| Show 10 prohibition the following letter a copy of was today mailed to each of it the me members elect of 0 the be constitutional convention Convent ionio speak clearly cor itself SALT SAIT CITY utah mr the undersigned undersigner under signed committee have been named by khe he ministers association of the pro estadt churches and pim first aseel beuoy of the church of jeani chris of latter day saints dahlia and the bishop of the Ca catholic holic charob of the diocese of utah the purpose and object of this committee is ia to 10 aid in securing the submission by the he constitutional convention to the legal voters of the territory of the question ot of the prohibition of tho ho manufacture and sale male as a beverage of intoxicating liquors in the proposed new state we favor said question being submitted to a vo e of the people at the same me election with the constitution but as a separate article in substantially the form and manner shown in the en enclosed cloned circular you will observe that thai toe tho proposed article is dire oed ed solely against th the manufacture and sale as a beverage or in other words against the saloon as an institution it is not directed against the personal libena or private habits of the individual citizen I 1 we desire as a comi to solicit and it if po possible to 10 secure your operation cooperation co ang and active sti support port as an a cembor of the constitutional convention for the submission of this question as above indicated we do not noi ask whether you are in favor of prohibition but simply whether it will be with your views to 10 aid in extending to the legal voters their right of expressing their decision upon this question I 1 at the ballot box if you have no objection tb so doing the committee would be pleaded plea ed to 10 have you dalis at ditroi of houi views with reference to this his question quest idon of submission be respectfully yours F li IEL HALL A J W R RUTO KINsON JOHN NICHOLSON WILLARD YOUNG WILLARD W EDWARD H SPENCER CLAWSON F T committee goo P F goodwin chairman 20 and 21 commercial block or john Ni nicholson choNon Nichol non secretary box 18 salt lake city utah here is the proposed article on prohibition hibi tion together with the method of submitting the be same to vote of the people ARTICLE prohibition to be submitted to a separate vote of the people as an provided by the schedule aud and ordinance no person as socia ion or corporation po ration shall within this state stale manuk facture for sale or 1 gift ift as a beverage any in cating liquors liquor a and no person association awis tion or corporation shall import any or of the same for ale or gift or sell bell or offer or keep the me for oale isale or gift bartor barter 0 or rade as a beverage tue legislative assembly y shall by law lair proscribe prescribe regulations tor for the on foroe ment of the provisions proy inions ot of article and hall abail hereby provide suitable penalties lor the vio violation latin thereof there shall be submitted at the tha same sam election at ai which this cowitz tion is in submitted for rejection or adoption i article entitled prohibition 1 and persons who desire to va vote to tor said at ariole tole shall have written or K printed hinted on heir ballots for prohibition and all persons desiring to vote against said aid article arti shall have written wr litten or printed on their ballots ballot against prohibition it it shall appe appear according to the returns herein provided for that bat a majority of all the vote cast at ai said paid election lor for and against prohibition are tor for prohibition then said mid article shall abal be and aad torm a part of this constitution and be in full fall force and effect as such I 1 from the date of the admission of this wale two tab union but tf if it is shall appear to kid aid returns that thai a majority mejo rity of said sall votes are against prohibition ilion said article shau shall be null and void and shall not be a part of this constitution it be observed that the parties parti who named the committee who have taken the initiatory steps in I 1 this movement are undoubtedly gallues liall and those person dersons er sons whose who signatures are attached to the circular are gentlemen of character aou and standing in the community thor ther object of the committee Is reit reasonable and is strictly in consonance with american institutions hau had they asked for the primary tort mary insertion of a n prohibitory article in the proposed constitution proper objection might have been raised agala si at the pr they L he V simply desire that the people f utah be given an opportunity to express their wishes by vote separate and apart from the exercise luf frages rages on the adoption of the oon con it ef the majority favor the detached article then according to the he genius of american institutions it would become an integral part of the me instrument should the vote rn fV 00 ap 1 t 0 0 fall to the grouT BiL by not t the people have ave th iba opportunity to vallon on this imports mt subject |
