| Show both of the big at state ate co mentions are areber oner and neither the republican nor democratic platforms ms slid said one m word ord as to prohibition or local option whit h it was the matter neither side can say that the state is not ripe for the movement as mana man of the counties hane hae declared for this reform the local option vae mane is sweeping oer this state and the people are demanding that the sentiment be into a statute toi fol the correction coi of the liquor traffic it looks as if bet both parties in this state are afraid of this moue issue and fear in a political party is equal to cowardice charges are made that the liquor interests are getting in their work among this the politicians this early in the fight and that both parties controlled bi men in the employ of the liquor interests it is said that at one of the contentions con en the platform committee had this question under discussion for an hour and that the committie commit tte members mere of the opinion that thai the matter was one for each county and senatorial district to determine for itself and pledge its nominees SOT for the work of temperance reform this is in a measure true but at the same time the great political parties of the state had nurthing nuo thing to lose byba by a declaration the subject and to ignore it at simple be tokens a cowardly disposition to go on record against this important ques tion this is not a question that tan can be ignored it is sweeping over the country and utah can not afford to be at the end of the procession both state co contentions mentions should hae made a declaration on the subject so that the ration nation may see how bow this state stands on the important question cri of temperance reform it is needless for this paper to enter into a discussion of the merits of the temperance temper arce question it is acknowledged that the liquor traffic is a grive grave question which confronts this nation and other states are taking the matter in hand band with a lev to placing the matter in the hands of the people for solution cannot afford to ignore this question and the two great political parties ot the state have passed it up we regret this lery cry much ard while it may be true that counties and di dit nets can best handle the question a declaration from both parties would have strengthened the position of the reform movement and to the world that utah is in favor of temperance tem Derance |
