Show MATTSON IS OUT FOR PASSAGE OF DRY LAW 0 tJ Secretary of State Declarer res For St State StateWide Wide Vido Prohibitory Measures Measure Demanded lie He Says Sas byThe by hr byThe The People David Mattson attson secretary of state on Jul July 20 issued a statement in m which he says sas the time has come for foi forthe the legislature of Utah to enact a wide state-wide biton law and in an anal analysis sis of the situation declares that tha t the people people of the stat state want a prohibition prohibition I and they will gr t it through the legislature and the number of of I Imen men in the legislature pledged to I prohibition will be sufficient to pass i ithe the bill over the veto of the chief I executive j if such a veto should take i place He declares that the j I lican party part will sweep the state j if the platform to be adopted at Ogden I contains a provision for wide state I prohibition and announces that he the theIs heis is in favor of sta wide state prohibition and will make his campaign for re-j re re- re i nomination as secretary of stat state on 1 Such euch a platform It is plain to me said l I Mr Mattson Matt Malt alt son that the people of this state state ant want tant prohibition and it will be sure suicide for any political party Part to oppose the movement Much has been said about submitting this question question question quest quest- ion to the people at a special election election elec- elec tion to be provided for b by the next legislature U If there were any re reaf rea rea- f gr grounds for unc uncertainty ty as asto asto to th the temper of the people leople on this matter there might be some excuse for tor such a proposition But it is f simply a stall fo for time and nothing more In In my opinion the people have I already expressed themselves on the question The result of ot the general genera gener gener- a al election ele Uon two years ago goes to fir fir- prove this Moreover the action taken by hr a strong majority of the I peoples people's representatives In the tho 1915 I session of or the legislature furnished irrefutable evidence of or what the people people peo peo- llie wanted at that time If It there peo-I peo t has been in senti- senti a change public senti sentiment sentiment f ment since that time It has been tort to tD rt f intensify the popular demand for forr r prohibition t In In view of or existing conditions I i fail tail to see what the can hope to gain by continuing their unconditional opposition to the movement There is no possible chance to longer withstand the Issue Regardless of or the poll political complexion complex complex- ion of or the next legislature statewide statewide state state- wide prohibition will be provided b by direct legislative enactment and f If it becomes It will be necessary passed passed pass pass- ed cd over the head of the executive ho dares to veto it Consider the lie situation n. n There are nine nine holdover holdover state slate senators Eight of ot this tills number are alread already on record for prohibition and each and every everyone one o of them is determined ed cd to recoup the loss th their ir cause c cause use t sustained in the last session when their earnest efforts were overridden by executive action These eight night men are seasoned and prepared to 4 A- A lead the fight light to a decisive condos condos- ion Of the nine new senators to tobe tobe tobe be elected erected it is safe to presume that tha at least five will be personally pledged ed to prohibition Hence the nex next senate is bound to have a working majority even over the governors governor's veto should such a situation arise The next house will likewise be overwhelmingly for a wide state-wide prohibition prohibition pro pro- measure and as I analyze the situation it too will be e strong enough to pass such an act over tho the veto eto Twenty-four Twenty counties are sure to pledge their representatives for direct legislative enactment and it would not surprise mein me In the least if two Iwo of the four re remaining ining counties coun I Ithe ties will not take similar action atthe at atthe the polls How lIow then can can the hope to succeed d To my mind mild they the are merely inviting 1 j drastic drastic dras dma tic action and disastrous consequences ces to themselves Unless Uless they change their present attitude It would seem that they themselves are arc more unreasonable than the It is my idea the they can best gain a consideration of tho the merits of their cause by accepting the inevitable and assuming a concilIatory conciliatory conciliatory concil concil- attitude Moreover I believe that the prohibitionists unless forced I to resort to extreme measures are universally of a mind to bring about the desired order of or things without working any unnecessary hardship or injury upon any person or concern Personally I would like to see all of the political parties take favorable favorable favorable favor favor- able positive action on on the tine prohibition prohibition prohibition tion question and thereby remove it as a campaign issue Then when the next legislature convenes it would be possible for not only the prohibitionists II but hut all other persons concerned concerned concerned con con- to meet on mutual grounds I of public Interest and enact a satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory measure that would forever settle the matter Until this question is definitely l settled other oWer matters also of vial concern to the people will not get the attention they de de- de serve |