana
tho Idaho Statesman was nomlnolly
what IN called "dry ticket that H.,
n was pledged 10 the enforcement of
the ordinances referred TO- But not
withdrawing all the influences that
were brought 10 boar even the Statoe.
man, that salwNri Republican organ
working nRalnat The Republican cnndl.
date, the latter Mr.. pinnoN was elect.
ed by mn overwhelming majority be.
cause the Hays ticket was regarded IN
a Dubois ticket and that was sum.
rlen, 10 dcfcnt II In Boise
I, was n remarkable contest AZ tho
matter is put before the public, tho
impression is sough, 20 bc made that
the people NJ Boise really desire u
dlsordcrly city with n free rein given
20 MI those elements that II ~ deemed
necessary 10 restrain by law and or
dnahco IN almost every city I'm tho
Union, We believe this view Of tho
question does the people an injustice
They have voted ngninsl the methods
and the men behind the nnli'saloon
ticket, rather than against the measure
that was put forward M n subterfugc,
AS matter Of fact the result may be-
fairly considered heavy blow against
Duhossm.
The majority IL much larger than was
anticipated The opponents Of the Sen.
alor who IN working 80 hard In many
devious ways TO accomplish the end
he has IN view, were confident " n
victory, but they did not expect "a
groa, triumph, They are TO be- con
graduated, ami should be- stimulated
To further cxcrtons In the same direc.
lion, ny this we do not desire to
convey the idea that We favor In any
,legrco that which IN called "on open
town" We believe IN the slrcloHt reg
Nlailon possible In a mixed community
of the irntnc IN intoSlcanls ana Tor the
restriction, II not suppression Of Other
evils that aflct tho great cities onC
hly towns ot the world, Prohibition
hos proved lmpmcllcNble, lllgh llccna,
ana rational rules 90 koop these OWL
WITHIN os close bounds M possible hay,
proved the most practical aud success
sui means Of curbing ihom,
We do not believe that the new cit,
administration In Boise has the lnton
ilon 10 throw MI the avenues TO cXccs
'wdc open" but win look ror such
management of the nnore Of the cll'
~ win conduco to pence ana good or
der ana the proper enforcement NJ sucl
laws ana ordinances me- m those case
have been made ana provided Apar
from this question We congratulate M
majority Of the people of Boise I'M pac
INK themselves ON record against m
schemes NJ the onlco'hunlcr who phoul
gOreou hs Waterloo