Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-11

me Il Is appealing to a man as II he
lacked the ordinary intelligence that
God gave to individuals. The burning
up Of our substance by pouring down
our Threats that which destroyes our
manhood, which rObs Us OF reason.
makes us wicked. vile corrupt why IL
10 worse than taking so many buildings
and burning them, because IN that case
only the building has been destroyed
only material things, which are not
everlasting but I'M the case " the man.
his body is destroyed, and last. but the
greatest of an. his soul is ofttimes de-
stroyed forever.
'The governor Of Mississippi. while
10 can be said that prohbuory laws DO
not absolutely prevent Violations. tho
same Is true of all other laws II
Nero enactment OF penal statute
would prohibit all future violations. and
complete protection Of society could be-
thus secured courthouscs and public
officials would become useless ex-
pense. In Mississippi unlawful retail
ing is generally less frequent than
gambling or carrying concealed weap-
ous Mono but anarchists contend that
other criminal laws tempt commission
Of what they prohibit and so on.
will not take the time 10 read more OF
this.
Il find similar statements from the
governors Of Texas, North Carolina.
Louisiana, and others
TEARS AND HEARTACHE.
u desire to read the statement Of the
governor of Indiana.
Personally, / have seen so mucn
OF tho evils of the traffic in the last four
ears. so much of its economic waste,
years, 50 much Of its econom-
ic waste, so much Of its physical
ruin, so much OF It's mental blight, so
much Of its tears and heartache, that
1 have come 10 regard the business an
one that must be held and controlled boy
strong and effective laws. bear no
malice toward those engaged in tho
business, neither do I--'but / hate the
traffic. hate its every phase ] hate
il for its Intolerance. 1 hate it for It's
arrogance. 1 hate IL for It's hypocrisy
] hate IL for its cant and craft and
false pretenses. / hate 1t for IT'S com
mercialism. ] hate II FOR It's avarce
] hate it for its sordid love Of Eain at
any price. hate IL for its domination
in politics And / believe I hate u
more for irs domination i'm politics than
any other thing, except It's creating uf
murderers and fits influence upou tie
home. I hate IL for its corruptirg in-
fiuence in civic affairs. I hate Is for its
incessant effort TO debauch the suffrage
of the country; for the towards IL
makes OF public men,
Il love that which makes a man
courageous. hate that which makes
a man coward and causes him to
crinee. afraid to stand up for the rights
OF his fellows. No man full OF whisky,
or under tho influence that whisky
brings, is ever courageous. He waits
20 see which way the battle ends. so
that he can fan on the side OF the vic
torious.
TRAGEDIES OF DRINK.
Il hate it for its utter disregard
OF law. / hate it for its ruthless tramp
ling OF the solemn compact of state
constitutions J hate Il FOR the load IL
straps To labor's back; for the palsie1
hand IL gives % toll. for It's wounds
20 genius for the tragedies OF lis
observation-disclosures. ] hate lt for the
human wrecks IL has caused hate
Il Tor the alms-houses it peoples for
the prisons it fills for the insanity u
begets; for its countless graves i'm
pottcrs fields. I hate Il Tor the men-
tai ruin it imposes upon Us victims:
for its spiritual blight. for its morl
70 has committed. ! hate 10 for the
homes Do has destroyed I hate IL for
the hearts 20 has broken. ] hate ID for
the malice II has planted n tho hearts
OF meui for its poison. for IT'S bitter
ness, for the dead sea fruit with which
10 stalVcs their souls. I hate 10 for
the grief II causes WumanhoOd-the
scalding tears, the hopes deferred. the
strangled aspirations, IFS burdens II
want and care. 1 hate 20 Tor its heart
less cruelty to tho aged. the indrm and
the helpless for the shadow Il throws
upon the lives OF children: for its mon
stroua Injustice 90 blamcless little ones
/ hate IL as virtue hates vice. as truth
hates error. as righteousness hates siu
as Justice hates wrong. as liberty hates
tymnny, e freedom hates oppression.
, hate II as Abraham Lincoln hated
slavery. And as he sometimes saw in
prophetic vision the end OF slavery ana
the coming OF the time when the sun
should shine and the rain should fan
upon no slave ln the republic. go
sometime seem 90 See The end OF thls
unholy traffic the coming of tho time
when. m 10 does not wholly cease % De-
u shall ina no safe habuatl0n any-
where beneath old Glorys -tanle8
stars
ARGUMENT Us REpuGNANT.
From cX-unitod states Senator Care
mack Tho absurd contention Be- often
mado that the abolition of toe saloon
would inlurlousy amcct tho prosperity
of community There arc Some ar.u-
ments ao repugnaut to reason that they
do not need the reputation ot eApol-
ence. Wealth is produced by tho hand
and brain of man. ana whatever lm-
pairs the efectltonrss of both m.nI
ana body b. destroyer of wealth. Ths
tatlered N"sanoinl0s wallowing iu the