Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-19
A LOCAL ISSUE.

The chief local Interpreter OF anti
mormon" sentiment has so often
proved itself Incapable Of keeping IN the
narrow path of truth. that no one ex-
pects anything but wiIful misrepresen-
tatlons of any subject IT pretends to
discuss. 1t is therefore 40 surprise TO
find IL defending the attitude OF the
American city administration toward
the illegal Sunday saloon traffic and
kindred evils. by charging that the
News condoned that traffic during
former regime which II designates as
a "church' administration
There is a double falsehood IN TINS
allegation. II Is not true that the
church controlled the city admlnistra-
ton. or was in any way responsible for
its dolngs Equally false is the insinu-
alton that the News" ever defended
illegal saloon traffic, Whenever We
have had occasion to speak or the SUD-
iect OF sabbath breaking in any FORM
we have warned the people against IT.
we would not have been true TO the
traditions 1T the Church, had We not
done SO. When the Pioneers tirst came
here, thoy were told TO remember the
Sabbath day and keep IL holy other
wise this country would llo' DC "'o''
10 them. So essential rs the rls''t w
seryance of the sabbath TO us,
But that is u question entirely foreign
to the complaint against the present
administration. The charge Is that the
ante-electlon promises have al puei
broken. The so-cailed An'cF'ca'is o.
tanned votes by clamorins lor relo.'n'
by assuring The Christian voters lii"t
they were agitatirg Tor purity my
induced them TO join me te'lueilui,'
element, In what looked very 'huV"
Ike an unboly political alhan'e' LOT 'he
purpose OF obtaining cohtrol ol the
city's affairs, aud money "hen tnN
victory was won, the promises were ait
broken and the city was thrown WiaS
open TO sin and shame. THIS uoh.ih7
ued until the party operators touHu ti'at
they lost first the county election ai'a
then the school election, aAtter that
they shed a few crocodile tears anu
started mild reform program, IN ths
hope OF keeping the Christian voters ~
in line with the saloon slep'epy ~" az
its attendants. for another eiec'ioh'
The wonderful plan OF the anu
''Mormon' party MANIPULATE a''
first. Mt commanding tho a'e -
Of the saloon KEEPERS, inc sa"'o 80,
and the frequenters OIL houses oi ~
5nt fC NJ m-tl
lners. by giving them all t'ie prNi'eeus
of lawbreaking 'hat pfuuei'e' W.
permit; and secondly TO oraW 10 we
standard under whlch TINS Ho''es
crowd is gathered as many as tne9 can
get OF the pastors ana "orshlpeis III
various churches by decia'nihs
against The Mormon churcn anu
ravihe ABOUT US ieauera, iHa' % ''''
plan. but VIII TINS stratesS Oh hNpoe-
rlsy succeed 40" long can even INC
most subtle oipionecS VI INC ialtp''
archahsei sep wv" % ''ie'o"'
inenis United io' V''' N''' - 1910
cause WIN mrs az" ""'D' "i'N
Chr'suah men ana Women "'pe "
conquer the mormon S"u'0'. any
'he' 10 f"e'' M ''oS w
81 ,hose VINO tl'i'o ~ S''' anu S"''''0
Never
mo ''sue WI Nas1 " " u'"" ="
mere us III opie' e'''as' "et"o'" '''1
saloon ana Hs attendant FORCES ol'
one slae' anu 'np moral 'ip''ent V''
me ntner inc 'einp'alohs pfesV"'ou
by me eotrup'lhs H',u1hees are %