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Show THE LIQUOR QUESTION. A prohibition worker registers an objection to this paper advocating extending ex-tending the time when a prohibition measure is to become law in this State. Ho asks, why compromise with those in a traffic so devilish. The people of this state, this county coun-ty and this city have for years invited invit-ed those so disposed to open saloons. The placing of a license on the business busi-ness for tho purpose of aiding In raising rais-ing revenge gave recognition to the traffic in liquor. After encouraging the business for years, by what right do the people of this state declare that those selling strong drink are not entitled to a semblance of fair treatment, but should bo crushed out before thoy have a chance to escapo from a bankrupting mandate? In dealing with this issue, the people of Utah must not be other than fair to those who have Invested their last dollar In the saloon business. There are many men in that business who arc not conscious of wrong doing; who believe In personal liberty and who reason that an' abridgment of personal person-al rights is an unwarranted disregard of the spirit of the constitution; who claim that liquor does not ruin except where an inherent weakness exists that will find Its dissipation even after alcoholic drinks have been prohibited. pro-hibited. Wo may say that men of that cw are of distorted vision, but that does not relieve us from the obligation to treat them with exact Justice, which means the eliminating of the liquor traffic with the least possible injury to those directly involved and alter due notice has been served of an ending end-ing of the compact whereby, in the past, the state, county and city has placed the seal of approval upon the saloonkeeper's vocation and has induced in-duced many a man to become a dealer deal-er in strong drink. |