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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06
SHALL THE PEOPLE RULE:

The apparent determination OF GER
tain elements in This state 20 defeat
the popular demand Tor effective tenn
perance legislation altogether or 10
substitute for the straightforward mea-
sure now pending, something essential
by different and of doubtful value,
raises d question that is entirely new
So this State though St has been
worked out in some of the others.
Probably the most evil reputation on
the divorce problem, possessed by any
state ga the Union was that enjoyed, or
rather endured in South Dakota
The result OF the referendum by
which the people voted by a majority
Of two 10 one for the proposed mea-
sure OF reform, is now taken to be- one
form of practical answer 10 the Quos-
ton shall the people rule?'
The South Dakota referendum may
be considered as triumph for an
awakened public opinion resulting from
persistent discussion OF the divorce
evil Church assemblies, assemblies Of
lawyers, conventions for discussion Of
uniform laws. the magazines, the daily
press, the pulpit an organs Of public
opinion have kept the evils OF tho
divorce problem so constantly 90 the
front that &c h. not at an likely that the
South Dakota voters could err through
ignorance. The action OF that state
IS a happy promise Of conservative re-
vision Of the divorce laws in other
states which have been offenders along
the same line Il also illustrates the
power Of public opinion in bringing
about needed reforms
We have In this State a situation that
calls for n similar solution The peo-
pie demand that the saloon shall go.
that the traffic In an forms OF intox-
icants shall be abolished Some Of the
Legislators. 1t Is claimed. are averse
% obeying the peoples mandate. and
are seeking 10 subvert the popular
Will n they should succeed in de-
feating the measures for reform desired
| by their constituents, IL would seem
that some form of Initiative and refer
| endum would be required in Utah.
II the American theory OF govern
ment is correct. the viii OF the major
sly, and especially Of the overwhelm-
Ing majority should become the law
OF the land Subject only 20 the con-
stitutional limitations that safeguard
the rights and liberties OF minorities.
the people should rule
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06
TRIBUTE TO JOHN NICHOLSON.

Space is willingly given to the fol-
lowing sentiments respecting John
Nicholson, who died "a few days ago.
and was. for many years. connected
with the editorial department OF The
Deseret News The writer. Elder 3.
f. Cummings, was an employe OF this
establishment n various capacities. on
and on, the greater part OF the time
for nearly forty years. and IS now sta
toned at independence. Mo, and oc-
cupylng the position Of editor OF LA
bona The Elders journal the organ OF
the missionary system Of the Church
in the United states:
Editor Deseret News My sense OF
duty tells me that the death OF John
Nicholson Be- an event which places
upon me a moral obligation 90 public
N record my testimony concerning
some OF his traits and lab0rs with
which j was familiar for 10 is not exc
ceadIug the truth to say chat my own
character and career ln life have been
materially Influenced by close as-
ISOLATION with him.
4 was twelve years old when I first
became acquainted with him. I was
then mail and Office boy iu the Dcseret
News Once, ana bee wac city editor
That was ln iu 1868 He took am iu-
terest Dob me then which iu later years
rlpened into one of the strongest and tO
me most profitable friendships / have
over kuOWu.
when eighteen years of age ] bee
came reporter under hIm, nuI receive
el from him uy inst lessons boo uraC-
tiCal journalism After having spent
uVo years iu me WIa..Hu neI' auH five
years iu Newspaper work elsewhere. iu
] 1855. 4 again hrta.-. HIs H..u .I..t uI
/ tne STAFF 0f tine "NcWs' For reasons
| that win hH readily recalled. the editor
/ bon chief Charles W leur0aa. had been
Z obliged q. absent himself from the ter-
I Utuu uf Utah. and John Nicholson was
/ boo CHgrE. uf the editorial department
] MF position was that 0f "a stan writer
/ and Wy work done under DIS direction
/ and was subject t0 hIH criticism.
~ need not IrN those who know hU
/ chat hIs criticisms were at umeH
/ severe. lu.er uu circumstance would
/ Boz raHs Iu Hn article written hy mt
suous tH our friendship was CHAT
| seemed tu him an error of Judgment ui
| sentiment much leaa "a WIfIfprfaautH.
/ ton Of fact, ana DTS constant EFFORT
] Was to impress upon me vital ueces.
/ s.tF of adhor'ng strictly ana rE.dly M
] truth Justice ana honesty hove
] never SHOWN man who Wss more
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

