| Show A USELESS PE PETITION wn WE publish in another column the text of A petition which is 13 to be circulated lu in this city for signatures ail ali and lartie lartic particularly u amon among the Mor mormon mons mong 11 h has as b been een cen framed under the direction of the blue liue ribbon temperance association cia cla tion the object in view vl w bellave we have iio llo no doubt is laudable but the rile I 1 man uati ner in u which jt 1 l Is propose tu to be accomplished complis hed la is ill ili added ed and impracticable ti cable cabie the 1 generalities I set forth lil lii in the petition concerning tile tiie of the liquor traffic are at as ti titie tibie e as ai t they lle ile y a are r C aged they have hake been uttered ironi front the pla pia platform tforia and through throng h tile tiie prest pres i as long as we can call reme min mix r an and were then but repetitions ments wv we do nod not think they wilt will ue de disputed by any our oue except perti leril perhaps aps individuals miu alu are financially inte lute reste in the liquor trail trall tr allic le we ve have therefore adre nothing tu to bay hay ab about at thom them except by way of endorsement r the control and where itis it js praest practicable C the suppression of rhe itie the manu inabu facture tac and aud sale bale of intoxicants is in our opinion a rightful SUI sul eeL ot legislation but the llie method proposed in it tue petition for fok the accomplishment of cannot de be effectual in iii talt lake laka city the quel quei ion lou ot i evenue cuts cute but a very verb small ligure figure in iii our of tile tiie subject we lre vre think it wo the public in the lon lull run n iia all tile tiie drain orain shop s and dud tapi tippling ng housea honses llo lio uses were closed bud but even if the municipal abury would suffer loss losi 1 by tile tiie cutting oft off of this chaft channel chanuel nel uel of re revenue we ve would not hot count that as aj a valid ar argument I 1 u it if the prohibition lit principle duelp le c could 0 a id be made matte practicable in iti tilis tula city there are arc two reasons why this iiii scan cannot be done one Is that we nave bave a certain proportion ot population who vill will have stimulants if they call eail be obtained by any R leans leana T the 11 e demand is hel heie hele ca the supply is sli e to I 1 le u forth connig it if it cannat be furnished legally it will be illegally llie the ille supply cannot be enn eff effectually cut off because of ane greatness and force ol of the demand prohibition would not prohibit in tills this city it if may be effectually established in bome some COf of the lowus towns and cities of utah as experience has lias deill dein wed ned d the violation ot of jav which occur therein being only exceptional the sentiment gottli ot the very el larga majority Is sin sincerely cerey agna ilist tile tiie t therefore t can car an be in ili taw tin main mattl su pu pi paused used but where there arm amm to so many people who look upon liquor as a necessity and nd so many manx man who are ready to meet the dc cle mandy mand 7 and willing to 0 o risk the tile evasion und violation of law la in order to make thie the large profits that flow from froni the business the abrogation of tha license system would be but the signal for unregulated secret traffic C and determined and widespread Ide spread schemes ines for th the pursuit of an unlawful ul business guarded by conceal ments difficult to bring within the sphere of legal punishment we arc aware that these statements can be met with a long string of on the other side but uhe llie facts remain and cannot be argued away the other and more potent reasor against the practicability of prohibition in salt lake city is the lack of power in the municipal authorities the petition states thal that the ter as amended by the legislature of 1882 iss gives the city power of granting or withholding licenses to sell liquor this is a mistake and it is fatal to the petition for the request which people are asked to sign is based upon that error the city has power under the amended hed charter to license tax and regulate ate this business and to prohibit it without a license but out not to absolutely prohibit the manufacture sale or other disposition of ants except on sundays pu public bile