Show CONSIDER THIS TIlIS CAREFULLY One of the Proverbs runs thus Ha H that a matter before he hear heareth heareth eth eh it is not wise That is a particularly good lesson to remember when advocating legisla legislation legislation legislation tion that is la Intended to regulate so BO im important Important important a matter as public morals and where any such proposed legislation has shown itself to be less in practice than is presumed for it In theory a careful hearing of all 1111 sides is doubly necessary Many lany people who wh have had the evils attending the liquor traffic called to their especial attention have been led to believe that statewide prohibition prohibition tion Ion means actually effective prohibition tion of the evils without adding oth others others others ers equally objectionable In actual practice however It is found that statewide prohibition not only does not prohibit but produces a train of evils that have a debasing effect upon any community where they exist es especially especially I among the young people In communities where popular sen sea sentiment gives vigorous support to the plan adopted the exclusion of the saloon can be made effective where the tho popular sentiment does not give that vigorous support then prohibition is a failure that is fA attended with seri serious serious ous Injury while strict regulation gives most mOlt satisfactory results It Is Isa Isa isa a matter of the people of any particular particular particular ular political unit meeting the local conditions thereof Statewide prohibition deprives the people of such unit of the right of ot lo 10 local local cal in that It forces on them a condition not in accord with their judgment and by means of ot ofa ota ofa a force that does not consider local needs whereas a local option plan permits the people to exercise the full powers of or local and to fit their procedure proc dure to the necessities of the situation Here Is something that voters should consider carefully Salt Lake City has of ot the population of the state it has many thousands ot chil children dren In public schools it has many other thousands of young people en engaged engaged engaged In various employments employment it is a center of schools to which students come from various parts of the state tate both for secular and church education education education tion it has many thousands of wage earners whose families depend upon the dail dash daUr employment of those me mechanics mechanics mechanics and laborers It is conceded by all aU that in Salt BaIt Lake City GU state statewide statewide statewide wide prohibition cannot be made to prohibit but that under it the un unregulated unregulated unregulated regulated dive and grogshop will flourish nourIsh Statewide prohibition providing as asit asIt asit it does for no permission of the liquor traffic in theory cuts out all al possible regulation of the business It removes from froin Salt Lake City all regulation of ot the traffic either state or municipal and exposes the people to all the evils and degradation of the unlawful whisky whisky whis whisky ky dispensary the vilest of ot crime runs riot clot The Democratic Dem plan of statewide prohibition even if It it could be put Into effect would absolutely deprive Salt Lake City of ot all regulation of the liquor traffic and would Impose upon this city what Senator Smoot In his speech at Ogden designated as dens dives and speakeasies that are a dam damnable damnable curse cursO In any community or state afflicted with them Would not such an imposition be bean beron bean an ron enemy to temperance and temper temperance ance workers It certainly would and to an alarming extent It follows too that under present conditions state statewide statewide statewide wide prohibition and the informed ad advocates advocates advocates of ot statewide prohibition are actual enemies to temperance Give a hearing to the whole matter matterand matterand matterand and you OU will nod find that to be the situ situation situation situation What right has anybody In the name of ot morality or of the home or of ot common to crowd upon Salt Lake City the dens dives and speakeasies that Senator Smoot fitly as a damnable curse and leave the city helpless to regulate what It cannot obliterate Are re not the people of ot Salt alt lt Lake City entitled to the protection of ot that regulation regu regulation regulation lation which statewide prohibition would deprive them of ot otAre Are not the tho children in the public schools the young oung people In work workshops workshops shops stores and factories ta the uni university university and other schools that draw students from the outside and the me mechanics mechanics mechanics and laborers and their families families lies entitled to the protection which statewide prohibition would rob them of For statewide prohibition with Its Inherent weakness as a system tem of con control control controL means lit ill Salt Lake City the wiping wip wiping wipIng ing out of ot all regulation and that fail failure failure failure ure to prohibit which results in the uncontrolled dens and dives described It means menns the same In Ogden in n Park City CIt m fn Murray and other municipalities ties In the state Again what right has anybody In Inthe Inthe Inthe the name of morality or of the home or of common fairness to crowd upon of ot the population of the state such an unspeakable burden And who will say that the Informed advocate of state statewide prohibition who seeks to do the crowding Is not an enemy to temperance since he must know what would follow the suc success success success cess of his efforts The Republican n program Is just the opposite in its effects of that referred to It cuts out the tha saloon in every place where there thero is not direct local police protection that Is 15 In counties outside of municipalities It permits any and every municipal municipality ity to say whether that municipality shall shan have prohibition and puts it up to the people in that municipality tp tji decide by direct voile vo e And each of ot these municipalities regulates Its own police protection and supervision It gives to every city in the state stata where the liquor traffic goes on that absolute regulation which drives out the dens and dives and keeps the traffic traffic traffic fic as tar far as possible In the hands of ot reputable persons persona It gives to Salt Lake and other cities clUes absolute protection through strict state regulation from the evils evUa which are aro a damnable carse a protection which heretofore the state has not given but which ought to exist It Is In harmony with temperance morality the home local ment and the peoples welfare gener generally generally generally ally and specifically For these among many reasons the fhe Republican party is the only one which in this election is entitled to the support of ot earnest sincere tem temperance temperance temperance perance workers On this matter we have a word of ot suggestion to the people Hear the matter carefully dont be unwise dont be deceived dont be led by smooth words and catchphrases to follow after a consid consider er that which Is demonstrated fact not Impractical theory think for tor your yourselves yourselves yourselves selves and you are not likely to go wrong With such an inspiration in inthe Inthe inthe the minds of ot the voters the result will wUl willbe willbe be an overwhelming victory for the Republican ticket on election day |