Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-04
House Judiciary Committee Holds
Open Session to Gather
Opinions.
EVIL OF TRAFFIC DESCRIBED.
Speakers Tell of Homes Wrecked and
Lives Blightcd by Liquor-Mrs.
shepherds Question.

having lA NNhlNN AllN NNA l"ta 'tt'' ''
ing upon the liquor question. held am
open session en- tho chamber occupied
by the lower branch of the legislature
last night Some 80 persons pariici-
pated 800 tho discussion which lasted
nearly four hours and many and VAR
led were tho views expressed ON the
question Tho meeting was presided
over by Representative Brigham
Clegr. chairman OF the judiciary come
mittce and addresses were made by
Rev. T.. s. Fuller, president oi tne
Anti-saloon league in ltah Judge IT,
r. ColbOrm. Hon. George NJ cannon
T. r. Grant Hebcr j. Grant Mrs. r.
T.. shepard. David Evans, Fred j. kie-
sci Of ogden. and others.
The question under discussion was
"Should the sale and manufacture OF
intoxicants be prohibited in utdhf'
Rev. l.. s. Fuller spoke BOO favor OF
statewide prohibition. ana made many
cutting references o. the argument OF
those who are deriving prohibition be-
cause Of its effect upon the Industrial
welfare Of the state. He told OF the
great moral wave now sweeping over
the country. OF the thousands behlnd
the movement for better conditions,
and the adjustment of the liquor evil
and replying 20 the remark OF pre-
vious speaker as 10 the effect of pro-
hibitiOn upon the prosperity OF SAT-
Lake stated that Salt Lake had best
go back To the sagebrusn and the IN
dams. if it depends upon the barter
81 liquor for its sustenance.
a PROHIBITION TOWN.
Reverend Fuller. spoke Of the splendid
Ifff tafI 1H u %
prohibition and suggested that the
state coulG be Just as easily controlled
as could this one town. Referring 90
the question OF vested interests, Rev.
Fuller stated that hreweries and other
establishments that are maintained as
a result Of the liquor traffic have no
vested interests that are recognized by
law.
Habcr J. Grant national trustee Of
the Anti-saloon league spoke ~ the
general recruitment throughout the
state in favor OF prohibition as de-
signed IN the Cannon BILL Mr.. Grant
also took the Inter- Mountain Repub-
lican To task for lts sudden "ilunk' ON
the question of prohibition after its
strenuous efforts To create sentiment
I'm IFS favor last fall
q. w Hall OF Iowa the next speak
er. claimed that the river towns Of
Iowa had never been made dry
through prohibition, and stated mat
they were wide open now. The speaker
warned the people Of Utah 10 consider
well what they were doing before they
voted for prohibition. Prohibition does
not prohibit. unless it is the viii of the
great majority of the people that II
should" sail the speaker.
ELOQUENT PLEA FROM WOMAN.
o., a. sst..-..r ...s..r. 49,. -1,e,...,,-t
appeal in favor OF the adjustment OF
the liquor evil III prohibition does
not prohibit. how then can regulation
be made TO regulator pertlnently ask
ed Mrs Shepard MIS-. Shepard then
told OF the effect OF liquor on the home,
how Ii destroys the sanctity OF the lam
ny altar ~ the blasted hopes the
blighted lives. the heartaches and mis-
cry that follow in It's wake. BY con-
trast the speaker pointed out the
changed condition where prohibition
laws had gone into effect.
Fred j. kiesel Of ogden wanted 20
ask question. which resolved itself
into a plea for high license or any
thing else that would stave of pro-
hibiuOn.
Albert Reisor. then took the noor.
'"rhis agitation has been designated
as coming from the Democratic party, -
said Mr.. Roiser. "but ] want 20 say
that IL has come from men and Voc
men OF every party class and creed
one OF the gentlemen has stated that
the vote I'm one state OF the Union had
gone Republican because q Democratic
legislature had voted for prohibition
but I want 10 say-and / am "a Nom
Der OF the Republican party-that this
state win go Democratic next election
II the people DO not gen prohibition
from the present legislature"
COLBORN on KANSAS.
E r. Colbou then told the meeuns
OF the drefu effects of prohibition ID
Kansas. Notwithstanding Mr. Colborl
has not lived in Kansas for the last
20 years lie told OF the number of
saloons in that state now paying licens.
into the federal treasury, and believed
the same results would Doe seen iu Utah
IL prohibition were adopted.
George NJ. Cannon then pointed ou
how the people now residing iu Kansas
were heartily m favor of prohibition
and those who were ovcrlastiugly tell
ing OF as failure 90 prohibit in thai
state were men who did not rcsll
there Referring Ca the statistics taker
from the internal revenue department
OF the government, Doc which Kausl
was represented aa having over 100 sa
looms, he said Spriugyllle was represent
cd on the records off the Internal roye
nue. department as having sIN saloon.
when The facts were each of thcs
saloon keepers had been forced 90 lcaN
town after their license were granite
by the Internal revenue department