Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-06

the doctor. MAKE mo- radical move
ments. Look 10 the laws az they now
exist and their enforcement. aud DO
not Try To- shut the local saloons by
force. Create public sentiment FOR the
enforcement of just laws and see 20 10
that the saloon element is no more ex-
empt from obeying laws than you are
exempt Don't 80 TO extremes, but a.
you have laws against permitting chill
drcn in saloons, create a sentiment that
N.ill make every man fight rather than
allow children 10 be contaminated In
them. II your laws are weak, then Gre
ate a sentiment that viii demand a
proper strengthening of them, ana Il
changes are TO bee made. Jet them b.
made by sane heads and true hearts.
In forming your committees don't takS
temperance howlers but good sound
men of highest integrity I'm other lines,
whether they befor your cause or not.
Get the men the people trust In other
things, the men who viii stand for the
right, and be sure that the changes
made ln your laws win not be so radi-
cal that there win be DANCES of their
repeal
I'VE propose TO enlist in this move
ment the strongest and sanest men In
the community. We shall go no faster
than We can move public sentiment ana
10 accomplish the necessary reforms
Of the liquor traffic I'm this state by
electing to the legislature men who
are pledged 90 enact laws which Will
regulate the traffic. We shall proceed
slowly and wherever we can obtain To-
cal option we shall take It. and later,
when we can bring public sentiment
TO see the necessity OF doing away with
the ovll entirely, we shall take that
BELIEVES IN AGITATION.
DR. Young believes strongly in agita-
ton. "Agitate the liquor question"
said he. Let the people learn, let them
know the tremendous losses. physically,
morally and mentally that are sustained
through the liquor traffic, so they may
act intelligently How many there are
who perish for lack OF knowledge. II
the laws are violated, ind out who does
IL, and punish them protect the chill
dren." The speaker said that a man
who is an American citizen should be
one before anything else. He is a Meth
Odist minister. but he was an Amcri-
can citizen before he was a Methodist
preacher He was a Christian man, but
he was an American citizen before he
was that. pr. Young did not advocate
direct application 20 legislature-on the
contrary go 10 tho people, 10 the homes
direct and appeal TO the electors TO
choose men 20 the legislature who viii
act In the interest of the temperance
tiyeness Of this method, the speaker re-
ferTed 10 what had been done in Ohio
I'm the case of John NJ. Pattison. The
case OF Kentucky was also referred 70.
state that has been turned over
from a noted whisky center TO become
a fortress for temperance IN the last
election. In the fight against the liquor
traffic, there Is no difference between
Republican. Democrat. Socialist or La
Dor Union politics. The speaker made
Il plain that the fight against the sa-
loon Is countrywide, well organized,
and that the liquor trade is being driv-
en- into a corner.
COMMITTEES NAMED.
Al the close Of the meeting. Rev. p.
A. Simpldn, Rev. W. L. Dexter OF
Richfeld and Rev. n. S. Elderkin OF
Ogden were appointed a committee 70
undertake the organization Of the
league I'm this state.
Rev. Or. Young was well received.
and his frequent witucisms with which
his criticisms were pointed were much
enjoyed. IL was announced that he
would speak In the tabernacle al 2 p. m.
Sunday next
TODAY'S MEETINGS.
At this mornings session of the con-
vention, there was an address on The
Church and Temperance" by Rev. No
BILE Strong Elderhn of ogden; paper
on The Lesson Kansas Teaches" by
Rev. W. l.. Dexter OF Richdeld. Utah:
ana one ON Does the Liquor Traffic
Pay" by Rev. c. w. McCreery OF Og-
den.
At this afternoons session the follow
ing program is being observed.
Paper. "Lomen Of Utah IN the Tenn
perancc Light" Miss Lcota Kennedy,
ogden.
Discussion opened boy Mrs. Dr. J. W.
Arid Provo.
Address Rev. Louis s. B0werman.
pastor East Side Baptist church. salt
Lake city.
Discussion opened by Rev. II. d. Zim-
norman ogden.
Address. utah Temperance Laws"
George +. Goodwin. salt Lake city.
Address, Prof Samuel II. Goodwin,
Provo.
Report OF committees election of
state officers and permanent state or
ganizutlOn.
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