The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-05

people Of the state Tor decision
Republican Pledges.
'sThe Republican party has declared
in favor Of three things in regard 10
the saloons shall be abolished In the
districts Outside the Incorporated cities
where police protection Is Impossible
and. second. the Republican platform
provides that IN these cities the ques-
IiOn shall be referred 10 the people
who shall vote whether they shall have
prohibition or saloons. and that where
the people vote for saloons there shal
be high license and strict regulation.
''rhe great difficulty with statewide
prohibition Is that 10 attempts TO put
In effect the same laws where the
people ars against prohibition as are
placed in effect where the sentiment
is against the sa Loon."
Senator Sutherland called attention
to the fact that where the people vote
for prohibition through local option
the same people elect the officers who
are 10 enforce their laws and. after a
campaign, the people who have decided
that they shall abolish the saloon take
a personal interest in seeing that
their law - enforced In case me people
outside OF SaltLake Joined the minority
in salt Lake and abolished the sa-
looms Ia cities where those against the
saloons were in the minority, the Of
fieers OF these cities would be men who
were against enforcing the laws ana
there would be the experience OF
Memphis and other cities where the sa-
loon is allowed 10 run wide open or
where blind tigers ana bOotleggers took
the place OF the regulated and IL
censed saloon.
Community Prohibition.
'aThe vital difference between the
two plans is this" said Senator Suth-
erland. Where you have local op-
ton you can not try to put prohibition
IN effect in any community until that
fafsaa nrr1ff afaHa
where statewide prohibition IS tried
in such localities you have a worse
condition than with the open saloon,
with local option il is the sober
community that sets the example for
the drunken community just as the
sober man sets the example Tor the
dFunkard.
con the other hand. wnere state
wide prohibition IS tried in communi--
ties which are in favor OF the licensed
saloon, the law is violated and these
cities are an example for the com
munities in which the saloon is not
wanted"
senator Sutherland referred TO the
many states which had tried state
wide prohibition from one 10 fifty
years and had reverted back to local
option as preferable TO the Hypocrisy
and open violation OF law in the large
cities.
Crime and Wee.
While the senator was asserting that
reforms must be brought about step
by step, some one in the audience
asked.
How about preventing horse steal
ing2"
"Fn tell you the difference" replied
Senator Sutherland. Horse stealing IS
a crime and drinking is a vice. Even
the horsethief does not try to defend
himself by saying he has a right 10
steal. while, on the other hand, there
is a very large proportion or men VINO
Will assert that they have a perfect
right 10 drink as much as they please
and men who are not drinkers viii
contend as strOnEly that they have the
right 10 drink IL they see fiji You
can not legislate virtue or morality in
To men and women any more than you
can legisiaUe happiness into them
prohibition is not new PROPOSE
ton. although some OF our Democratic
friends would have US believe that
Uncle Jesse knight discovered ii down
at Provo. Some sixty years ago Neal
Dow succeeded in having prohibition
enacted IN Maine and later twelve
other states passed statewide prohlbl-
ton laws and every one OF these states
has gone back 10 local option because
the sentiment against the use or IL
quOr has been growing ali me time.
Prohibition Breeds saloons.
Tennessee passed q statewide pro-
hibiti0n law two years ago and at that
time there were 7T3 saloons IN Mem
PMS, while now dAAct L0S 9-aA9 -
prohibition, there are S72 saloons in
Memphis and the same conditions are
found in Atlanta, Georgia, where the
saloons are open night and day under
state wide prohibition.
There has been great deal or talk
about the charges OF a deal between
The leaders Of the Republican party
and the liquor interests during thls
campaign. Now l happened 10 be con-
nected with the campaign OF two years
ago and / want 10 say that any slale-
menI such as has been made Is aDsO-
lutelv and UNANIMOUSLY false-
81 do not want 10 indulge IN perso-
nalities 10 the extent Of rejecting on
the character or record OF Ananias, but
/ will venture 10 say that he Is haNlns
a great deal OF strong competition ID
this campaign. Many Democrats are
going I'D and down the state speaking
In thSs campaign IN an effort 10 de-
prive Ananias OF his seat at the head
Of the table, but II they really desire
10 contest for a belt ] viii go so far
as TO wager the cost of years sub
scription 10 the Tribune against the
worth OF a years subscription 10 the
Tribune. which would be betting Sl-
TO nothing that In such a contest An
anias would throw up the sponge and
retire at the end OF the first round
Governor Gets Ovation.
Governor William Spry received an
enthusia site reception when he was in
troduced by Judge Zane and soon