Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-15

\ PROTEST.
ruc fthe LEGISLATOR is assured by tho
host friends OF the party che best
friends OF the state. and iHe o.st
friends OF the Mormon people, tnat ihf
cannon bin ~ enacted into law, Win
cause the defeat of the party DO inc
strongest counties. will hurt The m3-
tcriol and moral interests Of the state.
and win badly compromise the Mormon
people
We do not care great deal about any
thing q paper ia the service of the sac
loon interests may say in favor of the
FALCON. It IS paid for. But we quote
these lines. TO register an earnest pro-
test against the covardly ins'nuauon
that the Mormon" people are under
any obligation TO the liquor dealers and
fhcfl. a1uI-dostroyiug allies When the
paper quoted says that the cannon BILL
81 enacted into law. win badly com
promise the Mormon people it simply
gives uttcrauce ln am indirect way to
the slandcrous allegation that some
BODY. in behalf OF the Church, entered
into "a compact with the opponents Of
prohibition. and that this compact must
be kept This o.. Co speak plainly an
Infamous fslsehood It's appearance in
an i-'Mormon" sheet would not have
caused surprise, but when % DE- made by
n PAPER that has had substantial sup
port among Church members, st SIS
rather strange How. In the name OF
truth. can the passage of a prohibition
measure badly compromise the Nor
mon poople7" Did anybody make
deal for the people? IT $50. when, where
and who?
NTbc church, az the October conference,
bS unanimous vote of those present OBJ
ligated its members 90 do am In their
power 20 influence the Legislators then
not yet elected, TO pass law closing
the saloons. decreasing the sale of in
toxicants and enforcing Sunday closing.
That g. what the Church stands for,
and we do not hesitate TO say that
Church members, whether in the lcgis-
lature or outside, are committed 90 that
moral reform. Whether they win faith
fully adhere to the pledge Of the Con-
ference, or not, remains with them
selves, and their own Consciences. No
undue influence win be- brought 20 bear
upon anybody In behalf Of temperance.
But their duty IS plainly stated I'm that
pledge.
A prohibition law viii not hurt the
material interests OF the State The
testimonies on that point are over
whelmngly IN favor OF prohibition.
Read tho communication from Dr. S.
II. Allen, elsewhere on this page. He
proves that prosperity follows prohibi-
ton. as surely as poverty follows
drunkenness. Read the entire letter
carefully.
Here Is n testimony from oregon. IN
the form Of a newspaper clipping sent
us by Mr.. VIM J. VALE, of Baker City,
showing the moral effects Of prohibit
ton:
Three counties en- this state. Ben
ton. Lincoln and Yamhu. have not
single prisoner ina the state peniteu-
tiary. This Is shown by the biennial
report of the superintendent G., w.
James who has classified the pris-
oners as to their crimes, length or
sentence and county from which com
mittcd. MultnOmah county leads, Or
course. in the number OF prisoners
sent 10 the peuitcutiary. and lbs num-
Der corresponds with its relative pop
ulation, but in many of the other
counties there is a remarkable war;
lance between population and number
Of prisoners sent 90 the peuuteuuary.
Linn county, for instance, has ONLY
four Convicts. though 10 is one of The
larger counties in point of population.
Marion, which is the second county iu
the state in population. is surpassed
10y Umatilla, Baker Union and Wasco
counties in number of oOnNiCtB. 10
s. perhaps worth while 90 note that
tho three counties which have no
have been for more than two years.
Prohibition means prosperity and
happy homes IL means less crime and
better attendance of divine services 10
means the removal OF some tompta-
lions and stumbling blocks from tho
paths OF the children Why oppose
the abatement OF f. nuisance You
remove 10 the outskirts of the city, Cha
places where dangerous explosives arr
kept for fear property win Doe doe
stroycd, but you tolerate m Ono vars
shadow of the home. tha school. and
tho church the places where hon uu.
arc kmdlod and souls arc dragged dow.
20 temporal degradation and eternal de-
Euucton.