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

Positive and clearly defined opposi
ton to the enactment of Il prohibition
law in Salt Lake City was voiced yes
terday by the Rev. Elmer / Goshen
pastor of the First Congregations
church, in his morning sermon.
DIR. Goshen takes the ground that
under existing conditions in this city
a prohibition law will not prohibit the
use or sale of Intoxicating liquors. lie
points out that if the citizens cannot
properly regulate the saloon, they can
not hope TO regulate or suppress the
Illicit secret traffic, as the passage
Of the law would not change the nature
or appettes of men, He advocates far
more stringent regulation of the liquor
traffic, the establishment of working
mems clubs in the heart of the city
and the education and training of men
step by step until their ideals will lift
them to the higher plane where they
will stand together for purity and
progress.
DR.. Goshen S address in full follows:
We are going to address ourselves
this morning to very large and a
very difficult subject. subject about
which no one man has all tho wis
dom. and concerning which no man Is
yet able TO speak the final word
Vt concerns us all for II has to do
with the life and welfare of our COM
munlty.
The question OF temperance Is of
course personal question. but the
question Of the liquor traffic is a So
cial problem. because il is concerned
WI, with relationships The question Of
through the years, been one OF the
most difficult questions before the
civilized world. and / believe that it
will continue 10 he ono of the worlds
difficult problems for long years TO
come.
We do not gather here today TO
study the history of this question,
nor TO Indulge in rhetoric concerning
its evils; neither do we come To study
ii as II affects some people in some
other state or city or community.
VIC come TO consider just one ques-
lion. and that is this: Would il be
for the betterment of our community
10 adopt q prohbitory act and thus
10 make the selling OF liquor in Salt
Lake CITY Illegal?
Realizes Problem Is Grave.
I understand something of the diff
nculty attending this question, and
am quite conscious Of my limitations
concerning Il. but ii is so vital to
all that l cannot honestly avoid what
] would be very glad TO escape. il l
could do so with good conscience.
In considering the question concern
ing which there Is such a wide diff
ference OF opinion, we must all re-
member that each one is entitled 10
his own thought on the subject. and
that We will moi benefit each other
the cause that We profess by call
ing each other hard names. This
question VIII not be settled by abuse.
nor by misrepresentation. but by
study and intelligence and honesty
If any one has come here this
morning expecting 10 hear the saloon
eulogized. he had better be excused
now in the beginning, for he has
surely come TO tho wrong place. The
saloon has made itself TO be an evil
and very expensive evil II has
made itself to be an organized po-
ID llticai power until IL controls ma
tioral. state and municipal politics
he bold. braZen faced and audacious.
and II the question were whether or
not there should he any saloons In
all our country, or any liquor in all ,
our country !. for one, would not
ask minute to fix my ballot. But
that is not the question. The ques-
tion is whether we Shall have liquor
sold under the law. or whether we
will have liquor sold outside the law,
and that Is just tho question.
Draws Plain Distinction.
Whether we shall have the saloon
that can be controlled, If We want TO
control IL. or whether we shall have
the blind pig. tho hole In the wall
the bootleg. and the Illicit corner
In the drug store, and for one I
believe that II is the part OF wis
dom. for the present. and under our
matter through operation of law. IL
Is always and forever better TO have
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