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Show Mr. Tredegar Writes Again Prohibition or Strict Regulation; Regula-tion; Which? To the Kdltor of Tho Republican: Dear Sir In ray former letter to your Valuable paper I pointed out a few common senso points, which seems to mo to bo very vital on tho all absorbing liquor question. I nm aware, Mr. Editor, that I am treading on dangerous ground. I am also aware that some Inquisitive person per-son has beo'. on n "still hunt" fcr yours tru'y. They have Invaded the sanctity of tho drug stores, studied directories di-rectories of recent and ancient date, to discover where I lived, probably with the purpose in view of dragging mo before tho public so ns to show up my unmitigated gall In daring to say anything on this Important subject. sub-ject. It Is said: "Kools rush In wheio Angels Fear to Tread," and having had tho temerity to speak somowhnt of tho "chamber of horrors," of that scholar, gentleman, orator and vocalist vocal-ist who was recently here, I fear my bend Is "not worth much." Anyway hero goes for another whirl. An nrtlclo recently published in tho Deseret News, dated Atlantic City, has this very important point on tho question: "When nil allowances aro mado for false and garbled statements, ilollb'er-ato ilollb'er-ato falsehoods and misleading charges, char-ges, the fact romalns that thoro Is an alarming INCREASE IN THE USE OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS In tho United States as a whole. Only harm can come by deceiving tho public by charts which Indicate a rapid advance ad-vance In temperance legislation and boastful statements about making the 'map all white' WHILE WE ARE DOING NOTHING OF THE KIND." And this emanated from an Intol- llgont committee of tho Presbyterian assembly recontly held ut Atlantic City who resolutloned ngalnst prohL Continued on Pago 2. Mr. Tredegar Writes Again Prohibition or Strict Regulation; Regula-tion; Which? Continued from I'a.i 1. bltlon. Will our prohibition friends say that these reverend gentlemen arrived at this verdict In order to retain the FINANCIAL GOOD WILL of their rich parishioners? Tho Salt Lake Commercial club is composed of some of tho brainiest and most influential men in Utah. Men who nro conversant with business busi-ness conditions, and who do not like thu degrading Influences ot tho saloons, sa-loons, but who would rather havo thum strictly regulated, than "holes In the wall" or "bootleggers." They havo passed tills resolution which 1 tnku from the Salt Lako Tribune (unfortunately). (un-fortunately). Ahem! Hesolved, That we, the members of tho governing board of tho Commercial Commer-cial club, regardless of our .personal opinion, believe that tho grcnt business busi-ness interests or our city and vicinity will bo seriously Injured by tho pas-sago pas-sago or prohibition In Salt Lake, and wo wish to go on record as opposed to such action." High sounding statements or temperance tem-perance orntors, or to be exact prohibition pro-hibition orators, on this subject does not proo anything whatover. It simply sim-ply goes to show that the most zealous zeal-ous exponents or any cnuso, can not only ho radically cocrclvo but extremely ex-tremely bigoted In their views. Ilocently, I noticed In your valuable valu-able periodical the statenient'that Logan Lo-gan would be clean, pure nnd ifee rrom tho contaminating Influences or tho sturr that Is sold to steal away men's brains. Will It 7 Is not this a supposition. True, there niu a ruw cases where men have rerormed by rorce, but they are extremely Tew. It Is frequently reiterated that tho laws have not been enforced on tho liquor question, and If such Is the case, which I will grant, ror the sako or argument, ar-gument, Is It the rault or tho laws or tho rault or tho orricers? Candidly I do not expect to see Logan Lo-gan openly made a wot town. Tho business men, nt least the great majority ma-jority or them, believe It would he Tor tho best Interests or tho city to havo tho business run In open daylight day-light and strictly regulated, than to bo sealed under n prohibition band. If ono or two saloons could bo run, say on the Nebraska daylight saloon law, there would bo no need for desecrated des-ecrated homes, Inebriated husbands and our boys going to tho doga. 1 know tho choice argument "that a town deserve to go under If It is fed by unrighteous living and boozo" Is often used, but under right laws, stilct enforcement nnd loyal orricers, there would ho no mwo danger than we havo now and not near as much 1 notice a grave, but most Important statement or .Mayor ainssmnn or Oij-den, Oij-den, who says: "IT IS NOT PllOHIIlI-TION PllOHIIlI-TION WHEN YOU CLOSE THE SALOONS SA-LOONS IN WHICH THE THAFFIC CAN HE REGULATED and then open WIDE THE CITY TO THE WHOLESALERS WHOLE-SALERS OF WHISKY AND IIKEU fo that greater quantities or strong drink may rind their way into the HOMES. TO HE DKUNK IN THE PMSr..CE OF CHILDREN." VnU I am also mlndrul of tho rnct that a prominent liquor houso or Oif. den, 0110 or the largest In tho stato, advertizes his grocery department In u prominent church publication ON RED PAPER or did until recently when everyone knows that his elder slock In trndo is wines, whiskies and cigars! Is this right? Do I hove to mention tho nnmo or tho Ogden firm? It was published the other day in glaring prohibition . statistics that thero wmo 10,000,000 drunkards In tho United Statos. With a population of 9- .000,000 that comes protty near oelng one-tenth, nud taking theso fig uros as true there aie STILL A TEW itlUHTEOl'S LEFT TO HOLD THIS |