opposing woman suffrage and Office
holding. Society in its present form
IL the result OF processes OF evolution
which are stili coins on. In all agcs,
and ln an countries. capable women
have had. and have now, as much In
nuence upon the destiny ~ nations as
the men have.
10 10 not true that the men in this
country are opposing The ambition Of
women. Anu-sunrBEe associations, IL
we are not mistaken. are formed by
the women themselves boo petition
against suffrage presented Boy the IT,
ilonls Association to the Republican
convention SO was stated tuut Tor the
last ten years Intelligent women of
high character and standing have
formed ussocautns whose aggregate
membership numbers more than fifteen
thousand. To- oppose the efforts 20 thrust
upon them against their viN the oner-
Gus duties and responsibilities of civil
government In the legislature OF
every New England state of ll those
Middle and Western states whore the
Suffrage propaganda has been actively
carried ON. ranging from New York
ou the East to oregon and california
ou the West Che campaign the peu-
ton said hss been prosecuted with
uutlring vigilance and energy The
result has been that during these ten
years the sunngi-ts have not gained
% single Important victory while Gle
legislative records show against them
more than one hundred and atty signal
defeats. covering the ground Of muni-
clpaI state and presidential or ma
tioual suffrage.
This indicates where the opposition
comes from We need not say that
woman suffrage is success in this
state. and that mo- one here seriously
opposes %. ON the contrary we be-
ueve that the general view here IS that
the other states should copy the exc
ample of Utah And therefore 30 is
am the more absurd to inject cheap
clap-trap about suffrage into an appeal
for temperance legislation In this state.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06
From The Battle-Ground of Thought.

job have not for a moment had any
doubt ON that score. They say that
this is not the first time on AN engi-
recriug work where you had to keep
0n filling u" before YOU had a solid
mass. Besides, they have "a model dam
built on a small scale cNperimentally,
and the. same material subjected Co the
same water pressure as that of the ac-
tual one, with entirely satisfactory re-
suits. We have the confident word
of Colonel Goethals, who lives with the
problem his reputation staked on Il;
we have the doubts Of some engiT ers
with their minds on the hunirodth
chance; and stll more engineers-fol-
lowing many commissions OF experts
are TO consider an the latest evidence.
On their unanimity, or on majority
Mr. Taft must depend. To change to
q sea-level plan is "a confession Of our
engineering mistake, better now than
later; but IL means a great deal OF it,
Dor wasted though all that on the Gu
Zebra Cut and the main line of thu
ditch and the backbone Of the Isthmus
will serve in any plan.-Colliers for
Jan 30.
Humori.t The humorist is the only
Always creator who as assured of
Welcome. welcome by his contempo-
quotation by his neighbors. Tho world
is Immediately receptive Of hls tidings
of great joy. Poets painters, sculptors,
musicians work against the grain Of
tho natural world. Their message does
not iit snugly into the structure of tho
universe. Their life Is battle. and
sometimes a torture; and I'm sadness
they beat their lonely music out. They
may be struggling TO inform a sullcu
world that an the blind effort Is shap-
ing up TO a radiant contamination, and
that the whole race Of mankind IS dim
~ obcdient TO the heavenly vision
yet most men, hearing this interpre-
tauou of the daily lot think il criticism
and curse the singer. Then comes the
humorist. With a vision Of life as full
orbcd as that rendered through the
lyric voice or the color sense. and am
Interpretation of pain and failure as
searching and fundamental as that OF
the prophets, he roars out his truths 90
the applause of his hearers. Jewellers
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06
PROHIBITION AND EDUCATION.

ny Prof Milton Bennlon University
1t Utah
40 man livcth to himself alone. Every
act OF his llfo has its influence upon
other lives. a man can NOS claim "a
moral right Co DO anything that may
result DOB Injury Co hs fellows. lndi-
vldual pleasures and unrestmincd acti-
viuoa must always be subordinate to
the general good These are oNioms
Boo moral theory Parents. teachers,
and preachers seek Co impress these
principles upon youth and Co train
young men and young women 200 "a self
mastery that win enable them Co 1--we
above selashnoss with its attendant 500
cial indifference.
The people OF Utah pay annually
millions of dollars n support of schools,
churches. and libraries for the purpose
of making honorable. upright efficient
citizens uf the new generation. Al the
same time they license saloons Co un-
do the work FOR which they pJy their
millions. and some cluzens imagine
that the public cannot get along With
out thc saloon license revenue. IL
office holders had % commission on en-
the money that passes through The
public treasury o. would mo- doubt pay
them we'll TO multiply saloons. Here is
"a kind of perpetual motion that the
ntl-prohibitionists have overlooked,
For every dollar received from the
saloon license there SIS need of ten for
additional educational facilities ten FOR
additional public and private charities.
and am unknown quantity for divorce
court proceeding. detention homes FOR
minors. and other sundry purposes.
Evidently this iS "a method OF incrcas-
Ink public business, but who pays for
lt an? And what are the consequent
ces Of this multiplying temptations for
the purpose of raising revenue To- sup
port divorce courts. police counts, and
them with plenty of material with
which 90 do % thriving busiuoss}
Who among heads of families would
like tO have a saloon next door To his
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

