Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-11
ADAM DIXON WARNER.

Adam Dixon Warner. familiarly
known on the Pacific coast as "Silver
Dick" speaking in this city last Sun
day undertook TO refutc, and succeed
ed. the almost notorlously famous
speech of Mayor Rose OF Milwaukee in
the defense OF the liquor traffic. Mr.
Warmers arraignment Of the saloon
evil was as follows:
1t Is not with vengeance that 1
speak against the institutions of cvil
| am making this tight against those
institutions OF evil the saloon and
the whisky traffic. and the invasion
of the rights and liberties OF the peo-
pie on the same broad ground that
Washington. and Jefferson, and Frank
lin, and Adams. and Hamilton. and
Patrick Henry and Lloyd Garrison,
and Wendell Phillips. and Henry
Ward Bceeher. and the immortal
Lincoln and Grant fought and waged
war against that other slavery. to
free the human race-upon the broad
ground of what Lincoln said was. "the
real Issue in this country, the eternal
struggle between these two principles.
right and wrong" They are the two
principles that have stood face to
face from the beginning of time. and
Will ever continue TO struggle.
The one Is the common right of hu-
manity, and the other Is the divine
right of kings The one Is equal rights
and the other special privilege. 1T Is
the same principle in whatever shape
II develops itself. II is the same spirit
that SAYS. you work and toll and
earn bread and IN cat 1t" What
slavery said. the whisky traffic and
the saloon say: You work and toll
and earn bread and we'll eat it"
My fight is not against the saloon
kecper-he Is but an incident Of the
argument-my quarrel Is with the
traffic that has dragged down. and Is
daily dragging down the brightest
minds of the nation.
OPPOSE RACE DEVELOPMENT.
oppose the saloon and the liquor
traffic because they are opposing the
higher development of the human
race. I oppose them because the traffic
Increased during the last decade 80
per cent, while the population de-
basement of citizenship increased
nearly double what citizenship In
creased.
oppose them because wine
and whisky took an inch Off
the French race in 100 years, and
It's raVageS have increased as the con-
sumption has increased In America. |
oppose them because the highest
tribunal In the land says that III
a loss of revenue should accrue to
the United States from "A diminished
consumption OF ardent spirits. she
would be a gamer a thousand fold in
the health. wealth and happiness of
the people"
III has caused more misery and crime
than ali other sources
A REMEDY SUGGESTED.
l have been asked since I have been
here my solution of the gambling and
btreet walking. j answer. Hire new
chief of police. II that won't do hire q
new mayor, All police power ls sum-
mary power and you let the law vIo-
Htor, the gambler the soilcd woman.
and the army OF law violators that
thrive Off non enforcement OF law. un-
derStand that the police power is goinG
10 be enforced, and you Will have to get
special train to take them out OF
town fast enough. If you don't believe
il. make trip TO Los Angeles and
ask tho present mayor and chief of
police. We recalled a mayor for re-
iusal to enforce the law, and hired a
new chief OF police. And today Los
Angeles is the model city of America,
Now the dcns OF lnfamy and gambling
hclls are closed and the saloon keeper
who violates the law loses his license
and his place is closed and the city is
clean, and our wives and sisters are
safe.
say official law-vlolation Is the
worst kind OF aw-violatlon. 1t is the
genius OF degeneracy Of government
halfeasance In Office and non n-cnforce-
ment OF law are the two greatest evils
In civic government
Official lawlessness is the most in
tr1guing and insidious evil in civil goy-
eminent II strikes at the very foun-
dation Of government and Is anarchy
The public officer who wllfully betray,
his trust Is as guilty OF treason to hi.
state or his city as was Benedict Ar.
mold, and not until the people hold pub