Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-11

"''i. ""u lttheff ana murc pruniNnt.
mothers more Maynard sons more
uissolute daughters. than the sum co.
/ tal OF at other vices in our civilization
] " Is moro than that. lt o. the fostering
/ WNthcf and spawning mother of every
/ vice in our civilization ~ is mono
tnan thati 10 ls miserable swirl shop
/ so low and so dlsroputahlo that chill
! dfen by common consent. are Ok
! cludod' set existing npon the dopraved
apreuteH and passions of men. for the
| enrichment of goddess whisky ana
brewery trust
ECONOMIC nOBHER
What has been the influence off thls
| institution uunn che business life uf
our country? You WIN Say. hero hmros
the great argument 10 NOT tho .n-
looms pay annually under tho license
NaHt sum OF money Co hD used for
public improvements Yes but lir
saloons 0q gn economic Institution Ia
the most stupcndous bunder in our
cNililatinu. / suppose There nlescs
across the BAR hero ln Salt Lake
eioVNVOU every yCar-morc than So
spent for bread and moat. ciothmg
| 'dhcauon ~ our children. and tho
spread OF the gospel of Jesus Christ.
ana mat vast sum of money. epnn-
mere ln This city. ls worse than watsoi.
lor II brings uuspckablc crime and
Nfetchedness, want and woe NO hroth-
zen, tho saloon as an economl, msti-
sutton is am economic robber OF evcry
community in which 20 does business.
iopnlng the people OF the money that
ought Co 90 for the comforts of their
homes, for the clothing OF their chill
dren for the well-beinp OF tho leriH-
mate lines of trade and industry. and
sopuihs the community ~ what is in
nhitely more precious the morals. the
character and the life Of its citizens.
But friends, / have rcad with inter-
cts. during the past few DAYS some
things that have been published IN
some of the papers in which They
nave called attention to how unjust "
would De to pass restrictive laws tbat
would cripple or hinder on prohibit the
liquor business. II is "a baby cryl Poor
Fellows! Slick, well-fed and rich-it
would DE awful 90 in any way rhter.
iere with their prosperity and the in
vestment OF their money. oh doar
Laughter. Listen. friends j wonder
mat these newspapers do not have
Justlce ana fairness enough To- think Of
the hundreds and thousands Of boys
aud young men that have been flched
OF their character. that have been rob-
bed ~ their manhood / wonder that
they DO not think Of the homes that
.-tt wv AAAiHN ana WiOkRn UuNInE
the years they have done business here
| wonder they do not think of the
awful train Of crime that has been
committed under the influence of
strong drink. II seems to me that the
poor slick, well-fed brewers ana liauor
people ought for a little while. 90 con-
slider the other fellow why. they alon.
are IN the running business They have
ruined our hopes and our homes.
.sH d.. q
suffering people throughout the United
states, have right To be con-
sidered In this proposition ON. but A
slick. well-fed brewer with a dimoni
ring and a dlmond in his cravat Is ID
tremendous fellow--in the estimation
Of some people.
RICHER by s5ooOoOOo.
"A good thing financially DO
you know that II the liquor business
OF the United States We're wiped out
this nation would be richer by 80 mill
lions OF dollars, becase of the decrease
Ia the awful cost of crime and pauper-
ism and criminal prosecutions. Would
It affect this state? Yes. tremendous
ly. Wipe out the liquor business and
turn 81, 800 600 a year through the legiti-
mate lines Of Industry and there would
Doe a prosperity unparalleled In the his
N'iH OF SAT- LAKE, We nave proven 10 !
I'm over 500 cities of over 10 600 inhabk- ,
ants each Write 20 the mayors OF the
cities, write 10 the governors Of prohi-
titory states. and let them tell you
the story. Friends, il Is the height Of
fOolishness and folly 20 plead for one
moment the sympathy of these fellows
who have ruined our homes and e is
folly 70 say that their business. is the
prosperity Of city. il rs MOI true.
il ADJACENT STATES.
rs il good thing financially? Why.
yonder In Wyoming. land companies an
over the country are saying: We
must have prohibitory laws. They are
saying that wide open conditions I'm
Wyoming are keeping out hundreds OF
families and robbing the state OF mil
lions OF dollars OF good investments.
We fnd that is also the testimony
youder 100 Idaho Z have gone over the
books Of business firms iu this state
and in adjoining states. again and
again. and J find that from 50 20 ~ per
cent of am losses are attributed 10 those
who drink Intoxicating liquors. The
honest sober man who pays his debts
Is paying the LIQUOR bill of those fell
lows who are paying their money
across the bar IN a Presbyterian
church. yonder IN Idaho, ] called attcn-
tion 90 this fact. and ! heard a rOusing
here here. IL almost frightened me;
IL is SO unusual I'm "a Presbyterian |
church. Goo bless them. good people. |
hut. after the address. two or THREE |
business men said. Sir. what you say /
is absolutely true Of our business !