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Show TJtie Rights of Citizens THE 0ANNON BILL has been killed by the Senate. One or two other measures tq adjust ad-just the liquor question are under consideration. consid-eration. Why not keep in mind that tho government gov-ernment of this state should be by the people, and so far as the liquor question is concerned, it should be localized. That is, the Rubens of Sanpete San-pete and Sevier ought to make their own rules and regulations regarding it, but they should not make regulations for Salt Lake or Weber county, the thought being all the time that individual liberty lib-erty is the thing to be most treasured under free governments. We know the News objects to this, saying that under the rule, while outside counties would be prohibition, still all who drink in those counties would send to Salt Lake for liquor. But the News urged the passage of the Cannon bill with a sort of frenzy, though it knew that, could it become a law, and could it be declared constitutional, as it never could be, the effect would be to establish branch liquor houses in Pocatello or Evanston, through which- dealers here would fill orders to their customers. Today no one can buy a demijohn demi-john of whisky in Louisville, Ky but he can leave an order with a Louisville house, and in an hour it is filled and sent to his home in Louisville Louis-ville from a branch house in New Albany, just across the Ohio in Indiana. The customs of this city and the customs in Uintah and Carbon counties coun-ties are entirely differenl The tiling needed is a more strict enforcement of the laws. There are a great many dives in this city which should be broken up. The en-forceemnt en-forceemnt of a high license ordinance will accomplish accom-plish that. The public sentiment of this city can bring that about, if it will but assert itself. There are many things that need adjusting. A law should compel every company that runs excursion excur-sion trains at night to carry a policeman to hold hoodlums in check. The want of this has been a crying evil here for a quarter of a century. The whole question comes under the rule of a square deal. The citizen is entitled to perfect liberty, citizens are entitled to full protection and a rigid enforcement of the laws will secure the justice which is demanded. |