residence. or GO his place of buslness2
How much would the advent uf such
"a nclghbor Increase the value of bis
propertyg Yet was told recently by q
state official that if prohibition bih
should be- passed the valuation OF prop
rrt,, in fhe state would decrease ono
half. and the state would not be able 90
aunuort ita schools. a timld supporter
of prohibition. who had been iuoculated
with this uuiItIcO-nuauclal germ exc
pressed her sympathy Tor the prohibit
tou movement. but was afraid % nave
10 come now because she had some
real estate fo sell. ana she Thought
that with the saloons vacated there
would De an over abundance OF real
estatc available for Legitimate business.
AS Wcu might the owner OF farm
petition the state and federal govern
meuts to discontinue irrigation ana
drainage developments ON The ground
that the addition OF 80 much waste land
to the tillablc area on the country
would dopreciate farm values.
But loss or mo- loss financially. this is
primarily "a moral question, ana must
be settled as such
Can father pray lead us not into
temptation and az the same time be
"a PARTY 60 tho establishment of sH-
looms and brothels Co tempt and de-
bauch his sons and daughters2 Let
every voter realize that 10 he votes for
lawmakers and public officials that
provide for the licensing of saloons.
ne is % party Co their establishment
and must bear a portion of the rcspOn-
sibility for the evils they bring
Temperance. like am the virtues, is
matter of education; but that edu-
cation is brought about by a co-opera-
tion of inner and outer forces. Homes,
schools. and churches are. an respect tO
the individual. outer influences seeking
To develop inner moral impulses. Tho
inner forces themselves depend upon
the individual alone. ID Is the business
ot society and public institutions To
provide the most favorable conditions
for the development of the good im-
pulses ana the suppression OF the bad.
that the individual may have all the
ala that society can give him in real-
ling his potential moral powers. In
which direction does the influence OF
the saloon lie:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06
PoR no GOOD PURPOSE.

One OF the speakers at the Women s.
Prohibition meeting at the Theatsr on
Tuesday last took occasion 90 inject
into her address sundry references ~
th, mnaee movement with ma -
sarcastic husta az the men. present
and not present
Tho matter is perhaps. OF no im-
partlnco. Tho American gentleman a.
"a very Rnod-uaturod animal and if a
lady fmites h.m ou the right cheek hs
smuIuFIy and ohuguFIy turns to her
tho other alsl. Rut DO does NOT do tho
temperance cause ans good tn inject u-
to the plea for it "a matter chat is enc
uroly foreign t0 b. For that cause tho
husband and wife tho brother and
sister should work. unitedly
n is not true. besides, that man has
kept woman out of legislative hallsany-
more than D. Is uuc that woman has
placed man there. % is not true that
the men. Cor selfish purpose are now
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

be len high and Dry" The city then
had 1900 people since that time,
the gamblers have been thrown out
OF the town. the population has IN.
creased 90 5000. and the city has
prospered It 10 but the question Of
short time before the saloon u
also be- driven out OF El Passover
the Rio Grande river into old NJ xico'
and then the town will forge ahead
fastcr than ever.
The same would be- true IN Salt Lake
were the local liquor interests de-
stroyed: the town would thrive az
never before. gambling and prost tu-
tiou-joint handmaids OF the whisky
traffic would be reduced 10 their low
est terms. and the city become clean
and respectable The sporting le-
ments con only prosper where Their ls
free course for liquor just as the dee
moralizl1g race course associations can
only flourish where gambling as allowed.
Men and women can not hold their
heads up, keep their nerve up. in dis
reputable life except where whisky can
be- obtained at win The distile 50
the brewery and the saloon are au in-
formal trinity that serve hell as 'ts
most formidable breast work. and 90
the forces OF evil are bound 20 make
"a tremendous neht before export
their inner entertainments TO the fire
OF tho forces Of Temperance and civic
Righteousness. CRAFTS campaign be-
fore the Qualifications OF Prteisburr
was one OF the greatest conflicts %
history; 40 was the siege OF Port Ar
thur by the Japanese But the cam
paign of Temperance against the liquor
evil Is showing up in the worlds hlf-
tory a. FAR transcending either "
these I'm the Importance Of the issues
involved, and tho nature OF the OUT
come In the fight.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06
TIM SAME Old ARGUMENT

