The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1909-04-11
OPEN LETTER
TO LOCAL
W.C.T.u.
J, FULLER CRITCHLOW ANSWERS
SOME POINTED QUESTIONS
Considers the Mormon Side of Areu-
ment and Takes Issue With Some
w, c. T. u. Statements

Editor Examiner have read care
fully the open letter of the w. c. T.
l.. CT Ogden. addressed to the mem
bers of the Mormon church In Og
Gen. wherein they ask some pointed
questions and TO u person who Is not
posted on the subject 1t would appear
that the Mormon people are not doing
their duty. still. as the old saying Is.
there are two sides 10 this question. 2"
In the first place / speak from personal
knowledge Of all the questions they
ask and being at one time an officer
and from 1885 Will point out the evils
spoken Of by the w. C. T. u. up to
the present time.
They ask are you satisfied with tho
present conditions In Ogdcn?'
! have made a careful inquiry as to
present conditions and / find that the
city administration on the eth of
April, 1908, passed an new liquor ord
nance. wherein the saloons are COM
PEELED TO close at one o'clock and re-
main closed until n. m, and ] am
informed by reliable authority that
this law Is lived up TO and has had
moral effect
The cafes. such as the Falstaff and
Elite. keep open their restaurant only
and do not serve drinks. ] know this
to be fact, and as to Sunday. know
that the saloons are closed A resolu-
tion passed the council some time
ago to the effect that no new license
shall be issued, which Is more in the
right direction. 1t also provides that
any saloon man found guilty of a vio-
latlon of the liquor ordinance will not
be granted new license
Now as TO gambling. The lcgisla-
ture has failed to pass A felony law
against 1t. making 1t only a misdc-
meanorand in order to convict If thye
plead not guilty. you must prove that
money has changed hands, and the
testimony of stool'pigeon IS not well
taken. Ii is difficult TO suppress the
evil under such conditions and I am
informed the policy OF regulation IS
thought best. compelling these to pay
$4,000 per month, 1t Is uncommon
10 find an Ogden young man In such
places. The patronage seems TO be
from a transient element of people
Now as to lewd women Until the
year 1888, while the Peoples party
was IN power, such places were not
regulated or recognized only when
convictions were secured warfare
was kept up OH them prior to that time
when the Peoples party were in pow
er, and with mixed population com
ing into our midst from all parts of
teh world it was almost impossible
to eradicate the evil. The Liberal
party came into power about 1883 and
j am reliably informed a system of
regulation was introduced. The large
Portos house known as No. 10 was
built and recognized by a system of
monthly fines, and from that time on
Gentle mayors were in power until
the election of John A, BOYLE. in 1867
The population almost doubled and a
system of keeping fallen women in
one place was then in vogue. / un-
derstand that each administration has
taken up the question of the social evil
and have made careful study as to
what Is best to do with the fallen
women. The mayor of Denver was
consulted on this question and he ans
wercd in the following language:
Without n prescribed district this
cvil would be scattered throughout the
city. located in residence districts,
flats, boarding houses, blocks. and
would be seen daily on uptown streets,
In door ways and restaurants. These
women would associate with your
sons and daughters without the hitter
knowing the true character of the for
mer. Seeming rcspectabillty would be
added TO this vice. which would make
it all the more dangerous and jnyit
ing, We have tried TO stop street
walking In Denver and to move women
leading this kind OF life from the busl.
ness, and especially from the residence
sections. into the one district. We be-
lieve it Is better to consider results
than sentiment in dealing with the so.
ci0l evil"
A prominent official of Memphis
Tenn, gave the following answer to
the problem that seems to be worry
ing the w. C. T. U. of Ogden:
My experience teaches me that at.
tempted suppression means segrcgn.
ton. You disSipate the virus and
spread 1t over a larger area. The
practical way may be the brutal way.
but certainly the efficient way is to
aggregate that which you can not DENY
nor destroy; place them under police
protection and supervision leave the
door of hope open to any who may de-
sire 10 take advantage of II, do not