The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-22

Of liquor ouI. and We VIII have a
clean city. Now, just think for ono
mornent \ new law will not change
the character OF YOU and me, and
all the rest Of the citizens. VIC VIII
he Just the same sort OF people then
that We arc now. Now, we have not
been Jealous I'm seeing that the sa-
looms obeyod tho law in the past.
have we? Confessedlv not And We
won't be any more Jealous after we
have passed q prohibitory act. and If
we are not moro Jealous then VIC
will have a worse condition under
prohibition than VIC have ever had
under license.
Alternative Presented.
If VIC have The power TO prohibit
the sale Of liquor, then We have the
power TO regulate the sale Of liquor.
II we do not use the lesser power.
how can VIC expect to use the great
er; and If VIC have not used this
lesser power. what possible hone is
there that We will use the greater?
| said to YOU a little while ago that
our prosperity was not dependent
upon the liquor traffic. Neither rs
i'm all fairness. lf my contention is
true that liquor will be sold and
used whether VIC license 1t or not
then IL Is also true that the need for
protection in the community will he
quite rs great under prohibition MS
under license. Now how do tho pro-
hihition forces expect To raise the
budget for meeting this expense?
Is II not better business policy 10
pay 10 the city the revenue that il is
entitled TO, than to cut this revenue
OF and send IL 10 some wholesale dis
tributinS house? Let no one pre-
sume-let not ono presume 10 go from
this place and say. that ] made an
argument here for liquor, because OF
the money attached. Let none Of YOU
dare to say that lhine-.iistcn. when
\ ,.n NFi1 ht1t
with or without license. and is il not
better having IL at any cost. To pay
10 the city tho expense incurred
through that traffic? What | do say
come To the pont where We viii on
force a prohibition acts and feeling
very sure that under so-callod pro-
hibtion we will have all the evils
that we have today. and some more.
that il is not good business saGacity
10 cut off the revenue while not di-
minshing the evil
Fail to Show Honesty.
II we arc dead in earnest to mini
mize the evils of ntemperance. then
we will take the first step. If We
were perfectly honest in our desire
tn minimize the evils OF the liquor
traffic. II we really cared to help those
suffering from the abuses Of liquor,
and were not chiefly concerned IN
playing politics, there arc several
esty ANY one who has made any
fair-minded study Of this question
knows that one of the serious evils
To the family Is in the fact that so
many men get their checks cashed
on Saturday night. or on Saturday.
and they are mostly cashcd. or
great many Of them are, caShed by
saloons II would do much good. as
II seems To me, il checks were given
on some other day-Mondsy or Tues
day for instance, for IL n man knows
when he gets his pay check that nc
has no leisure day following. the
temptations TO abuse will not be near
ly so great n employers OF labor
would give notice to their mon that
the very fact Of cashins a check in
a saloon would be Of itself cause
for dismissal. II would have most
wholesome influence and would stop
many of The attendant evils.
II were controlling great body
of men | would surely post that no
laboring man to cash his check. His
place 10 cash ii is where Inc gets
value returned and whore he is sure
10 have head left 10 carry thai money
10 the family where il belongs.
Chance to Do Good
wonder If the prohibition forces
have ever stopped to think of their
the subject. Wouldn't it he wise TO
take such a step. that we know can
he successfully taken? Would not This
he wiser than polemics? Wouldn't II
do more good for the cause of real
temperance-wouldnt ii show good
faith that would help to make pos
sible other perhaps greater steps in
the pathway of reform, II those who
have means were really interested In
the cause of temperance would come
together, we could do very much.
II ] could do what | would do, |
will tell you what it would he. |
H.,
heart OF the city. a great big working
mans club, and would surround IL
with every legitimate form of pleas
ure and amusement That men like.
! would keep IT open seven DAYS and
seven nights OF every week. / would
make II free TO everybody, BY free
I mean accessible, for | would charge
some small fee. so as TO keep il out
charity. / would make IL the poor
mans club, and II would succeed.
too. believe me,
View of Noted Thinker.
Allow me TO quote to YOU from "A
very splendid little book written by
DIR. Washington GLADDEN. on this par
ticuar phase of the question.
DIR. GLADDEN.. us you know. has been
great constructive force In the city
of Columbus for these long, long
years. Flc has been a member OF the
city council for great many years,
4 KNOW uOL HOW lOllS, TStoGHlEeu ldT
and wide as A man Of keen insight
and of consecrated ability.
He says thiS-he is talking OF the
liquor question::
ITO one conclusion T have clearly
come. namely. that wherever IL Is
decreed that the saloon must go, there
il is the bounden duty Of those who
abolish II 10 see that something bet
ter takes it's place. Most OF those
who have been talking about the sa
loon all their lives and saying many
hard things about II have very lit
tie knowledge of It's real character
and function. But this liz scientific
age. and quite "A number of people
have formed the curious habit of try
ing To find out what things are before
they pronounce them good or bad
or course | need not remind you
that Or. GLADDEN. is pastor OF the
First Congreg gationaI church Of Col
umbus and has been these many,
many years.
Results of Investigation.
Several OF these people have been
investigating the saloons. spending
weeks and months in them, and care
fully recording the facts which they
have thus observed. II must be al
lowed that these reports have modi-
fed to some extent the opinion OF in
tculgcnt men respecting the nature OF
the saloon.
Speaking for myself, ! can say
that they have not convinced me that
the typical saloon is, on the whole
A useful institution. am still OF