Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-19
Woman's Prohibition Campaign
Club Conducts Enthusi-
aStIc Meeting.
FIGURES PROVE STATEMENTS
Speakers Utter Convincing Dcrlara-
tions aud Point the Way Of Exit
OF Liquor Traffic

There was large attendance at the
prohibition meeting held last night
in the Tabernacle under the auspices
of the Womaus Prohibition Campaign
club The meeting was presided over
hy Miss Alice l.. Reynolds Invocation
was offered by Rev j. Challcu Smith.
Vocal selections were rendered by a
chorus OF young ladies and the Schu-
bert quartetto.
President Nephl J.. Norris oommenc-
ed his address by stating that 10 the
women know their strength. the
saloons would not last long This was
more especially true in Utah. whore
she had the suffrage. and be was glad
that the women had now become
awakened to the Importance of the
question and were taking active part
in this great movement
Air. Morris spoke cNhaustiNely un the
prohibition movement and its growth
until in 1908 1000 saloons had been
voted out of business and the year
1909 would do better still. He took the
position that the saloon men. through
tlCr violation of law. had done mHr.
tl hr.uC about the prohibition mn,e-
meut than anything else He told sev-
clal stories. showing instances of tore
rblC conditions growing out OF this
defence of aw by thc saloon MEN.
Mr. Morris took uD 400 the argu-
meuts against prohibition. The lon-
hseauon OF property, loss of revenue.
thc alleged uucoustitutIouaAty of uro-
hultiye law etc, showing their Pale
lacy The individual phase Of ,hg
question was takeL up and the great
evil resulting Co individuals and he
| home We're graphically portrayed. The
protest of the bankers and business
men we're not 90 Doe weighed against
ONE woman's tears. Dee said.
CANNOT RESIST WAVE.
$50 political party could resist tlia
tidal wave of prohibition and if 10
were allied with the liquor business 70
would go down with DO. The politicians
were beginning TO find this out. and
were not SO sure that the prohibition
lists were hysteHcal fanatic and they
would bc more sure that they were nor
before the present term OF the legisl3-
tune expires.
Mrs. Il T.. Shepard took for BIER tovt
| the story of the wars between Hcu-
] adad aud Ahab as recorded ir the
! tWcmlCth chapter of First Kings when
| Bcn-adad's advisors tell him that the
| reason for his defeat was that the god
/ of Ahab was tho god of the bin and
| not the god OF tho valleys. and when
| the war was conducted Goo thc valleys.
| Ben-adad forces would win. she
| stated that the prohibitonists had hrst
! attacked ono peak and then another,
| and the saloon men did not show amy
| interest Now they were getting down
! into the valleys and the liquor inter-
| csts were awakening 10 the fact that
/ they were in danger
Mrs. Shepard spoke most cloquently
| of the great progress prohibition had
made first with the churches. then
| through the schools. next the CONNER
| cial world where there were 43 avenues
/ of occupation closed TO men VINO drank
| and who smoked cigarettes. Next sci-
| entihc peak was couiured and the doc
| tors We're against alcohol Now the
! prohibitonists were getting down into
| the valley. and the saloons were be-
| coming Interested and they would dnd
| that the God OF the prohibitiouists was
| the God of the valley as well ass the
] God of the hills.
The audience Joined iu singing. "My
| country Ills 81 thee with Miss Hn
| leading Invocation Was offered by
! President Joseph b. KeeIcr.