Show COMMENTS UPON IN PROHIBITION I From Prom the Utah Independent The Utah Independent stands for tot temperance In every a sense BIns of ot the word It IB I. not fanatical however and does not nOl Jump or como come to conclusions without without with with- out first TIme The Anti Anti- Saloon league map that paints Utahan Utah an and 1 the whole mountain Inter-mountain country In jet black and shades nearly all the theother theother theother other states white Is untrue and d de de- de In fact tact it is identical with the Mormon monarchy monarch map published by the Baptist Home MIs- MIs elon sion Monthly and nud other religious papers published In the tho year It It not unlike the Salt Lake Ministerial associations association's Utah Devil Fish may that thatis is Ie so largely circulated through the countr country country- All those these maps painting Utah as a n black block on the tho map of the United States arc are simply disseminators of or falsehood and calumny and they can all nil bo ho traced to the same stamo source The Saloon Anti-Saloon league map shows hos that the states wholly dry are North Dakota Kansas and four tour Southern states and that on Oregon Iowa Onto Onlo Michigan and Colorado are arc almost white whit an and 1 almost wholly dr dry These states also will no doubt soon oon have hn spotless white angelic temperance wings like the others What a falsehood falsehood falsehood false false- hood to hold up to the time rising genera genera- tion I have before me a a. copy of ot the report of or the of ot Internal revenue showing the actual number I or of liquor dealers rectifiers an and 1 brewI brewers brew brew- I em ers era in tho the different states for tor the year ear ending June 30 30 1908 1906 Spotless white Kansas has haa been beon an absolute as Caras far Car faras faras as tho the law goes prohibition state for over 25 years and yet ot Uncle Sam collects col cal lads a liquor revenue from liquor dealers an and 1 brewers In that I white snow state North Dakota IsheM Is held heM up as a spotlessly white and a wholly dry ry state while at tho the same time 1680 liquor dealers an and 1 brewers last year paid Undo Uncle Sam revenue to sell oell Intoxicating liquors That is thero Is Isone Isone Isone one liquor dealer in spotlessly white North Dakota to oyer every 00 of ot tho population Twenty years a ago o Iowa Iown was as white or wholly dry as the Saloon Anti-Saloon league map would call it but toda today she he is a little just little Just Justa a little smeared little smeared as ns tho the map Indicates indicates indi Indi- cates with Ith only liquor dealers denIers doing business within her borders border With the exception of ot a little black whiskey spot In her hor northeastern carnor corner corner cor car ner nor the Saloon Anti-Saloon map dresses Ohio in rich an and 1 rare garments of ot dry d spotless white like unto the driven on beautiful snow enow It s says S 'S seven Fifty of or her 83 88 communities are without sa Ia a loons loon During the year oear ending Juno 30 1908 1005 only a a. mere bagatelle bagatelle bagatelle baga baga- telle different liquor dealers rectifiers and brewers In Ohio gave to Uncle Sam only a little over 1 a amore amore amore more pittance In liquor revenues alone alono Spotless s white Ohio raised money an and 1 hired Congressman Taylor and also aided 1 and amid abetted Charley Chancy Owen Fred T. T DuBois DuBols Frank J. J Cannon Cannon Cannon Can Can- non and the Salt Lake Tribune In their efforts to expel the Hon Reed Smoot from the United States Senator Senator Sena Sena- tor tar Smoot In tree freedom from front the use of harmful beverages stands in that great body not only tho the peer but above any other member Tulle Talk y Temperance Ro Roy Rev Louis S. S Fuller superIntendent of or the Saloon Anti league lectured inthe In tho the Salt Lake Lolo Tabernacle Sunday Sunda January Januar 11 Ho lIe held up the Anti Anti- Saloon league map and said It If you OU will observe tho the temperance map of ot tho the United States you ou will see that be- be ginning with the time Gulf Gult of ot Mexico co weeping northward to the Great Grut I Lak Lakes and aud from tha th Atlantic ocean oc au westward to tho the mountain inter states this great territory is todd today tody nearly white under prohibitory law and let me call your our attention to the fact tact that on the thc Pacific coat coast California has splendid 1 prohibitory laws and large I areas of that state are aro now whitening un under tho the operation atlon of ot the these e low lawLYes lawn Ye Yes people of Utah especially the I Mormons Just think of or it that when the these theeo good Saloon Anti league lenS people leave lea spotless white Ohio tho the home of ot tho the league an and 1 go to whitening California the they have to pass through Jot-black Jot Utah to get there Wonderful Wonder Wonder- ful tul whitening California h has 8 only liquor dealers and 91 breweries or ono one liquor dealer to every 87 of ot the population or or In other words Call Call- fornia has hus three liquor dealers per per capita to Utah's one and yet this reverend reverend rev rev- I deceiver r said to a class of ot people poe peo pIe who when left to themselves wore ho tho most mot temperate in the tho United I States tha that California was as whitening I under prohibition and Utah was let black Oh what logic This wonderful lilac black and white Saloon Anti-Saloon league map puts Oregon In n tho the spotless white list with the c. c exception ex cx- caption of ot a n slightly darkened belt or through the center but the league eague fo forgot ot to that there thero aro 80 liquor dealers nn and 1 brewers In n tho time state or one to every overy ICO of ot the time population New ew York state Is la also alson In n partially white list with only liquor dealers or one liquor dealer to tooer oer o'er very every of or tho limo population Michigan Is s also partially white sho alma has ha only liquor dealers denIers or ot- otone ono one to 30 ot of f tho population Poor old ord devil Ish lish Mormon formon monarch monarchy Utah Ulah with 1148 liquor dealers which Includes ho tho dru drug st stores res or one liquor dealer 1 ler to o every overy U of ot the population Is marked coon crow crow funeral Jet black If It older states have tried prohibition for tor or a a. number of ot years an and 1 still have moro noro liquor dealers per pOl capita than Utah a new mining camp au and amid 1 border state tate do wo wc want that kind of or prohibition prohibition here Some one will now ox- ox claim lalm The Tho Utah In Independent has haa been bought b by the whiskey ring and ands Is s on arm their side for tor they do lot not want prohibition as it Jt la Is l known in Iowa Kansas ansas or North orth Dakota There are arc man many liquor dealers and saloon keep keep- ers rs who outside of their damnable calling ailing are upright honest men they who vho ol obey the law and pa pay their state an and nd 1 count county license The They do not want prohibition fox for un under prohibition the they would go out of or business That kind or of f men went out of ot business in Kansas Kansas Kansas Kan Kan- sas and other prohibition states But who are tho tim people that are arc re paying Uncle Sam a liquor revenue re In n the prohibition states now Most of f them are outlaws boot who run un dew drop Inns the holes wa wall vail blind pigs piSS speak etc tc Instead 1 of ot paying revenue to the tho and state and count county the they use usa It to bribe policemen constables and sheriffs to hire lire lawyers and fix Ox Juries |