Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-27
WOMAN REPLIES TO
D. P. GEORGES ARGUMENT

Editor Deseret News. The following
lines are written as a reply To the argu-
ment against prohibition by Mr., ID j
George which was published bon the
Semi Weekly News OF Jan. a.
Mr.. George asks the question, "Cau
you pass laws that viii prohibit Then
answers 80 himself, saying MO- you
cannot"
That is true just In the same way
that &c Is true that YOU cannot pass
law which win cause a thief 20 become
am honest man. but you can pass a law
which viii punish that thief and per
haps reimburse the injured party both
or which viii, ordinarily, act as a check
upon his temptation 10 commit crime.
A Judge I'm Utah recently sentenced
man who had stolen 800 to six years
in the penitentiary. Yet. Mr.. George
would have an Institution" for every
30 many people" where, encouraged
and abbetted by the sanction OF the
law, and public opinion generally, "A
man can 20 and squander for such
purpose as the facilitating Of his body
and the demoraLZing Of his sOuD not
/ 800 but many hundreds Of dollars,
which he literally steals from his wife
and helpless babies whom he is bound
| by ties Of nature 10 feed and clothe.
should the rich merchant who lost
| the NN'AVAN~ AANAAAiNAIHA HANN ~ ANAAAA
| bursed while the great door OF the law
/ Is closed TO the cause OF the weak and
| helpless. whose loss cannot be esti-
| mated? should the one thief be so Sc
| verely punished while the other, the
! greater Of the two. who not only
steals food and clothing from those
| for whose being he IS responsible, but
/ also rObs them OF the right 20 be well
/ born. because Of his physical debauch-
/ cry and moral debasement to say moth
| ing about that which he takes from the
| state for the future education and we'll
| being Of his offspring? should, ! say
| this greater thief escape all punish
meut? Should he, instead. be proyid-
/ ed. with thoughtful care, with am lnsti-
/ tuition within easy reach, where he -
unduly tempted by conditions OF a
most aluring nature. and encouraged
/ hy tho benign smile OF the law 20 bold
/ by continue his unnatural crimes?
II is claimed that a man can get a
/ drink IN prohibition state. Certainly
/ No one viii deny that. Any one can
| break the law wherever he wishes and
suffer the consequences. Re may
| escape civil punishment, but he cannot
escape the moral punishment OF nature
/ OF which 50 Is said. the wages OF sin IS
| death"
lis lt any reason. because man can
break "a law either by taking drink or
/ taking other peoples property without
/ being prosecuted, that We should coun-
| tenance saloons where drunkenness is
encouraged or institutions for the train
| ing OF thieves;
We ara warned by Mr.. George ito
stop the habit of tres ting"
That is Just what we think We can
/ do most effectively by closing the sa-
/ loon.
Is not the saloon built upon the very
| foundation OF treatsG d. not % am iusti-
| tuition where that "snalSe-in- the beer
/ Is the uuRlly teacher using the treat
ing method, On "a primary and prcpara-
| tory course for both the future drunk
ard who depr'ves his dependents OF
/ their support and loses his own self-
| respect and manhood, and the tip
/ pler. who though he holds up his head
| I'M an imaginary pride I'm bits sporty
/ "morninua morning ls nevertheless
| solnshly plforng from the family store
/ and bequeathIng 90 bis children bis oWn
| vicious ieudcnclesf
! "You cam close up the saloon and
/ there WIN atil Doe drunken men and
/ women ou the streets says The de-
| fender ot the license.
! ~ Wc have the right kind of laws and
| the right Kind of officers the drunken
/ people w,II uat bc on the streets long.
/ but m houses OF detention, for such
] moor misguided creatures. whore they
] cam be- Uut t1 work. even earning
] Napos which ,pIatsc God m Wo can
/ onIp ert tlp laws ighD cam be- sent
] out 40 theIr stricken families
They wIU mot be on the street long 7
.av hon uIU those wh0 sold thc Do
/ auor. f ar have laws which NiIl lm-
/ prison mot ouIy tho sncaking vendor
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