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Show PROHIBITION GIVEN 'Many, Speakers at Tabernacle Taber-nacle and Ward Chapels Treat on Subject. MORRIS IS PRINCIPAL O. W. Carlson, Heber J. Grant and Dr. George E. Davies Are Heard. Leaders of the "dry" forces in Salt Lake had their inning yesterday when the question of prohibition was discussed dis-cussed in the Mormon tabernacle, in the meetings of some of the parents' classes in the morning and in the principal prin-cipal ward chapels of the city at the evening services. Two candidates for the gubernatorial ' nomination were among the speakers, Kephi L. Morris speaking in the Twentieth Twen-tieth ward last night and Oscar W. Carlson addressing the parents' class at Mill Creek yesterday morning. None of the speakers, however, made any at- ! tempt to inject personalities regarding candidates, or to offer any suggestion as to partisanship in action on the part of the voters. Speaking to a large congregation last night in the Twentieth ward chapel, j Kcphi L.- Morris made quite an exhaus tive discussion of the question of prohibition, pro-hibition, principally from the national standpoint. He based his remarks upon the text: " Righteousness exalteth a nation, hut sin is a rebuke to the people thereof. " i Mr. Morris declared that alcoholism I is the greatest known source of evil, ! liotk in its direct and secondary ef-I ef-I feels, specifically in its power to de- ! preciate the moral force of men and to j lower and degrade social standards. j Effect Is Blighting. ! He said that the whole nation could ! Ijest serve the cause of righteousness by totally wiping out the evil of alcohol ism by enacting and enforcing nationwide nation-wide prohibition. Ho pointed out the power of alcoholism alcohol-ism in blighting the lives of .both its users and of those who are innocent, but inseparably connected by family and business ties with those who indulge. in-dulge. Then, reverting to another phase of tho question, he asserted that there are but three sources of wealth, land, labor and capital; that the mar who spent his capital for alcohol not only received no benefit whatever for it, but diminished his power of labor, consequently conse-quently and logically diminishing the earning value ot the land or other property prop-erty he used in his work. Mr. Morris advised every citizen to be alert in performing his duty in attending at-tending the political primaries, no matter mat-ter what his party convictions might be, declaring that the primary was the best and most direct opportunity for t lie expression of the will of the people at. the polls. He declared it the duty of every voter .to see that men of high integrity were made the party nominees. nomi-nees. Gives Moral Phase. The Rev. Dr. George K. Davies, pastor pas-tor of t lie First Presbyterian church, spoke last night in the Twenty-fourth ward chapel. Dr. Davies said that while ! he realized that the financial argument was the one most used in favor of pro-i pro-i i hibition, he felt that the moral argu- ! nient against the saloon as an agent of I evil was equally strong. He submitted i : facts and figures bearing on the ques tion of prohibition in the states where it had been adopted, citing particular-: particular-: ly evidence from Colorado and Idaho, to show that business conditions had improved in Denver and in Boise since : Colorado and Idaho had gone into the ' dry column. It was shown that the ' 1 bank deposits had manifestly increased : and that collections had greatly im proved. Oscar W. Carlson, one of the candidates candi-dates for the gubernatorial nomlnaLion, spoke at 10:30 yesterday morning to the parents' class in Mill Creek ward. He discussed the question of prohibition from a moral and Industrial standpoint. takiror the ground that It could not be successfully success-fully controverted that the elimination of alcoholism would benefit the state or nation na-tion both morally and in the improvement of industrial conditions. Two Means of Remedy. He said that' there were two ways by which tills could he accomplished, by constitutional amendment-and by legislative legis-lative enactment. Air. Carlson said that he was strongly In favor of prohibition by legislative enactment and he hoped and believed that the next legislature would pass a measure meas-ure that would Insure state-wide prohibition. prohi-bition. At no time did he touch upVn partisan politics. Dr. Joseph F. Merrill, a member of the University of Utah faculty, spoke last night In the Emerson ward chapel. His address was brief and to the point. He told his audience that his hearers were . already converts to prohibition, but would suggest that it was the duty of every citizen who desired prohibition to be active ac-tive in his political and civic duties, in attending the primaries and his party convention, to see tlmt the men who were : placed on the tickets would stand square- , ly for prohibition and work to the se curing of that end. ; Grant at Tabernacle. There were two speakers at the meet- ' ing held last night in Liberty ward. El- I der Anton Sorenson made an extended i argument to prove the benefits of prohl- i bitlon, submitting evidence to show bet terment of business conditions in "dry" I territory, as compared with conditions i in the same territory when it waa "wet." Bishop John Vetterll of Emigration ward also spoke briefly, urging the loyalty and support of every prohibitionist in the bat-tie bat-tie that is to bo waged in the political arena this fail. . , Prohibition was also the theme of both speakers at the regnlnr afternoon session ' ; In the tabernacle. Professor Levi' Edgar Young of the University of Utah made a general and scientific argument in favor ; of the elimination of alcoholism. He was ' followed by Apostle Heber J. Grant, who ; supported his argument for prohibition ; with many statistics bearing upon the de struction, pain and expense that are directly di-rectly traceable to alcohol. |