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Show THE CITIZEN SpiH,BlTI0N lTh 18 T0 ME1 Svme(D. B. Rishton, S. L. C.) will more than pay for wines and tgfeMiitn id maybe!iay11Bedliquors, up to this time in he and as I have ilever hdveWa8yer), beeqy tobacco, tea, cocoa, or cosiider I can justly claim to every wed caong the most consistent-I mention this to give lens of 1 am not a beer people Stac?? that or soak Green eirag drink guzzler writing, and without dictation iy person, party, clique, clan ermany penning this article f solicitation. r have "Of the agitation rampant sve Sot ot to" foot over the nation con- prohibition, and, likely in tcaces, its camouflaged en-n- t, determined to write my subject. SlfOK UllU fSipii thoughtful considera-muirff- 8 many years wide over the entire country and and 1 have honorabIy 5ATURF educated three girls 300- ioys and of course are and nee frandi parents I am convinced . trans ce prohibition law of this nation iaceiving bone thrown out hypocrites to get gain, 'the nation with everlast-contento- n and strife. ahs cigarette law and OvenJoi;Sposition by inconsistent nfaiU therefore a farce, a Cailure. I look upon the laming stwcliqtai, or clan, whoever they originated the mislead-conferred in that absurd as the improper , Prohibtlon, tlae present uncontrolled, , i iu'iii ii and offensive liquor law, as a r Floor, t of evil designing people who a criminal laughing stock f i f miiy country. 50c, 3Iit ibitlon does not, never has, nor 'ill,' folly prohibit. But even if -prohibit everybody in all the .from using spiritous liquors, it Tremeofbei crime against humanity to latic Ob it, because it would destroy nality and, in this nation, the Next "utional privilege and free agen- withtke?er3r Amercan citizen. It mans agency and therein freedom. Law should only orbd- - JMl fences, LKES I16. extreme penalty of ilk of tfc are for to prohibit. God admonishes, persuades and de-- j and He forbids and threatens rewards and punishments, resulting accordingly in QP1 law. But He never bars Mbits us from using our agency. rated Nssings are predicated upon I to law. But who ever heard or roadwfcohlbiting one side of a mans 5? Prohibition in the compelling andtaking away Night t 5c, 50c, 7 and will is of the devil, ft agency and will power are the flven inherited equipment by rdayo;t through effort, desire and we must win heaven or endure S THtevil's chains in hell. It is he icketiklleveth and obeys, or he that eth not and disobeys, which is highest law bringing gain Zlominf1 raward or Punishment. ) HOWrefore, everyone should have nally favilege of his agency in partak ad been , ! ex-FRI- Di El i a W de-So- n pre-Presen- t1 re-'el- y, obe-Dire- ct No-one- ! be-nda- y, i ing or refraining from the use of strong drink, and only prohibited when he abuses or detrimentally misuses that agency. Prohibition has lost its meaning In this great nation; To the honest and temperate this law is unfair; Only those dealing moonshine its benefits share. While poor, ignorant fanatics strive intoxicants to sink, The rich moonshiner and bootlegger have all they can drink. And their profits are great from the stills as they sell, Prohibition is putting the world full of h . That ideas unlawful, must be modi- fied; It is proving a farce the longer its tried. If forbidden by law was the term they had used, Prohibition had not been so badly abused, Though either terms wrong in this land of the free, Prohibtions the bunk and it never will be. Perhaps half a score of people now attempt the manufacture of intoxi- cating beverages (moonshine poison) where one used to produce the genuine liquor. This article is not meant in defense of the saloon decades ago. While the wide open saloon as it used to be with the treating and free for all fights was perhaps an extreme and a curse to the public, the bone dry demand of the prohibition law is also an extreme the other way and a curse to the public. If the manufacture only of light wines and beer is allowed, will moonshiners and bootleggers have ten times as much chance to deceive and break the law and bamboozle the public and soak the boys (and perhaps the girls) with their poison swill, as they would be pro- tected under the pretense of manufacturing and handling light wines and beers. Let wisdom proclaim a more consistent regulation of the ilquor proposition or law in harmony with the following: People pull for, vote for, and demand the manufacture of plenty Of the best, purest and strongest spiritous liquors, wines, beers, etc., by government test that can be extracted from the fruits, grains and other products of the country. Dont let moonshiners and bootleggers have the job of doing it, and then adulterating and setting the prices. Obligate all these liquors and beverages to be sold under government stamp and control in every ward or polling district of the country, with adequate restrictions and perhaps limitations. Make the prices very reasonable: say 75 cents per quart for the best alcohol or brandy, and all other liquors and beverages proportionately cheap. Then the poor (in pocket book and spirit) can find benefit and relief, as well as the rich from distresses that many know can