Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-08
4 WORD or EXPLANATION.

The following is a sample of numerous
letters and Inquiries that have come 10
this Office since the beginning Of tho
campaign that is about ended:
salt Lake city. Utah, Nov. Z, I9l0.--9
Editor Deseret News-f have been II
subscriber to The Evening News for
twenty five years, and have felt proud
OF 1t as the Church organ. for the stand
ii has taken on all great moral lucs-
tons, and cllampiuning the cause OF
truth and righteousness have ad-
mired it for Its independent position in
POLITICS and for refusing to stoop to
the level Of Its contemporaries. In de-
ception and d-slinging: but why II
should remain comparatively silent on
the great moral question now before the
people OF this State, cannot under
stand. u
,..Whilc 1t Is true that Prohibition has
been made one OF the leading political
issues in the campaign that Is now on.
1t is nevertheless 10 my mind the great
est moral question that ever confronted
humanity in any age, and never In the
history OF nations has there been q
time when liquor was responsible Tor
more crimes, bloodshcd and degrada-
ton. than the last few years IN the
United States. the land which we be-
lleve to be a promised land ana one
3consecrated as /, land OF liberty.
why should any Christian newspa-
per that stands for the uplift of hu-i
mainly, hesitate to take sides against
The rum traffic?
H.Why should any Chris ian, who pro-
fesses to follow the meek and lowly
I Master, hesitate to lend all his influence
ana power to stamp out this damninS
a ~ ~ tYtN IN
body and souls than all other agencies
combined?
When hear Of apparently good men
selling themselves to the liqupr inter-
ests. for paltry gain and power,and high
officials thwarting the Will of the people.
and clearing the broad road to de-
strilction' for our sons and daughters,
Il am forced to exclaim. What a merci-
yful Father dwells in the Hehvens
''F. II. SNOW
NDw that the campaign Is practically
over, we feel free to sayithnt the, course
Of The peserct News in, the 4 present
campaign which, the writer; and others
characterize as .:silence', on & ag.,noral
issue. is, 10. the very bestSof orr judy
nent, after mature consideration, the
only one consistent With the position
OF the Church us an organization en-
tireiy outsidesthn whirlpool OF POLITE
,3Nye:are perfectly we'll aware that the
3; ~ ,ho 9fsbrrch are very much
1, . +, t,,,.a,, sa thc 0Nrcws,,s has
III, tnis ,onsi., ant ma unnssajlable
position They would have been pleased
q and the 'Ncws,, on one side or the
a,hs, a,lthe no,jtical fence. so as ID be
i ,,,, "a ss,v tint tile Church. through
III. IN e,w.;r Is in politics. Disap-
nointed, In this, they cry "inconslst-
ancst, I'VE hone our friends. viii not
,ornr,it themselves to be carried away
BY rlamor.
I t,riic s..Ncws,. has pcrsistcntly fought
thci saloon evil and kindred abnormi-
t,as ns our modern civilization. We
l,,,ie been in the fight at the loss OF
business which we have gladly given
up.i for the sake of principle. The
.sNewss has not changed Its policy in
this regnrd-a statement we hope to
be able to prove when the people are
ready to take UP the question of moral
reforms in the Legislature or in local
= assemblies, tf-..5.r..
When the writer refers to good
men selling themselves to the liquor
interests" we have this to say: Judge
not without sufficient reason" No man
should he Judged by the assertions OF
political opponents. The Son of Man
himself would be, If the Judgment of
His adycrsaries could be relied on. a
dinner we have heard a great deal
about that deal, but no proofs have
hcen nroduccd that would convince
any fn,r.minded Jury. In view of the
+nt,, ,h,cncc of facts. is 1t not best Ia
s,snend i,drment?
Wa arc of the opinion that things
,a,,a hoen said and charged, in speech
IA ,,r,,t diving this campaign which
M, ,vben the calmer Judgment as
III, ,ts,,f ore sincerely regretted. w,
ear, can on, ~ i rnnentancs and that in tho