The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-10-24
LAST OF THE LETTERS.
Being THAI of Mr.. Daniels, tho Prohibition
Candidate.

Being That of Mr.. Daniels, tho Prohibition
Candidate.
william Daniels, nominated for vice presf-
dent on the prohibition ticket, in his letter Of
acceptance, says: The necessity for the pro-
hibition of the liquor traffic is based upon the
well-established and conceded facts that this
traffic is the producing cause of a large part
of all the crime, poverty, insanity, suicides
and diseases that exist in the land; that 1t Is
the great disturber of public peace, as well as
the destroyer of domestic peace and happi-
ness; that it renders life, liberty and property
insecure, and imposes upon the
heavy burdens OF taxation, without equlva-
lent or consent, upon the ground of its legitf-
mate tendency, being the produce of idleness,
vice and debauchery, and to create nuisances.
The supreme court of the Unit d States and
the highest courts of the state have decided
that laws entirely prohibiting 1t are constitu-
tional. That ldleness, vice and debauclery,
being cankers on the body polite. endanger-
Ing its very life, there must of necessity be an
inherent power In it to remove 1t in order TO
prevent its own destruction. In such decis-
ions as these the highest courts have also held
that these laws are for the protection OF so
ciety and not for the regulation or control or
the conduct of the individual, and hence In no
sense partaking of the character of, sumptu,
airy laws, as they are so often falsely and
knowingly styled by the liquor leagues and
politicians of one of the great political parties,
and that neither are they restrictive OF per-
sonal liberty. except in so far as they re-
strain the individual from inhictlng injury
on others or on society. In all such cases
public safety must be supreme. The
writer discusses at much ength the growth
and extent OF the prohihitory sentiment,
which he claims has not been properly uti-
tied. He states that the demoralization from
drink is on the increase, and that unfaithful
officials fail to enforce the law regulating the
sale of liquor. He says the policy of both the
national government and the great majority
of states is that of licensing and fostering this
traffic. To change this policy. and the govern
ment policy especially, Is the imperative duty
of the hour, and to effect IL requires the
agency of Il political organic ton or party
just as other great reforms necessitated like
support for their accomplishments 1t, there
fore, becomes n national political issue OF SUI
preme importance, and cannot be relegated
TO states alone. ut the bidd ng of any political
loader or leaders. no matter how disturbing
this element may be to the parties or poll
ticians. Both tho evisting political parties OBJ
posed, or ignored. this great issue, and their
candidates for pres dent and vice president
d dlkewise. Necessity, conscience, loyalty to
GOD and humanity, therefore, compel us to as
sumo the position we have assumed Lastly.
the movement offers a gram emporium ty for
hurying forever t. @ sad memories and bitter
hatred of the war. and uniting the best ele-
ments of the Christian and moral people
throughout the land against the worst, and in
an organization that will know no north,
south, east or west, Its great purpose being
the protection of the home against the
saloons.