A former citizen of El Paso. Texas
now resident in fhIa city recalls ihai
tho gamblers there made the sam
plays years agD. 600 nghung agal1si
suppression of their nefauous b Oh
ness. that the liquor Interests aro 500
voClferousIy offering here as an argu
mont WIS theH should not De driven
out OF Utah The Texas sports Nsr
loud in their protostatIons as Co h'"
~ Paso would become "a dead town.
absolutely no good" were gambling
20 cease there. The sports loudly pre-
dictod that "au businefs win o. over
nc river, into Mexico" and "El paso
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

halt the chorus for him 10 insert DAD.
mirthful strophc, and the saints don,
the rite TO catch his casual wh.ef,.
His visits 90 this stricken planet
mover ill-timod. Dante ate bitter bro,'
where Aristophanee would have o..-
enthusiastic hauguets kindly Dr. OBJ.
fate OF Rnhelais. Ch1ucor nickene at..
Ccrvlntea-to Boz both glorious ...
happy Co. reveal truth and gain v.
Editorial Boz Colliors ion Dam.
airy l6
War ships Tho greatost single p..
Expensive off work which cam D.
LuNurics, given to navy varf
Che building of "a t4itr.
ship 10 has boon learned from b...
experience that those ships cost f-u
twenty-five Co sixty per cont r...
whom built hy the government ft..
they DO when built hy contract .p t...
Nato yards. That ls there h Ia
to the government of from $500 000 .
hLuoOu9o un every ono that thew Lr|r
This be- perfectly wol known fa ..
naval committees OF Congress- Th. d.
naval blu specified two slN-mlIiou-T.
laf snlps-onc ot which must Doe bu
lu q government uaNy-ylrd, while %.
other one might bo. Tho mon on on
wore I'M CHARGE nj ,,,t.i,,.. ".
priation. know th9t tL, -,... l..9 "pN'"
I'm vonid moan r,,,,, 'I .a..
t1rcc million dollars of loss to DID,.
United states I'M the same buI v
IL >0O 0OO c,., r,r tn. t.tIi pt'''l.'
.,lii.rs ,r c,,,,t'...,. "u'I"inF 'i i..
40 -oo tome 10 ,.,,.,, I Hpt'N 0"
.,it,-ot 49,, "uhhDi DiIH.
f., +, b..ie, -. ,,.,.... .'.llll 70 he hu.f
,,,.,,.ili,,,, e, --- oSo , -l"lu' 'he 9th.
sr,r,, 1890. y, uuN lntoe collier.
,,.. 4 ,r, , is carrying te.
,.il. h,sl lnIee coilier. OIL.
-. 49,, N'u'9 ah hour BIAS.
,t,.,..,,l, D., ~, ell ii. 'yu lot. They cIw
s- oo6 - -I'Ou "na or coal again
- -.,','.,,..,,, 80, We carried no the COVE
gc. nuu' p""la' ana they cost les.
I ,I MY puI cehI as much-Ge0rl
NlDue turner lh McOlulcs for Fob.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

Nr Bryan says that che outlook Tor
lgl2 Be- most encouraging That settles
a. DIE WiI na candidate again.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

Student athletes an over the country
are beginning 90 realize that uue
learning De- % dangerous thing.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

Az some time m DIS ufo some ono
must have 500 JHe laugh ou Judge
TAFT l0r hc always wears smile
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06
JUST FOR FUN.


lnlfllllhi.
The country parsou was condolul
with the borcft widow.
"Alasi' he continued earnestly "1
cannot tell you how panied 2 was &C.
learn that your husband had gone Co.
heaven We were bosom friends. but
we shall never meet again. '-Ldppiu-
Cotts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

Good for President Roosevelt Ito
vetoed the census bill tho great mod
eru spells measure.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

Congress probably win make wire
less education compulsory for steam
ship companies
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

II Is the consensus of opinion Chat
tho census veto was the right thing at
the right time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

Most people would rather swallow a
hundred pleasant lies than one disagree
able truth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

'shlkespeare style o. easy" SAYS
ieprEr Bernard shaw But N seems
o. hafa been too difficult f1r attain
Wfnt bF Fiaswugnt shaw
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

among the "has beens' and never win
be.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

No revolution vet In cuba. AN goes
Wen In the Pearl OF TIE Antilles.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

Have YOU seen Barker lately? Hos
ON bis last legs"
mo Are they as bowed as the fins.
ones Lppincotts.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

Hub-Forty dollars for O. haC IT'S a
Crimei
Wife-weu. the crime Doe on my own
hcad.-Boston Transcript.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

He--So you've read my new novel;
How did you like 10?
She-I laid down the volume with
intense pleasure boston Transcript
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

Re careful that you are not "buf-
faloed" with q Buffalo ten"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

Are Kaiser Wilhelm and Czar Cam
non holding "a mum contest?
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

Tho ia should be put on the Nevada
and California legislatures.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

The man who has little to cay hasn't
much 20 regret
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

slippery sidewalks are responsible for
many a mans downfall
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

Too many laws, as we'll as too many
cooks. spoil the broth.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

Strange that the lime kiln is never
IN the limeiight
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-06

The jIneo thinks ne is the most pat
riotic Of patriots