Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-24
THE RED LIGHT INFAaIY.

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We asree with the Tribune that tho
American party is not responsible for
the .red-light'' district. And as It is
not very often we have an opportunity
OF acknowledging agreement with thai
paper in anything. we hasten TO make
! n, note OF this extremely rare exception.
+ The party as such, Is not responsible
for the district" It zig not in any
senso a party institution. Having made
this acknowledge wo expect the
Tribune to admit, some time, that
neither is the Church responsible for
acts and opinions OF individuals.
But, as we have said before, an
American chief Of police first pub
licly proposed the stockade;" another
American official endorsed tho plan
snnd the American" police department
has done nothing to close the cribs,
though 1t is the duty OF the chief OF
I police to apprehend all persons violat-
ing the ordinances OF the City.
Since these are the facts, some OF the
American" party leaders must neces-
sariIy shoulder the responsibility for,
that infan1y. Many of the voters or the
american. tickets are innocent. They
were deceived by Understanding pro-
misses, as they will be deceived again,
IL they permit themselves to become
fascinated by the sirenical songs OF
4 American pretenders. Those leaders
4 could have prevented the building Of
THE .'stockade..e Ii they had not
given their consent to tho infamous
plan, 1t would not have been attempted.
SO. while it is admitted that the Amer
4 lean" party. az a party, Is not respon-
n sible for the "stockade = the same can
not truthfully be said about the leader,
ship Of that party. Some OF the lead
era are guilty of conspiracy to break
the laws and ordinances against the.
{ establishment OF an immoral business,
while at the same time they we've howl
ing themselves hoarse against lygatny
4 and unlawful consolidation, 5f5
We repeat that "stockades'' belong
tothe Tribune plan OF reforming the.
.S1ormons. Years ago It suggested
q In I'm editorial that saloons and broth
els would be more patent agencies OF
liberty than newspapers, And 1t has
not. to our knowledge, changed its
views on THAT subject.
8ilS We nae aware that many good peo-
Y pie are Of the opinion that immortality
1. Is a necessary evl and that a stockado,
for that reason, is something that must
be tolerated. They argue that, since
q the sin cannot DO entirely suppressed,
II is better 10 conflne it to a certain
nate every part OF the City. .,;
We are not now entering upon dis
russton OF that very broad question.
but even II the force OF that reasoning
I is admitted. it does not follow that this
y particular .stockade' nrrang ernent Is
4 i good thing. The promoters OF this
Infamous enterprise have not undertake
en- it4fpr the purpose OF restraining i'm
morality. 1t is neither a moral nor u
pllilanthropic institution. It is a busi-
= ness enterprise, in which the stock
S holders have engaged for the purpose
5pf making all the money they can. It
Y Is dividends they are looking for. Con
B BeQuenny, tho managers Of it are going
Ito get all the trade they possibly
ran get. They are going to import wo-i
men to fill their hell -holes. They are
Z going to solicit business everywhere,
where possible. They are aiming at
n tho creation Of a monopoly in pros
titution. And 1t is easy to see
that the result will be that tho
nets or their fishernen for souls Will
be cast in every direction, in order that
& the Golfers OF those who have invested
their blood money In the cribs may be
filled. Can any Christian lady or gen
Il tlenan view the establishment Of such
q business III the community without
4 feeling a righteous Indignation, and
without trembling for the conse-
Quences?
II the 'rad-light" district were placed
under the control of parties who would,
and could, run it to place proper re-
straint upon vice, something might be
said for 1t, Just as a great deal can be
said in favor Of the Gothenburg system
Of liquor selling; but this is not the
case. This district is simply a pro-
position to make a fortune out of sin,
and greed will see to it that many a
young boy will there be ruined. Have
you q boy to spare?" II not, throw
your influence against the institution
and the administration that tolerates it.
The "stockade'' will not close the
other places of ill-fame. They may
close some OF them. The managers OF
the cribs will see to II that their satanic
monopoly is not infringed upon, as far
as they can do that. But they cannot
close all other places as has been pre-
tended. Vice will flourish in all parts
Of the City in spite of that enclosure,
as long as we have n police chief
srlo refuses to 90 his full duty. This
is another reason why the "stockade''
snould be closed, and the energy of tho
citizens directed toward the redemption
Of the City.
YES, WHY NoTs