The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-03
F0RCEFUL TALKS
ON PROHIBITION
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ON PROHIBITION
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cause ne has overdone the matter. lie
has f1agrantly defled the law, has ar
rogated to himself a dictatorship and
has insulted the manhood and woman
hood Of the community as well as the
spirit Of constitutional government.
In conclusion, Mr.. Morris said he ia
vOred the Cannon bill now before the
legislature. and thought it should be
passed
The Schubert quartette sang a beau
tiful number.
"A Boy to spare?"
Have You Boy to Spare?" was the
subject of an address given by Mrs.
Ruth NJ. Fox of the Y. l. NJ. 1. A
Statesmen had said, she averred, that
the foundation of the nation rests upon
the home, and woman makes home
heaven; and there could be no ideal
home where the drunkard resides Wo-
men could not compromise with sin;
there could be but one platform upon
which woman could place her feet, that
was total abstinence for the indi-
vidual and prohibition for the state.
Man might choose to hang himself, but
she did desire to pull the rope. Ire
state made provision for the helpless,
and whom, she asked, was mnce help
less than the drunkard? Woman would
never rest until man stands as God ere
ated him. in his own image. Mrs Fox
concluded by recitiug a poem written
by herself, Have You Boy 10
Spare?'
A violin solo was then rendered by Pro-
fessoT W. C Give.
The Girls Side.
Mrs. Peter A. simpkin of the w. c. T.
L then addressed the meeting on the
subject The Girls Side of the Cues
ton" She referred to what the women
suffered through the traffic in daughter
hood. sisterhood- wOmanhUSd and mother
hood. The girl and woman of tomorrow
are she said. the woman who shapes the
generation to come. Mrs. Simpkin spoke
of the degradation brought by the use OF
alcohol: of the girls who fall ana con
viewed the conviction that the girl who alb
stained from the use of liquor will surely
be able 20 safeguard her virtue. Mrs.
Simpkin referred to the debauching Of
girlhood and held that there was not one
Of the evils of the liquor interests but
touched heavily on the woman and the
girl She urged that the Ubiquitous bus
mess be barred from the confines Of the
state.
of the committee on resolutions, and this
was done. Miss Mabel Cooper followed
with the contralto solo. where Is My
Wandering Boy ToniSht2
Mrs. E. E Shepard, in her address, said
II was not the saloonkeeper who was re-
sponsible for the evil. not the appetite OF
the drinking man, but the avertce of the
selfish man who got his taxes paid thus
keeping the saloon man in their midst
1t was said, Mrs. Shepard commended
that they were taking away personal lib
ertv There is no such thing as personal
liberty" said the speaker, in this re-
49, e
builded by our forefathers, it was for
good government. personal liberty was
not considered. The savage enjoys per
sonaI liberty. but the civilized man cannot
and does not know what personal liberty
is. Every man who enters this country
lays down MS personal liberty for the pub
lie good"
Mrs. Shepard adversely criticised the
Real Estate association for its attitude on
the question. She opposed it and cited the
increase of property values IN Birming-
ham. Ala since the inauguration Of pro-
hibition and added that the real estate
men would better get next TO them
selves
Habit Ensisves Man.
A solo My Western Home" was then
rendered by Mrs Lizzie Thomas Edward.
The next speaker was the Rev. T. 2.
Short, pastor of the First Methodist
church. who spoke in place of Dr. Fuller.
who was unsvOidably absent He said
spoke for the sanctity of the home and
the perpetuity Of the state or pleaded for
the preservation Of manhood and the con-
tiuued ennObiement OF womanhOOd. The
financial OF commercial interest would not
he retarded BY any prohibition bill passed
nv the legislature Referring to personal
liberty Dr. Short said that the man who
sold his appetite OveV the bar Of the sa-
loon was the greatest enslsved man In the
world.
Speaking of the commercial view Of the
question he said he had been told that
property values would depTeciate If pro
hibition became q law. II property values
were inflated by the saloon interests. Dr..
Short held it would be better TO get down
to a sound business basis in Salt Lake.
APOSTLE Heber ]. Grant read the reSO-
buttons as printed above They were
adopted.
II vas announced that the judiciary
committee of the house of representatives
will meet at the city and county build
ing tonight TO consider the prohibition bill
and those who are for or against the
measure are invited to attend.
At Pioneer hall at o'clock Thursday
night a prohibition meeting will De held
The meeting at the theatre concluded
with the audience singing America"
Dean Brewster of St Marks cathedral
vas not present though il had been an
nounced he would deliver the invocation
Dean Brewster explained to the commit
tee that he considered the present agits-
tion for prohibition III advised and conse-
quentlv he did not wish to be Identified
with it.