The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11

block the sun light from their lives.
be friends and counselors OF theirs be-
cause they are like ourselves. Gods
children, who are blinded and who
can not sec the way 10 60"
The social evil has baffled the po-
lice officers all over the world and
they have all come - the conclusion,
regardless of laws Ue wise legislators
pass, Is TO keepIthcm In as narrow
space as poSsible-hnd make them re-
Sponsiblc for their conduct The sub,
ject has taken this aspect, to pass
ordinances so that when necessary, IL
they become nuisance YOU can han
die them In the police court | want
to call the attention OF the W C. IT. L.
10 the fact that only three Mormon
mayors have been in power the past
twenty years and the system that
seems 10 prevail all over the world
was adopted by the Gentle mayors,
ond To suppose that which has taken
so many years to establish sometimes
seems impossible. As TO the Nor
mons. | wish to say that this evil 1t
not necessary evil, still it appears
TO be the attitude OF the outside world
TO take this position that 1t is, and
as long as this idea prevails it will
be impossible to eradicate the curse
which Is upon the earth.
In all the years that | served as an
officer OF the law | never found
Latter Day Saint associate with har-
lot Today ] ask the question, who
patronizes them? 1t is not the Nor
mon people and ] say 1t in all truth
fulness.
A Y. M. c, A. professor was asked
the question a short time ago, what
his opinion was of the social evil and
he said
Until | Travelled around the world.
especially China and Japan and other
foreign countries I was Of the opinion
that such evils should be wiped out.
Now | believe the best way to deal
with them is just the way they arc
handled In Ogden. You must keep
them In as small space as possible,
In Washington. d. c., the officials
were forced to take this position, in
fact l find they are called upon to do
so all over the world and until some
unforeseen change comes over the peo-
pie and the condition of mankind IS
changed. You Will be compelled to
use wisdom in handling the fallen wo-
men,"
You say that every Catholic and
Protestant pulpit in the city has gone
record against these evils and the
members of these churches contribute
of their financial and moral strength
against them. That Is true, in way.
They preach To their congregation and
ask their people not to patronize such
places and tell them to lead pure lives
just the same as the Mormon people
are teaching from time to time and
| know Is having the desired effect
or the Latter-Day Saints. l wish to
say in all honesty that | talked private
ly with almost every minister In Og-
den, and they all admit that scattering
these women would have demoraliz
ing effect on community. Young
ministers are sent out to the valley
of the mountains in some instances
to make men out of them. and to give
them experience and they sometimes
become radical and want to make a
record and storm and advocate re-
form, which IL all good In It's place and
you call and see the young man the
next day and he will say. 1T Is too
hard problem for me, still l say the
people must reform.
The w. c. T. u. seems to blame the
Mormons for the saloons, wherein
there are no Latter Day Saints in the
business, There are people that claim
& standing In the Mormon church and
by careful investigation YOU viii find
that they are not LatterDay Saints.
simply lay members.
(Signcd.)
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