Show M APOLOGIST ve oppose all sumptuary laws as an with the rights ot the citizens democratic national platform when we refer to the evils of liquor in provo a certain opposition true to its party platform comes out and apologizes for the evil the last issue admits of some drunkenness en the fourth but claims there are hundreds of cities ia the united of equal population drunkenness was more prevalent on that day CL course that ia an assertion that DO one cin c in substantiate but THE ex quinca made a comparison that came within our knowledge we said that during ha last fourth aare drunkenness existed in Provo than on any previous fourth of july many citizens will bear us out in this statement because they have made their own observations so doubt there ara many it ba in the baited bhora intoxication was more prevalent than in provo bat that ought not to be taken as an excuse for the avil in oar own midst the saloon apologist tells more that the charge thai the side floors and back doors of the saloons in the city were free of access to men last sunday is a down right falsehood and tho same cau be caul about the assertion that on that day or evening there were any mora signs of intoci caiton or disorder prevalent than on any other sabbath we wonder if there is not price paid for that statement it adems to be mado unblushingly and with that brazon tone which is so common to a certain class of every community we stand by our original statement however that easy access was bad to tho saloons last by fide doors we saw men go in and como out of certain saloons that evening BO we cant ba telling a falsehood fal if our eyesight may be trusted more than that we talked with certain individuals who had come out of said drinking places and their liquor laden breath so we cant be telling a falsehood if our olfactory nerve may be relied upon these were public incidents and others nay have had tho same convincing experiences as we bad certainly many heard the fi edg of S artia and other boisis ere tho sabbath hai passed conr opponent had better go a little slow in ita excuses and denials be canet the people know |