Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-05
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EorrsR PosT-lsrx1LIoKscxR :

EorreR Posi-
The views and appeals of the prshibi-
tlouists nnd 90 much opportusiiy OF
Ventilation IN your colauas that 1t
soald be esteemed favor IL you would
HVe space 70 viex Of the matter not
lik-ly 20 oe considered IN tes noise made
oy the polpits and platforms.
The writer wishes TO he considered as
tes modest representative Of class not
moen considered in this community. q
CLASS which earns its osn living without
insisting that this. that or the other
pers u shall do this. ths. or ths other TO
nelp II TO do 90; which pays its own
oeoss ana taxes and minds Its Own bQsi-
nsss, aEd only occasionally, ss now.
o,sers a mild protest vksc il finds itself
IN danger Of being hsruesssd TO the tee
total trinmphAl chariot and dragged of
bodily vhithersoever that jauntInR car
may 90.
Nov, Mr.. Editor. in spite Of statistics,
my opinion Is that the people mentioned
above are the oulv ones who have any
thing 10 lose in this matter, and they are
IN danger Of losing their most absolute
night, their liberty, right which must
be protected at all haz 4rds and which
no amount of sentimental considers
lions should be permitted to impair
Inc preachers. teetotal teachers and
lectarins women have nothing to lose.
They are doing a. they like; they like
Is, and are having a good time and osv-
erlnR themselves With glory or nstoriety
IN the doing IL. To pose as q
PhuanthropIst showerine forth upon
the community that milk of human
kindness which ones home circle has
proved insufficient TO absorb. to assume
possession Of an intellect too vast TO re-
qoire tampsring With studies Of the or
dlnary laws OF supply and demand, aad
OF the interdependenoe OF one business
with another, Before starting out TO en-
tighten the world, and to be taken ct
ones own valuation. All this 10 Dc
pleasant and 30 profitable that there is
really little to lose in starting on q cru
ssds against any object whatever. The
assumed object Of all this legislation,
the drunkard, has nothing to lose. Ex-
psriencs teaches rs that he will get his
liquor sonsbov, heightened in price or
lessened in quality, perhaps, but still
he will get 1t. Even the liQaor dealers
- according TO some recent statistics -
have nothing to lose; since they will. on
the same authority, make more money
by going out of the business than by
containing in il.
The writer OF this is personally q
temperance man, and anoonascted With
the liquor interest in any way, but Hev
ertheless intends TO oppose prohibition,
on account Of the principle involved; |
the principle, namely, that any set of
people holding certain opinions shall |
arroRate TO themselves the right to 90 |
erce all others to conform thereto.
The Conservative element of this city |
is continually being forced ints unoon-
genial alliance with either fanaticism
or whiskey in the attempt to secure a |
little breathing time in which to mind |
Its own business, and thereby prepare Q /
solid foundation for future expansion |
and enterprises. With a vain wish that |
the noisy ones could be brought TO see |
the beauty sud desirsbility of attending |
strictly to their ewn business, / am, sir.
ysurs very truly, TEMPERATE.