The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-07
DIR. FISHER SAYS SALOONS
MUST BE CLOSED FOREVER
Declares Prohibition Question
is Paramount Issue Before
Nation Today.

NlSIlIeIS uUl DIeNtlN tOShNtS ""-
closed and the Importation of liquor into
this country stopped. that tho principal
campaign cry in the future In the aght
should not be one involving money and
commercial interests. but one that ap-
pealed TO the conscience and souls OF
men and women and that the curse %
America today is conmercialism, the
Rev. e.. V. Fisher OF Ogden delivered
II forciblc address al the opening se5-
sion OF the twenty-hrst annual conven-
ton of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union Of Utah at philips ConGre-
sational church last night
In In. course OF his address Dr. Fisher
declared that too much attention had
been paid in the past 10 tho commerclai
side of the saloon business; that il had
been a question Of how was 1t going TO
affect business and whether or not q
mans business would he hurt If city
declared that the liquor traffic. was. II
curse to business, but that in his opin-
ion the night OF the future would be made
on an appeal 10 the moral man and not
TO his pocket. and that on this l!ne the
tight would he won While ne compli-
mented highly the women for the work
they had done in the various states OF
the union, DIR. Fisher felt that the real
fight must be an effort 10 have Inc gov
ernmen1 prohibit the manufacture and
sale OF liquor throughout the nation and
that the prohibition should not only be
town. city or state wide.
Fight State Wide.
Dr.. Fisher predicted that the next
fight in Utah would be for statewide
prohibition and predicted that the cause
would win In Utah He declared That
while the vote in Utah ii the June cleo
lien was n credit TO the state, 1t was
not what IL should have been and not
what il would have been II there had
been more real Christians In the state
DR.. Fisher stated thai he was much
III favor OF having a campaign started
al once for the next election in tlah.
He believed that il would be wen to
baye speakers go through the state ad-
dressing the people on the subject oi
prohibition and at the same time have
literature distributed Educate the peo,
you are sure that they arc educated,
said he
Dr. Fisher repeated several times that
the only way, in his opinion thSt 'ne
appeal to the conscience and souls OF
men and women. He declared that the
temperance battle is the living Issue OF
the hour Before we can make this
great country of ours what it should he
We must close every saloon, and Keep
them closed Continuing, he said: The
biggest thing that the church people of
this country can do today tomorrow or
next year is to ciosc every saloon in the
country and keep them closed. To this
end all church people should work to-
getlIer'
The address of DR. Fisher was fire.
quentlv applauded.
Much Interest in Convention.
While the attendance at the opening
session of the twentE-fTst convention
was not as largo as had been expected.
II was representative and enthusiastic
one. There were present delegates from
The following places in Utah: Salt Lake
City, Green River. Elsinorc, Marysvale.
Mendon, Mount Pleasant, Ephram, Provo.
Ogdenr Corinnc. Garland. 1'rcmonton and
Kaysvle. In addition there were pres
ent Mrs. Frances Smith of Washington.
NJ s<f{ un,,, ,i1.@ u
Ohio: Miss Hattie Close of Spokane.
Wash, and Mrs. J. o. IIlndman OF Okla
Ioma.
The pulpit was profusely decorated with
which was picture OF Miss Frances
Willard the founder OF the organization.
1t Is just little more than twentyLone
Utah and organized the Utah branch OF
the ". c. T. L.. Mrs. Lulu l.. Shepard,
the present president OF the organization.
has been present at every convention
held in Utah except the first one.
Brief Addresses and Music.
The session last night vas known IS
Welcome night The meeting was
called to order b. Mrs. Shepard. Fol
were led by the Rev. Ransom Nichols,
DR. Hoidaway of Provo sang solo. His
voice was excellent, and after repeated
applause he responded 10 an enchore On
the Rev. 4. G.. Foote delivered brief
address Of welcome. III which he con-
graduated tho members Of the W. G. T.
L. upon the work which they had ac
compished. In few words Mrs. 4. 6.
Young welcomed the visitors on behalf
Of the women of salt Lake CITY. In the
Granger OF Cleveland. Ohio responded
TO the addresses Of welcome. Mrs.
Granger has been a worker in the cause
of tempera nee In Ohio for more than
forty Years and was listened to with
close attention during her short ad-
dress
solos in delightful manner after witch
. the Rev. f. V. Fisher delivered the prin-
cIpaI address Of the evening. The ad-
dress OF Dr. Fisher was followed by The
The president.
Today's Programme.
Three sessions will be held today. the
programme being az follows:
MORNING
s;0o-Fraiso service. Mrs. IT, +. See:
minutes.
9:l5-Rol call and coating OF dele
9:25-Readiuz declaration OF principles
by state recording secretary.
a:3u-Reports of state corresponding
secretary. treasurer. president and re-
cordiue secretary.
10:0o-Music.
1o;O5-"Thc juno Campaign ts.o-
minute TcpoftS from each union.
II Observation-Disclosures repoTts-litcra-
iu-e. work among soldiers. Sabbath oh
servance, prisons and jails. anti-nnrcotics.
mothers meetings. Sabbath schools
hover mission. scientific temperance In
struction. purity press.
ll:30-"B Beer Drinking How to Com
bat It. Mrs. Marcus Jones
ll;tv-Plea for national papcrs
12:oO-Noontlde prayer.
AFTERNOON.
First vice president presiding.
l:3O-DevotioEal9- Mrs. c. a. Walker:
minutes
l;io-Report OF superin,endents con-
uued-mercy. LEGISLATION medical tenn
perance, Christian citizenship. juvenile
courts, parliamentary usage work a;nonr,
miners. red letter DAYS work among In
dams. curfew enforcement. medal con
tests.
2:lO-Dehatc-"R Resolved That a small
union with 81 dues and the majority
working members Is more helpful To the
temperance cause than n large union with
oo-ccnt dues and many droneG '(Two
minute speechcs) Ogden debaters. Mrs.