The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-26
LIQUOR IN TWO CITIES.

The leading editorial in the ogden
| Standard Of Wednesday evening de
fines the position of the Mayor of
Ogden Oh The Liquor question. He is
the owner of the Standard and. of
course. controls lis policy. As Mayor
nc may bc supposed also to voice
the fccIing Of Ogden on this question.
As Mayor ne had indicated his views
10 The council ,hc night before. and
his editorial ON tho situation rc-
fcrring go that official communication
IS rs follows
Both sides can 6nd somc comfor, in
luc Mayors communication 10 tho couu-
'i' last nlSht. IN which The executive ad-
'ocat"a lemp.I"uoc rHthcr than pruhi-
hitlun. Tlo Mayor j. fpi prohibition in
opposition To Tie midnight saloon. and
rci ne tavo"s lhc W.il regulated saloon
and on.y closing lo prohibition.
What tho Nu"nr proposes Is not wholly
IN accord with that which an" prohib'-
ipnis;s advocate nor IS tt in harmony
win lhc demands Of the saloon people
but the crcat majority Ot tho CitizcnS
solution oI most DcrplcXinE problem.
II Is M To the liquor interests TO ac-
ccpt high license revocation of liCousc on
any violation Of law carly closing and
tive OF being voted ont Of business. Even
though Ogden goes wet on June 81
Al the commission election this fall the
fight Will Dc renewed for stringent recu
lation. If strict regulation is not now
accepted. The commissioners 10 he
elected VIII have the power TO regulate
The saloons. If The liquor traffic Is now
curhcd 10 the satisfaction of the great
majority oi the people. this vcNdtlous
question viii bc eliminated from our city
politics ana we can look forward 90 4
1l,R.l Ion =
satnn from tho contention witch is Just
beginning TO reach a Stage Of extreme
bitterness.
The law which makes II possible for
Ogden TO go dry" while Salt Lake re-
mains wet cannot be called a prohibit
ton measure. the law which makes posi-
bic the whOlesalng of liquor and beer.
even though Ogden he voted dry" and
provides n channel through which whisky
and beer can flow into the homes, in
stead OF being impoundcd In saloons. IS
as FAR removed from The prohibition law
of Kansas AS the North pole is distant
from the Antarctic.
Those who are FOR prohibition and have
mistaken the prohibitye features of the
new law To he prohibition arc in danger
OF doing the cause OF genuine prohibition
in Utah irrcmediable injury the inn
pcricctions Of the law must tend to dis
credit the Tohibitive features wherever
voted into effect. and allow the reaction
aries. in two or three years. because Of
the prejudice created, to turn the State
backward.
The Mayor is for prohibition. it ap-
pears, but only in opposition to the
midnight saloon He favors the we'll
regulated saloon and early closing to
prohibition. He thinks that it would
be bad business for Ogden 10 90 dry
while Salt Lake remains wet. and he
does not think that that would be
much of prohibition measure, There
appears to be in this. however, more
a regret of possible loss Of money
and trade than well-considered ut
terance on the principle involved. How
ever. the editorial in the Standard,
Joined with the communication of the
Mavor TO the Council, makes ii
clear that there will be a very
powerful influence in Ogden against
prohibition, and that tins influence Is
both against tho idea of prohibition
as such, and against the loss of bust
ness which would inevitably result
upon its adoption.