Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-02
WHY TINS BITTERNESS

Leading anu-prohibitIonists. wo un-
dcrstaud are going round dep.orIus
the bitterness Of feeling that has been
sugonderod between The two sides to
this controversy. 1t ia depl7roble but
whose is The fault2
when the great majority OF the peo-
ple Of Utah. responding TO the call OF
pr. Fuller and Hon. Hober j.
Grant as national representative of
the Anu-saioon League decided TO
ask the Legislature for 60 pro-
hibition law and forwarded
their petitions 90 that body
they were. at tho ouset, met with the
astounding assertion that they could
not obtain prohibition this session. FOR
tho reason that somebody had sold
the Republican party TO The saloon
Interests during the last campaign
They we're told that O. deal had been
cohsumHote" ''"t ''"'"
nored. They were told. not by the
slaudcrcrs OF the party but by friends
supposedly ~ the commence '' ''''
party leaders. that prohibition may be-
obtained two years hence Ii '"' p''p''
want f. but not now owing TO COT
tain understanding that had been en-
tered into, undor the Stress OF CUT
cumstances. Us there any "o'ue' ID
citizens with clean hands ana " '''"'
conscience are being stirreu TO the i"-
nermost depths OF their Souls VINO"
men honored with trusted p'S'''''''
return such an answer I" l'''' pray
for greatly needed moral r'loll"
And that is not an IN ac'''1"''''
with the last Conference re'oIut'on'
church members as c'ti1ehs' arc ASH
ing for legislation that VIII close ''''
saloons in the state ana lney '''
being told, privately, 10y those VINO
have made It their business to spread
all kinds Of false rumors' ana publicly
by the official organ that the church
officials and members VINO voted Tor
that resolution, do not really want
prohibitive legislation. but mat tn'y
voted the way they ana merely 10 cur
ry favor with other ehurohes' Ih'E
are told that certain ant-proi'D'''''-
lists know what lhe real "isi''' OF '''e
leading brethren are ana 'na' these
are different from 'helr pubic utter
ances. They are told that mon ''A'
Hyrum NJ smith, heoe' y. Grant ana
Nephi Morris, and others are not so
wen informed on the temperance que'-
ton as are the leaders Of the defense
for the liquor traffic. Is 1t any Won
der, then, that loyal church members
very kcenly feel the uniairnesa OF the
tactics employed against them and the
brethren whom they honor and loye2
The attitude Of the church has been
explained, authoritauyelN In those
columns, and there should be no doubt
as 20 chat while the Church. as am
organization, can take no step 90 see
cure legislation ON the temperance
question, or amy other issue since thar
would Doe undue church influence, and
while church leaders very wisely roe
frain from any declaration that might
Doe construed as undue influence on
their part upon q political body SET
the Church. In Conference. has SOLE
emily spolsen upou the moral question
involved. ana pledged ia officers and
member. 40 uso their influence. as ciu-
zeny with Inc Legislators to obtain
Hesitation that win close ths saloons.
Il ma, t,at Ed clear f1at ar cam UNDER
snnd a.
Tho pcopIo have asked for rraH.b
ton. 10000 stroug rher are mot a.fu
,......... ....
or ia That church leaders o' MOT wont