Show Local Option The advocates of high licence as against prohibition seem to base their arguments upon the fact that prohibition pro-hibition does not prohibit If this I can be used as an argument why pass any laws There are no laws in exis ence that wholly prevent tho commission commis-sion of the act provided for but all laws restrain more or less owing to the manner in which they are enforced enforce the liquor law as energetically as other laws and they will be quite as salutary in their effects Prohibition jiaces the liquor traffic under restrictions restric-tions that that are more salutary than otherwise and prohibition is on the side of safety While it does nut accomplish ac-complish all we desire it renders the traffic more unpopular and the bever ave harder to procure for those who have not already fallen into intemperate I intemper-ate habits 1 agres with Tn HERALD that the only way to prevent the evil of intemperance i9 to convince the intem jarate and get them to depart from the path of intemperance But while the Christian and philanthropist are using moral suasioi let our lawmakers law-makers come to the rescue Under prohibition or license the habitual drinker will have his dram but I consider con-sider prohibition a safeguard to the youth and it is in the youth all our hopes are centered I cannot think that they will be so easily led into the paths of intemperance under prohibitory prohibi-tory regulations A local option laws law-s fair to everybody It gives localities where they do not desire liquor sold the right to say so I will take my native town of Springville for an example I am thoroughly convinced if the question ques-tion of prohibition were fairly put before be-fore the people four out of every five would vote for the measure and the same is probably true of ninetenths of our towns in Utah Now I ask in all candor shall an overwhelming majority major-ity have to submit to the rum traffic in their midst to see the future of their sons and daughters beclouded by the black cloud of intemperance hovering over them because prohibition does not prohibit f I dont think it is using the majority fairly The high license men say it makes the traffic more respectable spectable I hardly think the above can be substantiated There are no onehorsesaloons in sight it is true butt but-t is a well known fact that high license does not prevent liquor from being sold on the sly The initiated know wher taey can get drink the cheapest TJ p iramtaker is no exception to the gen eral rule he will go where he can get the most for his money and as the contraband traband dealer can undersell the high license man there are some persons willing to evade the law und deal out he poisoned bowl to the drink The licensed saloon is only a shield to those drink holes by diverting the puplic gaze from sly dealers to themselves The fact that licence brings a large revenue rev-enue to the public treasury should cut no figure What would be best for the people at large should actuate the statute makers I believe that the best way to protect our young from the evils of strong drink is by prohibitory measures meas-ures strongly enforced and in the start it is the only way to pulverize the rum power Resnectlully D C JOHNSON George Utah February 281SSS |