The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-23
DIR. GOSHEN ON PROHIBITION.

DIR. GOSHEN ON PROHIBITION
The Rev. Elmer /. Goshen preached
u sermon ON Sunday that is both fit for
the timc and an earnest call upon the
record in the matter of prohibition. Dr.
Goshen finds on thc investigation which
/ he has made on the subject, and, al
course, he would not SO deliver himself
unless he had made an investigation sat.
isfactory 10 his mind ON lhc subject,
that prohibition does not prohibit else
where, and would not he likely TO pro
hibit in Salt Lake. To this conclusion
| VIC may add that, so far as developed,
there is no purpose ON The part Of the
enforced in Salt Lake. Their talk all
tho time is against ''thc saloon. The
craftincss Of This is evident when we
consider the immense liquor business re.
ported to he done by tho Il. G.. NJ. t..
drug store, II business which we arc told
is the greatest liquor business by far
in the State. And it is no part Of the
programme Of the leaders 10 interfere
with that business, but rather 10 in.
crease it by choking of other dealers.
DR., Goshen concludes further that it
is idle to undertake to do away with the
saloon as long as there is such strong
public demand for it. To undertake
to suppress The saloon in the face Of this
II IL,
Of "bind pigs and various lawlcss
subtcrfugcs to the great cost and in
Jury of the community, and Ia the loss
of large public revenues. He urges that
other attractions than the saloons be
supplied, that homes be made cheerful
and attractive, and that Il great insti-
tutional club III the heart of the cliy
would he boon to the working people.
And his conclusion that no good can
come of cant legislation was power
fully pressed home upon his audience
There can be no doubt Of the strength
OF DR.. Goshen S position. nor Of the
force with which he presented it.
In The afternoon there was at the
tabernacle very great meeting in the
interest Of temperance. This temper
ance is. as was explained by the speak.
ers, the suppression of the saloon. Mrs.
Shepard told of her triumphs in clos
ing saloons, and there appears no doubt
in her mind of the beneficial and hui
manitarian work that she is engaged In.
and Of the high results achieved when
the saloon IS suppressed Her argu-
ment was strong one from her Jealous
standpoint, and her appeal against the
avarice which would rob the home for
the benefit of the saloon was very sym.
pathetic.
President Nephi i. Morris followed
Mrs, Shepard in the tabernacle tenn
perance exercises. He also was
vehement against the saloon, where
as formerly he was vehement for
prohibition. The distinction is note
worthy and vital The effort of the
church leaders from of old has been to
keep out the saloons, and to keep the
liquor traffic and the profit Of it in
LHell ohu uduus, lulouSH inS II. ~ ~
7. drug store, the Smoot drug store. and
other sources of liquor supply that are
under the control of chosen ones,
through whose favoring these chosen
ones get the immense profits of the
liquor business. Doubtless the church
crusade against the saloon will be con
tinued until the Gentle temperance or
ganizations are fully committed to pro
hibition. and then we shall hear but |
little more of ii, Just as hitherto when
this question was up, as it was last
year.
In view Of the fact that we are to
have An election on this question on
June 9th, the discussion pro and con is |
sure 10 wax more and more warm up
10 that date The actual prohibition
lists will. Of course, vote for prohibition
on June 9th, while those who merely |
make an outcry against the saloon will
in large numbers vote against prohibl-
tion, because prohibition earnestly en-
forced would be Just as much against
the purpose they have in view as it |
would be against the saloon