Show PROVO prohibitionists feb 11 1895 A large congregation assembled in the tab barnacle yesterday afternoon for the he purpose of giving expression to 0 o their views view upon the question of askloff asking ane constitutional convention to submit a prohibition clause to the people to be voted upon at tae t tie same time as the RUA hou W H king presided prayer was offered by rev J C andrews of liao baptist church judge king stated that the object of the meeting was t consider watt der or not some plan can be devised which will minimize the evils that result from the sale cf f intoxicating liquors the rho movement had been commenced by a num number ber of 0 gentlemen gent lenen letien and concerted action by members of the he various churches chu and all the good people in the territory was desirable efforts in behalf of prohibition which had been made in the past had ot of late received a considerable check chech perhaps for or the reason wat that many people who were in favor of prohibition considered d beela to establish a temperance party ln in toe tue opinion of the speaker the cause could be best beat sub served by a union of offeit on the part of all temperance ad vacates regardless regard leas of classes denotti or parties par it would always be a debatable question until a time lime when we have a better belter government than man can give whether prohibition will minimize the evils of the liquor lo many believe hat atiat this could be beat brought about through high license othera bad b d reached the conclusion that the evil could be best beat corrected correct ei through we the strong arm of atio state being lalu gaiu upon it through prohibitory enactment the decision ot or the supreme court that liquor in original lual packages could be transmitted from one state to another without interdiction had bad been a groat great obstacle oba taule to successful enforcement of prohibitory enactments enact mente but in tiie the face of thin all guid citizens of f every creed anu party will join hands hand to suppress the terrible evil elij allekand Alle all stand tand appalled at the and growing of the liquor traffic lo which causes homes to be ruinen family ties to be out ae as sunder and engenders crime and iniquity crowding the courts with criminal business busine aa and tilling filling fellens fel loBB lons cells calls which would be emi ty tj how best to control the evil and rescue the young from its terrible consequence was the vital quest question ioD mud and he be would be a statesman indeed who could devise a plan that hat would this end rev kev J W aliks of the methodist church said this was not a religious meeting nor a political meeting yet at of both too question was whether the constitutional convention would allow the people to express heir opinion on prohibition he then read the following resolution resolved that we the people of provo prove io in mass maea meeting assembled respectfully ri quest the constitutional convention to submit as a separate article the question of 01 the prohibition of the manufacture and sale bale of intuni eating liquors as a beverage to a vote the be people at the same ejection at which tb proposed constitution is submitted he oell eved tho the people would be united in their efforts to suppress the liquor tr frame attle it was a mistake to ex any relief through political parties part iee because neither party would venture to father any reform along this toe line for fear of losing the vote veto of the saloon element this was a question in which the churches had a right to make themselves heard beard if they refused to raise their voices against this ibis terrible evil that was oppressing the people they were not doing duty and would be held responsible before gou god some borne may bay the churches should go about their business and let the whisky question alone this was waa nothing now new ono once when the savior found a man possessed of devils the devils sata said lot let us alone what have we to do with thet thee all we ask to is tha tithe saloons be closed in order to rob the drink custom ousborn of its respectability in order to save our boy we may not be able to prevent from being befog imported but can CAD say ay it shall net act be sold and make this traffic which causes more edness and degradation than all other evils evil combined a disgrace bishop J B keeler of the fourth ward read from a work writ ton ten by a mr ff of now new jersey who was not in favor of prohibitory lawe this author su au mits that the immoderate use of liquor produces three fourths of the crime and pauperism in sy existence and that it it can be prohibited it could reduce taxes one half he bases his big object objections iono to prohibitory legislation un the grounds that legislators should consider the natural tastes and passions pas siona of men and that the proper functions ol of legislation is in not to prevent a man from injuring himself but from injuring others bishop keeler showed that the taste for intoxicants was no not a natural taste and also that it if it were true that through the liquor traffic taxes were increased 50 per cent it in aured all citizens he was wan in favor of the he and believed that a prohibition clause incorporated in the constitution would raise the moral status of the people and they abey would am aee to it that no man was elected to the legislature who would not enact pro hibi tory liwo lawe and no man maa elected to an executive office who would not enforce them rev samuel rose roie of the congregational church explained that the tion of the would not be affected by having it a separate parate ae prohibitory pro bibi clause voted upon by the people It would loulu give the people an opportunity to say aay whether they wanted such a clause incorporated in the constitution or nor this was their right as aa american citizens utah would never have bob snob an opportunity to express their will as aa at this time parties could not be depended upon to effect this reform because they wanted votes and would not antagonize the he liquor men A vote on the resolution previously read resulted in its ito unanimous adoption elder eider V L halliday Halll day offered the benediction the tabernacle furnished fur beautiful and appropriate the meeting L |