Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-01
Substitute Measure as Already
FOrecasted by the "News"
To Be introduced.
FEW FRIENDS CAN BE FOUND
Scores Interviewed View the
Proposition With Suspicion
As Political Asset.
y. D. Grant Of the ANTI Saloon League
Declares II Bears Evidence OF
Being in had Faith.

Being In bad Faith.
THE hrsl slJrmish lines of those who.
hope Co overcome the Cannon pro-
hihition bin arc now drawn Realizing
the hopelessuess of leaving temper
auce legislation out OF the list OF
things accomplished by the present
Legislature the opponents are now
ready with % substitute measure.
lt was completed after several weeks
of work on saturday last and win be
introduced m the legislature, probably
this afternoon or tomorrow. Few
friends Tor the BIN could be found
in salt Lake this morning OF several
scores of people iyferyicwcd nearly an
regarded Dc as bin drawn up. not
n good faith but to make measure
that wouldn't prohibit. that would
bring the saloons into play as
powerful political asset. and that
would not harm tho dlsuIer. liquor
loober, on brewer.
DOES NOT LIKE nv.
"The substitute bnr said b. b.
Grant of the Anu-Saloon league this
morning bears every evidence OF be-
ing drawn iu bad faith. III we went
over 10 and seriously amended cverv
section We could get a bill that would
give comprehensive regulation. But
without these amendments 81 Is a ruse.
and an attempt to build up out al tho
saloons a powerful political force. that
could Doe manipulated az will ia cam
paign seasons.
Let no man think that By voting for
this bill, he viii be voting Tor decent
moderate temperance. n cannot have
been drawn by people having the pro-
motion Of the general welfare or OF the
good Of temperance advance in mind
While IL is true that saloons suffer
some, the brewers-thc men IL Is abb
solutely necessary % stop in order 20
bring real temperance reform-escape
without injury"
~ HANDS or STATE.
The bin as published ID mlI ia the
official organ Of the Republican party
prohibits treating. prohibits the OPEN
ing of saloons on election days. and
places the entire matter of licensing
saloons in the hands of the state gov
eminent, taking q away from cities
and counties.
sued quarterly by the secretary Of state
with the approval Of a state board af
examiners made up OF the governor.
secretary OF state. and attorney gen
eral A pretended local option feature
De- provided in that a district may
keep a saloon out of that district by
returning a majority vote against hav-
ing saloon there Tho hours of busl-
ness provide for au early" closing a
the hour OF ~ o'clock midnight.
The interior of the saloon too. BE-
regulated 10 must not nave more
than two doors. must consist OF one
room, and its ban must he In plain
view from the window. while booths.
extra rooms. tables chairs. musical ln-
struments on gambling devices are pro-
hibited.
SOME RISKS OE CREDIT
The victim OF tue saloon also has
some protection After he has spent
am his money there and 81 has given
him credit and he has decided he
won't pay The charge against him on
the books then hc Is free from suit 10
compel him Co pay unless be has
bought the goods iu more than i've
gallon lots. The protection does not
extend 10 a case wherein saloon man
issues a five gallon credit 10 the
drinking man, and he uses II up a.
Doe wishes over the uar
Physicians are regulated and sew
ercly. They make themselves guilty
OF an offouse Or they faii 70 state the
condition of the health OF patient %
whom they issue prescription TO-
liquor upon drug store while sa-
looms are closed because or holidays.
Druggists. too. ore regulated. To per
NIT the regulation tu become effective
thoy arc required 90 sell by pcrscrip-
uon only ana arc not allowed 30 sell
patent medicines without per8crlp-
lions when these medicines contain
ingredients making them subject to
Internal revenue laws.
The provisions requiring q glass
window Tor saloons, NOM which the
bar win BE- en- view. comes from the
Dos Moinea observations Of Senator
Carl BadErr, who with T.. 3. Dist.
Atty II D.. Booth and others has
spout some tlme upon the new bil
After ita completion DO WAS the sub
1Cct of special consideration az
meeting of Republican leaders az thc
cullen hota over which Col. I'd. Loos.
presided
TYPICAL INTERVIEWS.
Robert Marsh-I don't believe iu lhe
ao-CHlled temperance BIN printed gDs-
terday morning Ia seems to me IaH
a compounds measure. and iu such
things / place no faith ann
straight prohibition. There Is u0t..
GO Boo gained by compromise.
Major ~ A. Breeder
ufs iu dirkorng or mmperins N'.
tha whisky clCmrn. The people ...
IDENTIFY want prohibition, and u
ought % have i.. ffohInillon tis
sucCafsfuI eIseNn... and WIN N.
uah. The h.I prepared h' tle s"
called party ltaN.. ls au nil"Hu. ."
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