Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-23

.'". .... NIN IN. members NIIlINiNN
christians. The church needs men ANA
women. Not men and women in he1v-
'n. uu. lighting men and women ou
'H'th. Men iu heaven. wearing crowns
and playing Golden harps and eing.1e
hymns. are lu good business. but tuoN
"ih NOT win battles for che cause lf
temperance on earth
A great struggle s coming for thIs
Itpuoic. struggle for tlo banner
'i Oh" U.n and nation rode mod
against Cd powerful foe chat appeals t
tac meaue.t features 0f human nature.
ana org dnllnd ua is ul other industry
LIQUOR TRAFFIC AN OUTLAW
"r1e liquor traffic ls an outlaw. There
Is mo- regulation or law that 1t respects
or ohoNe There Is uo state yuusitu-
zion that lt does not tramplc Ou. lr.
Sud is mummuu. its banner Ia tHH
black flag. 10 respects neither sex opp
age. 10 has uo religion but greed 0f
gain. mo- love but lust Cor sod.
100 pity That its avauce viii not
strangic. Gain at amy price is tlu
motto of its life and purpose and 80
is marshalIng today Its hosts Tor tno
conflict the Impact OF which win shake
this land. have seen IL lay its hands
upon strong young manhood and bear
30 to- the depths of degradation and
the weakness OF shame J have seen
it seize decrepid old ago and newer
take It's talous from ita victims throJ-
till 10 hurled the dead body into the
grave. and 7 have seen it attack the
innocent babe On the cradle pur-uiug
St with hclrtless. uureleutng venom
tim its l.fo was wrecked and ruined he.
yond repair TO fight this great power
of eyu the Christian church is the
power we must look to for the vaE-
inE of tho great and decisive battle.
and the time is upou us when the
church must fight or run. and. thank
God. the church, iu memory of its dead
martyrs. cannot rum away.
MUST HAVE UNBOUGHT MEN
"rhc church can not nun away. She
will stay to nEht-uot ONE. but 100
battles. before leaving the field For
this fight We must have men who cane
not Doe boueht with money. or lured
by the bait ut political prefermeut
Men OF honor who win not Die. Men
who dare stcud iu tho presence of tue
domaEoguc and damn Dis natteTy. s.
good man iu Utah can bear Ga cross and
win "a crown We need men ~ Cour-
age and devotion. Such "a man as this
was Abraham Lincolu-Liucoln vino
was better known and dear0r t1 the
hearts of the American people than
amy president we ever had-aud yet
who was am insoluble mystery
Governor Hanly then paid "a further
auostrophe 20 the great war president
which would Doe well placed Boo
every school ready Ton the youth
ful mind t0 consider We know him
"a uo other man Iu story. he said. A
man of uo educational training his
state papers are models OF sensible
force and vigorous yet polished dicti1l
and political sIgacity. OF unoauntei
cou age. drmucss OF conviction and u1-
., ring and unbiased Judgment DEE WAS
more than able TO hold his own l-aiu-.
the most c0nsummate politicians 1f DIS
time
Tho sneaker then referred t1 the
claim Of the liquor men that they pose
sessed money in moreity aggreeat.us
over 5000 600 900. all 3, which WIZ ID"
destroyed II local option ~ pHlnl"i
obtains. knowing our dCvIl1N To Ii1-
pcrty rights, they command ps To- haIL
On prupcrty'- name. L remematl Aura
ham hincOln, after four years OK iAs
rush OF war. after $4,000. 100000 No.tl
of property had been expended and dee
stroyed, after 100000 new made graves
boz the southland, after the fght at
Gettysburg. he turned Co the American
people, aud said that IL Do had been
Gods viii this cruel war should con-
tinue until every drop OF blood drawn
by the slave drivers lash should Doe 8n-
sWered by "a drou drawn by the sword
the Judgments OF the Lord We're true
and righteous altogether. Then ne called
Tor money and men that this Union
OF states might live ON. and slavery
be forever prohibited in this land. II
he could say that and II De could
do that. then shall we stay our foot
steps now because two thousand mill
lion dollars lie IN our pathway My
friends. there are some things I'M this
land worth more than property or gold.
There are some things without which
there could neither bee safety for porp-
orty or life. What ARE these thngs2
one OF them ls the majesty Of the law
and another o. the peace and repose of
society, and when property is used in
defiance OF the law. when property is
used to disturb the peace and order
and rcpose of society, This property
must get ont of the way OF he destroy
ed for these things are fundamental
and upon them stand the government
0f Washington and Lincoln.
WHO PAYS THE LICENSE
Continuing Governor Hanly said.
81 ann glad our friends. thc enemy.
have begun to discuss the economic
Phase HI ININ question. NJ N|HNI1rIa
courage. but poor Judgment For 10
years they have been saying that local
option does not q, strict neither docs
prohibition prohibit II this b. true.
why all this concern about dcstruc-
ton of property The speaker narrated
his experience az Marshalltowu. Ia
where be- went 90 speak Tor temper
sugc BE WAS handed statement
signed by nine local liquor dealers
claiming to own S25 900 iu fix
lures and stock, upon which they
paid taxes. and m this was
destroyed. the loss OF these taxes
would leave the town Boo bad shape.
An that Governor HauIy replied 90
citizens who handed him this paper.
was. let not your heart hc trou-
Had" He then had the county treas
urer s7ud him "a statement of the ace
luaI return NJ property assessed hy
these nine liquor dealers. and tho taxes
they actually paid ou the same And
what d1 SOU iHIuk o. Was'' Doe asked.
"rhH taxable property returned was
just $780, and Che amount Of taxes