blie holidays and election days 1 lest there become dispute ds as to this we here give in full an an act amending Ft ending the charter of salt lake city SE SEC c 1 be it enacted bg the governor and legislative assembly of the terrp L terri t einy diny of utah that the city council of sai sat c lake ci cily city ty is h emby lintio gerud by ordinance orilin alice aiice aud and tiie thel coi cot to ii license eune cune ax U and regulate leg itle itie manufacturing fac turing demag hellm bellm hel lm wion giving away or ill in olner otner manner munner waho maho tug iu of f vinous or cinalt liquors and the persons m who po anac une lne rein to ten ien tram tiam bil bic alla allu pul put klit 1611 the ing lil lii neff hemm selling mil mii 1 way away 1 or in it any oilier mau man lier ilce ut ot lutiao ur or malt mait nit hit a if 11 celle celie ur or contrary ionti ary ars to the r I 1 a grained to exe ey ruise adad a id yu power 01 1 lo 10 we iu i u lin ain irmay ur OC ni tny iny tua niter i fe it ii i V allou or gualt iun iua 1 1 ulle lioa liua aliu atlo clo cit cliola oas dam das K to proper and coll coli veniene dinean lor lol catrin calrin caer in tiu tie tile alne ainu alue aluc into elfort alft elft cl to u nave lile tile power tu to reit rell reli quile quire tiie tau ili iii ael alt ud dil lil kil vanze iii into inlo tile lile ul city treas uti y lor lor for aulwes pul pui mes wes ul ol re sentie tut tot caun ulua alua MI granted for elle elie aellie ael tin lin ur or otherwise tur tor ol 01 sumi uin liquors liquor a uin buni ilot elot exe edin at tae tiu tie rave rne ui OL twelve tv iu per ipp app iov tov iljin au 0 the general 1 liquor law passed i asa cd at the tile B ame anlu oer ber ai dlott ion ioa oi in tile tiie while it itne give curlin corwin d powers tottie lottle tu atie comity loe ioe dues toe 4 noe nel extend powers to the tile cirki cit ki at ai ll it jn in the exercise of ijo vers sers already il rAd granted planted I 1 laflel r char tet tel tela lela ille ilie 1 llie lle lie petit lun iun luen tuen lb is utterly u usei heiens is a a indans towards the t I 1 to hup up the liquor lu in this tills cit city and every esery sq 1 1 appended tu to it will be lic so tso macii i luor in ill aln vain ain and aud so much e evidence ideuye of a lack liuk iluk of infozina tion on this luat lu atter ter tei I 1 we have nothing to say against ag any organization or society oc lety thau that has for it its reat real reat real object the reclamation oi of victims of alcoholism in the in ot of an all injurious busine bubines buhles bunies buhl buni cs i and the ot iut a vice ice mat is ruining a large larke large proportion of t ve e human faintly fai fal ully nily we visit such buch societies in ill their laudable endeavors but we ue have never ne er se seen en the necessity or advisability adv li ability of identification with on outtie tiie tile part palt of ine inc tubers lubers of the t hurch The latter latler dav day knuti maint nie are in their own church and anit b I 1 ts t covenant obliga I 1 ions lons ons as to all the virtues colln colin connected feted therewith the tiie church embraces within its creed and regulations all that is necessary to promote the of mankind and tuey who are elded thereby ihunt Ih ent need no other rules or pees aces or covenants of t chastity or propriety of conduct all that is good in iri any temperance association Is 1 to be found within tile pale of the church of f jesus christ oi latter day saints and of los its it members with zv lleti other societies would be lle on fili their part a manifest mark luark of weakness weak ness nei ne neu i we wish such organizations godspeed when they act it 11 their own owl sphere here berv and would encourage ge aid and cheer c si eer them in the good d work of elevating vatin latin ule ann degraded but we have a work to which we G are called of god that embraces all arncie for tor the re ie demotion dempt demp lon tion of mankind and that requires all our energies and attention for till this reason and for others other 4 that mi mili li he be named there is no need for batt latter ur da jay saints S lints lintn to join any other society mocie bocie tv or organization atlon separate and apart from the tho institution established iv bv the tho word and authority of the Most high god |
