The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-13
THE REPUBLICAN IDEA ON THE LIouoR QUESTION

THE REPUBLICAN IDEA ON THE LIQUOR QUESTION
est their desire to minimize the evils Of the I ub
nave been heard to say that the Republican platform offers nothing
publican party policy the liquor question would make change in the
These point of Supreme
the county whisky Supreme decided that the
ton of the absolutely county
commissioners city councils and town boards of That each city
can grant or refuse grant liquor licenses M town boards
trustees and city councils can do the and the cannot
IN the state can have absolute prohibition by esetg these officials
no recourse The commissioners councils or trustees are not rord TO
In view of tins decision heard that there diff
ference between this and the policy mapped the Republican state plat
The Republican state platform provides that all counties in the
bV law 1 afa % he platform provides Tor this
provides and pledges the Republican legislature laws whereby
ard this decision shall be made by of the The Republican
atgre pledged not leave this the of the governing
f, m 5 Is P 5 10 enact law 9ai na provide LOT
the Legislature That the absolute pledge of the Republicans of Utah.
speaking through their accredited at the state convention
legislature of Utah Republican that law will be passed. and will be
- th ep so a. ~ WIN He present laws
power OF the county grant liquor licenses if they desired
question TINT exercise its local option within ninety days after the
present puts up city city
legislative bodies of each city grant licenses refuse to do
understanding that
they dry they they
looms city registered in
the saloon prohibited to achieve that result by voting into office
IL
the Utah legislature all thwartng
will of The people of the community
the
If majority of the community ''d there
within the corporate limits and the law also absolutely prohibits
that
public
soute prohibition be guaranteed
If the the saloons will be licensed
The Republican platform pledges the Republican legislature handle
matter follows, the state "wet":
city county unit where majority of the quail
fled electors having voted such question shall declare
limiting
disposal of Intoxicating liquors within the limits thereof under high
license and strict regulation.
which will the Utah legislature, if
publican will within the power community
In prohibit the sale of liquor absolutely if majority
also placed beyond power
what other another
state n another part of the county, shall do
Murray Salt Lake might desire Danish
City, the county
the saloon Murray it could easily do because
be
preference whether Salt Lake should have should
a saloon.
prevent Of thing Many oppose
their where their children growing
womanhood within
ing distance they get drink if they They
will unable under the proposed law to have voice in the deliberations
the of the nebong who might
posed having saloons where their children are living.
the
who believes
practicable something that will
support prohibition
deas who g-asI the shadow loses the
his morality he grasp the ularad
support prohibition The people Utah generally
themselves to be sensible They will do 50 this time.