The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-26
SALT LAKE AND
STATE NEWS
LAST NIGHTS LECTURE.

Salt Lake City. May 25.-Governor
Foil, came To lecture in Rarratt nan
last eyening on the subject. The Era
~ Conscience" He was greeted by
a large audience. one that comfort
ably filled the auditorium; an audi;
ence that expected treat and got
ono Governor Folks appearance
nnon the rostrum was greeted with
a storm OF applause and MS taiRr
made in his easy, convincing, clear
stvIe almost without gesture, but
nevertheless forceful, was punctuated
with yery frequent expressions Oh APP
nroyal. His address treated on the
process of development, so noticeable
now in national life. resulting from the
movements along moral lines. He de-
clared that never In the history OF
t,o country was a brighter vision of
nromisc presented. In other days
there have been movements lot re-
form. he said. but only OF local ma
ture. brought on by local conditions,
which died with the causes that gave
them birth. Now, he said, there has
been an ethical awakening whicn
shows signs OF being universal and
lasting, instead of local and tranSitory.
From the yesterday of six years
ago" he declared. today is revo-
luton in the conscience of man.. Con-
science. he said is the faculty where
by man distinguishes right from
wrong. and which compels MIN to do
the right and abstain from the wrong.
He said:
"a conscience is needed for the pub
lie, as well as for the individual,
whereby the right is approved and
the wrong condemned Conscience In
the sense we speak Of 1t now is the
moral sense of the publlc-it is edu'
Gated public opinion. Up to very
few years ago the public was con-
sidered as a stupid. ignorant creature,
void Of understanding and incapable
of protecting Itself, That the public
has eyes that can see and ears that
can hear and conscience That can tell
right from wrong is thought of COM
paratively recent origin.
What a remarkable change has
come over the American people during
the last six years, Things are not
tolerated for a moment now that a
half-doZen years ago were submitted
to in silence Then bribery was the
common and accepted thing all over
the land; not that all men gave
bribes, or that majority of the of
ficials took bribes. but that it was gen
orally regarded either with indiffer
ence or despair
six years ago men would give and
take bribes and still pride themselves
on their honesty. They have learned
better than that now. The public con
science has taught them better II
has not been long since men high ur
in the commercial world deemed il
entirely proper to accept rebates from
railroads contrary TO law. They
seemed unconscious Of any wrong II
was right, according 10 their lights
they said, but these lights, as we be
lieve, have now been forever extln
guished and in their stead blaze the
white light of conscience"
| Frequent references were made BY
Governor Folk to his own expert
ences in prosecutions In his own cit,
and state. These were mostly by way
of Illustrating points. He said he dlt
not refer to conditions in ST, Louis
because they were worse there than IL
many other places, but because HI
was more familiar with them there
His lecture was punctuated with bril-
| liant phrases and sentences Thoughts
that stood out strong and plain ant
which virtually drew from the listen
ers enthusiastic applause. He tolt
of his campaign against race tracl
gambling in this state.
He said that wnen the law prohib
} iting race track gambling was recon-
mended the strongest argument pre-
sented against it was that 1t woult
destroy the breeding of fine horse
In the state. Those in favor of tn,