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Show Published Every Saturday BY GOODWIN'S WEEKLY PUBLISHING CO., INC. A. W. RAYBOULD, Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: Including postage in the United States, Canada and Mexico, $2.50 per year, $1.50 for six months. Subscriptions to all foreign countries, within the Postal Union, $4.50 per year. GOVERNOR SMITH Governor Smith of New York state has signed the repeal of the New York state prohibition enforcement act, which has made him the most talked of man in the United States today. Some criticise him, some praise him. It is well understood that he could not please all. However, he has taken the stand that states rights is an inheritance of the American people, and-afteall, the people of any state are the ones to say to a great extent what shall be and what shall not be. Because of his broad views, because of his beliefs in the rights and personal liberties of the people, lie was elected by the largest state in population of the Union, and in signing the bill he has only done what the majority asked him to. do. Governor Smith has seen the folly of trying to enforce prohibition in the Empire state. At times it has required an extra force of 25,000 men at an unestimated expenditure. He is thoroughly convinced that the people do not want prohibition, and no matter what his personal beliefs are, he does believe that the majority shall rule. There is no denying the fact that the saloon made beasts and hogs out of American patrons, and nobody wants the saloon again, but the time will never come when any one, or even the government, can make the people believe that it is a crime to take a drink. Who wants to eat an English pudding without brandy sauce, or mince pic made without brandy, and a hundred and one other palatable dishes that are made up and flavored with liquor, which are now prohibited. The United States government could supervise the manufacture of light wines and beers ; whiskey and brandy could be made for those who are sick, and the country would be far better for the r, change. It would do away with a great deal of crime and the which today seems to have gotten beyond the control of our government. Under our present prohibition law, the poor cannot secure any liquor except the poisoned stuff sold by the bootleggers. The rich can have all they want. It is cither secretly imported or they travel to foreign lands to live and spend their money. All surplus money spent for pleasure goes to foreign lands. In fact it is said that Canada has nearly paid off her war debt selling liquor to the United States. The people were fooled into prohibition. In the first place the big fight was made when 3,200,000 of our best citizens were in France and had no chance to vote. They were even kept ignorant of the real fight that was going on at home, and when the boys returned they were greatly surprised at the turn national affairs had taken. Prohibitionists declared and advertised that if the people would vote the country dry that our taxes would be reduced. Ihcv said that if the saloons would be put out of business crime would diminish at least fifty per cent. Police forces could be reduced accordingly, because if there was no crime there would be no need of large police departments. They, said that we could do away with many of our big prisons and those remaining would be empty. We would have fewer people in our insane asylums. With such a model r boot-legge- o 0 Single copies, 10 cents. Payments should be made by Check, Money Order or Registered Letter, payable to The Citizen. Address all communications to The Citizen. Entered as second-clas- s matter, June 21, 1919, at the postoffice at 8alt Lake of March 3, 1879. Act City, Utah, under the Ness Bldg. Salt Lake City, Utah Phone Wasatch 5409 311-1&- 13 IN THE LIMELIGHT picture presented to the average voter, it is no wonder that the reform asked for went over big. But, what has really happened? Is it any wonder then that Governor Smith of New York refuses to be a party to a question contrary to the will of the people? He was elected to perform the peoples will and he is doing it, regardless of some very severe criticism. Millions and millions of dollars arc spent annually trying, to enforce a law which the people ridicule. Not only do the states spend large sums as well as the federal government, but private prohibition organizations who beg their money and who pay fat salaries live as a result' of our present law. Prohibition has killed more people, driven more people insane, and has been the cause of more crime than the detested saloon ever dared to be, and it is a matter of every day observation. Therefore it is no wonder that the people are becoming disgusted with our present methods of handling the liquor question. Bootleggers do not want the Eighteenth amendment repealed because such action would put them out of business. Under the present law bootleggers are getting rich. When prohibition came there were about 150 liquof houses here doing business. Reports have it now that there are all of 2,000 people making and selling liquor. These people who are making money in this unlawful traffic of booze arc not wets, they are drys when it comes to the repeal of the law. What the final result will be is problematical. It appears that a majority of the people want light wines and beers, but under the Eighteenth amendment such manufacture is impossible. At least no state has yet undertaken to test the amendment as to its constitutionality where states rights would be fought out in the courts. That states have rights which even the national government cannot take from them there is no question. Whether liquor is one of those rights must still be tested in the courts. Our constitution is based upon personal liberty and the freedom of the press and free speech, but who can remember so far back? Under the constitution the nation forged to the top, but under our present system, where ire we headed for? Many of the people did not get a chance to vote for or against prohibition. Legislatures took it upon themselves to say what was best for the people, which in itself is a technical violation of the institution. Then again when people voted dry they thought or were made to believe that it was the elimination of tlic saloon and that liquor could be purchased when necessary. Instead they got law which makes every man a violator that takes a in iron-cla- d lrink, and it can safely be said that over 75 per cent of the people if the United States are violators because all of that number have :aken a drink since prohibition. People have taken a drink that lever thought of it before. Miss Alice Carpenter, president of the Molly Pitcher club in a recent address in New York city said that ;hc American child was growing up in an atmosphere of incessant |