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

tue nHnu OF congratulations
CAPITOL BUILDING
CAS- already suggested th.r, are
many things Co witch attention should
uo called ana relative 60 which action
must Do taken. THAT - your mission
here, gentlemen May i not be- u.
dulgcd in suggestion or two May
mot encourage you Co Carry out s0me
plan that Will give t1 This state cone
snlcuously stately uud magnificent
capitol building This should BIO
natter of state pride. and tnat pride
should clueo every man of YOU Co iov
asldc ul hiHe. ur personal prejudice. COR
indifference. and t0 cuior uuou ui4u-
nine Thor shall terminate m eivmr to
our state "a home n which DOB live.
SUNDAY LAWS
again There should be enacted bv
NUur honorable bod, sunday lava
Jaw char gives equal rights to au. and
special privileges to none Tho places
of mcrChaudlee the sBlopns. and places
OFF labor arc observing the law not only
Hf Utah but that higher law. Gods
d." relative to labor on the Sabbath.
ana are observing that law quite U-oIi.
and ? want to ask Boz all fairness why
thc theators should not Doe Obliged to
comply also with the same laws? DO
NOT can into question the quality of
The shows thot are given. That quoe-
zion has no place here The one SUI
pfomo reason why they should Dc
closed is that the sabbath dav should
NOT hc desecratcd by unnecessary ia-
bor. That s Gods immutablc law ana
mo- man has any right to alter or abro-
gate a. Again Do is unfair legislation
to permit the theatcrs Co run ON the
An nnufHa fs. HNf..... O.
business indeed ! will say that IL would
not be as harmful for every store in
this city 20 run wide open ON the Lord
day as DO U.s. harmful 60 permit the thea
tors and picture shows to have full
swing The stores would simply cater
TO the business interests. while the
show houses have both the business i'm
tcrest side and the amusement side
which when carried ON ON the Lords
day become detrimental 90 the more
sacred interests of the community No
people can command the respect OF "the
salt of the earth. nor the God OF ma
t.ous that WIN defy His law relative
To- the sabbath
ELIMINATION or SALOONS
Again EVERY church Interest
homo interest. school interest indeed
every interest of our community, aud
state demands. that you give us such
legislation at this time as shall mean
the elimination of the saloon from this
state You may think chat we are ask
ing for "a great deal but Gentlemen
we are asking simply and only for our
rights We are asking simply fpr that
which viii prove the greatest boon chat
this state could have We are asking
for the abolishment Of the saloon be
cause 10 ls wrong Co sell rum. And
while &c o. wrong for man 60 sell rum
it is indeed "a greater wrong for O. state
To- grant "a man a right 60 sell rum.
Tho supreme court says that Do cannot
be legalized. and yet many states say
that they have "a right to do that which
the supreme court. common observa-
ton aud human experience 60 say
nothing OF Holy WrO declare TO be-
wrong sinful and indeed damnable.
OUTLAW OF SOCIETY.
But no argument is necessary here.
The public opinion has Ions since pat
this eyil among the outlaws Of hui
man society 10 has for a long time
worn upon its brow the mark OF pub
lie scoGn. and into It's body there are
being shot run and fast arrows of