Prohibition Debate in LefiB City Election Appeals
A local letter urges voters in Lefih to support prohibition against high license. It argues licensing profits corrupt morals, cites Springville as evidence, and condemns Republican candidates for backing “hell holes.” The author appeals to honor and virtue, urging turnout for the November 2, 1897 election.
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Democrats
Lehi
England
Springville
City Recorder
Leh
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Anti saloon sentiment grows in state columns
In letters and editorials the movement against alcohol faces local resistance. Lehi is noted as a site where a distillery is being erected, drawing criticism of prohibition efforts and calls for enforced laws.
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Lehi
A. J. Evang
Mgr
A. J. Evans
Democratic Econsight
Ogden
Springville
Logan Democrats Endorse Prohibition Measures in Resolution
Logan Democrats discuss the liquor question and pass a resolution urging complete separation of saloons from pool halls and billiard rooms. They call for removing screens and private drinking rooms from saloons and for removing obscene pictures and loitering spaces to deter youth exposure.
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Logan
Logan City
Abstainer questions high license push in Utah column
J. L. Gian criticizes a political column on prohibition, cites Deseret News and Springville notes, asserts prohibition supporters denounce low or high license, and urges voters to back strict regulation. He attacks alleged police and saloon pressures and appeals for moral action.
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Gould
Lehi
Twloons
Logan
Deseret News
Springville
Salt Lake City
Wes
Recorder
Does Prohibition Prohibit Editor Baxxxn?
A Lehi column argues over prohibition as a political issue, challenging the premise that prohibition will fix societal ills and criticizing both sides. It compares Bellamy’s utopian fantasies with prohibition and suggests rooting out liquor by ending licensing rather than patchwork regulation.
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Lehi
Edward Bellamy
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