Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-07
THREE COUNTIES
GUST THE SALOON
Supt. Fuller of Utah Anti-SaIoon
League Reports Much
Success.
FOR STATE WIDE PROHIBITION
Vigorous Campaign TO be Undertaken
As the Result of the support the
Work Has Received.

supt Fuller Of the Anti Saloon
league for the State OF Utah. returned
a few days ago from a tour over the
state. during which time he had
abundant opportunity 10 note the real
sentiment OF the people at large on
the important matter Of the repression
and ultimate extinction OF the saloon
in Utah. Mr. Fuller gave a News
representative an interesting and hisif-
" encouraging review Of the situa-
ton. He said:
In taking up the work OF temper
ance in Utah. as representative OF
the Anti-saloon league. we endeavored
to ascertain just what the sentiment
was as regarded the proposed legisla-
ton in aid OF county local option. We
canvassed the state thoroughly, and
found 10 our great qualification an
unusually strong temperance sentiment
and training among the people. Il
appeared TO crystallize definitely in
county conventions demanding from
their senators and representatives that
they stand for temperance legislation.
At the same time the temperance senti-
HlSHl anu AttiAilE dphbi 10 nave Idehtu
beyond the matter Of county local OPP
ton, and now seem to have come out
for state wide prohibition.
THREE COUNTIES IN LINE.
1t is an unmistakable fact that a
large percentage Of the people Of Utah
would be hardly satisfied with county
local option. This fact may be noted
In the counties OF Wasatch. Morgan
and SEWER. and others. where. by To-
cal action by the county commissioners,
saloons went out or business the FIRST
day I'm the year. The people are evil
IDENTIFY In earnest In this matter. and
II senators and representatives fail 70
respond 70 the overwhelming demand
manifested everywhere, they can hard
~ be true 20 their constituents. How
ever. we have no such fear, and fur
thermore, do not believe any influence
can divert the members Of the legisla-
ture from carrying out the wishes OF
their constituents IN this important
issue. AS an Anti-Saloon league
while We canvassed the state for local
county option, we heartily acquiasce in
the tidal wave OF prohibitory senti-
ment that Is gathering, and We would
be untrue TO the highest interests Of
the Anti-saloon league II we did not
use all our influence 20 help carry
through To success, so far as in Us
lies, this prohibitory movement"
POLICY OF LEAGUE
supt. Fuller said Il was the policy
Of the league to take up the unit
movement Just where the sentiment Of
community would support II, and
then work 10 push the movement up 20
the apex OF prohibition. as fast as
public sentiment would sustain A. II
the league found the majority IN a COM
munity mostly favorable toward the
precinct as the unit OF operation-why.
then begin with the precinct. Where
public sentiment supported best tho
county as the local option unit. take the
county; and where the people OF a
state have been educated up 70 that
point where the commonwealth AZ large
viii stand by state wide prohibition
why, then straight prohibition for the
whole state. Mr.. Fuller is very much
gratined 70 md the people OF Utah
as a commonwealth are ready and
anxious 70 rise bodily and throw the
saloon and its morally, physically and
spiritually destructive influences be-
yond the Htate limits.