Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-02
uo Member Of Legislature Dares
To Speak Up Boldly in
Their Behalf.
HuLANIsN IS DOUBTFUL.
70 Believes All Prohibition Unwise
And Wants Local Option With
village and Precinct Unit.
=, o,nsrs of Great Number Respond
ing to News Inquiries Declare
Against liquor Traffic.

Against liquor Traffic.
rnst a great change IS taking place
4, The public opinion Of Utah on some
!, rs vital problems Is certain from
=. answers received by the Deseret
V.us 10 letters sent to each member
I, he legislature for 1909. These let
,.rs we're sent out December a. and
-spies are now in from a large ma
,,rtv giving their positions on inn
portant questions.
IN the session Of 1907 supporters OF
the cause Of temperance could not mus
,.r majority, even for a mild local
o,,iop measure. This kind Of a bill
now has an overwhelming vote from
tse number Of legislators who pledge
themselves TO II ia replying TO the
New" letters
Il another matter on which opinion has
osen centering and on which II seems
4 now 20 have reached a point where 1t
y Wiling 70 take action. The more n
Raid amusementa which demand
hearing on Sunday win probably b.
forced to close by this session. Many
legislators want more reattul Sab
bath. and therefore oppose the using
OF manual labor of some kinds ON that
OPINIONS OF SENATORS.
To give the News" readers the ben
eat of the data at present collected,
the following extracts from letters re-
ceiYed, are reproduced
senator G. burton, Davis county:
am heartily IN accord with out Repub-
ngan platform which declares for local
option
senator Wilson, Summit I favor
regulation Of the liquor trsfiic and
sunday amusemonts. / favor local
option, but II there Is a chance for II,
. would support prohibition and a rigid
observance Of the Sabbath. 1 also ra-
vor the sunday closing Of mines and
an lahor where property interests will
not suffer, and also a Law requiring
good ventilation OF mines"
Senator Abort h.. Miller. Washington.
j consider that We need temperance
legislation and favor county io~al OPP
. ton 4 favor the closing OF saloons and
certain place OF amusement on Sun
day but not the closing Of pleasure
resorts or fresh air breathing spots
near large cities where the general
public 50 for a day OF rest and pleas
ure, a. such places are conducive OF
. good health
I think that section 4233 Revised
Statutes, 1907, should be amended by
striking out all the words after repre-
sentatiOn" down 10 the word "or' In
4 line eight That would close up ali 90
a ectionabe places mentioned Ia the
section regardless OF intoxicating drink
Sill
and ! am glad 70 give them as / real
he your object in asking them Is for
the best good Of all the interests OF
cur state
HULANISISI UNCERTAIN
Senator j.. r. Hulanlski, ogden:
DO not consider temperance legisla-
ton beneficial and viii add that j do
iot think II Is confined to local option
os prohibition, but do think that strict
lguations Of saloons more conducive
% telnperahc0 than either, that II pro-
Aolton prohibited there would be no
sod argument against IL. but being Of
Me- opinion that II does not, 1 do not
lok with favor upon prohlbltory laws
y you actually mean local option ! do
favor a. I am In favor OF local self
goyeument IN It's widest sense and
favor giving the people OF any local.
. ily iusi tho kind OF government they
want 81 that each city. precinct, ana
Village shall have the privilege OF regu-
laung The liquor traffic In its own way.
4 hH u you mean. as many do mean.
By OCal option" county option" /
hen oppose II as being contrary 20 my
IDEAS Of local self-government.
Senator William n w. Williams,
salt Lake I am vitality interested In
aH bills which may look to the pro-
H.NH IN q "A
70 ne promotion OF temperance ana
morality.
SOME REPRESENTATIVES,
j n. Henry. GARFIELD. The liquor
nahlc here as ia other parts OF the
tAte should be quelled. The state
should 60 prohibition. i can see no
very great advantages from local
'pIion believe there rs no halfway
place 10 compromise with the liquor
business. The only way 20 get rid OF
ana ls accursed evils is TO quit
messing 10 by law.
r y. Hammond, Grand. I favor
eeA option, closing the saloons on
sunday and on that day also stop
pl,t any unnecessary manual labor.
Jos Hodges Rich. ! favor temper
f, legislation. Personally 1 would
.e !" zee prohibition. but I think
A "NHiA DC NAHN at pro
e J would Ike 10 see the present
''eo.N laws rigidly enforced
a. Ashton, Salt Lake. The liquor
f not prohibited altogether
isni 20 be more strlngontly regulat-
Joseph Holt salt Lake. am
sf or the opinion that the saloon
i so sunday was established as
pay of resi- for The benefit OF me
family ! favor closing re-
& ON sunday and making the day
Nas designated 90 be.
''Nh Mooten. Utah. Personally
~ rlct Prohibition but do not
N 't would be advantarooua nt
b., HNr FOB pass strict prohibition
Nit would take the FIRST prepara-
'p I'm thia direction hv Dnacflnr
r option Jaw. / regard the nre.
.. nn SUNDAY closing suni-
'rone NJ enforced
Thompson. Willard candidate
'paheli ann in favor III nm
r- emo more stringent laws in
u. io the closing % saloons. pleas
.'.Nfia and sunday amusemeuta
tn Nelson Emery. favor nra.
HNl Tor this state. and want Il of
qua THAT Wlll close the states a.
A'rl'l of them
'ALooNs IN sT GEORGE
p % Morris washington .,or
'i N'inn CO.. ne eonntar. ana pio-