Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-05
Prohibition Arguments Pro and Con.
FOR
Some reasons Uhy The sale and manufacture of liquor
should be suppressed By law

by the profits he has made from the
community than the loss sustained by
other citizens in cases where public
welfare has demanded the sacrifice of
their property.
To the narrow minded who clamor for
the retention Of tho saloon for the d.
censc it pays into the city's treasury. /
say shame on YOU Can il be that
any loyal American citizen is anxious
or even willing that the public treasury
shall be maintained in even so small
part with the means that should buy
food and clothing for children and
women? Every honorable citizen
should be more than willing to
stand any additional amount Of taxes.
81 by so doing they can reduce the
liquor evil TO "a minimum. Besides, win
not the property Accommodations Of those
now spending their earnings for fire
water more than offset any loss OF rev
enue. Hardly 10 per cent Of the total
sales OF liquor lis paid into the govern
ment as license. etc.
What arrogance for the advocates OF
the sO-Called regulation" proposition
10 claim that prohibition does not pro-
hibit but that their system Of "regula-
ton viii regulate. Have We not had
regulation i'm some form ever since
liquor was sold? And has II "regulat-
edP' No, gentlemen. you cannot ham
die fire with the gauzy gloves Of reg
ulation" and not get burned. License
am evil aud society puts a certain
stamp of approval on it Ii would be
Just as consistent TO regulate" and
license any other vice and crime
against society, as that of strong drink.
II is the cause OF most other crimes
Why try to regulate the crime" and
yet legislate the effects" Such con-
sistencyl
II prohibition does not prohibit
why does not the saloon element work
for prohibition or remain neutral2
Their strenuous activity and expcudi-
ture of so much money To defeat pro-
hibition should indicate that prohibi-
ton does prohibit to a very large
extent az least
Much capital is made out Of the
number of places selling liquor in
certain dry states, VIII these statis-
ticans come forward with the figures
showing the per capita consumption,
and the class of people consuming o..
rather than the number of places
at which it is sold. IL is self-eyident.
II seems to me. that hidden secret
saloons could not do the Volumn Of
business that the open advertised
saloons do, if the least degree of care
Is exercised TO enforce the law. Many
men who now drink more or less would
not think of going 10 low. secret
dives and while IL is doubtful IL pro-
hibiuOu increases the number of dives.
where the people take any interest al
all in the enforcement of the law; yet
/ would say this. that 81 liquor Is To
De dispensed at am IL should not be
given the air OF responsibility, The
number of places at which liquor Is
sold u dry states Is no proof that
prohibition does not reduce the traf-
fc
Tho whole question hinges on the
enforcement of the laws. I'd is cup 90
the makers of the laws and the public
20 see that the laws are enforced
To the people of Utah want prohibi-
ton they must see that not only are
the proper laws enacted but that
ample means i0r the enforcement of
the same commemorate with the /
magnitude of tho undertaking are
provided. 10 would Doe worse than
useless 100 have statewide prohlbI-
bitiou law, if we arc not 90 be provided
with better system 20 enforce DO
than we have had heretofore
How queer chan NC can devise means
for enforcing other laws especially
those relating to property murder.
diseases. otc, and yet De poWorless 90
prevent the manufacture and dlstri-
button 0f harmful chemicals our
bank examiners have enormous au-
thorlty aud ample means al their COM
maud tu locate ylulutOrs OF the pco-
piles property rights DO Nc think /
more of our money iu me banks than
0f our SONS and daughters of our
uolghburs ANA che citizens THE
nerin- win risk life and limb Go cap-
ruro The ruuhor or murderer. why cone
fuue tD argue chat The whole state is
ImpIteut to enforce "a law aimed at the I
cause of an other crimes Tho seusi-
bio physician uulizes his best means
fu remove tha cause OF "a disease
why NOT the state rise Doe one mighty
struggle and remove The cause of 90
ue cent of lls moral and economic
U.sa4sest
Mhat does it moan when mauy of
our legislators argue aha. tho state
d. puWetlcss tO deal effectively with |
His greatest prohlems2 Arc such -tates- |
mon ar Weddings shame on eoWar- |
dice cor mlufheartodness.
60 t0. gentlemen. and give Utah /
Law with such means of ou- /
force 3D. as WIN Do am example tu the |
world Rise to your opportunity Pros
sIae for state and county inspecting /
officers whose powers to inspect al ,
any hour suspected buildings on prem-
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