Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-13
WAR upon LIQUOR
HAS BEEN BEGUN
Standard Bearers Of Temperance
Fight Unfurl Their Ban
ners in Utah.
TO BATTLE AT THE POLLS
tabernacle session Yesterday ''' -
No Doubt That Contest WIN "'
waged in Earnest.

Tho campaign looking for lesisia''o"
H., ,,,or az local county option Is oi''
nha onenlnr gun was fired yesteruas
i"o Vp oo Of several thousand
sans ana the report viii resounu
throughout the state az Wv -.
nacle Yesterday, Rev. Dr. r. ~ p''
stirred the large audience by ms mas
terfu eloouence, as he lhVe'sheu
a,,et ,he evils of the liquor trafllc.
,,rong preoration he declared that
.,,,Isi,,, 10 a panther in the pain OF
.,,s,, how in Utah and parents We're
advised to shoot TO XIII.
Addresses were also delivered py
o., fohn C. Cutler and Rev. Lewis >.
I,.,nor s,Iperintendent OF the Utah
h,,ii-Sa saloon league. The latter was
FAMED as chairman of the meeting by
President Francis Nj. Lyman, VINO pre-
sided Besides the four named there
were present on the stand, Elders John
Henry Smith, Heber j. Grant Rud-
ger Clawson, Hyrum NJ. Smith, ReV.
Albert Buxton, Elder Seymour 3.
Young. Hon. Frank b. Stephens, Ell
der Matt Thomas and Judge George +.
Goodwin.
The tabernacle choir rendered two
selections, Light and TRUTH True
to the Faith" and with the congrega-
tioii s"ls ~, w no. - ~, ~, ctxth
uusln,s nm Voc 9uLs ~ IN, III IL
Ward Suiluay sclool oi'Vll, E 49, -
per D. crrhi't oIiereu .iie lhaoea.,o,,, az
der John Henry Smith. President Ly~
man introduced to the congregation
Rev, Lewis S. Fuller.
pr,v I.I,yyIs c EIuJER
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The Rev. Mr.. Fuller expressed appre-
citation of the courtesy extended by
the Church authorities in making pos
sible the great gathering. For nine
months he had Travelled throughout the
state. and everywhere he had met with
kindly reception, and he had found Il
sentiment favorable to temperance, The
people seem to be alive to the necessity
OF restrictive and prohipltive elsisla-
cause of the westward movement of
saloon men and their element which
has been driven out of states that have
legislated against the evil The Anti
Saloon League of America is not a
political organization, but represents
all creeds and persons with temperance
tendencies.
GOV. JOHN u ColLEh'
Gov. Cutler said there had ALWAYS
been in Utah a strong sentiment
against the liuuor traffic So strong
was the opposition that for n long
time the evil was kent entirely olIt,
Gradually the saloon crept in, first
In Salt Lake City, then to other cities
Even at this time, many settlements
in the state, some of them quite large
have no saloons. Personally, Gov
Cutler said that he believed the sa-
loon had no rightful place in any
community, and he would like to see
It legisated out of existence He in
clined to the belief that for the pres
emit, local option was the best meas
ure to be adopted. Ii this proves in
any way effectuaI, more drastic, gem
eral measures can be undertaken. He
expressed Willingness to aid in every
boSsrD H. , Way an 10 ffio 'eihp's u put
ND pAxrp
The Anti-Saloon league is the new
est move against the liquor traffic, said
the Rev. Mr.. Baker. Fifteen years
ago, 10 men met at Oberlin and
formed the society. II is international
in character, and will have no part in
chickering's or discussion except against
the common enemy, liquor. 1t will
have no part in politics. Its whole
political creed is wrapped up in the
sentiment that voters should vote for
good candidates, on the opposite ticket
rather than a poor one on his own. 1t
favors local option. followed by pro-
hibition, II will kill as many saloons
as 1t can. II will seek divine way of
accomplishing its purpose. In Gods
economy, there is proper time, a
fixed dispensation for the accomplish
ment OF all His purposes. The church
sometimes devotes itself to little
things, while great evils flourish. This
condition has driven many great mon
away from the church. Sometimes
such men have said harsh things but
the speaker said he had more sym
patty for person who scolds and crit
lcises than for an individual VINO never
rs stirred or awakened against an
existing evil
GOD WILL. TRIIIMPH.
once In while person, legislature
or congress Will place himself OF IT.
self across the pathway OF Gods
thuicn ana seeks to stop its progress,
put In time the Kingdom tears its way
through Sod Will sweep out of his
way everything that seeks to thwart
HIS plans. God is getting Himself TO
his world by means Of modern insti-
buttons ana inventions for the better
ment OF the human race.
"obstructionist. get out OF the way
or you VIII get run over said Or.
Baker voter, go INTO you voting