Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-18

community boz general believe they
were the most benohcicut and uhilan-
throplc institution in the world You
know the Holy Book tells as that the
devil is the father OF liars
when I read that pamphlet showing
the great benefit derived from the
liquor traffic. ] was led TO say; why
this man writes as 90 Doe really believes
what Dee says Now when a. man writes
or speaks in such "a manner. ho come
pcls others 20 believe him. Does the
using OF grain and other crops for the
manufacture OF liquors or beer. enrich
the community You say. yes. 30 adj
vaucos the price of grain at least ten
cents the bushcl. Does that prove that
10 enhances the welfare of tho COM
munityH Let us consider. Suppose I
put myself forth as a great philan-
thropI-t and buy half OF the grain II
this state and have it shipped TO me.
but do not dispose OF 10 20 supply the
needs of the hungry poor but dump it
into hole iu my back yard. Would
! be a blessing 20 your community2
The farmer might say yes for that
would double the price OF my grain.
How would 10 affect the hungry poor2
But suppose we carry the figure a nttlo
farther and that ] buy up AN the food
produce and dump 81 down the hole
ina my back yard2 Now you can see
that the results would Doe bad Indeed.
Suppose, however. / take the material
I buy and use o. TO decrease the earn
ing capacity of the community by once
half' Am I a blessing 90 the COM
munity2 But this IFS just what tho
liquor business is doing
Would It not bee much better for the
community 81 an the grain used In
making alcoholic drink was dumped
into hole2 Except of course, for
those who make Sc or sell st.
Even wise men smile when they hear
the liquor men called blood suckers
or lecches But they win AN tell YOU
that they are in sc Tor the money there
is in &c. That the business is alto
gether "a selfish one is proven better
by what IS called tho Swedish law than
any other argument. That law proc
vided that no man could make for him
self one dollar by the sale of intox-
icdtinE liquors. II did not say 70 man
could not sell liquor only that De- could
not make money by &c. What effect
had that on the number % places i'm
which liquor Is made2 ~ ra1urod them
more than 23. 600 distill.rfae Oh 127 Read
the article Of n. s Wfriaws 3d. o.
T. l. d. I'm Mcclure for February.
The above figures win indicate the
great reduction of drinking where eaff-
say. blood sucking is oblitorated
But there is no use calling bad names.
The education until very lately. ON
this subject. has been from the wrong
kind OF teachers Now tna world ls
becoming a little wise oven on the
liquor business Tell mo the cause of
the recent Interest in the prohibition
movement Is IL a religious revival or
because ~ some deep spiritual awak-
rnfnHN M Fr
awakening 10 the truth ON the evils OF
the drink business. The time has come
when men cannot convince their follows
that "evil is good We are I'm a logical
age. The age Of the mere sophst Is
past. When we can see the great dark
ness the drinking and selling of liquor
produces. We simply are becoming suf-
fciontly wide awake 20 see that IL Is
darkness and not light
Very respectfully.
JOSEPH CLEMENS.
salt Lake