The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
c. M. Bryan Pleads for Regu-
lated Saloons at Liberty Park
Mass Meeting.
Personal LIBERTY is
DECLARED MAIN ISSUE
Says Prohibition Breeds Dis
obedience and Continuous
Violation of Law.

EIoducntlv delivered and rife with sig
nificant puns, the address of c. NJ. Bryan,
city attorney OF Memphis. Tenn. before
a mass Of humanity at Liberty park yes
tcrday afternoon al 4 o'clock proved one
of the important events in the present
campaign OF the 'wcts." The usual
throngs had gathered to listen TO the
Sunday concert by Hel1's band. but the
music leaders, baton was stayed and rs
the prominent speaker mounted a small
table near the concert pavilion those pres
ent turned their ears to catch every syl-
liable, il is estimated that the crowd
numbered between 1000 and 5000,
The address was arranged under the
auspices of the Manufacturers and Busi-
ness Mems association. Although not d
part OF the programme planned, Mr..
Brvan's talk followed addresses made by
TWO Socialist speakers. He was intro
duced by George 4. Whitaker of the as
sociation and in clear. strong voice
made an able plea for regulated saloons.
directing his remarks principally along
the question OF personal liberty. lie said
in nart.
Temperance is in accordance with our
free government: it harmonizes with the
American principles of democratic free
dom. Temper rance means the right way
Of living; Prohibition breeds disobedI-
encc and the continuous violation OF
moral law. II is the medicine Of quack
medicine pcddler. and never cured any
one eSceut men not sick. II is proclaimed
more loudly than any other false doe
trine ] have ever heard quoted by man
or hypocrlt. Who wants 10 reform any
one except men not sick, II is proclaimed
the state no proof that II will do what
is claimed for it except A mere asser-
ton,
Abuse Not Essential.
abuse is not essential TO discussion.
Whenever prohibitonisl speaks he pulls
all the feathers out OF the tail OF the
mo- cal NJ nf
| air treatment. but no facts. Temperance
means modesty OF thought. speech and
action. can cannot advocate temper
! ance and prohibition AT the same time.
II they were synonomous | would not be
here today to help carry the burden OF
the laborinE man to a goal OF success.
II was educated AT n university found =
cd by Thomas jefferson, who was twice
president OF the United States and had
the highest honors bestowed upon him
thai American citizens could possibly,
from his hame. place and time of birth
and place and date OF death Is. Author
| of the Declaration Of Indopendence and
tho Virginia Statute Of Religious Free
| DOM
Has the prohibitionist the right to boss
/ your soul and nv soul? Can he keep us
us from the use of whisky? | believe in
| religion. The right kind of religion ee =
Yates humanity more than anw other
| ton. have they not the right also to
make us go to church on Sunday,
| I'm the history OF the world il is ap-
parent that whenever governments got
| to thinking that they could save men S
souls by force there followed civil war
bloodshed and tyranny. st Bartholo.
France was induced TO believe he was
| the father Of his people and had the
right to save their souls by force. The
Glencow. Scotland. massacre resulted be-
| tIS and VI t1,<ll ..,,II
| not agree as to certain principles, II
you want your souls to become enslaved
past all sef-savinE. keep in mind the
history of the past and go and vote for
prohibition on June 27. In such a case
may God Almighty save your souls. for
| no ono else
Control Of People.
"In Russia the people do whatever /,
pleases the duma TO allow them, Ir
| Germany the people get what rights the
reichstag sees fit to give them. In Tur,
key the doctrine of faith is not to trust
men. There they have prohibition and
be. So things go in many countries In
Europe, But in America We have re.
ligious and moral freedom, Are we going
to replace the Statue of Liberty will
! the Goddess OF Prohibition and become
! like Turkey?
Human liberty is the right to eat
think. drink; live and do as one pleases
so long as it shall not interfere witt
American liberty, public welfare morals
and safety: Human liberty is the rea
iNIuestion as issue in this campaign.
Our opponents say that the public
health demands prohibition. The NOR
tallty reports OF the year 1906 show tina,
2,01 deaths resulted In that year from
1929 and injured $4,000 In the same Length
Of time. From this IT Is apparent thai
we need legislation to save mems lives
"Prohibitionists have no right to pro
| hibit the moderate use OF something thai
never hurt anyone when used judiclousl9'
the small ones. too, to alcohol Some
even say that Eve would not have
tempted Adam in the Garden of EdeI
had she not first eaten grapes ! main
tain that the first cause OF i'.TcNe is pov.
erty. The lessons OF the ages Is tha
i prohibition breeds poverty and crime
among them who are forced out OF opera
ton generally move away. Poverty il
due to defective Industrial conditions
We can never hope TO change wage con.
personal liberty.
Cannot Stop Thirst.
"The prohIhtionists want TO save somr
one else's soul. l believe that II is UP tt
me to save my own soul ! am not goinl
to heaven. The thirst for alcohol cam
be stopped by prohibition laws, II somt
of us thought we were never going e
get ANY chicken again. ! am sure we
would have a doctor attending us TO-
night.
"But the peculiar part OF this whole
controversy is that while SO much Is be
ing said by the prohibitIonists. they don
stop to think that they haven't even go
u prohlbitory law. Ore of the provision!
of The measure Is that YOU or | can bu,
a fivc-gallon keg of liquor any plac,
where ii Is manufactured. Another al
lows every manufacturer TO continu,
{ making liquor. whether the communit,
goes wet or dry. II a 15-cent glass o
liquor Is going 10 let us into the bottom
less pit. why wouldn't five gallons OF /
drive us straight through the bottom o
hell?
"I come from city and state dry b,
statute But OF all the states In the unioi
that have declared for prohibition. Kan
sas is.the only one that has not changed
Back In Memphis We have most strin
gent regulation, which. In effect. is tha
nobody can get n drop OF liquor wh'
hasn't got the price. This Is the onI,
prohibition law enforced In Memphis.
dry town.
1.-The nation is proud of the west Yol
have not the same conditions TO face a!
we In the south. I don't believe yo,
would he satisfied to wear some one else'
old clothes. You have never had pro