Show PROHIBITION QUESTION The rho official program for th the services ices fees yesterday of ot the First Methodist Episcopal church of ot which the Rev Dr Francis Francia B Short la is pastor con contained contained tamed the following Please remember That the su supreme preme and the gigantic curse ourse ot or orthis this HilB nation Is the liquor traffic and its rte annihilation la Is the hope hOp and the prayer of ot all good people peo people peo people It IS 1 remains among us be because because because cause of ot our but bitt pa patience patience tience Is ceasing 8 in all sections and holy wrath is being poured out upon the baleful traffic Only onty a II few taw years ago our politicians laughed it out of ot their conven conventions conventions tlona but the American principle pie the people have a right to rule has asserted Itself until political political parties are being forced force 1 to speak concerning this iniquity iniquity Not long ago it was waa simply a amoral amONI amoral moral mONI Issue but today toda in to some it has become a pOUt Issue The Methodist Episcopal church Is IB ever seeking and working for tor the ideal con eon condition condition to obtain There are how however however however ever differences 8 of ef opinion among our leading Idine churchmen asto as asto a ato to the tho most efficient way in JD n which to reach the desired end Some have said and continue to say that absolute ab prohibition should be enacted at once onoe Others oth others Others ers have said and continue to say that it should be reached through 1 the efforts like the league is making that local option is the surest and most permanent way m to which to solve and to settle this thi problem The members of this tn church will give careful atten Hon to this problem and every everyone everyone everyone one will wal not according to his and her ber own best Christian Judgment for tOr the tile overthrow of at this eviL AH As lJ Dr Short prepares this pro program program program gram or r at least edits It the tate state went ment above can properly be considered as him Pastor Short ap apparently apparently recognises reCognizes as M do most practical practIcal nen that there are two differ different different ent attempts at solution of ot the liquor Question One of ot these Is statewide prohibition and the other local op opton opton ton or high license and strict regu regulation regulation regulation lation Dr Short apparently recognizes nl eI that two tw men m n may equally 1 the evils of ot the liquor traffic but may differ as to the best method to tonee nee nae to minimize that evil Apparent Apparently i I iI ly 11 he recognizes that men may hon honestly honestly honestly estly differ dUter as to the best beet method to use to overcome that evil Apparent Apparently ly he recognizes the fact that not all good Is lined up with statewide prohibition Apparently he recognizes recognizes that fact tact that men may differ as 3 to the best method to use to over overcome como come the evil of ot Intemperance There can be no quarrel over the contention that the liquor traffic brings evils in its train There can be beno beno beno no argument over the fact tact that in intemperance Intemperance intemperance temperance must be stamped out The liquor question should not be made a political Issue sane but since this has been done it Jt must be he mot met The only question with lith the thinking peo people people people of ot the state ought to ie te which method will best ce the evils of ot the liquor traffic to a minimum We believe that tho the experience of ot other states shows that statewide I prohibition floes does oes not reduce the evils of ot the liquor traffic We believe bellave that tho the liquor men of at Utah today too a firmly believe that they will sell sall more mora our under statewide prohibition than they will under high and strict regulation combined with local option Oklahoma Is In the throes of at a fight tight over the question whether statewide prohibition or high license local op option option tion and strict regulation is the best solution of at the liquor question Elk City Is the largest larget town in Peckham county Oklahoma That city at the thelast thelast last Jut election voted for tor prohibition From Prom January 10 to December 13 1909 1808 barrels of ot whiskey cases cues of ot whiskey 1033 barrels barr of t beer and thirteen cases casu of ot beer were Wore shipped Into Elk City over the Rock Island railroad All this was wan shipped d Into e a town that declared for tor prohibition In that city the major majority majority ity Uy of ot the voters declared for prohibition prohibition prohibition What tP you think of ot It T |