best come by the judicious use of some genuine liquor. Stop the treating habit as far as possible, from which much harm came, restricting each of proper age to purchase his own liquor and not drink it at the bar. If alcoholic liquors and beverages of highest and best quality are offered the public at consistently reasonably prices, no one will buy and drink illicit beverages (poison mule) unlawfully made in the wilds and darkness, and likely made by amateurs. The moonshiner and bootlegger would then by proper law enforcement be put out of business. Prohibition, as it is toSuppose day, put them in business! will our boys and girls drink, and nearly all of them will drink some at some time, let us provide, as I have stated, it is the best and much the safest way. This kind of common Bense regulation of the liquor question will pay its own way, and also provide revenue and save the expense of the rum runners, the wouldbe prohibition law enforcement officers and all other out of joint officials that are expensive to the taxpayer. Prohibtlon is a question causing much divisional strife; Is a bone of great contention that may last our natural life. Forced upon unwilling subjects who would always temperate be, Turning citizens into rebels in this Land of Liberty. Temperance it is not promoting, but creating craving thirst, So that some once honest temperate, now crave strongest liquor worst. Sensible people know best liquor is a good thing in its place, Properly used, gives strength and comfort and will never bring disgrace. Lawless men are put in business by the prohibition joke, While honestly deceived taxpayers are brought under heavy yoke. And the young men with their sweethearts curious test strong liquor strain, Drink all kinds of poisonous moonshine, which kills morals, racks the brain. The crazy law called Prohibition helps to fill the world with crime; Enforcing it makes lawbreakers and gets worse all the time; It is in the way of progress, a great burden on the poor. Impelling disregard for law and order everywhere from shore to shore. Every state has hundreds of families who are struggling through poverty and privation, and prohibition is not relieving their distresses; but it is increasing their burdens by taxation to maintain big salaried officials. What the country needs is the blessing of temperance under proper law enforcement, as I have stated previously, and not the curse of prohibition that gives autocrats the power and monopoly over, the agency of the people, and thousands of the poor who are sick or barred from relief some old time genuine alcohol, brandy or whisky might give them. Old Borah up in Idaho has got uncan- ny wit; Hes using it for dryness and is trying to make a hit The presidents chair hed like to win and in it take his seat, But everyone should hate the clown and his dry wants defeat Americans will not be compelled to autocrats obey All kinds of liquors useful and is coming back to stay. Prohibitions lost its meaning in this greatest land on earth, Nothing has caused more trouble since Cain was. given birth. Old' Borah says were living in a great mechanical day (that's true), That every kind of liquor should now be done away (thats nonsense), Because swaping Real for White Mule proves Borahs not a sage, That dryness dont stop shows on the criminal page. law-breaki- ng the world, and especially to the people of U. S. A., is to arise in righteous indignation and effectively battle against the powers that are increasing your bondage. The water, earth and air, together with the products of the forest, prairie and field, Including the mines in the mountains, are all monopolized. All we eat, drink, wear or transport is under My closing appeal to the merciless, selfish control of human filchers. And now your very choice of agency istaken away by the absurd law of prohibition. Many in where lives sickness have lost their some best liquor would have saved them, and many reports show that many people are losing their lives by drinking moonshine poison as a sub- stitute. Personally, I have obeyed the Mormon Word of Wisdom (temperance) so long, it has become natural to me, and I feel amply able to abide by the prohibition law, but still I consider prohibition the greatest farce and humbug, with opportunity and temptation for every dishonest graft, ever imposed upon the American people. I am a proud native of this great symbolized Beehive State of the besi pioneer stock, and no one has more esteemed regard for the fathers of the country and the inspired constitutional law, which guarantees freedom, liberty, justice and equity to every AmeriI thank can citizen they originated. you. HER MAJESTYS SKY-SCRAPE- R One of the big events of the day was a big lunch at the Bankers' chib, on the fortieth story of a tall build- ing given to me by all the financiers of New York. Queen Maries' serial narrative in an Oregon paper. In these days we dont worry much whether we love our neighbors or not; the main thing is to keep up with them. Boston Transcript. Engineers are told that in 1932 it will be possible to run an automobile fifty miles for five cents, provided, of course, that room can be found on the roads. Boston Transcript. |