The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-05-30
Mr.. TTedegaT
Writes Again
Prohibition or Strict R0euIa-
ton; Which?

win our prohibition friends say
that these reverend gentlemen arrived
at this verdict in order to retain the
FINANCIAL GOOD WILL of their
rich parishioners?
The Salt Lake Commercial club is
composed of some of the brainiest
and most influential men in Utah.
Men who are conversant with bust.
ness conditions, and who do not like
the degrading influences of the sa.
looms, but who would rather have
them strictly regulated, than "holes
in the WALL on "bootleggers." They
have passed this resolution which /
take from the Salt Lake Tribune (un.
fortunately. Ahem!
Resolved, That we, the members of
the governing board of the CONNER
clal club, regardless of our personal
opinion, believe that the great bust
ness interests of our city and vicinity
will be seriously injured by the pas.
sage of prohibition in Salt Lake, and
we wish to go on record as opposed
to such action"
High sounding statements of TEN.
perance orators, or to be exact pro-
hibition orators. on this subject does
not prove anything whatever. 1t sim
ply goes to show that the most zeal.
GUS opponents of any cause, can not
only be radically coercive but ex.
tremely bgoted in their views.
Recently, | noticed in your valu-
able periodical the statement that Lo-
gan would be clean, pure and free
from the communicating influences
of the stuff that is sold to steal away
mems brains. viii it? Is not this a
supposition. True, there are few
cases where men have reformed by
force, but they are extremely few. 1t
is frequently reiterated that the laws
have not been enforced on the liquor
question, and IL such is the case,
which | will grant, for the sake of ar.
is it the fault of the laws or
the fault of the officers?
Candidly | do not expect to see Lo.
gan openly made wet town. The
business men, at least the great ma
jority of them, believe it would be
for the best interests of the city to
have the business run in open day
light and strictly regulated, than to
be sealed under prohibition band.
If one on two saloons could be run,
say on the Nebraska daylight saloon
law, there would be no need for des.
ecrated homes, inebriated husbands
and our boys going to the dogs.
l know the choice argument that
a town deserve to go under If it is
fed by unrighteous living and booze"
is often used, but under right laws,
strict enforcement and loyal officers,
there would be no more danger than
we have now and not near as much
notice grave, but most important
statement of Mayor Glassman of Og.
den, who says: TT is NOT PROHIBI
TON WHEN YOU CLOSE THE SA.
Icons IN WHICH THE TRAFFIC
CAN BE REG ULATED and then open
WIDE THE CITY TO THE WHOLE.
SALERS OF WHISKY AND BEER
so that greater quantities of strong
drink may find their way into the
HOMES, TO BE DRUNK IN THE
PT,ESE%CE OF CHILDREN"
And | am also mindful of the fact
that d prominent liquor house of og
den, one OF the largest in the state
adyertizes his grocery department in
a prominent church publication ON
RED PAPER-or did until recently
wnen everyone knows that his chief
stock in trade is wines, whiskies and
cigars! Is this right? Do have TO
mention the name Of the Ogden firm?
1t was published the other day in
glaring prohibition statistics that
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