The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-10
MAKES APPEAL
70 THE MORMONS
Rev. EldeFkin breaches Strong
Sermon on "A Wide
Open Town"
BAPS OGDEN CITY COUNCIL
,rlIcATELY-WORDEO FEAR EK-
PRESSED AS TO FUTURE.
BAPS OGDEN CITY COUNCIL

Dan Noble Strong EldeTkin returned 10
3D.. attack upon conditions in this city
last evening I'm a pulpit editorial read in
~. First CONGREGATIONAL church just be-
s-- his rex uIar sermon. His subject was
ia vfIe-Ouan Town and the MOrmons.
IT resit4te TO reopen the unpleasant sub
.,-- Of CITY protected vice now that the
---1ra7f DAYS of spring are upon us. But
r. coming of the thousands of eastern
----1s 10 the Grand Army encamDment
lsrs. If imperative that we should renew
.-- efforts TO erase police protected gam
Sing from the category OF our munich
~sl crimes. Our patience is becoming
Council Was Easy.
..rrs situation does not brighten. The
case with which the city council can be
.7--rsd over is not reassuring-- I may IL
r.-rrqte. The council resolved. so we were
-1ld through the press. TO grant no more
r11or licenses on the ground that at pres
m we were somewhat overStOcked with
.--fr7tinE enterprises. Then came along
Z little bit of fellOw-a follower of the
-srng game-Wh0 spoke cOnfidentially
and passed around the cigars, and blandly
observed that Ogden was sure enough
r-1gressive and eight big strong men fell
down before the hurricane OF suavity.
I've don't know what to expect We
are not sure what the next smooth one
em demand. The danger at this time IS
flat we shall be OVerrun with smooth
ones who viii want our eastern visitors TO
arioy tHe season with US and who will be
Wiling 20 divide with the city-sbare and
share aliko-fOr the privilege of operating
some neat little confidence game.
"Ou- officials apparently cannot resist
he aunr0aoles of the be-diamond gentry.
There Is little hope that their baCkbOues
vfH undergo any marked Stiffening pro-
in NgfrF the STRANGERS
from tEe east viii be here before long.
Do the course of time they will return to
me east Do We want it reported by 40.
a1 esstcrners that Ogden IS a wide-open
town.
Appeal to Mormons.
so Z turn TO my Mormon friends again.
Wa Gsutiles frankly confess that without
your aid We cannot carry through any
change In existing municipal conditions
T1.ted effort IS needed. Mormon leader
ship is absolutely necessary. You have
71 Institution so perfectly organized that
n O moment YOU can hurl 10000 protests
scaust this hideOus injustice of openly
tolerated gambling I am tempted 10 ask
81 isn't IN just such a crisis as this
that YOUR organization is worth While2
N51 have rights, Of course but only a
getty soul haTps upon its rights. The city
ONES YOU much. but you, too, owe the
H-y much. You have great power The
greatness or your power increases your
-aSB1usihilities
The name of the city is at stake. Pro
fsersd gambling must be suppressed by
A.z j.
i plead with YOU. Apostle Mckay: and
-1u President Shurtliff: and you. Presi-
dent Evans. and YOU. President WOtheT-
spoon. 90 set ont toward the goal of "A
Hy free from this glazing abuse: and I
beg Of YOU never TO stop until the city
las thrown off this half of its hideous
f~sld0u
"I need not add that you shall have
.lr earnest help"